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^jIIE greatest of English historians, Macaulav, and oneof the most brilliant writers of 
the present centiny, has said : '-The history of a country is best told in a record of the 
lives of its people." In conformity with this idea the Portrait and Biograitiical 
Album of this county has been prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and 
taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can be appreciated by but few, our 
corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women who have, by their 
enterprise and industry, brought the county to a rank second to none among those 
iprising this great and noble State, and from their lips have the story of their life 
^gles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelli- 
public. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are worthy the 
imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by 
industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited 
advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an 
>3^, influence extending throughout the length aud breadth of the land. It tells of men who 
hxve risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have 
become famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and 
& records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of manj', very 

man}', who, not seeking the applause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content 
to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — "they have done what 
they could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the 
anvil, the lawyer's office and the counting-room, left eveiy trade and profession, and at their country's 
call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored aud peace 
once more reigned in the laud. In the life of every man and of every woman is a lesson that should not 
be lost upon those who follow after. 

Coming generations will appreciate this volume aud preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact 
that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwise be 
inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible 
given to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers flatter them- 
selves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the bio"-raph- 
ical sketches, portraits of a number of representative citizens are given. 

The faces of some, and biographical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. For this the 
publishers are not to blame. Not having a proper conception of the work, some refused to give the 
information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of 
the familj' would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested 
one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made 
at their residence or place of business. 

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HE Father of our Country was 
orn in Westmorland Co., V'a., 
Feb. 2 2, !732. His parents 
were Augustine and Mary 
|s (Ball) Washington. The family 
to which he belonged has not 
been satisfactorily traced in 
England. His great-grand- 
father, John Washington, em- 
igrated to Virginia about 1657, 
and became a prosperous 
planter. He had two sons, 
Lawrence and John. The 
former married Mildred Warner 
and had three children, John, 
Augustine and Mildred. Augus- 
tine, the father of George, first 
married Jane Butler, who bore 
him four children, two of whom, 
Lawrence and Augustine, reached 
maturity. Of si.x children by his 
second marriage, George was the 
eldest, the others being Betty, 
Samuel, John Augustine, Charles 
and Mildred. 
Augustine Washington, the father of George, died 
in 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his 
eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an estate on 
the Patomac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon, 
and to George he left the parental residence. George 
received only such education as the neighborhood 
schools afforded, save for a short time after he left 
school, when he received private instruction in 
mathemat'cs. His sijellinii v/as rather defective. 



Remarkable stories are told of his great physicaL 
strength and development at an early age. He war> 
an acknowledged leader among his companions, and 
was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair- 
ness and veracity which characterized his whole life. 

When George was 1 4 years old he had a desire to go to 
sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, 
but through the opposition of his mother the idea was 
abandoned. Two years later he was appointed 
surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In 
this business he spent three years in a rough froiuier 
life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very 
essential to him. In 1751, though only ig years of 
age, he was apix)inted adjutant with the rank of 
major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for 
active service against the French and Indians. Soon 
after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother 
Lawrence, who went there to restore his health They 
soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence 
died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter 
who did not long survive him. On her demise the 
estate of Mount Vernon was given to George. 

Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddle, as Lieuten- 
ant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia was 
reorganized, and the province divided into four mili- 
tary districts, of which the northern was assigned to 
Washington as adjutant general. Shortly after this 
a very perilous mission was assigned him and ac- 
cepted, which others had refused. This was to pro- 
ceed to the French post near Lake Erie in North- 
western Pennsylvania. The distance to be traversed 
was between 500 and 600 miles. Winter was at hand, 
and the journey was to be made without military 
escort, through a territory occupied bv Indians. The 



GEORGE WASHINGTON. 



trip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near 
losing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished 
a fall and useful report of his expedition. A regiment 
of 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com- 
mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was 
commissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was 
then begun against the French and Indians, in which 
Washington took a most important part. In the 
memorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad- 
dock's defeat, Washington was almost the only officer 
of distinction who escaped from the calamities of the 
day with life and honor. The other aids of Braddock 
were disabled early in the action, and Washington 
alone was left in that capacity on the field. In a letter 
to his brother he says : " I had four bullets through 
my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped 
unhurt, though death was levelino my companions 
on every side." An Indian sharpshooter said he was 
not born to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken 
direct aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit 
him. 

After having been five years in the military service, 
and vainly sought promotion in the royal army, he 
Look advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and the 
expulsion of the French from the valley of the Ohio, 
to resign his commission. Soon after he entered the 
Legislature, where, although not a leader, he look an 
active and important part. January 17, 1759- he 
married Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy 
widow of John Parke Custis. 

When the British Parliament had closed the port 
-jf Boston, the cry went up throughout the provinces 
that "The cause of Boston is the cause of us all." 
It was then, at the suggestion of Virginia, that a Con- 
gress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila- 
delphia,Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties, 
peaceably if possible. To this Congress Col. Wash- 
ington was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the 
Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of 
England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con- 
cord and Lexington had been fought. Among the 
first acts of this Congress was the election of a com- 
mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. This high and 
responsible office was conferred upon Washington, 
who was still a memberof the Congress. He accepted 
it on June 19, but upon the express condition that he 
receive no salary. He would keep an exact account 
of expenses and expect Congress lo pay them and 
nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to 
trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the 
fortunes and liberties of the people of this country 
were so long confided. The war was conducted by 
him under every possible disadvantage, and while his 
forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every 
obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion 
and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest 
nation of earth. On Dec. 23, 1783, Washington, in 
a parting address of surpassing beauty, lesigned his 



commission as commander-in-chief of the army to 
to the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He 
retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumed 
his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all 
connection with public life. 

Ii\ February, 1 7 89, Washington was unanimously 
elected President. In his presidential career he was 
subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a new 
government ; trials from lack of confidence on the part 
of other governments; trials from want of harmony 
between the different sections of our own country; 
trials from the impoverished condition of the country, 
owmgto the war and want of credit; trials from the 
beginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His 
clear judgment could discern the golden mean; and 
while perhaps this alone kept our government from 
sinking at the veiy outset, it left him exposed to 
attacks from both sides, which were often bitter and 
very annoying. 

At the expiration of his first term he was unani- 
mously re-elected. At the end of this term many 
were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely 
refused a third nomination. On the fourth of March, 
1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi- 
dent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there 
his few remaining years free from the annoyances of 
public life. Later in the year, however, his repose 
seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France. 
At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to 
take command of the armies. He chose his sub- 
ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat- 
ters in the field, wliich he superinter.ded from his 
home. In accepting the command he made the 
reservation that he was not to be in the field until 
it was necessary. In the midst of these preparations 
his life was suddenly cut off. December 12, he took 
a seveie cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling 
in his throat, jiroduced inflammation, and terminated 
fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh- 
teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its 
final resting place, and interred in the family vault at 
Mount Vernon. 

Of the character of Washington it is impossible to 
speak but in terms of the highest respect and ad- 
miration. The more we see of the operations of 
our government, and the more deeply we feel the 
difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common interest, 
the more highly we must estimate the force cf his tal- 
ent and character, which have been able to challenge 
the reverence of all parties, and principles, and na- 
tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits 
of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will 
be as lasting as the existence of man. 

The person of Washington was unusally tali, erect 
and well jiroportioned. His muscular strength was 
great. His features were of a beautiful symmetry. 
He commanded respect without any appearance of 
h.nurrhiiness, and ever serious without being dull. 







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OHM ADAMS, the second 
J, President and the first Vice- 
I 'resident of the United States, 
was born in Braintree ( now 
Quincy ),Mass., and about ten 
miles from Boston, Oct. 19, 
1735. His great-grandfather, Henry 
Adams, emigrated from England 
about 1 640, with a family of eight 
sons, and settled at Braintree. The 
parents of John were John and 
Susannah (Boylston) Adams. His 
father was a farmer of limited 
means, to which he added the bus- 
iness of shoemaking. He gave his 
eldest son, John, a classical educa- 
tion at Harvard College. John 
graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the 
school in Worcester, Mass. This he found but a 
"school of affliction, ' from which he endeavored to 
gain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the 
study of law. For this purjxDse he placed himself 
under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He 
had thought seriously of the clerical profession 
but seems to have been turned from this by what he 
termed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun- 
cils, cf diabolical malice, and Calvanlstic good nature,'' 
of the operations of which he had been a witness in 
his native town. He was well fitted for the legal 
profession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being 
ready and fluent of speech, and having quick percep- 
tive powers. He gradually gained practice, and in 
1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, 
and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his 
marriage, (1765), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- 
tion turned him from law to jwlitics. He took initial 
steps toward huldin^ :i town meeting, and the resolu- 



tions he offered on the subject became very ixapulai 
throughout the Province, and were adopted word for 
word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos- 
ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous 
and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and 
was chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- 
lislature) in 1770. 

Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegates 
from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congre-s. 
which met in 1774. Here he distinguished himseU 
by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- 
vocated the movement for independence against tlie 
majority of the members. In May, 1776, he moved 
and carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies 
should assume the duties of self-government. He 
was a prominent member of the committee of ive 
appointed June 11, to prepare a declaration of inde- 
pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but 
on Adams devolved the task of battling it through 
Congress in a three days debate. 

On the day after the Declaration of Independence 
was passed, while his soul was yet warm with th? 
glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wile 
which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated 
l)y the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says,"t'ne 
greatest question was decided that ever was debated 
in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil 
be decided among men. A resolution v. as passed 
without one dissenting colony, ' that these United 
States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- 
pendent states.' The day is passed. The fourth of 
July, 1776, will be a memorable e[:och in the history 
of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated 
by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary 
festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of 
deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty 
God. It ought to be solemnized with iionip, shows, 



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JOHN ADAMS. 



games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations 
from one end of the continent to the other, from this 
time forward for ever. You will think me transported 
with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of 
the toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to 
maintain this declaration, and support and defend 
these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can seethe 
rays of light and glory. I can see that the end is 
worth more than all the means; and that posterity 
will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I 
hope we shall not." 

In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a 
delegate to France and to co-operate with Bemjamin 
Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in 
the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money 
from the French Government. This was a severe trial 
to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, 
compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- 
posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis- 
ers, who were seeking hiui. He left France June 17, 
1779. In September of the same year he was again 
chosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi- 
ness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce 
with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet 
might l)e found willing to listen to such proposels. He 
sailed for France in November, from there he went to 
Holland, where he negotiated important loans and 
formed important commercial treaties 

Filially a treaty of peace with England was signed 
Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement, 
toil and anxiety through which Mr. Adams had passed 
threw him into a fever. After siiffeiing from a con- 
tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he 
was advised to goto England to drink the waters of 
Bath, ^\hile in England, still drooping anddesixjnd- 
ing, he received dispatches from his own government 
urging the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to 
negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was 
delicate, yet he immediately set out, and through 
storm, on sea, on horseback and foot, he made the trip. 

February 24, 1785, Congress appointed Mr. Adams 
envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face 
to face the King of England, who had so long re- 
garded him as a traitor. As England did not 
condescend to appoint a minister to the United 
States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was accom- 
plishing but little, he sought jiermission to return to 
his own country, where he arrived in June, 1788. 

When Washington was first chosen President, John 
.\dams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at 
home and abroad, was chosen Vice President. Again 
at the second election of Washington as President, 
Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash- 
ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was 
elected President, though not without much opposition. 
■Serving in this office four vears.he was succeeded by 
Mr. Jefferson, his opponent in politics. 

While Mr Adams was Vice President the areat 



French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, 
and it was upon this point which he was at issue with 
the majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson. 
Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people 
in tlieir struggle, for he had no confidence in their 
jxDwer of self-government, and he utterly abhored the 
classof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it. 
On the other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly 
enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- 
iginated the alienation between these distinguished 
men, and two powerful parties were thus soon organ- 
ized, Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies 
were with England and Jefferson led the other in 
sympathy with France. 

The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more 
moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the 
old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling 
had died away, and he had begun to receive that just 
appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till 
after death. No one could look upon his venerable 
form, and think of what he had done and suffered, 
and how he had given up all the prime and strength 
of his life to the public good, without the deepest 
emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar 
good fortune to witness the complete success of the 
institution which he had been so active in creating and 
supjxirting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled 
to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest 
station in the gift of the jieople. 

The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half 
century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence, arrived, and there were but three of the 
signers of that immortal instrument left upon the 
earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is 
well known, on that day two of these finished their 
earthly pilgrinifge, a coincidence so remarkable as 
to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. 
Adams had lieen rapidly failing, and on the morning 
of the fourth he found himself too weak to rise from 
his jjed. On being requested to name a toast for the 
customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- 
dependence FOREVER." When the day was ushered 
in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, 
he was asked by one of his attendants if he knew 
what day it w-as? He replied, "O yes; it is the glor- 
ious founh of Tuly — God bless it — God bless you all." 
In the course of the day he said, "It is a great and 
glorious day." The last words he uttered were, 
"Jefferson survives." But he had, at one o'clock, re- 
signed his spirit into the hands of his God. 

The personal appearance and manners of Mr. 
Adams were not particularly prepossessing. His face, 
as his portrait manifests,was intellectual ard expres 
sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and his 
manners were frequently abrupt and uncourteous. 
He had neither the /of(y dignity of M'nshington, nor 
the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked 
the manners and address of Tefferson. 





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HOMAS JEFFERSON was 
burn April 2, 1743, at Sliad- 
ipwell, Albermarle county, Va. 
V His parents were Peter and 
., Jane ( Randolph) Jefferson, 
- the former a native of Wales, 
and the latter born in Lon- 
don. To them were born six 
daughters and two sons, of 
whom Thomas was the elder. 
When 14 years of age his 
father died. He received a 
most liberal education, hav- 
ing been kept diligently at school 
from the time he was five years of 
age. In 1760 he entered William 
and Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat 
of the Colonial Court, and it was the obode of fashion 
a;id splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17 
years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine 
horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet lie 
was earnestly devoted to his studies, and irreproacha- 
able in his morals. It is strange, however, under 
such influences,that he was not ruined. In the sec- 
ond year of his college course, moved by some un- 
explained inward impulse, he discarded his horses, 
society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had 
previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen 
hours a day to hard study, allowing himself for ex- 
ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out 
of the city and back again. He thus attained very 
high intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- 
phy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and 
Greek authors he read with facility. A more finished 
scholar has seldom gone forth from college halls; and 



there was not to he found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a 
more pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man. 

Immediately upon leaving college he began th.c 
study of law. For the short time he continued in il-.e 
practice of his profession he rose rapidly and distin- 
guished himself by his energy and accuteness as a 
lawyer. But the times called for greater action. 
Tlie policy of England had awakened the spirit of 
resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged 
views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led 
liim into active political life. In 1769 he was chosen 
a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. In 
1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very beauti- 
ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widow. 
Upon Mr. Jefferson's large estate at Shad well, there 
was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, which 
commanded a prospect of wonderful extent and 
beauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his new 
home; and here he reared a mansion of modest yet 
elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon, 
became the most distinguished resort in our land. 

In 1775 he was sent to the Cclonial Congress, 
where, though a silent member, his abilities as a 
writer and a reasoner soon become known, and he 
was placed upon a number of important committees, 
and was chairman of the one appointed for the draw- 
ing up of a declaration of independence. This com- 
mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams. 
Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Roliert R. 
Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was ai)[ioiiiteG' 
to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested 
a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con- 
gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were .made 
in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 
4, 1776. What must have been the feelings of that 



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man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — 
who was charged with the preparation of that Dec- 
laration, which, while it made known tlie wrongs of 
America, A-as also to publish her to the world, free, 
i.ovcrign and independent. It is one of the most re- 
markable papers ever written ; and did no other effort 
i;fihemindof its author exist, that alone would be 
sufficient to stamp his name with immortality. 

In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to 
Patrick Henry, £.s Governor of Virginia, At one time 
the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to 
Monlicello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five 
minutes ela[)sed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef- 
ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- 
sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never 
very good, was much injured by this excitement, and 
in the summer of 1782 she died. 

Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. 
Two yeirs later he was appointed Minister Plenipo- 
tentiary to France. Returning to the United States 
in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State 
in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned 
Jan. I, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- 
dent, and four years later was elected President over 
Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 
1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, 
and George Clinton, Vice President. 

The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- 
tion was disturbed by an event which threatened the 
tranquility and peace of the Unioi; ; this was tlie con- 
spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election 
to the Vice Presidency, and led on by an uni^rincipltd 
ambition, this extraordinary man formed tlie plan of a 
military expedition intc the Spanish territories on our 
southwestern frontier, for the purpose of forming there 
a new republic. This has been generally supposed 
was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been 
generally known what his real plans were, there is no 
doubt that they were of a far more dangerous 
character. 

In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for 
which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined 
to retire from political life. For a period of nearly 
forty years, he had been continually before the pub- 
lic, and all tliattime had been employed in offices of 
the greatest trust and responsibility. Having thus de- 
voted the best part of his life to the service of his 
country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his 
declining years required, and upon the organization of 
the new administration, in March, 1809, he bid fare- 
well forever to public life, and retired to Monticelio. 

Mr. Jefferson was profuse in his hospitality. Whole 
families came in their coaches with their horses, — 
fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and 
nurses, — and remained three and even six months. 
Life at Monticelio, for years, resembled that at a 
fashionable watering-place. 

The fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver- 



sary of the Declaration of American Independence, 
great preparations were made in every part of the 
Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, and 
the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity 
of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer. 
and one of the few surviving signers of the Declara- 
tion, to participate in their iestivities. But an ill- 
ness, wliich had been of several weeks duration, and 
had been continually increasing, compelled him to 
decline the invitation. 

On the second of July, the disease under which 
he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced 
state that his medical attendants, entertained ne 
hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly 
sensible that his last hour was at hand. On the next 
d;iy, wliicli was Monday, he asked of those around 
liim, the day of the month, and on being told it was 
the third of July, he expressed the earnest wish that 
he might be permitted lo breathe tie airof the fiftieth 
anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose 
dawn was hailed with such rapture througli our land, 
burst upon his eyes, and then they were closed for- 
ever. And what a noble consummation of a noble 
life! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - 
the day which his own name and his own act had 
rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and 
festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him, 
as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings, 
was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life. 

Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- 
dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear 
him company, left the scene of his earthly honors, 
Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of 
freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desjier- 
ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and 
animated their desponding countrymen; for half a 
century they had laboied together for tne good of 
the country; and now hand in hand they depart. 
In their lives they had been united in the same great 
cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not 
divided. 

In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather 
above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes 
were light, his hair originally red, in after life became 
white and silvery; his complexion was fair, his fore- 
head broad, and his whole countenance intelligent and 
thoughtful. He possessed great fortitr.de of mind as 
well as personal courage ; and his command of tem- 
per was such that his oldest and most intimate friends 
never recollected to have seen him in a passion. 
His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- 
affected, and his hospitality was so unliounded that 
all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver- 
sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic ; and 
his language was remarkably pure and correct. He 
was a finished classical scholar, and in his writings is 
discernable the care with which he formed his style 
upon the best models of antiquity. 




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FOURTH r RESIDENT. 



pri]ES n]^Disoi|. 





AMES MADISON, "Father 
of the Constitution," and fourth 
-'"' President of the United States, 
was born March i6, 1757, and 
died at his home in Virginia, 
i^ June 28, 1836. The name of 
James Madison is inseparably con- 
nected with most of the important 
events in that heroic period of our 
\\, country during which the founda- 
tions of this great republic were 
laid. He was the last of the founders 
of the Constitution of the United 
States to be called to his eternal 
reward. 

The Madison family were among 
the early emigrants to the New World, 
landing upon the shores of the Chesa- 
peake but 15 years after the settle- 
ment of Jamestown. The father of 
James Madison was an opulent 
planter, residing upon a very fine es- 
tate called "Montpelier," Orange Co., 
Va. The mansion was situated in 
the midst of scenery highly pictur- 
esque and romantic, on the west side 
of South-west Mountain, at the foot of 
Blue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of 
Jefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and 
political attachment existed between these illustrious 
men, from their early youth until death. 

The early education of Mr. Madison was conducted 
mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of 
18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey. 
Here he applied himself to study with the most im- 



prudent zeal; allowing himself, for months, but three 
hours' sleep out of the 24. His health thus became so 
seriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor 
of constitution. He graduated in 177 i, with a feeble 
body, with a character of utmost purity, and with a 
mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning 
which embellished and gave proficiency to his subsr 
quent career. 

Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of 
law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. 
This educational course, the spirit of the times in 
which he lived, and the society with which he asso- 
ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong 
love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work of 
a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of 
mind, and his frail health leading him to think that 
his life was not to be long, he directed especial atten- 
tion to theological studies. Endowed with a mmd 
singularly free from passion and prejudice, and with 
almost unequalled powers of reasoning, he weighed 
all the arguments for and against revealed religion, 
until his faith became so established as never to 
be shaken. 

In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he 
was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to 
frame the constitution of the State. The next year 
(1777), he was a candidate for the General Assembh'. 
He refused to treat the whisky-loving voters, and 
consequently lost his election ; but those who had 
witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the 
modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, 
and he was appointed to the Executive Council. 

Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were 
Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained 
member of the Council ; and tlieir appreciation of his 



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JAMES MADISON. 



intellectual, social and moral worth, contributed not 
a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 
1780, he was elected a member of the Continental 
Congress. Here he met the most illustrious men in 
our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of 
the most conspicuous positions among them. 

For three years Mr. Madiscn continued in Con- 
gress, one of its most active and influential members. 
In tne year 1784, his term having expired, he was 
elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. 

No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the 
utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no na- 
tional government, with no power to form treaties 
which would be binding, or to enforce law. There 
was not any State more prominent than Virginia in 
the declaration, that an efficient national government 
must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison 
carried a resolution through the General Assembly of 
Virginia, inviting the other States to appoint commis- 
sioners to meet in convention at AnnapoHs to discuss 
this subject. Five States only were represented. The 
convention, however, issued another call, drawn up 
by Mr. Madison, urgmg all the States to send their 
delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft 
a Constitution for the United States, to take the place 
of that Confederate League. The delegates met at 
the time appointed. F,very State but Rhode Island 
was represented. George Washington was chosen 
president of the convention; and the present Consti- 
tution of the United States was then and there formed. 
There was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac- 
tive in framing this immortal document than the mind 
and the pen of James Madison. 

The Constitution, adopted by a vote 81 to 79, was 
to be presented to the several States for acceptance. 
But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected 
we should be left but a conglomeration of independent 
States, with but little power at home arid little respect 
abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by tiie conven- 
tion to draw up an address to the people of the United 
States, expounding the principles of the Constitution, 
and urging its adoption. There was great op|)osition 
to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and 
went into effect in 1789. 

Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- 
sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the 
avowed leader of the Republican party. Wiiile in 
New York attending Congress, he met Mrs Todd, a 
young widow of remarkable power of fascination, 
wliom he married. She was in person and character 
queenly, and probably no lady has thus far occu])ied 
so prominent a position in the very peculiar society 
which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. 
Madison. 

Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under 
Jefferson, and at the close of his administration 
was chosen President. At this time the encroach- 
ments of England had brought us to the verge of war. 



British orders in council destioyed our commerce, and 
our flag was exposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison 
was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring 
in his disposition, war had no charms for him. But the 
meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood 
boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought 
to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser. 
A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the 
crcw to be paraded before him. With great nonchal- 
ance he selects any ntmiber whom he may please to 
designate as British subjects ; orders the-m down the 
ship's side into his boat; and places them on the gun- 
deck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the 
battles of England. This right of search and im- 
pressment, no efforts of our Government could induce 
the British cabinet to relinquish. 

On the i8th of June, 1812, President Madison gave 
his approval to an act of Congress declaring war 
against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter 
hostility of the Federal party to the war, the countr\' 
in general approved; and Mr. Madison, on tlie 4th 
of March, 1813, was re-elected by a large majority, 
and entered upon his second term of office. This is 
not the place to describe the various adventures of 
this war on the land and on the water. C)ur infant 
navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- 
pling with the most formidable power which ever 
swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest 
by the appearance of a British fleet, early in Februaiy, 
1813, in Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole 
coast of the LTnited States under blockade. 

The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me 
ditator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit- 
ish force of five tliousand men landed on the banks 
of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa- 
peake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of Bladens- 
burg, upon Washington. 

The straggling little city of Washington was thrown 
into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict 
at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the 
metropolis. The whole populaticn fled from the city. 
The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the White 
House, with her carriage drawn up at the door to 
await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers 
in a council of war. He met our troops utterly routed, 
and he could not go back without danger of being 
captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential 
Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in 
Washington were in flames. 

The war closed after two years of fighting, and on 
Feb. 13, i8i5,the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent. 

On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of 
office expired, and Ixe resigned the Presidential chair 
to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau- 
tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re- 
mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the 
age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi- 
son died July 12, 1849. 




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FIFTH PRESIDENT. 



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AMES MONROE, the fifth 
Presidentof The United States, 
was born in Westmoreland Co., 
Va., April 28, 1758. His early 
life was passed at the place of 
nativity. His ancestors had for 
many years resided in the i)rov- 
mce in which he was born. When, 
at 17 years of age, in the process 
of completing his education at 
A\ ilhani and Mary College, the Co- 
onial Congress assembled at Phila- 
delphia to deliberate upon the un- 
just and manifold oppressions of 
Great Britian, declared the separa- 
tion of the Colonies, and promul- 
gated the Declaration of Indepen- 
dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highly 
probable that he would have been one of the signers 
of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left 
school and enlisted among the patriots. 

He joined the army when everything looked hope- 
less and gloomy. The number of deserters increased 
from day to day. The invading armies came pouring 
in; and the tories not only favored the cause of the 
mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, 
who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of con- 
tending with an enemy whom they had been taught 
to deem invincible. To such brave spirits as James 
Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through 
difficulty and danger, the United States owe their 
political emancipation. The young cadet joined the 
ranks, and espoused the cause of his injured country, 
with a firm determination to live or die with her strife 



for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel- 
ancholy retreat from Harleam Heights and White 
Plains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it fled 
before its foes through New Jersey. In four months 
after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots 
had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of 
Trenton he led the vanguard, and, in the actof charg- 
ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the left 
shoulder. 

As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was pro- 
moted a captain of infantry; and, having recovered 
from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, 
receded from the line of promotion, by becoming an 
officer in the staff of Lord Sterling. During the cam- 
paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy 
wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued 
aid-de-canip ; but becoming desirous to regain his 
position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a 
regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed 
owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon 
this failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at 
that peiiod Governor, and pursued, with considerable 
ardor, the study of common law. He did not, however, 
entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag; 
but on the invasions of the enemy, served as a volun- 
teer, during the two years of his legal pursuits. 

In 17S2, he was elected from King George county, 
a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and by that 
body he was elevated to a seat in the Executive 
Council. He was thus honored with the confidence 
of liis fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and liaving 
at this early period displayed some of that ability 
and aptitude for legislation, wliich were afterwards 
employed with unremitting energy for the public good, 



36 



JAMES MONROE. 



lie was ill the succeeding year chosen a member of 
ihe Congress of the United States. 
Deeply as Mr. Monroe f^4t the imperfections of the old 
Confederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, 
ihinking, with many others of 'lie Republican parly, 
that it gave too much power to the Central Government, 
and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- 
tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm 
supporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition 
secured its adoption. In 1789, he became a member 
of the United States Senate; which office he held for 
four years. Every month the line of distinction be- 
tween the two great parties which divided the nation, 
the Federal and the Republican, was growing more 
distinct. The two prominent ideas which now sep- 
arated them were, that the Republican party was in 
sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a 
strict construction of the Constitution as to give the 
Central Government as little power, and the State 
Governments as much power, as the Constitution would 
warrant. The Federalists sym[)atiiized with England, 
and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- 
stitution, which would give as much jiower to the 
Central Government as that document could possibly 
authoriee. 

The leading Federalists and Republicans were 
alike noble men, consecrating all their energies to the 
good of the nation. Two more honest men or more 
pure patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and 
James Monroe the Republican, never l)reathed. In 
building up this majestic nation, which is destined 
to eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com- 
bination of their antagonism was needed to create the 
right equilibrium. And yet each in his day was de- 
nounced as almost a demon. 

Washington was then President. England had es- 
poused the cause of the Bourbons against the princi- 
ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn 
into the conflict. We were feeble and far away. 
Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be- 
tween these contending powers. France had helped 
us in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms 
of Europe were now combined to prevent the French 
from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse 
than that which we had endured Col. Monroe, more 
magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at 
whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in 
their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous 
and noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres- 
ident's proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in 
magnanimity. 

Washington, who could appreciate such a character, 
developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, 
by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de- 
nouncing the policy of the Government, as tiie minister 
of that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. 
Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention 
in France with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. 



Shortly after his return to this country, Mr. Mon- 
roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the 
office for three )eais. He was again sent to Prance to 
co-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaiiiing 
the vast territory then known as the Province of 
Louisiana, which France had butxShorlly before ob- 
tained from Spain. Their united efforts were sue 
cessful. For the comparatively small sum of fifteen 
millions of dollars, the entire territory of Orleans and 
district of Louisiana were added to the United States. 
This was probably the largest transfer of real estate 
which was ever made in all the history of the world. 

From France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob- 
tain from that country some recognition of our 
rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those 
odious impressments of our seamen. But Eng- 
land was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng- 
land on tlie same mission, but could receive no 
redress. He returned to his home and was again 
chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned 
to accept the position of Secretary of State under 
Madison. While in this office war with England was 
declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during 
these trying times, the duties of the War Department 
were also put upon him. He was truly the arn^or- 
bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient 
business man in his cabinet. Upon the return ol 
peace he resigned the Department of War, but con- 
tinued in the office of Secretary of State until the ex- 
piration of Mr. Madison's adminstration. At the elec 
tion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had 
been chosen President with but little opposition, and 
upon March 4, 18 17, was inaugurated. Four years 
later he was elected for a second term. 

Ainong the important measures of his Presidency 
were the cession of Floiida to the United States ; the 
Missouri Compromise, and the " Monroe doctrine.'- 

This famous doctrine, since known as the "Monroe 
doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. At that 
time the United States had recognized the independ- 
ence of the South American states, and did not wish 
to have Eurojjean powers longer attempting to sub- 
due [wrtions of the American Continent. The doctrine 
is as follows: "That we should consider any attempt 
on the part of European powers to extend their sys- 
tem to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous 
to our peace and safety," and "that we could not 
view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing 
or controlling American governments or provinces in 
any other light than as a manifestation by European 
iiowers of an unfriendly disposition toward the United 
States." This doctrine immediately affected the course 
of foreign governments, and has become the approved 
sentiment of the LTnited States. 

At the end of his fecond term Mr Monroe retired 
to his home in Virginia, where he lived until 1830, 
when he went to New York to live with his son-in- 
law. In that city he died, on the 4th of July, 1831 




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SIXTH PRESIDENT. 



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OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the 
% sixtli President of the United 
•states, was born in the rural 
home of his honored father. 
John Adams, in Quincy, Mass., 
on the I ith cf July, 1767. His 
mother, a woman of exalted 
uoith, watched over his childhood 
durmg tiie almost constant ab- 
sence ot his father. When but 
eight years of age, he stood with 
his mother on an eminence, listen- 
ing to the booming of the great bat- 
tle on Bunker's Hill, and gazing on 
upon the smoke and flames billow- 
ing up from the conflagration of 
Charlestown. 

When but eleven years old he 
took a tearful adieu of his mother, 
to sail with his fatner for Europe, 
through a fleet of hostile British cruisers. The bright, 
animated boy spent a year and a half in Pan's, where 
his father was associated with Franklin and Lee as 
minister plenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted 
the notice of these distinguished men, and he received 
from them flattering marks of attention. 

Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this 
con/.try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad Again 
Tohn Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he 
applied himself with great diligence, for si.K months, 
to .-.tudy; then accompained his father to Holland, 
v/here he entered, first a school in .-Vmsterdam, then 
the University at Leyden. About a year from this 
time, in 1781, when the manly boy was but fourteen 
yea-s of age, he was selected by Mr. Dana, our min- 
ister to the Russian court, as his private secretary. 

In this school of incessant labor and of enobling 
culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned 
to Holland through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and 
Bremen. This long journey he took alone, in the 
winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed 
his studies, under a priv.Tte tutor, at Hague. Thence, 



in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father to 
Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintance 
with the most distinguished men on the Con:iner.t; 
examining arcnitectural remains, galleries of paintings, 
and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again 
became associated with the most illustrious men of 
all lands in the contemplations of the loftiest temporal 
themes which can engross the human mind. After 
a short visit to England he returned to Paris, and 
consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, 
when he returned to America. To a brilliant young 
man of eighteen, wlio had seen much of the world, 
ancl who was familiar with the etiquette of courts, a 
residence with his father in London, under such cir- 
cumstances, must have been extremely attractive 
but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre- 
ferred to return to America to complete his education 
in an .Vmerican college. He wished then to study 
law, that wuh an honorable profession, he might be 
able to obtain an independent support. 

Upon leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty, 
he studied law for three years. In June, 1794, be- 
ing then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap- 
pointed by Washington, resident minister at the 
Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reached 
London in October, where he was immediately admit- 
ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney, 
assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with 
Gieat Britian. After thus spending a fortnight ii\ 
London, he proceeded to the Hague. 

In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portugal as 
minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal, 
upon arriving in London, he met with despatches 
directing him to the court of Beiiin, but requestirg 
him to remain in London until he should receive his 
instructions. While writing he was married to an 
American lady to whom he had been previously en- 
gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughter 
of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in london; 
a lady endownd with that beauty and those accom- 
plishment which cmincnlly fitted her to move in the 
elevated sphere for which slie w^^s d??tined 



40 



JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 



He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; 
where he remained until Jul)', 1799, when, havingful- 
filled all the purposes of his mission, he solicited his 
recall. 

Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to 
the Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then 
was elected Senator of the United States for six years, 
from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his 
ability and his experience, placed him immediately 
among the most prominent and influential members 
of that body. Especially did he sustain the Govern- 
ment in its measures of resistance to the encroach- 
ments of England, destroying our commerce and in- 
sulting our flag. There was no jnan in America more 
familiar with the arrogance of the British court upon 
these jwints, and no one more resolved to present 
a firm resistance. 

In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres- 
idential chair, and he immediately nominated John 
Quincy Adams minister to St. Petersburg. Resign- 
ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked 
at Boston, in August, 1809. 

While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- 
dent. He devoted his attention to the language and 
history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the 
European system of weights, measures, and coins ; to 
the climate and astronomical observations ; while he 
Kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and 
Latin classics. In all the universities of Europe, a 
more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found. 
All through life the Bible constituted an importart 
part of his studies. It was his rule to read five 
chapters every day. 

On the 4th of March, 18 17, Mr. Monroe took the 
Presidential chair, and immediately appointed Mr. 
Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- 
erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he 
sailed in Jane, 1819, for the United States. On the 
i8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his 
home in Quincy. During the eight years of Mr. Mon- 
roe's administration, Mr, Adams continued Secretary 
of State. 

Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's second 
term of office, new candidates began to be presented 
for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adams brought 
forward his name. It was an exciting campaign. 
Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and 
sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re- 
ceived ninety-nine; John Quincy Adams, e'ighty-four; 
William H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- 
se%fen. As there was no choice by the people, the 
question went to the House of Re|jresentatives. Mr. 
Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and 
he was elected. 

The friends of all the disappointed candidates now 
combined in a venomous and persistent assault upon 
Mr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in 
*i>.e oast history of our country than the abuse which 



was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this 
high-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was 
an administration more pure in principles, more con- 
scientiously devoted to the best interests of the coim- 
try, than that of John Quincy Adams; and never, per- 
haps, was there an administration more unscrupu- 
lously and outrageously assailed. 

Mr. Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab- 
stemious and temperate in his habits; always rising 
early, and taking much exercise. When at his home in 
Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, 
seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said 
that lie was the first man up in the city, lighting his 
own fire and applying himself to work in his library 
often long before dawn. 

On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired 
from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew 
Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi- 
dent. The slavery question now began to assume 
jxjrtentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to 
Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un- 
abated zeal. But he was not long permitted to re- 
main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was 
elected representative to Congress. For seventeen 
years, until his death, he occupied the post as repre- 
sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to 
do brave battle' for freedom, and winning the title of 
"the old man eloquent." Upon taking his seat in 
the House, he announced that he should hold him- 
self bound to no party. Probably there never was a 
member more devoted to his duties. He was usually 
the first in his place in the morning, and the last to 
leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could 
be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. The 
battle which Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against 
I he proslavery party in the Government, was sublime 
in Its moral daring and heroism. For persisting in 
presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he 
was threatened with indictment by the grand jury, 
with expulsion from the House, with assassination : 
but no threats could intimidate him, and his final 
triumph was complete. 

It has been said of President Adams, that when his 
body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of 
fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little 
child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before 
he slept, the pra)er which his mother taught him in 
his infant years. 

On the 2 1 St of February, 1848, he rose on the floor 
of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the 
speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by paraly- 
sis, and was caught in the arms of those around liim. 
For a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed to 
the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- 
ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and 
said " This is the endof eai'th ;"\\\^w after a moment's 
|iause he added, ''^ I am content" These were the 
last words of the grand " C)ld Man Eloquent.'' 



SEVENTH I'RESlhENT. 



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NDREW JACKSON, the 
seventh President of the 
United States, was born in 
Waxhaw settlement, N. C, 
March 15, 1767, a few days 
after his father's death. His 
parents were poor emigrants 
from Ireland, and took up 
their abode in Waxhaw set- 
tlement, where they lived in 
deepest poverty. 
Andrew, or Andy, as he was 
universally called, grew up a very 
rough, rude, turbulent hoy. His 
features were coarse, his form un- 
gainly; and there was but very 
little in his cliaracter, made visible, which was at- 
tractive. 

Wiien only thirteen years old he joined the volun- 
teers of Carolina against the British invasion. In 
1781, he and his brother Robert were captured and 
imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British ofificer 
ordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. " I am 
a prisoner of war, not your servant," was the reply of 
the dauntless boy. 

The brute drew his sword, and aimed a desperate 
Dlow at the head of the helpless young prisoner. 
Andrew raised his hand, and thus received two fear- 
ful gashes, — one on the hand and the other upon the 
head. The officer then turned to his brother Robert 
with the same demand. He also refused, and re- 
ceived a blow from the keen-edged sabre, which quite 
disabled him, and which probably soon after caused 
his death. They suffered muchother ill-treatment, and 
were finally stricken with the small-pox. Their 
mother was successful in obtaining their exchange. 



and took her sick boys home. After a long illnjss 
Andrew recovered, and the death of his mother soon 
left him entirely friendless. 

Andrew supported himself in various ways, si:has 
working at the saddler's trade, teaching school and 
clerking in a general store, until 1784, when he 
entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however, 
gave more attention to the wild amusements of the 
times than to his studies. In 1788, he was appointed 
solicitor for the western district of North Carolina, of 
which Tennessee was then a part. This involved 
many long and tedious journeys amid dangers of 
every kind, but Andrew Jackson never knew fear, 
and the Indians had no desire to repeat a skirniisli 
witn the Sharp Knife. 

In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman who 
supposed herself divorced from her former husband. 
Great was the surprise of both parties, two years later, 
to find that the conditions of the divorce had just been 
definitely settled by the first husband. The marriage 
ceremony was performed a second time, but the occur- 
rence was often used by his enemies to bring Mr. 
Jackson into disfavor. 

During these years he worked hard at his profes- 
sion, and frequently had one or more duels on hand, 
one of which, when he killed Dickenson, was espec- 
ially disgraceful. 

In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then 
containing nearly eighty thousand inhabitants, the 
people met in convention at Knoxville to frame a con- 
stitution. Five were sent from each of tlie elevan 
counties. Andrew Jackson was one of the delegates. 
The new State was entitled to but one member in 
the Narional House of Representatives. Andrew Jack- 
son was chosen that member. Mounring his horse he 
rode to Philedelphin, where Congress il-.en 1 eld its 



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siiiij.13, — a dislaiica of about eight hundred miles. 

Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Denio- 
craiic party. Jefferson was his idol. He admired 
Bonaparte, loved France and hated England. As Mr. 
Jackson took his seat, Gjn. Washington, whose 
sjcond term of office was then e.xpi.ing, delivered his 
last speech to Congress. A committee drew up a 
complimentary address in reply." Andrew Jackson 
did not approve of the address, and was one of the 
twelve wlio voted against it. He was not willing to 
say that Gen. Washington's adminstration had been 
" wise, firm and patriotic." 

■^ Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States 
Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned home. 
Soon after he was chosen Judge of the Supreme Court 
of his State, which position he held f-.r six years. 

When the war of 1812 with Great Britian com- 
menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. 
Aaron Burr sent word to the President that there was 
an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who 
would do credit to a commission if one were con- 
ferred u[X)n him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson 
offered his services and tliose of twenty-five hundred 
volunteers. His offer was accejrted, and the troops 
were assembled at Nashville. 

As the British were hourly e.\pected to make an at- 
tack upon New Orleans, where Gen Wilkinson was 
in command, he was ordered to descend the river 
with fifteen hundred troops to aid Wilkinson. The 
e.xpedition reached Natchez; and after a delay of sev- 
eral weeks there, without accomplishing anything, 
the men were ordered liack to their homes. But the 
energy Gen. Jackson had displayed, and his entire 
devotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him 
golden opinions; and he became the most popular 
man in the State. It was in this expedition that his 
toughness gave him the nickname of" Old Hickory." 

SoDU after this, while attempting to horsewhip Col. 
Thomas H. Benton, for a remark that genilenian 
made about his taking a part as second in a duel, in 
which a younger brother of Benton's was engaged, 
he received two severe pistol wounds. While he was 
lingering upon a bed of suffering news came that the 
Indians, who had combined under Tecumseh from 
Florida to the Lakes, to exterminate the white set- 
tlers, were committing the most awful ravages. De- 
cisive action became necessary. Gen. Jackson, with 
his fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in 
a sling, and unable to mount his horse without assis- 
lance, gave his amazing energies to the raising of an 
army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, Alabama. 

The Creek Indians had established a strong ford on 
one of the bends of the Tallaooosa River, near the cen- 
ter of Alabama, about fifty miles below Fort Strother. 
With an army of two thoi.sand men. Gen. Jackson 
traversed the pathless wilderness in a march of eleven 
diys. He reached their fort, called Tohopeka or 
Horse-shoe, on tlie 27th of March. 1814. The liend 



of the river enclosed nearly one hundred acres of 
tangled forest and wild ravine. Across the narrow 
neck the Indians had constructed a formidable breast- 
work of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, 
with an ample suplyof arms were assembled. 

The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des- 
perate. Not an Indian would accept of quarter. Wher. 
bleeding and dying, they would fight those who en- 
deavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn- 
ing until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was 
awful and revolting. Some threw themselves into the 
river; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as 
they swam. Nearly everyone of the nine hundred war- 
rios were killed A few probably, in the night, swam 
the river and escaped. This ended the war. The 
[jower of the Creeks was broken forever. This bold 
plunge into the wilderness, with its terriffic slaughter, 
so appalled the savages, that the haggard remnants 
of the bands came to the camp, begging for peace. 

This closing of the Creek war enabled us to con- 
centrate all our militia upon the British, who were the 
allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will 
than Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian 
campaign to so successful an issue Immediately he 
was appointed major-general. 

Late in .\ugust, with an army of two thousand 
men, on a rushing march, Gen. Jackson came to 
Mobile. A British fleet came from Pensacola, landed 
a force upon the beach, anchored near the little fori, 
and from both ship and shore commenced a furious 
assault The battle was long and doubtful. At length 
one of the ships was blown up and the rest retired. 

Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his littl-j 
army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, 
And the battle of New Orleans which soon ensued, 
was in reality a very arduous campaign. This won 
for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. Here his 
troops, which numbered about four thousand men, 
won a signal victory over the British army of about 
nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the 
loss of the British was two thousand six hundred. 

The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men- 
tioned in connection with the Presidency, but, in 1824, 
he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however, 
successful in the election of 1828, and was re-elected 
for a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before he 
assumed the reins of the government, he met with 
the most terrible affliction of his life in the death of 
his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has 
perhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of 
her death he never recovered. 

His administration was one of the most memorable 
in the annals of our country; applauded by one party, 
condemned by the other. No man had more bitter 
enemies or warmer friends. At the expiration of his 
two terms of office he retired to the Hermitage, where 
he died June 8, 1845. "^^^ last years of Mr. Jack- 
son's life were that of a devoted Christian man. 




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ARTIN VAN BUREN, the 
eighth President of the 
United States, was born at 
Kinderhook, N. Y., Dec. 5, 
1782. He died at the same 
place, July 24, 1862. His 
body rests in the cemetery 
at Kinderhook. Above it is 
a plain granite shaft fifteen feet 
high, bearing a simple inscription 
about half way up on one face. 
The lot is unfenced, unbordered 
or unbounded by shrub or flower. 

There is but little in the life of Martin Van Buren 
of romantic interest. He fought no battles, engaged 
in no wild adventures. Though his life was stormy in 
political and hitellectual conflicts, and he gained many 
signal victories, liis days passed uneventful in those 
incidents which give zest to biography. His an- 
cestors, as his name indicates, were of Dutch origin, 
and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland 
to the banks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer, 
residing in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, 
also of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- 
ligence and e.xemplary piety. 

He was decidedly a precocious boy, developing un- 
us.ial activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the 
age of fourteen, he had finished his academic studies 
in his native village, and commenced the study of 
law. As he had not a collegiate education, seven 
years of study in a law-office were required of him 
before he could be admitted to the bar. Inspired with 
a lofty ambition, and conscious of his powers, he pur- 
sued his studies with indefatigable industry. After 
51>ending six ye.nrA in an office in his native village. 



he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted his 
studies for the seventh year. 

In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-one years of 
age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil- 
lage. The great conflict between the Federal and 
Republican party was then at its height. Mr. Van 
Buren was from the beginning a politician. He had, 
perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening to the 
many discussions which had been carried on in his 
father's hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with 
Jefferson, and earnestly and eloquently espoused the 
cause of State Rights ; though at that time the Fed- 
eral party held the supremacy both in his town 
and State. 

His success and increasing ruputation led liini 
after six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, th. 
county seat of his county. Here he spent seven years 
constantly gaining strength by contending in tht 
courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned 
the bar of his State. 

Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mi. 
Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for 
beauty and accomplishments. After twelve short 
years she sank into the grave, the victim of consump- 
tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep over 
her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was 
an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The record 
of those years is barren in items of public interest. 
In 1812, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to 
the State Senate, and gave his strenuous support to 
Mr. Madison's adminstration. In 1815, he was ap- 
pointed Attorney-General, and the next year moved 
to All)any, the capital of the Slate. 

'.Vhile he was acknowledged ;.s one of the most 
p ominent leaders of the Democ-ilc party, h.e li;.d 



MARTIN VAN BUREN. 



the moral courage to avow that true democracy did 
not require that " universal suffrage" which admits 
the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right of 
governing the State. In true consistency with his 
democratic principles, he contended that, while the 
path leading to the privilege of voting should be open 
to every man without distinction, no one should be 
invested with that sacred prerogative, unless he were 
in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue 
and some property interests in the welfare of the 
State. 

In 182 1 he was elected a member of the United 
States Seriate; and in the same year, he took a seat 
in the convention to revise the constitution of his 
native State. His course in this convention secured 
the approval of men of all parties. No one could 
doubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the 
interests of all classes in the community. In the 
Senate of the United States, he rose at once to a 
conspicuous position as an active and useful legislator. 

In 1827, John Qui ncy Adams being then in tlie 
Presidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to 
the Senate. He had been from the beginning a de- 
termined opposer of the Administration, adopting the 
"State Rights" view in opposition to what was 
deemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. 

Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governorof 
the State of New York, and accordingly resigned his 
seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United 
States contributed so much towards ejecting John Q. 
Adams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it 
Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether 
entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re- 
garded throughout the United States as -one of the 
most skillful, sagacious and cunning of politicians. 
It was supposed that no one knew so well as he how 
to touch the secret spiings of action; how to pull all 
the wires to put his machinery in motion ; and how to 
organize a political army which would, secrefly and 
stealthily accomplish the most gigantic results. By 
these powers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams, 
Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which 
few thought then could be accomplished. 

Whea Andrew Jackson was elected President he 
apix>inted Mr. Van Buren Secretary of Sta'e. This 
j)Oiition he resigned in 1831, and was immediately 
appointed Minister to England, vvliere he went the 
s;ime autumn. The Senate, however, when it met, 
refused to ratify the nomination, and he returned 



home, apparently untroubled ; was nominated Vice 
President in the place of Calhoun, at the re-election 
of President Jackson ; and with smiles for all and 
frowns for none, he took his place at the head of that 
Senate which had refused to confirm his nomination 
as ambassador. 

His rejection by the Senate roused all the zeal of 
President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor- 
ite; and this, probably mjre than any other cause, 
secured his elevation to the chair of the Chief Execu- 
tive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. Van Buren re- 
ceived the Democratic nomination to succeed Gen. 
Jackson as President of the United States. He was 
elected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the 
retiring President. " Leaving New York out of the 
canvass," says Mr. Parton, 'the election of Mr. Van 
Buren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen. 
Jackson as though the Constitution had conferred 
upon him the power to appoint a successor." 

His administration was filled with exciting events. 
The insurrection in Canada, which threatened to in 
volve this country in war with England, the agitation 
of the slavery question, and finally the great commer- 
cial panic which spread over the country, all were 
trials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at- 
tributed to the management of the Democratic party, 
and brought the President into such disfavor that he- 
failed of re election. 

With the exception of being nominated for the 
Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1S48, 
Mr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate until 
liis death. 

He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal habits, 
and living within his income, had now fortunately a 
competence for his declining years. His unblemished 
character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned 
patriotism, and the distinguished positions which he 
had occupied in the government of our country, se- 
cured to him not only the homage of his party, but 
the respect ot the whole community. It was on the 
4th of March, 1841, that Mr. Van Buren retired from 
the presidency. From his fine estate at Lindenwald^ 
he still exerted a powerful influence upon the politics 
of the country. From this time until his death, on 
the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he 
resided at Lindenvi'ald, a gentleman of leisure, of 
culture and of wealth; enjoying in a healthy old 
age, probably far more happiness than he had before 
1 experienced amid the stormy scenes of his active life. 




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NINTH PRESIDENT. 



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ILLIAM HENRY HARRI- 
SON, the ninth President of 
the United States, was born 
at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. 
^D p^j^ father, Benjamin Harri- 
son, was in comparatively op- 
ulent circumstances, and was 
one of the most distinguished 
men of his day. He was an 
intimate friend of George 
Washington, w as early elected 
a member of the Continental 
Congress, and was conspicuous 
among the patriots of Virginia in 
resisting the encroachments of the 
British crown. In the celebrated 
Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har- 
rison and John Hancock were 
both candidates for the office of 
speaker. 

Mr Harrison was subsequently 
chosen Governor of Virginia, and 
was twice re-elected. His son, 
i William Henry, of course enjoyed 

in childhood all the advantages which wealth and 
intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- 
ing received a thorough common-school education, he 
entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated 
with honor soon after the death of his father. He 
--hen repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under 
the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of 
Robert Morris, both of whom were, with his father, 
signers of the Declaration of Independence. 

Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- 
withstanding the remonstrances of his friends, he 
abandoned his medical studies and entered the army, 
having obtained a commission of Ensign from Presi- 



dent Washington. He was then but 19 years old. 
From that time he passed gradually upward in rank 
until he became aid to General Wayne, after whose 
death he resigned his commission. He was then ap- 
pointed Secretary of the North-western Territory. This 
Territory was then entitled to but one member in 
Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that 
position. 

In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory 
was divided by Congress into two portions. The 
eastern portion, comprising the region now embraced 
in the State of Ohio, was called " The Territory 
north-west of the Ohio." The western portion, which 
included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and 
Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil- 
liam Henr)' Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap- 
jxjinted by John Adams, Governor of the Indiana 
Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of 
Upper Louisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as 
extensive a realm as any sovereign ujxjn the globe. He 
was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in- 
vested with powers nearly dictatorial over the now 
rapidly increasing white population. The ability and 
fidelity with which he discharged these responsible 
duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four 
times appointed to this office — first by John Adams, 
twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi- 
dent Madison. 

When he began his adminstration there were but 
three white settlements in that almost boundless region, 
now crowded with cities and resounding with all the 
tumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements 
was on the Ohio, nearly opposite Louisville; one at 
Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French 
settlement. 

The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisoix 
reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. Aboui 



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the year 1806, two extraordinary men, twin brothers, 
of the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. One of 
these was called Tecumseh, or " The Crouching 
Panther;" the other, OUiwacheca, or " 'I'he Prophet." 
Tecumseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man 
of great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit- 
able perseverance in any enterprise m which he might 
engage. He was inspired with the highest enthusiasm, 
and had long regarded with dread and with hatred 
the encroachment of the whites upon the hunting- 
grounds of his fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was 
anorator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored 
Indian as the gale tossed the tree -tops beneath which 
they dwelt. 

But the Prophet was not merely an orator: he was, 
in the superstitious minds of the Indians, invested 
with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a 
magician. With an enthusiasm unsurpassed by Peter 
the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went 
from tribe to tribe, assuming that he was specially sent 
by the Great Spirit. 

Gov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate 
the Indians, but at last the war came, and at Tippe- 
canoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter. 
October 28, 18 12, his army began its march. When 
near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made 
their appearance and inquired why Gov. Harrison was 
approaching them in so hostile an attitude. After a 
short conference, arrangements were made for a meet- 
ing the next day, to agree upon terms of peace. 

But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted witli 
the Indian character to be deceived by such protes- 
tations. Selecting a favorable spot for his night's en- 
campment, he took every precaution against surprise. 
His troops were posted in a hollow square, and slept 
upon their arms. 

The troops threw themselves upon the ground for 
rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his 
loaded musket by his side,and his bayonet fixed. The 
wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in 
the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa- 
tion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It 
was a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In 
the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi- 
ble, and just then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all 
the desperation which superstition and passion most 
highly inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the 
little army. The savages had been amply provided 
with guns and ammunition by the English. Their 
war-whoop was accompained by a shower of bullets. 

The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the 
light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- 
jus yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a 
speedy and an entire victor)-. But Gen. Harrison's 
troops stood as immovable as the rocks around them 
u'ltil day dawned : they then made a simultaneous 
charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- 
fore them, and completely routing \\\f foe. 



Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked 
to the utmost. The British descending from the Can - 
adas, were of themselves a very formidable force ; but 
with their savage allies, rushing like wolves from the 
forest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn- 
ing, i)lundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier 
was plunged into a state of consternation which even 
the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. 
The war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the 
forest. The horizon was illuminated with the conflagra- 
tion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made 
the ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. 
Under these despairing circumstances. Gov. Harrison 
was appointed by President Madison commander-in- 
chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake 
Detroit, and to protect the frontiers. 

It would be difficult to place a man in a situation 
demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; bul 
General Harrison was found equal to the position, 
and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the re 
sponsibilities. 

He won the love of his soldiers by always sharinp 
with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, while 
pursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a 
valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket 
lashed over his saddle Thirty-five British officers, 
his prisoners of war, supped with him after the battle. 
The only fare he could give them was beef roasted 
before the fire, without bread or salt. 

In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member of 
the National House of Representatives, to represent 
the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an 
active member; and whenever he spoke, it was with 
force of reason and power of eloquence, which arrested 
the attention of all the members. 

In iSig, Harrison was elected to the Senate of 
Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the jiresidential electors 
of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The 
same year he was chosen to the United States Senate. 

In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought him 
forward as a candidate for the Presidency against 
Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the close of 
Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-nomicated by his 
party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated 
by the Whigs, with John Tyler forthe Vice Presidency. 
The contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave 
all his influence to prevent Harrison's election ; but 
his triumph was signal. 

The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webster 
at its head as Secretary of State, ivas one of the most 
brilliant with which anv President had ever been 
surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- 
istration more flattering, or the hopes of the country 
more sanguine. In the midst of these bright and 
joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by a 
plenrisv-fever and after a few days of violent sick- 
ness, died on the 4th of .April; just one month after 
his inauguration as President of the United States. 



TENTH PRRSIDENT. 




OHN TYLER, the tenth 
. I'residentof the United States. 
He was born in Charles-city 
Co., Va., March 29, 1790. He 
was the favored child of af- 
fluence and high social po- 
sition. At the early age of 
twelve, John entered William 
and Mary College and grad- 
uated with much honor when 
but seventeen years old. After 
graduating, he devoted him- 
self with great assiduity to the 
study of law, partly with liis 
father and partly with Edmund 
Randolph, one of the most distin- 
guished lawyers of Virginia. 

At nineteen years of age, ne 
commenced the practice of law. 
His success was rapid and aston- 
ishing. It is said that three 
months had not elapsed ere there 
was scarcely a case on the dock- 
et of the court in which he was 
not retained. When but twenty-one years of age, he 
was almost unanimously elected to a seat in the State 
Legislature. He connected himself with the Demo- 
cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of 
Jefferson and Madison. For five successive years he 
was elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the 
unanimous vote or his county. 

When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected 
a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and 
ably with the Democratic party, opposing a national 
bank, internal improvements by the General Govern- 



ment, a protective tariff, and advocatmg a strict con- 
struction of the Constitution, and the most careful 
vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress 
were so arduous that before the close of his second 
term \\z found it necessary to resign and retire to his 
estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He, 
however, soon after consented to take his seat in the 
State Legislature, where his influence was powerful 
in promoting public works of great utility. With a 
reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen 
by a very large majority of votes, Governor of his 
native State. His administration was signally a suc- 
cessful one. His popularity secured his re-election. 

John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed 
man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the 
United States. A portion of the Democratic party 
was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, 
and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent, 
considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient 
popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of 
Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor. 

In accordance with his professions, upon taking his 
seat in the Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi- 
tion. He opposed the tariff; he spoke against and 
voted against the bank as unconstitutional; he stren- 
uously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist- 
ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen- 
eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. 
Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen. 
Jackson, by his opposition to the nullifiers, had 
abandoned the principles of the Democratic party. 
Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record 
in perfect accordance with the principles which he 
had always avowed. 

Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of 
his profession. There was a rplit in the Democratic 



JOHN TYLER. 



party. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- 
fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- 
ments upon him. He had now attained the age of 
forty-six. His career had been very brilliant. In con- 
sequence of his devotion to public business, his pri- 
vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; and it was 
not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice 
of law, and devoted himself to the culture of his plan- 
tation. Soon after this he remosed to Williamsburg, 
for the better education of his children ; and he again 
took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. 

By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national 
convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in 
1839. The majority of votes were given to Gen. Har- 
rison, a genuine Whig, much to the disappointment of 
the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili- 
ate the .Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the 
convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres- 
ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa- 
thy with the Whig party in the Noith: but the Vice 
President has but very little power in the Govern- 
ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre- 
side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap- 
pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a 
Democratic Vice President were chosen. 

In 1 84 1, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi- 
dent of the United States. In one short month from 
that time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler 
thus found himself, to his own surprise and that of 
the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential 
chair. This was a new test of the stability of our 
institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our 
country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler 
was at home in Williamsburg when he received the 
une.xpected tidings of the death of President Harri- 
son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of 
April was inaugurated to the high and responsible 
office. He was placed in a position of exceeding 
delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been 
opposed tc the main principles of the party which had 
brought him into power. He had ever been a con- 
sistent, hone?t man, with an unblemished record. 
Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should 
he retain them, and thus surround himself with coun- 
sellors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or, 
on the other hand, should he turn against the party 
which had elected him and select a cabinet in har- 
mony with himself, and which would oppose all those 
views which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub- 
lic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He in- 
vited the cabinet which President Harrison had 
selected to retain their seats. He reccommL'nded a 
d.iy of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and 
bless us. 

The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the 
incorporation of a fiscal bank of the United States. 
The President, after ten days' delay, returned it with 
his veto. H^" suatcested, however, that he would 



approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he 
proposed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and 
privately submitted to him. He gave it his approval. 
It was passed without alteration, and he sent it back 
with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture. 
li: is said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- 
ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. 
Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely 
touched the pride of the President. 

The opposition now exultingly received the Presi- 
dent into their arms. The party which elected him 
denounced him bitterly. AH the members of his 
cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs 
of Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a 
meeting and issued an address to the people of the 
United States, proclaiming that all political alliance 
between the VVhigs and President Tyler were at 
an end. 

Still the President attempted to conciliate. He 
appointed a new cabmet of distinguished Whigs and 
Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party 
men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign, 
forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus 
the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra- 
tion passed sadly away. No one was satisfied. The 
land was filled with murmurs and vituperation. Whigs 
and Democrats alike assailed him. More and more, 
however, he brought himself into sympathy with his 
old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term, 
he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr. 
Polk, the Democratie candidate for his successor. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the 
harassments of office, to the regret of neither party, and 
probably to his own unspeakable lelief. His first wife. 
Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; 
and in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married, 
at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of 
many personal and intellectual accomiilishments. 

The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly 
in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- 
est, Charles-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in 
his manners, richly furnished with information from 
books and experience in the world, and possessing 
brilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was 
the scene of unusual attractions. With sufficient 
means for the exercise of a generous hospitality, he 
might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few 
friends who gathered around him, were it not for the 
storms of civil war which his own principles and 
policy had helped to introduce. 

When the great Rebellion rose, which the State- 
rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal- 
houn had inaugurated, President Tyler renounced his 
allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed- 
erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress; 
and while engaged in active measures to destroy, b" 
force of arms, the Government over which he had 
once nesided, he was taken sick and soon died. 




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V^ -MVIES K. POLK, the eleventh 
'ijjFrebident of the United States, 
WIS born in Mecklenburg Co., 
N C ,Nov. 2, 1795. His par- 
ents were Samuel and Jane 
(knox) Polk, the former a son 
of Col Thomas Polk, who located 
It the above place, as one of the 
first pioneers, in 1735. 

In the year 1S06, with his wife 
and children, and soon after fol- 
lowed by most of the members of 
the Polk farnly, Samuel Polk emi- 
grated some two or three hundred 
miles farther west, to the rich valley 
of the Duck River. Here in the 
midst of the wilderness, in a region 
which was subsequently called Mau- 
ry Co., they reared their log huts, 
and established their homes. In the 
hard toil of a new farm in the wil- 
derness, James K. Polk spent the 
early years of his childhood and 
youth. His father, adding the pur- 
suit of a surveyor to thatof a farmer, 
gradually increased in wealth until 
he became one of the leading men of the region. His 
mother was a superior woman, of strong comnum 
sense and earnest piety. 

Very early in life, James developed a taste for 
reading and expressed the strongest desire to obtain 
a liberal education. His mother's training had made 
him methodical in his habits, had taught him punct- 
uality and industr}-, and had inspired him with lofty 
principles of morality. His heal tli was frail ; and his 
father, fearing that he might not be able to endure a 



sedentary life, got a situation for him behind the 
counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits. 

This was to James a bitter disappointment. He 
had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks 
were irksome in the extreme. He remained in thi.s 
uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at liis 
earnest solicitation his father removed him, and made 
arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon 
after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. With 
ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed 
forward in his studies, and in less than two and a half 
years, in the autumn of 1S15, entered the sophomore 
class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel 
Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of 
scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing 
himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious 
service. 

He graduated in 1818, with the highest honors, be- 
ing deemed the best scholar of his class, both in 
mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty- 
three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at this 
time much impaired by the assiduity with which he 
had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of 
relaxation he went to Nashville, and entered the 
office of Felix Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk 
renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who 
resided on his plantation, the Hermitage, but a few 
miles from Nashville. They had proljably been 
slightly acquainted before. 

Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican, 
and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi- 
cal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was 
constantly called upon to address the meetings of his 
party friends. His skill as a speaker was such that 
he was popularly called the Napoleon of the stump. 
He was a man of unblemished morals, gep.i.-.l ard 



/AMES K. POLK. 



:ourterus in his bearing, and with that sympathetic 
nature in the joj s and griefs of others which ever gave 
him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected 
to the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his 
strong influence towards the election of his friend, 
Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States. 

In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah 
Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was 
altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul- 
ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a 
member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave 
to his constituents may be inferred from the fact, that 
for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con- 
tinuec* in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew, 
only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair 
of 1 onnessee. In Congress he was a laborious 
member, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was 
always in his seat, always courteous ; and whenever 
he spoke it was always to the point, and without any 
ambitious rhetorical display. 

During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was 
Speaker of the House Strong passions were roused, 
and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr. Polk per- 
formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac- 
tion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was 
passed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of 
March, 1839. 

In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a 
candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was 
elected by a large majority, and on the 14th of Octo- 
ber, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In i84r, 
his term of office expired, and he was again the can- 
didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur- 
ated President of the United States. The verdict of 
the countryin favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted 
its influence upon Congress ; and the last act of the 
administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig- 
nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the 
3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to 
the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas 
as one of her provinces, the Mexican minister, 
Almonte, immediately demanded his passports and 
left the country, declaring the act of the annexation 
to be an act hostile to Mexico. 

In his first message, President Polk urged that 
Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re- 
ceived into the Union on the same footing with the 
other States. In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent 



with an army into Texas to hold the country. Be was 
sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the 
western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent nearly 
two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, 
where he erected batteries which commanded the 
Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on 
the western banks. 

The anticipated collision soon took place, and war 
was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The 
war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration 
with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first 
called one of " observation," then of " occupation," 
then of "invasion, "was sent forward to Monterey. The 
feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly 
and awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement 
alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. 
It v/as by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration 
that the war was brought on. 

'To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico was 
prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands. 
We now consented to peace upon the condition that 
Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, 
all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal- 
ifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of 
Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This 
was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the 
size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen 
majestic States to be added to the Union. There were 
some Americans who thought it all right : there were 
others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution 
of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and 
more than a hundred million of dollars. Of this 
money fifteen millions were paid to Me.xito. 

On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from 
office, having served one term. The next day was 
Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated 
as his successor. Mr. Polk rode to the Capitol in the 
same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even- 
ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to 
Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age. 
He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits, 
and his health was good. With an ample fortune, 
a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties 
of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years 
of tranquility and happiness were before him. But the 
cholera — that fearful scourge — was then sweeping up 
the Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted, 
and died on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fifty-fourth 
year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen. 




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TWELFTH PRESIDENT. 



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\CHARY TAYLOR, twelfth 

President of the United States, 

WIS bom on the 24th of Nov., 

1784, in Orange Co., Va. His 

fither. Colonel Taylor, was 

' a Virgniian of note, and a dis- 

tnij^uished patriot and soldier of 

I the Revolution. When Zachary 

j- .,''^5 j was an infant, his father with his 

'; ■ I wife and two children, emigrated 

' • ' \ to Kentucky, where he settled in 

f- the pathless wilderness, a few 
miles from Louisville. In this front- 
ier home, away from civilization and 
I all its refinements, young Zachary 
could enjoy but few social and educational advan- 
tages. When six years of age he attended a commo)i 
school, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, 
rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of char- 
acter He was strong, fearless and self-reliant, and 
manifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight 
!;he Indians who were ravaging the frontiers. There 
is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his 
childhood on his father's large but lonely plantation. 
In 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for him 
the commission of lieutenant in the United States 
army ; and he joined the troops which were stationed 
at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after 
this he married Miss Margaret Smith, a young lady 
from one of the first families of Maryland. 

Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng- 
land, in 18 12, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been 
promoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort 
Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above 
Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder- 
ness by Gen. Harrison, on his march to Tippecanoe. 
It was one of the first points of attack by the Indians, 
jed by Tecumseh. Its garrison consisted of a broken 



company of infantry numbering fifty men, many of 
whom were sick. 

Early in the autumn of 18 12, the Indians, stealthilv, 
and in large numbers, moved uiwn the fort. Their 
approach was first indicated by the murder of tuo 
soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor 
made every possible preparation to meet the antici- 
pated assault. On the 4th of September, a band of 
forty painted and plumed savages came to the fort, 
waving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor that 
in the morning their chief would come to have a talk 
with him. It was evident that their object was merely 
to ascertain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. 
Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept 
them at a distance. 

The sun went down ; the savages disappeared, the 
garrison slept upon their arms. One hour before 
midnight the war-whoop burst from a thousand lips 
in the forest around, followed by the discharge of 
musketry, and the rush of the foe. Every man, sick 
and well, sprang to his post. Every man knew that 
defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cap- 
ture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged tor- 
ture. No pen can describe, no immagination can 
conceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc- 
ceeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses- 
Until six o'clock in the morning, this awful conflict 
continued. The savages then, baffled at every point, 
and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt. 
Taylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the 
rank of major by brevet. 

Until the close of the war, MajorTaylor was placed 
in such situations that he saw but little more of active 
service. He was sent far away into the depths of the 
wilderness, to Fort Crawford, on Fox River, which 
empties into Green Bay. Here there was but little 
to be done but to wear away the tedious hours as one 
best could. There were no books, no society, no in- 



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ZACHARY TAYLOR. 



tellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful 
years rolled on Gradually he rose to the rank of 
colonel. In the Black-Hawk war, which resulted in 
the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor 
took a subordinate but a brave and efficient part. 

For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in 
the defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and in 
em|>loyments so obscure, that his namewas unknown 
beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance. 
In the year 1836, he was sent to Florida to compel 
the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re- 
tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty, 
hac"' promised they should do. The services rendered 
heiiC secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of 
the Government; and as a reward, he was elevated 
tc :he rank of brigadier-general by brevet ; and soon 
after, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com- 
mand of the United Slates troops in Florida. 

After two years of such wearisome employment 
amidst the everglades of the peninsula, Gen. Taylor 
obtained, at his own request, a change of command, 
and was stationed over the Department of the South- 
west. This field embraced Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Alabama and Cieorgia. Establishing his headquarters 
at Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family 
to a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue. 
Here he remained for five years, buried, as it were, 
'"rom the world, but faithfully discharging every duty 
imposed upon him. 

In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land 
between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river 
being the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed 
by the United States. Soon the war with Me.xico 
was brought on, and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la 
Palma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the 
Mexicans. The rank of major-general by brevet 
was then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and his name 
was received with enthusiasm almost everywhere in 
the Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and 
Buena Vista in which he won signal victories over 
forces much larger than he commanded. 

His careless habits of dress and his unaffected 
simplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops, 
\\\<i sobriquet of "Old Rough and Ready.' 

The tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista 
;pread tlie wildest enthusiasm over the country. 'I'he 
name of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The 
Whig party decided to take advantage of this wonder- 
ful popularity in bringing forward the unpolished, un- 
lettered, honest soldier as their candidate for tlie 
Presidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the an- 
nouncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de- 
claring that he was not at all qualified for such an 
office. So little interest had he taken in politics that, 
for forty years, he had not cast a vote. It was not 
without chagrin that several distinguished statesmen 
who had been long years in the public service found 
tl.:ir claims set aside in behalf of one whose name 



had never been heard of, save in connection with Palo 
Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena 
Vista. It is said that Daniel Webster, in his haste re- 
marked, " It is a nomination not fit to be made." 

Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine 
writer His friends took possession of him, and pre- 
pared such few communications as it was needful 
should be presented to the public. The popularity of 
the successful warrior swept the land. He was tri- 
umphantly elected over two opposing candidates, — 
Gen. Cass and Ex-President Martin Van Buren. 
Though he selected an excellent cabinet, the good 
old man found himself in a very uncongenial position, 
and was, at times, sorely perplexed and harassed. 
His mental sufferings were very severe, and probably 
tended to hasten his death. The pro-slavery party 
was pushing its claims with tireless energy , expedi- 
tions were fitting out to capture Cuba ; California was 
pleading for admission to the Union, vi^hile slavery 
stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found 
the political conflicts in Washington to be far more 
trying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or 
Indians 

In the midst of all these troubles. Gen. Taylor, 
after he had occupied the Presidential chair but lutle 
over a year, took cold, and after a brief sickness of 
but little over five days, died on the 9th of July, 1S50. 
His last woids were, " I am not afraid to die. I am 
ready. I have endeavored to do my duty." He died 
universally respected and beloved. An honest, un- 
pretending man, he had been steadily growing in the 
affections of the people ; and the Nation bitterly la- 
mented his death. 

Gen. Scott, who was thoroughly acquainted with 
Gen. Taylor, gave the following graphic and truthful 
description of his character: — " With a good store of 
common sense. Gen. Taylor's mind had not been en- 
larged and. refreshed by reading, or much converse 
with the world. Rigidity of ideas was the conse- 
quence. The frontiers and small military posts had 
been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his 
rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim- 
plicity was child-like, and with innumerable preju- 
dices, amusing and incorrigible, well suited to the 
tender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable, 
chanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hat 
a little on one side of his head ; or an officer to leave 
a corner of his handkerchief dangling from an out- 
side pocket, — in any such case, this critic held the 
off;.'nder to be a co.xcomb (perhaps something worse), 
whom he would not, to use his oft repeated jihrase, 
'touch with a pair of tongs.' 

"Any allusion to literature beyond good old Dil- 
worth's spelling-book, on the part of one wearing a 
sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter 
unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. In short, 
few men have ever had a more comfortable, labor- 
saving contempt for learning of every kind." 



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THIRTEENTH PRESIDENT. 



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ILLARD FILLMORE, thir- 
1^^ teentli President of the United 
:' States, \vas born at Summer 
'\ Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y ., on 
the 7th of January, 1800. His 
father was a farmer, and ow- 
ing to misfortune, in humble cir- 
cumstances. Of his mother, the 
daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, 
of Pittsfield, 'Mass., it has been 
said that she [wssessed an intellect 
of very high order, united with much 
personal loveliness, sweetness of dis- 
position, graceful manners and ex- 
quisite sensibilities. She died in 
1831 ; having lived to see her son a 
young man of distinguished prom- 
ise, though she was not permitted to witness the high 
dignity which he finally attained. 

In consequence of the secluded home and limited 
means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad- 
vantages for education in his early years. The com- 
mon schools, which he occasionally attended were 
very imperfect institutions ; and books were scarce 
and expensive. There was nothing then in his char- 
acter to indicate the brilliant career upon which he 
was about to enter. He was a plain fanner's boy ; 
intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred 
influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible, 
and had laid the foundations of an upright character. 
When fourteen years of age, his father sent him 
some hundred miles from home, to the then wilds of 
Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier. 
Near the mill there was a small villiage, where some 



enterprising man had commenced the collection of a 
village librar}'. This proved an inestimable blessing 
to young Fillmore. His evenings were spent in read- 
ing. Soon every leisure moment was occupied with 
books. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate ; 
and the selections which he made were continually 
more elevating and instructive. He read history, 
biography, oratory , and thus gradually there was en- 
kindled in his heart a desire to be something more 
than a mere worker with his hands; and he was be- 
coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed, 
educated man. 

The young clothier had now attained the age of 
nineteen years, and was of fine personal appearance 
and cf gentlemanly demeanor. It so happened that 
there was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ample 
pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge Walter 
Wood, — who was struck with the prepossessing ap- 
pearance of young Fillmore. He made his acquaint- 
ance, and was so much impressed with his ability and 
attainments that he advised him to abandon his 
trade and devote himself to the study of the law. The 
young man replied, that he had no means of his own, 
r.o friends to help him and that his previous educa- 
tion had been ver\' imperfect. But Judge Wood had 
so much confidence in him that he kindly offered to 
take him into his own office, and to loan him such 
money as he needed. Most gratefully the generous 
offer was accepted. 

There is in many minds a strange delusion about 
a collegiate education. A young man is supposed to 
be liberally educated if he has graduated at some col- 
lege. But many a boy loiters through university hal" ■. 
Hnd then enters a law office, who is by no means as: 



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MILLARD FILLMORE. 



well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was 
Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing- 
mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during 
which every leisure moment had been devoted to in- 
tense mental culture. fi 

In 1 8 23, when twenty-three years of age, he v/as 
admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then 
went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the 
practice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region, 
his practice of course was limited, and there was no 
opportunity for a sudden rise in fortune or in fame. 
Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great 
moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station 
she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers. 

His elevation of character, his untiring industry, 
his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate, 
gradually attracted attention , and he was invited to 
enter into partnership under highly advantageous 
circumstances, vvith an elder member of the bar in 
Buffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829, 
he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of tlie 
State of New York, as a representative from Erie 
County. Though he had never taken a very active 
part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with 
the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, 
and he found himself in a helpless minority in the 
Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, 
Ihat his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very 
unusual degn e the respect of his associates. 

In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in 
the United States Congress He entered that troubled 
arena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our 
national history. The great conflict respecting the 
national bank and the removal of the deposits, was 
then raging. 

His term of two years closed ; and he returned to 
his profession, which he pursued with increasing rep- 
utation and success. After a lapse of two years 
he again became a candidate for Congress ; was re- 
elected, and took his seat in 1837. His past expe- 
rience as a representative gave him stsength and 
confidence. The first term of service in Congress to 
any man can be but little more than an introduction. 
He was now prepared for active duty. All his ener- 
gies were brought to bear upon the public good. Every 
measure received his impress. 

Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and 
his popularity filled the State, and in the year 1847, 
he was elected Comptroller of the State. 



Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven 
years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in 
Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con- 
siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to 
find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi- 
dent at the approaching election. Far away, on the 
waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old 
soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles 
with the Me.xicans, which had caused his name to be 
proclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. But 
it was necessary to associate with him on the same 
ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. 

Under the influence of tliese considerations, the 
namesofZachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became 
the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for 
President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was 
signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849, 
Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard 
Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. 

On the gth of July, 1850, President Taylor, but 
about one year and four months after his inaugura- 
tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Con- 
stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi- 
dent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of which 
the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary of State. 

Mr. Fillmore had very serious difficulties to contend 
with, since the opposition had a majority in both 
Houses. He did everything in his power to conciliate 
the South; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt 
the inadequacy of all measuresof transient conciliation. 
The population of the free States was so rapidly in- 
creasing over that of the slave States that it was in- 
evitable that the power of the Government should 
soon pass into the hands of the free States. The 
famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr. 
Fillmtre's adminstration, and the Japan Expedition 
was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fill- 
more, having served one term, retired. 

In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- 
idency by the " Know Nothing " party, but was beaten 
by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in 
retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, 
he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed that 
his sympathies were rather with those who were en- 
deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President 
Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any 
cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other. 
He was tluis forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe 
old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874. 



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RANKLIN PIERCE, the 
fourteenth President of the 
■ L^nited States, was born in 
Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 
23, 1804. His father was a 
Revolutionary soldier, who, 
with his own strong arm, 
hewed out a home in the 
wilderness. He was a man 
of inflexible integrity; of 
strong, though uncultivated 
mind, and an uncompromis- 
ing Democrat. The mother of 
Franklin Pierce was all that a son 
could desire, — an intelligent, pru- 
dent, affectionate, Christian wom- 
an. Franklin was the sixth of eight children. 

Franklin was a very bright and handsome boy, gen- 
erous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the 
love of old and young. The boys on the play ground 
loved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors 
looked upon him with pride and affection. He was 
by instinct a gentleman; always speaking kind words, 
doing kind deeds, with a peculiar unstudied tact 
which taught him what was agreeable. Without de- 
velo[)ing any precocity of genius, or any unnatural 
devotion to books, he was a good scholar; in body, 
in mind, in affections, a finely-developed boy. 

When sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he 
entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was 
one of the most popular young men in the college. 
The purity of his moral character, the unvarying 
courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and 



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genial nature, rendered him a universal favorite. 
There was something very peculiarly winning in his 
address, and it was evidently not in the slightest de- 
gree studied : it was the simple outgushing of his 
own magnanimous and loving nature. 

Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce 
commenced the study of law in the office of Judge 
Woodbury, one of the most distinguished lawyers of 
the State, and a man of great private worth. The 
eminent social quahties of the young lawyer, his 
father's prominence as a public man, and the brilliant 
political career into which Judge Woodbury was en- 
tering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the faci 
nating yet perilous path of political life. With all 
the ardor of his nature he espoused the cause of Gen. 
Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the 
practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected 
to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here 
he served for four yeais. The last two years he was 
chosen speaker of the house by a very large vote. 

In 18.33, 3.t the age of twenty-nine, he was elected 
a member of Congress. Without taking an active 
part in debates, he was faithful and laborious in duty, 
and ever rising in the estimation of those with wliom 
he was associatad. 

In 1837, being then but thirty-three years of age, 
he was elected to the Senate of the United States; 
taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced 
liis administration. He was the youngest member in 
the .Senate. In the year 1834, he married Miss Jane 
Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom- 
plishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every 
station with wiiich her husband was honoied. Of tlie 



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three sons who were born to thein, all now sleep with 
their parents in the grave. 

In the year 1S38, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame 
and increasing business as a lawyer, took up his 
residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. 
President Polk, upon his accession to office, appointed 
Mr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States ; but 
the offer was declined, in consequence of numerous 
professional engagements at home, and the precariuos 
state of Mrs. Pierce's health. He also, about the 
same time declined the nomination for governor by the 
Democratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr. 
Pierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of 
brigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his 
troops, at Newport, R, I., on the 27th of May, 1847. 
He took an important part in this war, proving him- 
self a brave and true soldier. 

When Gen. Pierce reached his home in liis native 
State, he was received enthusiastically by the advo- 
cates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo- 
nents. He resumed the practice of his profession, 
very frequently taking an active part in political ques- 
tions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery 
wing of the Democratic party. The compromise 
measures met cordially with his approval ; and he 
strenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa- 
mous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious 
sensibilities of the North. He thus became distin- 
guished as a "Northern man with Southern principles.'' 
The strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- 
quently regarded him as a man whom they could 
safely trust in office to carry out their plans. 

On the 1 2th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven- 
tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the 
Presidency. For four days they continued in session, 
and in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a 
two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown 
for Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation 
brought forward his name. There were fourteen 
more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly 
gained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he 
received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all 
other candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was 
the Whig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with 
great unanimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas- 
sachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their 
electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pieice 
was therefore inaugurated President of the United 
States on the 4th of March, 1853. 



His administration proved one of the most stormy our 
country had ever experienced. The controversy be- 
tween slavery and freedom was then approaching its 
culminating point It became evident that there was 
an " irrepressible conflict " between them, and that 
this Nation could not long exist " half slave and half 
free." President Pierce, during the whole of his ad- 
ministration, did every thing he could to conciliate 
the South ; but it was all in vain. The conflict every 
year grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution 
of the Union were borne to the North on every South- 
ern breeze. 

Such was the condition of affairs when President 
Pierce approached the close of his four-years' term 
of office. The North had become thoroughly alien- 
ated from him. The anti-slavery sentiment, goaded 
by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all 
tlie intellectual ability and social worth of President 
Pierce were forgotten in deej) reprehension of his ad- 
ministrative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also, 
unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo- 
cated those measures of Government which they ap- 
proved, and perhaps, also, feeUng that he had 
rendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be 
able acceptably to serve them, ungratefully dropped 
him, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. 

On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re- 
tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, tvio 
had died, and his only surviving child had been 
killed before his eyes by a railroad accident ; and his 
wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of 
ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The 
hour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left 
alone in the world, without wife or child. 

When the terrible Rebellion burst forth, which di- 
vided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr. 
Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he 
liad always cherished, and gave his sympathies to 
that pro-slavery party with which he had ever been 
allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice 
or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov- 
ernment. He continued to reside in Concord until 
the time of his death, which occurred in October, 
1869. He was one of the most genial and social of 
men, an honored communicant of the Episcopal 
Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen- 
erous to a fault, he conttibuted liberally for the al- 
leviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns- 
people were often gladened by his material bounty. 





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\MES BUCHANAN, the fif- 
l^j^teenth President of the United 
States, was born in a small 
frontier town, at the foot of the 
eastern ridge of the Allegha- 
nies, in Franklin Co., Penn., on 
the 23d of April, 1791. The place 
where the humble cabin of his 
father stood was called Stony 
atter. It was a wild and ro- 
mantic spot in a gorge of the moun- 
tains, with towering summits rising 
grandly all around. His father 
was a native of the north of Ireland ; 
a poor man, who had emigrated in 
1783, with little property save his 
own strong arms. Five years afterwards he married 
Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer, 
and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder- 
ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a 
clearing with his axe, and settled down there to per- 
form his obscure part in the drama of life. In this se- 
cluded home, where James was born, he remained 
for eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual 
advantages. When James was eight years of age, his 
father removed to the village of Mercersburg, where 
his son was placed at school, and commenced a 
course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His 
l)rogress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he 
entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de- 
veloped remarkable talent, and took his stand among 
the first scholars in the institution. His application 
*.o study was intense, and yet his native powers en- 



abled him to master the most abstruse subjects with 
facility. 

In the year 1809, he graduated with the highest 
honors of his class. He was then eighteen years of 
age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond ol 
athletic sport, an unerring shot, and enlivened with 
an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately 
commenced the study of law in the city of Lancaster, 
and was admitted to the bar in 1812, when he was 
but twenty-oiie years of age. Very rapidly he rose 
in his profession, and at once took undisputed stand 
with the ablest lawyers of the State. When but 
twenty-six years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc- 
cessfully defended before the State Senate 01 e of tiie 
judges of the State, who was tried upon articles of 
impeachment. At the age of thirty it was generally 
admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; and 
there was no lawyer in the State who had a more lu- 
crative practice. 

In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a 
candidate for Congress. He was elected, and for 
ten years he remained a member of the Lower House. 
During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally 
tried some important case. In i83r, he retired 
altogether from the toils of his profession, having ac- 
quired an ample fortune. 

Gen. Jackson, upon his elevation to the Presidency, 
appointed Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. The 
duties of his mission he performed with ability, which 
gave satisfaction to all parties. Upon his return, in 
1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States 
Senate. He there met, as his associates, Webster. 
Clay, Wright and Calhoun. He advocated the meas- 
ures proposed by President Jackson, of making repri- 



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sals against France, to enforce the payment of our 
claims against thai country; and defended the course 
of the President in his unprecedented and wholesale 
removal from office of those who were not the sup- 
porters of his administration. Upon this question he 
was brought into direct collision with Henry Clay. 
He also, with voice and vote, advocated expunging 
from the journal of the Senate the vote of censure 
against Gen. Jackson for removing the deposits. 
Earnestly he opposed the abolition of slavery in the 
District of Columbia, and urged the jirohibition of the 
circulation of anti-slavery documents by the United 
States mails. 

As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advo- 
cated that they should be respectfully received; and 
that the reply should be returned, that Congress had 
no power to legislate upon the subject. " Congress," 
said he, " might as well undertake to interfere with 
slavery under a foreign government as in any of the 
States where it now exists." 

U|:)on Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. 
Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, 
took his share of the responsibility in the conduct of 
the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that crossing 
the Nueces by the American troops into the disputed 
territory was not wrong, but for the Mexicans to cross 
the Rio Grande into that territory was a declaration 
of war. No candid man can read with pleasure the 
account of the course our Government pursued in that 
movement 

Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly with 
the party devoted to the perpetuation and extension 
of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind 
to bear against the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his 
cordial approval to the compromise measures of 1S50, 
which included tlie fugitive-slave law. Mr. Pierce, 
upon his election to the Presidency, honored Mr. 
Buchanan with the mission to England. 

In the year 1856, a national Democratic conven- 
tion nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. The 
political conflict was one of the most severe in which 
oir country has ever engaged. All the friends of 
slavery were on one side ; all the advocates of its re- 
striction and final abolition, on the other. Mr. Fre- 
mont, the candidate of the enemies of slavery, re- 
leived 114 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 
174, and was elected. The popular vote stood 
1,340,618, for Fremont, 1,224,750 for Buchanan. On 
March 4th, 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated. 

Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four 
years were wanting to fill up his threescore years and 
ten. His own friends, those with whom he had been 
allied in political principles and action for years, were 
seeking the destruction of the Government, that they 
might rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a 
nation whose corner-stone should be iiuman slavery. 
fn this emergency, Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly be- 
wildered He could not, with his long-avowed prin- 



ciples, consistently oppose the State-rights party in 
their assumptions. As President of the United States, 
bound by his oath faithfully to administer the laws, 
he could not, without perjury of the grossest kind, 
unite with those endeavoring to overthrow the repub- 
lic. He therefore did nothing. 

The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administration 
nominated Abraham Lincoln as their standard bearer 
in the next Presidential canvass. The pro-slaverv 
party declared, that if he were elected, and the con- 
trol of the Government were thus taken from their 
hands, they would secede from tlie Union, taking 
with them, as they retired, the National Capitol at 
Washington, and the lion's share of the territory of 
the United States. 

Mr. Buchanan's sympathy with the pro-slavery 
party was such, that he had been willing to offer them 
far more than they had ventured to claim. All the 
.South had professed to ask of the North was non- 
intervention upon the subject of slavery. Mr. Bu- 
chanan had been ready to offer them tlie active co- 
operation of the Government to defend and extend 
the institution. 

As the storm increased in violence, the slaveholders 
claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Buchanan avow- 
ing that Congress had no power to prevent it, one of 
the most pitiable exhibitions of governmental im- 
becility was exhibited the world has ever seen. He 
declared that Congress had no power to enforce its 
laws in any State which had withdrawn, or which 
was attempting to withdraw from the Union. This 
was not the doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, with 
his hand upon his sword-hilt, he exclaimed. "The 
Union must and shall be preserved!" 

South Carolina seceded in December, i860; nearlj' 
three months before the inauguration of President 
Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless despair. 
The rebel flag was raised in Charleston ; Fort Sumpter 
was besieged; our forts, navy-yards and arsenals 
were seized ; our depots of military stores were plun- 
dered ; and our custom-houses and post-offices were 
appropriated by the rebels. 

The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of our 
Executive, were alike marvelous. The Nation looked 
on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide away, 
and close the administration, so terrible in its weak- 
ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver- 
ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive the 
scepter. 

The administration of President Buchanan was 
certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- 
perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with 
pleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his fame, 
that in that dreadful conflict which roiled its billows 
of flame and blood over our whole land, no word came 
from his lips to indicate his wish that our countrv's 
banner should triumph over the flag of the rebellion. 
He died at his Wheatland retreat, June i, 1868. 




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BRAHAM LINCOLN, the 
sixteenth President of the 
J^United States, was born in 
Hardin Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 
1 809. About the year 1 7 80, a 
man by the name of Abraham 
^^ Lincohi left Virginia with his 
liinily and moved into tlie then 
wilds of Kentucky. Only two years 
.ifter this emigration, still a young 
man, while working one day in a 
field, was stealthily approached by 
an Lidian and shot dead. His widow 
was left in extreme poverty with five 
little children, three boys and two 
girls. Thomas, the youngest of the 
boys, was four years of age at his 
father's death. This Thomas was 
the father of Abraham Lincoln, the 
President of the United States 
whose name must henceforth fo'^ever be enrolled 
with the most prominent in the annals of our world. 
Of course no record has been kept of the life 
of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among 
the poorest of the poor. His home was a wretched 
log-cabin ; his food the coarsest and the meanest. 
Education he had none; he could never either read 
or write. As soon as he was able to do anything for 
himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his 
starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- 
.ess, wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him- 
self oat, and thus spent the whole of his youth as a 
laborer in the fields of others. 

When twenty-eight years of age he buill a log- 
cabin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the 
daughter of another family of poor Kentucky emi- 
grants, who had also come from Virginia. Their 
second child was Abraham Lincoln, the subject of 
this sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble 
woman, gentle, loving, pensive, created to adorn 
a palace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel. 
"All ihat I am, or hope to be," exclaims the grate- 
ful son "I owe to my angel-mother. 

When he was eight years of age, his father sold his 



cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana. Where 
two years later his mother died. 

Abraham soon became the scribe of the uneducated 
community around him. He could not have had u 
better school than this to teach him to put thoughts 
into words. He also became an eager reader. The 
books he could obtain were few ; but these he read 
and re-read until they were almost committed to 
memory. 

As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly family 
was the usual lot of humanity. Thi-re were joys and 
griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sister 
Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was mar- 
ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, and 
soon died. The family was gradually scattered. Mr. 
Thomas Lincoln sold out his squatter's claim in 1830, 
and emigrated to Macon Co., 111. 

Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age. 
With vigorous hands he aided his father in rearing 
another log-cabin. Abraham worked diligently at this 
until he saw the family comfortably settled, and their 
small lot of enclosed prairie planted with corn, when 
he announced to his father his intention to leave 
home, and to go out into the world and seek his for- 
tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril- 
liant that fortune was to be. He saw the value of 
education and was intensely earnest to improve his 
mind to the utmost of his power. He saw the ruin 
which ardent spirits were causing, and became 
strictly temperate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi- 
cating liquor to pass his lips. And he had read in 
God's word, " Thou shalt not take the name of the 
Lord thy God in vain;" and a profane expression he 
was never heard to utter. Religion he revered. His 
morals were pure, and he was uncontaminated by a 
single vice. 

Young Abraham worked for a time as a hired laborer 
among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield, 
where he was employed in building a large flat-boat. 
In this he took a herd of swine, floated them dowr^ 
tlie Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis- 
sissippi to New Orleans. Whatever Abraham Lin- 
coln undertook, he performed so faithfully as to giv^ 
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tare his employeis were so well pleased, that upon 

his return tney placed a store and mill under his care. 

In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he 
enlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He 
returned to Sangamon County, and although only 23 
years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but 
was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew 
Jackson the appointmentof Postmaster of New Salem, 
His only post-office was his hat. All the letters he 
received he carried there ready to deliver to those 
he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon 
made this his business. In 1834 he again became a 
candidate for the Legislature, and was elected Mr. 
Stuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He 
walked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of 
Mr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and 
began his legal studies. When the Legislature as- 
sembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back 
o.ie hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 
1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it 
was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 he re- 
moved to Springfield and began the practice of law. 
His success with the jury was so great that he was 
soon engaged in almost every noted case in the ciicuit. 

In 1854 the great discussion began between Mr. 
Lincoln and Mr. Douglas, on the slavery question. 
In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, 
in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became 
one of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's 
speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con- 
test in 1858 for a seat in the Senate, form a most 
notable part of his history. The issue was on the 
slavery question, and he took the broad ground of 
.he Declaration of Independence, that all men are 
created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con- 
test, but won a far higher prize. 

The great Republican Convention met at Chicago 
on the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and 
strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty- 
five thousand. An immense building called "The 
Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven- 
tion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes 
were thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame 
as a statesman had long filled the land, was the most 
orominent. It was generally supposed he would be 
the nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received 
the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then 
dream of the weary years of toil and care, and the 
bloody death, to which that nomination doomed him : 
and as little did he dream that he was to render services 
to his country, which would fi.\ upon him the eyes of 
the whole civilized world, and which would give him 
a place in the affections of his countrymen, second 
only, if second, to that of Washington. 

Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180 
electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, 
constitutionally elected President of the United States. 
The tirade of abuse that was poured upon this good 



and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was 
greater than upon any other man ever elected to this 
high position. In February, 1861, Mr. Lincoln started 
for Washington, stopping in all the large cities on his 
way making speeches. The whole journey was frought 
with much danger. Many of the Southern States had 
already seceded, and several attempts at assassination 
were afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti- 
more had arranged, upon his arrival to "get up a row," 
and in the confusion to make sure of his death with 
revolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled 
the plot. A secret and special train was provided to 
take him from Harrist'urg, through Baltimore, at an 
unexpected hour of the night. The train started at 
half-past ten ; and to prevent ai.y possible communi- 
cation on the part ot the Secessionists with their Con- 
federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train had 
started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln 
reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated, 
although great anxiety was felt by all loyal people. 

In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave 
to Mr Seward the Department of State, and to other 
prominent opponents before the convention he gave 
important positions. 

During no other administration have the duti,es 
devolving upon the President been so manifold, and 
the responsibilities so great, as those which fell to 
the lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and 
feeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in 
his own strength to cope with, the difficulties, he 
learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in 
determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his 
trials, bo*h personal and national. Contrary to his 
own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the 
most courageous of men. He went directly into the 
rebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, 
with no guard but a few sailors. From the tim<; he 
had left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had leen 
made for his assassination, and he at last fell a v ctim 
to one of them. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. C rant, 
was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theatev. It 
was announced that they would Le present. Gen. 
Grant, however, left the city. President Liner , feel- 
ing, witli his cliaracteristic kindliness of h' , that 
it would be a disappointment if he should them, 

very reluctantly consented to go. While li. liiig to 
the play an actor by the name of John \Vill Booth 
entered the box where the President and fn '.y were 
seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. I- iied the 
next morning at seven o'clock. 

Never before, in the history of the world was a nation 
plunged into such deep grief by the death of its ruler. 
Strong men met in the streets and wept in speechless 
anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was 
in tears. His was a life which will fitly '^^come a 
model. His name as the savior of his cr ntr/ ■will 
live with that of Washington's, its father; h.„ cf^\ ntry- 
men being unable to decide which is tV>f greater. 




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"1 NDREW JOHNSON, seven- 
fi>) teenth President of the United 
States. The early life of 
Andrew Johnson contains but 
the record of poverty, destitu- 
tion and friendlessness. He 
i/ WIS born December 29, 1808, 
in Raleigh, N. C. His parents, 
belonging to the class of the 
"poor whites " of the South, were 
in such circumstances, that they 
could not confer even the slight- 
est advantages of education upon 
their child. When Andrew was five 
years of age, his father accidentally 
lost his life while herorically endeavoring to save a 
friend from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew 
was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by the 
labor of his mother, who obtained her living with 
her own hands. 

He then, having never attended a school one day, 
and being unable either to read or write, was ap- 
prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman 
was in the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- 
ally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often 
read from the speeches of distinguished British states- 
men. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more 
than ordinary native ability, became much interested 
in these speeches ; his ambition was roused, and he 
was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. 

He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and 
with the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen, 
learned his letters. He then called upon the gentle- 
man to borrow the book of speeches. The owner, 



pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the boo/. 
but assisted him in learning to combine the letter." 
into words. Under such difficulties he pressed 3.- 
ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve hours 
at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest 
and recreation to devote such time as he could to 
reading. 

He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at 
Greenville, where he married a young lady who p^s 
sessed some education. Under her instructions he 
learned to write and cipher. He became prominent 
in the village debating society, and a favorite with 
the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or- 
ganized a working man's party, which elected him 
alderman, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which 
position he held three years. 

He now began to take a lively interest in political 
affairs; identifying himself with the working-classes, 
to which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a 
member of the House of Representatives of Tennes- 
see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. 
He became a very active member of the legislature, 
gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and :r: 
1840 " stumped the State," advocating Martin "'an 
Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thosv 
of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired mud: 
readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased 
his reputation. 

In 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he 
was elected a member of Congress, and by successive 
elections, held that important post for ten years. In 
1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and 
was re-elected in 1855. In all these resixansible posi- 
tions, he discharged his duties with distinguished abi. 



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ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work- 
ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected 
United States Senator. 

Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated 
the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his 
reason, that he thought this annexation would prob- 
ably prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable 
sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, 
and become merged in a population congenial to 
themselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- 
promise measures, the two essential features of which 
were, that the white people of the Territories should 
be permitted to decide for themselves whether they 
would enslave the colored people or not, and that 
the *"ree States of the North should return to the 
South persons who attempted to escape from slavery. 

Mr. Johnson was neverashamedof his lowly origin: 
on the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that 
he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir," 
said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget 
that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that Adam 
was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav- 
ior was the son of a carpenter." 

In the Charleston- Baltimore convention of 181,0, ae 
was the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the 
Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South- 
irn Democracy became apparent, he took a decided 
stand in favor of the Union, and held that " slavery 
must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever 
cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly 
imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of 
Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the 
Union, President Lincoln, on March 4th, 1862, ap- 
pointed him Military Governor of the State, and he 
established the most stringent military rule. His 
numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In 

1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United 
States, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 

1865, became President. In a speech two days later 
he said, " The American people must be taught, if 
Zhey do not already feel, that treason is a crime and 
must be punished ; that the Government will not 
always bear with its enemies ; that it is strong not 
Duly to protect, but to punish. * * The people 
must understand that it (treason) is the blackest of 
crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole 
administration, the history of which is so well known, 
was in utter iaconsistency with, and the most violent 



opposition to. the principles laid down in that speech. 

In his loose policy of reconstruction and general 
amnesty, he was opposed by Congress ; and he char- 
acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly 
defied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In 
the beginnirig of 1868, on account of "high crimes 
and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the 
removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten- 
ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre- 
ferred against him, and the trial began March 23. 

It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three 
months. A test article of the impeachment was at 
length submitted to the court for its action. It was 
certain that as the court voted upon that article so 
would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced 
the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was neces- 
sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac- 
quitted, notwithstanding the great majority against 
him. The change of one vote from the 7Wt guilty 
side would have sustained tiie impeachment. 

The President, for the remainder of his term, was 
but little regarded. He continued, though impotently, 
his conflict with Congress. His own party did not 
think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- 
dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- 
alleled since the days of Washington, around the name 
of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. 
The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the 
President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was 
there presented to a man a better opportunity to im- 
mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a 
nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home 
in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in 
politics until 1875. On Jan. 26, after an exciting 
struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- 
nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- 
gress, and took his seat in that body, at the special 
session convened by President Grant, on the 5 th of 
March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the e.x-President 
made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter 
Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was 
apparently in his usual vigorous health, but on reach- 
ing the residence of his child the following day, was 
stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. 
He rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at 
2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- 
eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, 
with every demonstration of respect. 




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LYSSES S. GRANT, the 
^hteenth President of the 
■i^^''' L'liited States, was born on 
tlie 2gth of April, 1822, of 
Christian parents, in a humble 
home, at Point Pleasant, on the 
banks of the Ohio. Shortly after 
his father moved to George- 
town, Brown Co., O. In this re- 
mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses 
received a common-school edu- 
cation. At the age of seven- 
teen, in the year 1839, he entered 
the Military Academy at West 
Point. Here he was regarded as a 
solid, sensible young man of fair abilities, and of 
sturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank 
as a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about the 
middle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in- 
fantry to one of the distant military posts in the Mis- 
souri Territory. Two years he past in these dreary 
solitudes, watching the vagabond and e-xasperating 
Indians. 

The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was 
sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His first 
battle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here 
for the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor at 
Resaca de la Palma, his second battle. At the battle 
of Monterey, his third engagement, it is said that 
he performed a signal service of daring and skillful 
horsemanship. His brigade had exhausted its am- 
munition. A messenger must be sent for more, along 
a route exposed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut. 
Grant, adopting an expedient learned of the Indians, 
grasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one 
side of the aniri^al, ran the gauntlet in entire safety. 



From Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantry, 
10 aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. In 
preparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he 
was appointed quartermaster of his regiment. At the 
battle of Molino del Rey, he was promoted to a 
first lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha- 
pultepec. 

At the close of the Me-xican War, Capt. Grant re- 
turned with his regiment to New York, and was again 
sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The 
discovery of gold in California causing an immense 
tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt. 
Grant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in 
Oregon, for the protection of the interests of the im- 
migrants. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt. 
Grant resigned his commission and returned to the 
States; and having married, entered upon the cultiva- 
tion of a small farm near St. Louis, Mo. He had but 
little skill as a farmer. Finding his toil not re- 
munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering into 
the leather business, with a younger brother, at Ga- 
lena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings 
of the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears 
of Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said, — 
"Uncle Sam has educated me for the army; though 
I have served him through one war, I do not feel that 
I have yet repaid the debt. I am still ready to discharge 
my obligations. I shall therefore buckle on my sword 
and see Uncle Sam through this war too." 

He went into the streets, raised a company of vol- 
unteers, and led them as their captain to Springfield, 
the capital of the State, where their services were 
offered to Gov. Yates. The Governor, impressed by 
the zeal and straightforward executive ability of Capt. 
Grant, gave him a desk in his office, to assist in the 
volunteer organization that was being formed in the 
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UL YSSES S. GRA NT. 



June, J 86 1, Capt. Grant received a commission as 
Colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Vol- 
unteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who 
had served for 15 years in the regular army, were such 
that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier- 
General and was placed in command at Cairo. The 
rebels raised their banner at Paducah, near the mouth 
of the Tennessee River. Scarcely had its folds ap- 
peared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The 
rebels fled. Their banner fell, and the star and 
stripes were unfurled in its stead. 

He entered the service with great determination 
and immediately began active duty. This was the be- 
ginning, and until the surrender of Lee at Richmond 
he was ever pushing the enemy with great vigor and 
effectiveness. At Belmont, a few days later, he sur- 
prised and routed the rebels, then at Fort Henry 
won another victory. Then came the brilliant fight 
at Fort Donelson. The nation was electrified by the 
victory, and the brave leader of the boys in blue was 
immediately made a Major-General, and the military 
district of Tennessee was assigned to him. 

Like all great captains. Gen. Grant knew well how 
to secure the results of victory. He immediately 
pushed on to the enemies' lines. Then came the 
terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the 
siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. Pemberton made an 
unconditional surrender of the city with over thirty 
thousand men and one-hundred and seventy-two can- 
non. The fall of Vicksburg was by far the most 
severe blow which the rebels liad thus far encountered, 
and opened up the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf. 

Gen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with 
Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro- 
ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from 
his horse, and received severe injuries, from which he 
was laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid 
of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and 
by a wonderful series of strategic and technical meas- 
ures put tlie Union Army in fighting condition. Then 
followed the bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout 
Mountain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels 
were routed witli great loss. This won for him un- 
bounded praise in the North. On the 4th of Febru- 
ary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant- 
general, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant. 
He repaired to Washington to receive his credentials 
and enter upon \hf duties of his new office. 



Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge of 
the army to concentrate the widely-dispersed National 
troops for an attack upon Richmond, the nominal 
capital of the Rebellion, and endeavor there to de- 
stroy the rebel armies which would be promptly as- 
sembled from all quarters for its defence. The whole 
continent seemed to tremble under the tramp of these 
majestic armies, rushing to the decisive battle field. 
Steamers were crowded with troops. Railway trains 
were burdened with closely packed thousands. His 
plans were comprehensive and involved a series of 
campaigns, which were executed with remarkable en- 
ergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur- 
render of Lee, April 9, 1865. 

The war was ended. The Union was saved. The 
almost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen. 
Grant to be the most prominent instrument in its sal- 
vation. The eminent services he had thus rendered 
the country brought him conspicuously forward as the 
Republican candidate for the Presidential chair. 

At the Republican Convention held at Chicago, 
May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the 
Presidency, and at the autumn election received a 
majority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294 
electoral votes. 

The National Convention of the Republican party 
which met at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, 1872, 
placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term 
by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati- 
cally indorsed by the people five months later, 292 
electoral votes being cast for him. 

Soon after the close of his second term, Gen. Grant 
started upon his famous trip around the world. He 
visited almost every country of the civilized world, 
and was everywhere received with such ovations 
aild demonstrations of respect and honor, private 
as well as public and official, as were never before 
bestowed upon any citizen of the United States. 

He was the most prominent candidate before the 
Republican National Convention in 1880 for a re- 
nomination for President. He went to New York and 
embarked in the brokerage business under the firm 
nameof Grant & Ward. The latter proved a villain, 
wrecked Grant's fortune, and for larceny was sent to 
the penitentiary. The General was attacked with 
cancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like 
manner, never complaining. He vkfas re-instated as 
General of the Army and retired by Congress. The 
cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23, 
1885, the nation went in mourning over the death of 
the illustrious General. 




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NI]>iETEENTH PRESIDENT. 





UA RUTHERi:ORB B. HAYES, m 






^ UTHERFORD B. HAYES, 
f^ the nineteenth President of 
"the United States, was born in 
Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- 
most three months after the 
■^ death of his father, Rutherford 
Ilayes. His ancestry on both 
the paternal and maternal sides, 
was of the most honorable char- 
acter. It can be traced, it is said, 
as far back as 1280, when Hayes and 
Rutherford were two Scottish chief- 
tains, lighting side by side with 
Baliol, William Wallace and Robert 
Bruce. Both families belonged to the 
nobility, owned extensive estates, 
and had a large following. Misfor- 
tune ovi:r making the family, George Hayes left Scot- 
land in i6!!o, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son 
George wa^ born in Windsor, and remained there 
during his liJe. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- 
ried Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of his mar- 
riage until hJs death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, 
son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac- 
turer of scythej at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, 
son of Ezekiel awd grandfather of President Hayes, was 
born in New Haven, in August, 1756. He was a farmer, 
blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to 
Vermont at an unknown date, settling in Brattleboro, 
where he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth- 
erford Hayes the father of President Hayes, was 



born. He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia 
Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi- 
grated thither from Connecticut, they having been 
among the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich. 
Her ancestry on the male side are traced back to 
1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders 
of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers 
in the Revolutionary War. 

The father of President Hayes was an industrious, 
frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me. 
chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stock- 
ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to 
undertake. He was a member of the Church, active 
in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con- 
ducted his business on Christian principles. After 
the close of the war of i8t2, for reasons inexplicable 
to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. 

The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day, 
when there were no canals, steamers, nor railways, 
was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was 
first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter- 
mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived 
in 1817. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial 
fever, less than three months before the birth of the 
son, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be- 
reavement, found the support she so much needed in 
her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the 
household from the day of its departure from Ver- 
mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted 
some time before as an act of charity. 

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subject of this sketch was so feeble at birtli that he 
was not expected to live beyond a month or two at 
most. As the months went by he grew weaker and 
weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in- 
quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died 
iast night." On one occasion a neighbor, who was on 
familiar terms with the family, after alluding to the 
boy's big head, and the mother's assiduous care of 
nim, said in a bantering way, " That's right! Stick to 
him. You have got him along so far, and I shouldn't 
wonder if he would really come to something yet." 

" You need not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. "You 
;vait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him 
President of the United States yet." The boy lived, 
in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy 
death; and when, in 1825, his older brother was 
drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his 
mother. 

The boy was seven years old before he went to 
school. His education, however, was not neglected. 
He probably learned as much from his mother and 
sister as he would have done at school. His sports 
were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being 
his sister and her associates. These circumstances 
tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- 
sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings 
of others, which are marked traits of his character. 

His uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest 
in his education; and as the boy's health had im- 
proved, and he was making good progress in his 
studies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre- 
paration commenced with a tutor at home; but he 
was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the 
Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- 
tered Kenyon College in 1838,31 the age of sixteen, 
and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. 

Immediately after his graduation he began the 
study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., 
in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in 
Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter 
the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re- 
mained two years. 

In 1845, after graduatmg at the Law School, he was 
admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly 
afterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law 
with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- 
mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice, 
and apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro- 
fession. 

In 1849 he moved to Cincmnati, where his ambi- 
tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- 
ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at 
this period, had a powerful influence upon his subse- 
t;uent life. One of these was his marrage with Miss 
Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of 
Chilicothe; the other was his introduction to the Cin- 
cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its 
members such meri as'^hief Justice Salmon P. Chase, 



Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many 
others hardly less distinguished in after life. The 
marriage was a fortunate one in every respect, as 
everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of our 
Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced 
and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did 
more than she to reflect honor upon American woman- 
hood. The Literary Cluu brought Mr. Hayes into 
constant association with young men of high char- 
acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the 
qualities so long hidden by his bashfulness and 
modesty. 

In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge of 
the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac- 
cept the nomination. Two years later, the office of 
city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council 
elected him for the unexpired term. 

In 1861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was at 
the zenith of his professional life. His rank at the 
bar was among the the first. But the news of the 
attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take up 
arms for the defense of his counlr)'. 

His military record was bright and illustrious. In 
October, 186 1, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and 
in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio 
regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades 
and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he 
was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle 
of South Mountain he received a wound, and while 
faint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude 
that won admiration from all. 

Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after 
his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed 
in command of the celebrated Kanawha division, 
and for gallant and meritorious services in the battles 
of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was 
promoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevet' ed 
Major-General, "forgallnnt and distinguished strvices 
during the campaigns of 1864, in West Virginia." In 
the course of his arduous services, four horses were 
shot from under him, and he was wounded four times. 

In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from 
the Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem- 
ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, 
and after his election was importuned to resign his 
commission in the army ; but he finally declared, " I 
shall never come to Washington until I can come by 
the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1S66. 

Ir. 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, 
over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a popular Democrat. 
In i86g was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. 
He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. 

In 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub- 
lican Party in the Presidential contest, and after a 
hard long contest was chosen President, and was in 
augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his 
full term, not, hcwever, with satisfaction to his party, 
but his admitrvstration was an average o.n=. 



TiVENTIETH PRESIDENT. 



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AMES A. GARFIELD, twen- 
tieth President of the United 
States, was born Nov. ig, 
1831, in the woods of Orange, 
Cuyahoga Co., O His par- 
eats were Abram and Ehza 
(Ballou) Garfield, both of New 
England ancestry and from fami- 
lies well known in the early his- 
■"l, tory of that section of our coun- 
try, but had moved to the Western 
Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle- 
ment. 

The house in which James A. was 
born was not unlike the houses of 
poor Ohio farmers of that day. It 
..ds about 20x30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be- 
.ween the logs filled with clay. His father was a 
.iard working farmer, and he soon had his fields 
cleared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built. 
The household comprised the father and mother and 
heir four children — Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and 
"ames. In May, 1823, the father, from a cold con- 
.racted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At 
ihis time James was about eighteen months old, and 
Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can 
tell how much James was indebted to his biother's 
toil and self sacrifice during the twenty years suc- 
ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly verj' 
much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- 
lers live in Solon, O., near their birthplace. 

The early educational advantages young Garfield 
enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of 
them. He labored at farm work for others, did car- 
penter work, chopped wood, or did anything that 
would bring in a few dollars to aid his widowed 
mother in he' struggles to keep the little family to- 



gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his 
origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug- 
gling childhood, youth and manhood, neither did tht.'y 
ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor, 
the humblest fiiend of his boyhood was as kindly 
greeted as ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the 
sympathy of one who had known all the bitterness 
of want and the sweetness of bread earned by the 
sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, plain, 
modest gentleman. 

The highest ambition of young Garfield until he 
was about sixteen years old was to be a captain of 
a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard 
a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She 
finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with the 
understanding, however, that he should try to obtain 
some other kind of employment. He walked all the 
way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city. 
After making many applications for work, and trying 
to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting with 
success, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos 
Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. He re- 
mained at this work but a short time when he went 
home, and attended the seminary: at Chester for 
about three years, when he entered Hiram and the 
Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in 
the meantime, and doing other work. This school 
was started by the Disciples of Christ in 1850, of 
which church he was then a member. He became 
janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way. 
He then became both teacher and pupil. He soon 
" exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the 
fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which 
he graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest hon- 
ors of his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram 
College as its President. As above stated, he early 
united with the Christian or Diciples Church at 
Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem- 
ber, often preaching in its pulpit and places where 
he happened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, President of 
Yale College, says of him in reference to hisreliaion: 



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JAMES A. GARFIELD. 



" President Garfield was more than a man of 
strong moral and religious convictions. His whole 
history, from boyhood to the last, shows that duty to 
man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and 
faith and spiritual commission were controlling springs 
of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In 
my judgment there is no more interesting feature of 
his character than his loyal allegiance to the body of 
Christians in which he was trained, and the fervent 
sympathj' which he ever showed in their Christian 
communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty 
and noble who are called' show a similar loyalty to 
the less stately and cultured Christian comnmnions 
in which they have been reared. Too often it is true 
that as they step upward in social and political sig- 
nificance they step upward from one degree to 
another in some of the many types of fashionable 
Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the 
church of his mother, the church in which he was 
trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an 
evangelist, and yet with the largest and most unsec- 
tarian charity for all 'who love our Lord in sincerity.'" 

Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss 
Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. 1 1, 1858, who proved herself 
worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved and 
mourned. To them were born seven children, five of 
whom are still living, four boys and one girl. 

Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856, 
in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three 
years later he began to speak at county mass-meet- 
ings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he 
was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio 
Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, 
and in 1861 was admitted to the bar. The great 
Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year, 
and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had 
talked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re- 
ceived his commission as Lieut.-Colonel of the Forty- 
second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 
14,1861. He was immediately put into active ser- 
vice, and before he had ever seen a gun fired in action, 
was placed in command of four regiments of infantry 
and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the 
work of driving out of his native State the officer 
(Humphrey Marshall) reputed to be the ablest of 
those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given 
to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed- 
ily accomplished, although against great odds. Pres- 
ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him 
Brigadier-General, Jan. 10, 1862; and as "he had 
been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years 
before, so now he was the youngest General in the 
army." He was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloh, 
in its operations around Corinth and its march through 
Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of the 
General Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John 
Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose- 
crans, and was assigned to the " Chief of Staff" 

The militar)' history of Gen. Garfield closed with 



his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he won 
the stars of the Major-General. 

Without an effort on his part Gew Garfield was 
elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the 
Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio 
had been represented in Congress for si.xty years 
mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshua 
R. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he 
resigned his place in the army. At the time he en- 
tered Congress he was the youngest member in that 
body. Ther^ he remained by successive re- 
elections until he was elected President in 1880. 
Of his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Since 
the year 1864 you cannot think of a question which 
has been debated in Congress, or discussed before a 
tribunel of the American people, in regard to which 
you will not find, if you wish mstruction, the argu- 
ment on one side stated, in almost every instance 
better than by anybody else, in some speech made in 
the House of Representatives or on the hustings by 
Mr. Garfield." 

UfMn Jan. 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elected to 
the U. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of the 
same year, was nominated as the candidate of his 
party for President at the great Chicago Convention. 
He was elected in the following November, and on 
March 4, i88t, was inaugurated. Probably no ad- 
ministration ever opened its existence under brighter 
auspices than that of President Garfield, and every 
day it grew in favor with the people, and by the first 
of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre- 
liminary work of his administration and was prepar- 
ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams 
College. While on his way and at the depot, in com- 
pany with Secretary Blaine, a man stepped behind 
him, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back. 
The President tottered and fell, and as he did so the 
assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the 
left coat sleeve of his victim, l)ut in.licting no further 
injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was 
" the shot that was heard round the world " Never 
before in the history of the Nation had anything oc- 
curred which so nearly froze the blood of the people 
for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit- 
ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and 
was at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty 
days, all during the hot months of July and August, 
he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained 
master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent 
bearing was teaching the country and the world the 
noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the 
very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass- 
ingly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept. 
19, 1883, at Elberon, N. J , on the very bank of the 
ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The 
world wept at his death, as it never had done on the 
death of any other man who had ever lived upon it. 
The murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe- 
cuted, in one year after he committed the foui deed. 



TWEISITY. FIRST PRESIDENT. 



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HESTER A. ARTHUR, 

twenty-first Presi-^.^m of the 

United States was born in 

Fianklin Cour ty, Vermont, on 

thefifthofOc'ober, 1830, and is 

the oldest of a family of two 

sons and five daughters. His 

father was the Rev. Dr. William 

Arthur, aBaptistcJ',rgyman,who 

emigrated to tb.s country from 

the county Antrim, Ireland, in 

his 1 8th year, and died in 1875, in 

Newtonville, neai Albany, after a 

long and successful ministry. 

Young Arthur was educated at 
Union College, S( henectady, where 
he excelled in all his studies. Af- 
ter his graduation he taught school 
¥^ in Vermont for two years, and at 
Ss the expiration cf that time came to 
New York, with $500 in his pocket, 
and entered the office of ex-Judge 
W^ E. D. Culver as student. After 
' being admitted to the bar he formed 
3. partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, 
Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing 
in the West, and for three months they roamed about 
in the Western States in search of an eligible site, 
but in the end returned to New York, where they 
hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success- 
ful career almost from the start. General Arthur 
soon afterward niajppd the daughter of Lieutenant 



Herndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at 
sea- Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in 
recognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- 
sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthur's 
nomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two 
children. 

Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity 
in his first great case, the Tamous Lemmon suit, 
brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had 
been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior 
Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon. 
athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with 
his slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when 
they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided 
that they could not be held by the owner under the 
Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from 
the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the 
Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal, 
Wm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed 
to represent the People, and they won their case, 
which then went to the Supreme Court of the United 
States. Charles O'Conor -here espoused the cause 
of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs 
Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward 
the emancipation of the black race. 

Another great service was rendered by General 
Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings, 
a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth 
Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. 
General Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a 
verdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa- 
ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride 
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CHESTER A. ARTHUR. 



followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- 
nue Company ran a few special cars for colored per- 
sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. 

General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention 
at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. 
Previous to the war he was Judge-Advocate of the 
Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov- 
ernor Morgan, of that State, appointed hmi Engineer- 
in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec- 
tor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas- 
ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered 
great service to the Government during the war. At 
the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the 
practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr. 
Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney 
of New York, was added to the firm. The legal prac- 
tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra- 
tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able 
lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if 
not indeed one of national extent. 

He always took a leading part in State and city 
politics. He was appointed Collector of the Port of 
New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc- 
ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July, 
?o, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. 

Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential 
ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous 
National Republican Convention held at Chicago in 
June, 1880. This was perhaps the greatest political 
convention that ever assembled on the continent. It 
was composed of the 'wading politicians of the Re- 
publican party, all able men, and each stood firm and 
fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their 
respective candidates that were before the conven- 
tion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re- 
ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur 
for Vice-President. The, campaign which followed 
was one of the most animated known in the history of 
our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of 
the Democratic party, was a popular man, and his 
party made a valiant fight for his election. 

Finally the election came and the country's choice 
.vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated 
xVlarch 4, 1881, as President and Vice-President. 
A few months only had passed ere the newly chosen 
President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then 
came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of 
anxious suspense, when the hearts of all civilized na- 



tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re- 
covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- 
able patience that he manifested during those hours 
and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf- 
fering man has often been called upon to endure, was 
seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- 
like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. 
Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to his 
credit that his every action displayed only an earnest 
desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to 
serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- 
ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested 
in deed or look of this man, even though the most 
honored position in the world was at any moment 
likely to fall to him. 

At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- 
field from further suffering, and the world, as never 
before in its history over the death of any other 
man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty of 
the Vice President to assume the responsibilities of 
the high office, and he took the oath in New York, 
Sept. 20, 1881. The position was an embarrassing 
one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all 
eyes were on him, anxious to know what he would do, 
what policy he would pursue, and who he would se- 
lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been 
greatly neglected during the President's long illness, 
and many important measures were to be immediately 
decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he 
did not fail to realize under what circumstances he 
became President, and knew the feelings of many on 
this point. Under these trying circumstances President 
Arthur took the reins of the Government in his own 
hands ; and, as embarrassing as were the condition of 
affairs, he happily surprised the nation, acting so 
wisely that but few criticised his administration. 
He served the nation well and faithfully, until the 
close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was 
a popular candidate before his party for a second 
term. His name was ably presented before the con- 
vention at Chicago, and was received with great 
favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity 
of one of the opposing candidates, he would have 
been selected as the standard-bearer of his party 
for another campaign. He retired to private life car- 
rying with him the best wishes of the American peo- 
ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactory 
to them and with credit to himself. 




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TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- 
LAND, thetwenty-second Pres- 
ident of the United States, was 
horn in 1837, in the obscure 
town of Caldwell, Essex Co., 
N. J., and in a little two-and-a- 
half-story white house which is still 
standing, characteristically to mark 
the humble birth-place of one of 
America's great men in striking con- 
trast with the Old World, where all 
men high in office must be high in 
origin and born :n the cradle of 
wealth. When the subject of this 
sketch was three years of age, his 
father, who was a Presbyterian min- 
ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved, 
by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to 
Fayetteville, in search of an increased income and a 
larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most 
straggling of country villages, about five miles from 
Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. 

At the last mentioned place young Grover com- 
menced going to school in the " good, old-fashioned 
way," and presumably distinguished himself after the 
manner of all village boys, in doing the things he 
ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of 
all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he 
arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the 
capacity of the village school and e.xpressed a most 



emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this 
his father decidedly objected. Academies in those 
days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to 
become self-supporting by the quickest possible 
means, and this at that time in Fayetteville seemed 
to be a position in a country store, where his father 
and the large family on his hands had considerable 
influence. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services 
the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to 
receive $roo the second year. Here the lad com- 
menced his career as salesman, and in two years he 
had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness 
that his employers desired to retain him for an in- 
definite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex- 
hibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or 
eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. 
But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- 
ville, he went with the family in their removal to 
Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a 
high school. Here he industriously pursued his 
studies until the family removed with him to a point 
on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a 
village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, 
N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching 
but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, 
and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a 
small salary, the position of " under-teacher " in an 
asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two 
years, and although he obtained a good reputation in 
this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not liis 



S. GROVE R CLEVELAND. 



calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, 
he left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going 
to a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as 
there was some charm in that name for him; but 
before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to 
isk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted 
stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not 
speak enthusiastically. " What is it you want to do, 
my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study 
law," was the reply. " Good gracious ! " remarked 
ihe old gentleman ; " do you, indeed ? What ever put 
that into your head? How much money have you 
got.*" '"Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got 
anw. ■' 

After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a 
place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a 
year, while he could "look around." One day soon 
afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, 
Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told them what he 
wanted. A number of young men were already en- 
gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and 
ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and 
have the use of the law library, for the nominal sum 
of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for 
his board and washing. The walk to and from his 
uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although 
the first winter was a memorably severe one, his 
shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had 
none — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. 
On the first day of his service here, his senior em- 
ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him 
with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's 
where they all begin." A titter ran around the little 
circle of clerks and students, as they thought that 
was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; 
but indue time he mastered that cumbersome volume. 
Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland 
exhibited a talent for executiveness rather than for 
chasing principles through all their metaphysical 
possibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do 
t," was practically his motto. 

The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was 
elected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in 
which Buffalo is situated; and in such capacity it fell 
to his duty to inflict capital punishment upon two 
criminals. \n 1881 he was elected Mayor of the 
City of Buffalo, on the Democratic ticket, with es- 
pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms 



in the administration of the municipal affairs of that 
city. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his 
performance of duty has generally been considered 
fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- 
reted out and magnified during the last Presidential 
campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in 
a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniqui- 
tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time for 
plain speech, and my objection to your action shall 
be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of 
a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme 
to betray the interests of the people and to worse 
than squander the people's money." The New York 
Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- 
land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there- 
upon recommended him for Governor of the Empire 
State. To the latter office he was elected in 1882, 
and his administration of the affairs of State was 
generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if 
any, were made very public throughout the nation 
after he was nominated for President of the United 
States. For this high office he was nominated July 
II, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at 
Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F. 
Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, 
Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he 
was elected by the people, by a majority of about a 
thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- 
lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- 
land resigned his office as Governor of New York in 
January, 18S5, in order to prepare for his duties as 
the Chief Executive of the United States, in which 
capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th of 
March, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selected 
the following gentlemen: For Secretary of State, 
Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the 
Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York ; Secretary 
of War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts ; 
Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New 
York ; Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. Lamar, of 
Mississippi; Postmaster-General, William F". Vilas, 
of Wisconsin ; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of 
Arkansas. 

The silver question precipitated a controversy be- 
tween those who were in favor of the continuance of 
silver coinage and those who were opposed, Mr. 
Cleveland answering for the latter, even before his 
inauguration. 





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ONJAMIN HARRISON, the 
V , twenty-third President, is 
! fW^ the descendant of one of the 
historical families of this 
country. The head of the 
family was a Major General 
Harrison, one of Oliver 
Cromwell's trusted follow- 
i and fighters. In the zenith of Crom- 
well's power it became the duty of this 
Harrison to participate in the trial of 
Charles I, and afterward to sign the 
death warrant of the king. He subse- 
quently paid for this with his life, being 
hung Oct. 13, 16G0. His descendants 
came to America, and the nest of the 
family that appears in history is Benja- 
r::in Harrison, of Virginia, great-grand- 
father of the subject of this sketch, and 
after whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison 
was a member of the Continental Congress during 
the years 1 774-5-6, and was one of the original 
signers of the Declaration of Independence. He 
was three times elected Governor of Virginia. 
Gen William Henry Harrison, the son of the 



distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a suc- 
cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, 
and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- 
western Territory, was elected President of the 
United States in 1840. His career was cut short 
by death within one month after his inauguration. 
President Harrison was born at North Bend, 
Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. f?0, 1833. His life up to 
the time of his graduation by the Miami University, 
at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- 
try lad of a family of small means. His father was 
able to give him a good education, and nothing 
more. He became engaged while at college to tho 
daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo! 
at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- 
ter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin 
cinnati and then read law for two years. At tht 
expiration of that time young Harrison receivsd th": 
only inheritance of his life ; his aunt dying left him 
a lot valued at $800. He regarded this legacy as a 
fortune, and decided to get married at once, taks 
this money and go to some Eastern town an:' be- 
gin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with 
the money in his pocket, he started out mta his 
young wife to fight for a place in the world. Ee 



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BENJAMIN HARRISON. 



decided to go to Indianapolis, which was even at 
ili:it time a town of promise. He met with slight 
encouragement at first, making scarcely anything 
the first j-ear. He worked diligentl}', applying him- 
self closely to his calling, built up an extensive 
practice and took a leading rank in the legal pro- 
I'ession. He is the father of two children. 

In 1860 Mr. Harrison was nominated for the 
position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be- 
gan his experience as a stump speaker. He can- 
vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a 
handsome majority. In 1802 he raised the 17th 
Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His 
regiment was composed of the rawest of material, 
but Col. Harrison employed all his time at first 
mastering military tactics and drilling his men, 
when he therefore came to move toward the E.ast 
with Sherman his regiment was one of the best 
drilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he 
especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery 
at Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen- 
eral, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most 
complimentary terms. 

During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field 
he Supreme Court declared the office of tlie Su- 
preme Court Reporter vacant, and another person 
was elected to the position. From the time of leav- 
ir^ Indiana with his regiment until the fall of 1864 
he had .taken no leave of absence, but having been 
nominated that year for the same office, he got a 
thirty-day leave of absence, and during tliat time 
made a brilliant canvass of the State, and was elected 
for another term. He then started to rejoin Sher- 
man, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet 
iever, and after a most trjing siege made his way 
to the front in time to participate in the closing 
incidents of the war. 

In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined c re-election as 
j«porter, and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 
£e was a candidate for Governor. Although de- 
'eated, the brilliant campaign he made won for him 
a National reputation, and he was much sought, es- 
pecia^.y in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, 
dS usual, he took an active part in the campaign, 
iind ws,' elected to the United States Senate. Here 
ce served six years, and was known as one of the 
ablest men, best lawyers and strongest debaters in 



that body. With the expiration of his Senatorial 
term he returned to the practice of his profession, 
becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in 
the State. 

The political campaign of 1888 was one of the 
most memorable in the history of our country. The 
convention which assembled in Chicago in June and 
named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer 
of the Republican party, was great in every partic- 
ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as- 
sumed ujioa the vital questions of the day, chief 
among which was the tariff, awoke a deep interest 
in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly 
after the nomination delegations began to visit Mr. 
Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move- 
ment became popular, and from all sections of the 
country societies, clubs and delegations journeyed 
thither to pay their respects to the distinguished 
statesman. The popularity of these was greatly 
increased on account of the remarkable speeches 
made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke dail}' all through 
the summer and autumn to these visiting delega- 
tions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were 
liis speeches that they at once placed him in the 
foremost rank of American orators and statesmen. 

On account of his eloquence as a speaker and his 
power as a debater, he was called upon at an un- 
commonly early age to take part in the discussion 
of the great questions thai then began to agitate 
the country. He was an uncompromising ant: 
slavery man, and was matched against some of the 
most eminent Democratic speakers of his State. 
No man who felt the touch of his blade desired to 
be pitted with him again. With all his eloq"ence 
as an orator he never spoke for oratorical effect, 
but his words alwaj's went like bullets to the mark 
He is purely American in his ideas and is a spier 
did type of the American statesman. Gifted witl^ 
quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, 
he is one of the most distinguished impromptu 
speakers in the Nation. Many of these speeches 
sparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained 
arguments of greatest weight. Many of his terse 
statements have already become aphorisms. Origi- 
nal in thought, precise in logic, terse in statement, 
yet withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as 
the sound statesman and brilliant orator o*' the day 



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HAELES ROBINSON, the 
flist Governor of Kansas, 
was elected under the Wy- 
andotte Constitution, and 
upon the admission of the 
State, Jan. 29, 18G1, was 
f - inaugurated as Chief Ex- 

I^^^jik^^"^ eeutive No better man could have 
•^Ca^^j been selected to lay the foundations 
V^i^^ of the State, for his mind was crea- 
^^Xlw^l five, original and vigorous. Rarely 
i^9^^ working by copy, he belongs to the 
^fi\^^ class who think and originate, and 
Jt^"- with whom precedence and text-books 
have little authority. At this time a 
great State was to be formed from most incongru- 
ous elements. It required men of genius and orig- 
inality to formulate laws and a constitution, and 
to this work the vigor and ingenuity of Rob- 
inson were peculiarly adapted. Men of all classes, 
sorts and conditions, had rushed to this section 
upon different objects bent — some to assist in build- 
ing up a State, some to make money, to secure no- 
toriety and political preferment, but more, perhaps, 
as cosmopolitans, having little interest in its repu- 
tation or its future. 

That tlie work before Gov. Robinson was ac- 
complished in a praiseworthy manner, a grateful 
people readily acknowledge. In his course, which 
necessarily was opposed to the rough and irrespon- 
sible element, he made many enemies and was ■ im- 
peached by the House, but on his trial by the 
Senate no evidence was adduced to connect him 
with any illegal transaction, and a case of malicious 



prosecution was clearly established, which left his 
good name untarnished. 

In reviewing the career of a prominent public 
man, it cannot be called complete without the story 
of his early life. Gov. Robinson was born at 
Hardwick, Mass., July 21, 1818, and received a 
good common-school and academic education, be- 
sides two years' drill at Amherst College. His 
father, Charles Robinson, was a pious and consci- 
entious man, who cherished an inherent hatred of 
slavery, and the latter quality of his father's char- 
acter Charles inherited in a marked degree. Upon 
religious subjects, however, he was always inde- 
pendent and liberal, and is considered heterodox, 
although for the great principles of Christianity, 
which serve to improve society and make better 
men and women, he has the highest regard. 

There is but little which is ideal or sentimental 
in the nature of Gov. Robinson, as liis life has 
been spent principally dealing with men upon prac- 
tical principles. Before completing his studies he 
was obliged to leave college on account of ill- 
health, and his eyes failing him from hard study, 
he walked forty miles to consult a celebrated phj'- 
sician. Dr. Twichel, of Keene, N. H., and there 
became so sensibly impressed with both the quack- 
eries of medicine as so often practiced, and the real 
utility of the healing art as a science, that he deter- 
mined to study medicine, and after a preparatory 
course entered for a series of lectures at Wood- 
stock, Vt., and Pittsfield, Mass., and from the 
school of the latter he was graduated, receiving his 
diploma with the high honors of the class. Subse- 
quently he became connected with the celebrated 



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CHARLES ROBINSON. 



Dr. J. G. Holland in the management of a hospital. 
In 1849 he started out as a physician to a colony 
bound overland to California. They arrived in 
Kansas City April 10, and on the 10th of May fol- 
lowing, left with ox and mule teams for the Pacific 
Slope. 

On the 11th of May, thirty-nine 3'ears ago, rid- 
ing his horse at the head of a colony of gold- 
seekers. Gov. Robinson ascended Mt. Oread, where 
now stands the State Universitj' of Kansas, whose 
Regent he has been for thirteen consecutive 
years, as well as its faithful, intelligent and gener- 
ous friend. In his note book at that time he wrote 
that if the land was opened to settlement and entry, 
he would go no further, as there seemed to be gold 
enough for all human w.ants in the rich soil of the 
Kaw Valley, and beauty enough in the rolling prai- 
ries beyond to meet all the aspirations of ordinary 
men. He pushed on, however, to California, and 
there followed a varietj' of occupations, being mi- 
ner, restauranteur, editor and member of the Leo^- 
islature. Then he returned to Massachusetts, and 
in 1852 commenced the publication of the Fitch- 
burg I^ews, which he conducted two years. 

At the time of the repeal of the Missouri Com- 
promise, and the intense excitement coincident 
with the organization of the Territories of Kansas 
and Nebraska, Gov. Robinson was sent out by 
the New England Aid Society to Kansas, charged 
with saving it to freedom. In the darkest hours of 
that long struggle, as well as in its hour of victory, 
he seemed to be the one safe counselor and leader 
of the Free-State forces. His California experience 
had rounded and ripened a robust nature, and the 
perils that the hero of the squatter troubles had 
passed through in that strange combination of craft 
and cunning, fitted and schooled him for liis Kan- 
sas work. In the "Wakarusa War," when the city 
of Lawrence, only 600 strong, was besieged by an 
opposing force of 1,200, Dr. Robinson, as he was 
called in those days, was chosen Major General of 
the Free-State party. He constructed forts and 
rifle-pits which did their service, but as a negotiator 
and diplomat lie excelled. He wanted Kansas to 
l)e lawfully free, and felt justified in availing him- 
self of any agency which would assist him in ac- 
complishing this. Although the recognized leader I 



of the Free-State forces, it was not Robinson, but 
Lane, that the Quantrell ruffians sought wlien they 
massacred in cold blood 180 of the inoffensive citi- 
zens of Lawrence. 

In 1855 the Free-State men had been driven 
from the polls. Robinson was among the first to 
repudiate the authority of the bogus laws, and was 
unanimouslj' chosen a delegate to the convention 
which met at Topeka to formulate a State govern- 
ment. From May, 1 856, until September, he was a 
prisoner at Locompton, charged with treason. Af- 
ter serving his term as the first Governor of tlie 
State, he was, in 1872, chosen a member of the 
Lower House of the Legislature, and in 1874 
elected State Senator and re-elected in 1876. At 
the last election he came within forty-three votes 
of beating his opponent for the State Senate, and 
where the party majority of the latter was about 
1,500. 

Gov. Robinson has been twice married. Bv 
his first wife. Miss Sarah Adams, daughter of 
a highl}^ respected Massachusetts farmer, two chil- 
dren were born and both died in infancy. The 
mother died in 1846. On the SOth of October, 
1851, he was married to Miss Sarah D. T. Law- 
rence, daughter of a distinguished Massachusetts 
lawyer, and connected with the celebr.ated Law- 
rence family of that State. Of this union there 
are no children. Mrs. Robinson is a lady of 
high literary culture, and has written one of the 
best of the many books which have been published 
on Kansas. Though highly accomplished- she is 
not much of a society woman, being content to 
dwell quietly at home on their farm, which lies 
five miles out from Lawrence, and is the resort 
of many friends, who meet a refined and elegant 
hospitality. 

In 1856 Gov. Robinson pre-empted a portion 
of the land which, upon his journey to Califor- 
nia, he had viewed with so much admiration. He 
now has one of the finest homes in his section 
of country, where he resides in affluent circum- 
stances, busying himself in looking after his farm, 
esteemed by his neighbors, and ampl^- honored by 
the great State, in laying the firm foundations of 
which he rendered such efficient service over a 
quarter of a century ago. 









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jHOMAS CARNEY, the sec- 
ond Governor of Kansas, 
was boni in Delaware Coun- 
ty, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1824. 
His ancestry was a mixed 
one, coiiiposod of Irish and 
German. His father, James 
Carney, was of Irish descent, be- 
ing the grandson of one of the 
same name, who came to this 
country and assisted tlie Colonies 
in the war with Great Britain. 
His mother was remotely of Ger- 
man descent, and like his father 
was born in Pennsylvania. Thej' 
removed to Ohio the year before 
the birth of Gov. Carney. They 
were Presbyterians, in which faith Mr. C. was reared. 
The portion of Ohio in which Mr. Carney was 
born was then a wilderness, and the family engaged 
in farming, the land having to be cleared first. The 
father died when the lad was but four years old, leav- 
ing the mother with four children, the eldest being 
only six j-ears of age, the early life of J'oung Carney 
therefore was spent in work of the hardest kind, 
from the moment he was old enough to be of any 
assistance. From the age of seven to eighteen he 
worked on the farm belonging to the family, and 
then started for himself as a farm hand for six 
months, at $10 a month. From the time he was 
eleven years of age until he left home, he was the 
teamster of the family, and carried the products of 
the farm to Newark, thirty-six miles, his motive 
power being a yoke of oxen for most of the time. 
He attended school some during the winter 



months, and after he was eighteen went to school 
in Berkshire, Ohio, for six months. After this he 
commenced a long, persistent and weary search for 
employment in a store, and was finally successful 
in Columbus, where he remained in the employ of 
a retail dry-goods house for two years, and then took 
service with a wholesale dry-goods establishment in 
Cincinnati. He obtained, while in the retail house, 
$50 a year and his board for the first year's serv- 
ice, and for the second year $100. At the end 
of this period he was given a quarter interest in 
the firm, with his name at the head of it. A rise 
of so great rapidity is unprecedented. He resided 
in Cincinnati twelve years. 

Mr. Carney's health became impaired by his de- 
votion to business, and in 1857 he visited the West, 
and commenced business in Leavenworth in the 
spring of 1858. In 1861 he was elected to the 
State Legislature, and in 1862 was elected Gov- 
ernor. He entered on his duties the 1st of Janu- 
ary, 1863, at a time when Kansas affairs were in 
a most critical condition. 

In 1864 he was elected to the United States Sen- 
ate, but as there was some doubt as to whether or 
not the time at which the election was held was 
the proper one, he declined the position. He was 
soon after elected Mayor of Leavenworth, and was 
re-elected. Since that period, 1866, he has occupied 
himself wholly with his private business. 

The earlier struggles of the future Governor 
were arduous and severe, but probably had their 
effect in strengthening him for the career for which 
he was destined. When he took possession of the 
gubernatorial office, in January, 1863, he found the 
State of Kansas but litile better than a i)olitical and 



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financial wreck. A local writer referring to that 
period says, that the "State was in peril at almost 
every point, and its settled portions were one ex- 
tended cam]). A rebel force hovpred on its eastern 
and southern borders, while Indians were murdering 
and scalping in the west. Nothing short of a con- 
stant vigilance could prevent the rebel enemy 
invading the State and butchering the people." 

An appeal was made to the military authorities 
for assistance and to Gov. Carney for protection. 
It was at a time when the General Government was 
too busy with the Rebellion to give close attention 
to matters in a new and remote State, and hence 
the Governor was obliged to depend on his own 
resources. He was equal to the emergency. The 
State had no money, no men, no arms, no ammuni- 
tion, with which to protect itself, but even this did 
not discourage him. He visited the menaced re- 
gions, and soon satisfied himself that something had 
to be done, or the State would be overwhelmed by 
the perils which threatened it. In the counties 
which were more particularly threatened, the popu- 
lation became uneasy, and removals were being 
made to places of safety by so many of the resi- 
dents that there loomed up a probability that the 
entire region would become a desert. 

After looking over the ground. Gov. Carney de- 
termined to raise a force of 150 men from citizens 
of the menaced region, and to employ them as a 
patrol along the border, so that no hostile move- 
ment could be made without detection, and the 
people could be warned of danger in time to rail}' 
at the necessary points for defense, all being armed 
and organized into militar}' organizations. This 
patrol was hired by the Governor for the public 
defense out of his private means. He agreed to 
pay |1 a day each, for man and horse, the United 
States Government furnishing the rations. He put 
this force in the field, and kept it in active opera- 
tion, at a cost to himself of over 810,000. At the 
same time he was a Captain in the home guards, 
and many a night was on guard like the private 
soldier. 

The little patrol put in the field by the Governor 
preserved the borders from invasion so long as it 
lasted, which was some three months. At a later 
period the Governor was notified by the com- 
mander of the Federal forces that he was able to 
care for the safety of the State, and thereupon the 
patrol was abolished. Almost immediately after it 
was disbanded Quantrell made his raid into Kansas, 
and Lawrence was attacked, burned, and its resi- 
dents massacred. Concerning this feature of the 
transaction the Governor sa^-s: "While this patrol 
was on the border the arrangements were such that 
the different members could speak with each other 



every hour, and thus be in a position to almost in- 
stantly communicate with the residents in case of 
invasion. When the Government notified me that 
it could take care of the border I disbanded the 
patrol, and within three da3's Lawrence was in ashes 
and 180 people were foully murdered. The mili- 
tary was scattered in squads over a distance of 
twenty-five miles along the border, and when Quan- 
trell moved into Kansas he had no difficulty in 
marching between the Federal divisions. The march 
of Quantrell was entirely unknown and wholly un- 
expected. Not a living soul knew that he was in 
the State when he arrived before Lawrence. A 
man living on the route taken by the guerrillas saw 
them, and mounted a horse and undertook to carry 
the information to Lawrence. His horse fell and 
the rider's neck was broken, and thus the sole wit- 
ness of the invasion was silenced." 

It will show the benevolent disposition of the 
Governor to state that from his own pocket he gave 
$500 to the widow of the man who undertook to 
carry the warning of danger to Lawrence. 

The entire official career of Gov. Carney was of 
the stormiest and most perplexing character, and it is 
certain that, with an official head less clear and 
efficient, the embarrassments and perplexities of 
Kansas would have proved insoluble. Cool, self- 
possessed, firm, intelligent, he guided the State 
through the storms, breakers, whirlpools and rocks, 
which were encountered, and finally reached the 
harbor, with the vessel much battered but sound in 
frame and in all essential particulars. 

The following is a copy of a i-esolution passed by 
the Kansas Legislature after his term of office had 
expired : 

"Resolved by the House of Representatives of 
the State of Kansas, that the thanks of this House 
and the people of the State of Kansas are justly 
due to lion. Thomas Carney, late Governor of the 
Stale of Kansas, for the honest, faithful and im- 
partial manner in which he discharged his executive 
duties." 

Gov. Carney is possessed of ample wealth, which 
lie uses to the best advantage. His wife was Re- 
becca Canady, of Kenton, Ohio, who has devoted 
much of her time for a number of years in caring 
for the orphaned children of the State. His chil- 
dren aie four in number, all boj's. 

No man in Kansas is more honored and re- 
spected than he, and no man has done more, either 
in a public or private way, for the advancement of 
the State and its institutions. Its railroads, bridges, 
churches, school-houses, and its citizens needing 
assistance, all bear witness to his liberality and 
bounty. 





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c<-«i-/-A-V;J^' > AIMUEL J. CRAWFORD, the 
. K!^ .1/- w „ / I f,jj|.|^| Goyernor of the State of 
Kansas, was bom in Lawrence 
County, Intl., April 10, 1835. 
Ilis ancestors were Scotcli- 
Irish, who emigrated to Amer- 
ica at an early period in Col- 
oni il days. His paternal grandfather 
served in the war of the Revolution 
as a soldier from the State of North 
Carolina, and his maternal grand- 
father was a planter in the same State. 
His father, William Crawford, emi- 
grated, in 1815, to the then Territory 
of Indiana, and located in Lawrence 
County, where he became a success- 
ful farmer. Although born, reared 
anil educated in a slave State, the elder Crawford 
had imbibed unconquerable prejudice to the insti- 
tution of slavery, and as a consequence turned his 
bade upon friends and kindred and sought a home 
in the Northwest Territory, in which slavery and 
involuntary servitude had been forever inhibited. 
The subject of this sketch was reared upon his 
father's farm, and received a common-school and 
academic education. At the age of twenty-one he 
became a student at law in the ofBce of the Hon. S. 
W. Short, of Bedford, Lid., piu'suing his studies 
until the fall of 1«57, when he entered tlie Law 
College at Cincinnati, from which institution he 
was graduated in 1858. 

In March, 1 859, he bade adieu to home and friends, 
proceeded to the Territory of Kansas, and located 
in Gai'uett, the county seat of Anderson County. 
Here he practiced his profession of the law, and was 
elected a member of the first State Legislature, 
which convened at Topeka, March 27, 1801. 

The attack upon Ft. Sumter, following swiftly 
after the Montgomery Secession Convention, the 
failure of the Peace Conference, the Proclamation 
of Jefferson Davis calling for 100,000 men, and 



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the seizure of Government property by Floyd 
and Twiggs, without protest from the Executive, 
thrilled loyal Kansas to tlie very core. President 
Lincoln made his first call for 75,000 volunteers in 
April, 18G1. Responding to this call, Mr. Craw- 
ford resigned his seat in the Legislature, returned 
home, recruited a company, was chosen its Captain, 
assigned to the 2d Kansas Infantry, and mustered 
into the United States service. He served with the 
regiment, participating under the gallant Gen. 
Lyon in the battle of Wilson's Creelc and various 
other battles of the Missouri Campaign fought 
during the summer and fall of 18G1. In the winter 
of 1861-62, the regiment was re-organized, and 
became the 2d Kansas Cavalry. Capt. Crawford 
was assigned to the command of Compan}' A, and 
soon thereafter promoted to the comm.ind of a 
battalion. He participated with his regiment in the 
battles of Newtonia, Old Ft. Wayne, Cane Hill, 
Prairie Grove, Van Buren, and various other en- 
g.agements fought by Gen. Blunt during tlie Trans- 
Mississippi campaign of 1862. 

It was in these engagements that Capt Crawford 
developed extraordinary ability as a cavalry leader. 
At the battle of Old Ft. Wayne he charged the 
enemy's lines and captured a battery under circum- 
stances which almost forbade the venture, and for 
which achievement he was complimented in General 
Orders. At the battles of Cane Hill and Prairie 
Grove he acquitted iiimself with great credit, and 
was again complimented by the commanding Gen- 
eral. In March, 1863, although holding the rank 
of Captain, he was assigned to the command of the 
2d Kansas Cavalry, and led the regiment in the 
campaign of that year through the Indian Territory 
and Western Arkansas, which resulted in the battles 
of Perry ville, McAllister and tlie Backbone Mount- 
ain, and the capture of F"t. Smith b}' the Federal 
arms. The 2d Kansas Cavalry covered itself with 
glory in these memorable campaigns. 

In October, 1 863, Capt. Crawford was promoted 
to be Colonel of the 83d United States Infantry, 
and with his regiment accompanied Gen. Steele on 
the Siu'evei)ort. La., expedition, ■which moved 
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Little Rock to co-operate with Gen. Banks in his 
Red River campaign, participating in the battles 
of Prairie De Hand and Saline River. At the latter 
affair Col. Crawford charged and captured a battei-y, 
which his men brought off the field by hand, all the 
artillery horses having been killed or disabled. 
This battle resulted in a complete victory for the 
Union forces, to which consummation Col. Craw- 
ford's regiment largely contributed. After this 
battle he returned with the 7th Corps to Little 
Rock, and thence, with the Kansas Division, under 
the command of C4en. Thayer, to Ft. Smith, Ark. 
In July, 1864, Col. Crawford commanded an expe- 
dition into the Choctaw Nation in pursuit of the 
rebel General, Standweighty, whom he routed. 

September 8, 1864, while still in the field. Col. 
Crawford was nominated as the Republican candi- 
date for Governor of Kansas. Obtaining leave of 
absence, he bade adieu to tlie gallant army with 
which he had served so long, and on the 9th of 
October returned to Kansas. Upon arriving at Ft. 
Scott Le learned that a heavy body of the enem}', 
under Gen. Price, was moving westward through 
Central Missouri, with the design of laying Kansas 
in waste. He hastened to Kansas City, arriving 
October 17, reported to Gen. Curtis, commanding 
the Federal forces there concentrating to resist Gen. 
Price, and was assigned to duty as a volunteer aid 
on his staff. A few days subsequently the battles 
of the Blue, Westportand Mine Creek were fought, 
and at the latter engagement Col. Crawford ordered 
and participated in a charge with two brigades of 
cavalry, which resulted in the. capture of the Con- 
federate Generals, Marmaduke and Cabell, 500 
prisoners and eight pieces of artillery. This battle 
closed his military career in the war for the sup- 
pression of the Rebellion, and on April 13, 186.5, he 
was promoted by the President of the United States 
to the rank of Brigadier General by brevet, for 
meritorious services in the field. 

On the 7th of November, 1864, Col. Crawford 
was elected Governor of the State of Kansas, and 
in 1866 was re-chosen for a second term. Duriug 
his holding of the gubernatorial office, he re-organ- 
ized and consolidated the Kansas Volunteer Regi- 
ments, and secured the enactment of new laws, 
under which the State Militia was placed on war 
footing for the protection of the people against 
rebel invasions and Indian incursions. He devoted 
much of his time to the establishment and main- 
tenance of the various State institutions, ami on 
retiring from office he left the Deaf ]\iute. Blind and 
Insane Asylums, the State University', the Agricult- 
ural College and State Normal School, in success- 
fid operation. . He also gave considerable attention 
to the preparation and dissemination of pamphlet 



literature respecting the advantages of his State, 
with the view of encouraging emigration thereto. 

During the memorable years of 1867 and 1868, 
hostile bands of Indians hovered on the borders of 
Kansas, driving back the settlers, checking the con- 
struction of the railroads and threatening to cut oft' 
communication between Kansas and the Western 
States and Territories. For two years an Indian 
war of savage barbarity was carried on. Many 
settlers were killed, scalped, and their bodies mutil- 
ated. Large amounts of property were captured 
and destroyed. Women and even children were 
outraged, and others carried into captivity to suffer 
a fate worse than a thousand deaths. 

The Federal forces stationed on the border and 
the State troops furnished by Gov. Crawford were 
inadequate for the protection of the people. The 
Indians followed their custom of making war dur- 
ing the summer months, and then retreating to their 
homes in the Indian Territory to be fed, clothed 
and nurtured by the Government in winter. Finally, 
in August, 1868, the settlements of North'.vest 
Kansas were raided by these Indians, who killed 
and wounded some forty persons, carried women 
into captivity, and also committed other atrocities. 

As soon as the terrible details of this last mas- 
sacre reached the ears of Gov. Crawford, he pro- 
ceeded at once to the scene of disaster, saw tiiatthe 
dead were properlj' buried and tlie wounded cared 
for, returned to Topeka. organized a regiment of 
cavalrj^ resigned the office of Governor, and with 
his regiment accompanied Gen. Sheridan on his his- 
toric campaign into the interior of the wild country 
bordering on Texas, where the hostile tribes had 
always felt secure from punishment during the win- 
ter season. These Indians were attacked and cap- 
tured in the Washita Vallej-, in December, 18G8, 
and several of their chiefs held as hostages until the 
captive wliite women were delivered up. 

Gov. Crawford returned home after the close of 
this campaign and has since been successfully en- 
gaged in the practice of his profession. Nov. 27, 
1866, he was married to Miss Isabel M. Chase, 
an estimable and accomplished lady, of Topeka, 
where they now reside, and the union has been 
blessed by two children, daughter and son. Gov. 
Crawford is possessed of an imposing presence, his 
height being six feet two inches, with the accom- 
paniment of a Herculean frame, S3'm metrically 
proportioned, and a pair of shoulders Atlas might 
fairly en v\'. His manners are the very essence of 
courtes}' and gentleness, and altogether he presents a 
marked type of the energetic, patriotic and sturdy 
sons of tiie great West — suaviter in inodo, fortiter 
in re — with whom the high sense of duty stands first 
and foremost in every relation of life. 




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EHEMIAH GREEN, fourth 
Governor of the State of 
Kansas, possesses a his- 
tory eminently worthy of 
J record, as that of a man 
:^ who has distinguished him- 
self in many positions of 
trust and responsibility, and in all 
acquitted himself creditably, both 
111 private and public life. A na- 
tive of Hardin County, Ohio, he 
was born March 8, 1837, and after 
a course of preliminaiy study en- 
tered the Ohio Wesleyan Univers- 
ity, and subsequently taught school 
for a number of years in Logan and 
Champaign Counties, that State. 
Our subject when a j-outh of eighteen years came, 
in March, 1855, to Kansas, and took up a claim in 
Douglas County. The country at that time was 
inhabited mostly by Indians and coyotes, the earli- 
est white settler having arrived only a few months 
before. Young Green, studious and ambitious 
beyond his j-ears, in 1857 was admitted to the bar, 
and practiced until 1859, but finding lawyers more 
numerous than clients, and that the Free-State men 
were no longer in danger of being overpowered by 




the border ruffians, he returned to Ohio, and en- 
tered the ministry, becoming a member of the Cin- 
cinnati Methodist Episcopal Conference. He was 
stationed at Aberdeen and Williamsburg, until the 
first call by President Lincoln for troops to quell 
the Rebellion. 

In 18G2 Mr. Green enlisted in the 89th Ohio 
Infantry as a private, and subsequently became 
Lieutenant of Company B, and served under Gen. 
Cox in West Virginia during the celebrated cam- 
paign which brought Gen. McClellan so promi- 
nently before the nation, and in which it will be 
remembered this regiment distinguished itself. The 
89th was subsequently transferred to the Army of 
the Cumberland under Gen. Sherman, and Lieut. 
Green marched at the head of his company, going 
all through the Atlanta campaign, and endearing 
himself to his comrades by his kindly solicitude for 
their welfare, and the practical sympathy which in- 
duced him to literally bear their burdens, uamelj', 
their knapsacks, until he too was overcome by the 
heat, and fell by the way bleeding at the lungs. 
From this he did not rapidly recover, indeed, was 
not expected to live for a time, and was finally 
compelled to resign his position, and seek the care 
and quiet of home. 

Lieut. Green returned to Kansas in 1865, and 



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resuming his ministerial duties, was stationed at 
Manhattan two years. The year following he was 
elected Lieutenant Governor, and upon the resigna- 
tion of Gov. Crawford, Nov. 4, 18C8, succeeded 
to the executive chair for the remainder of the 
term. In the meantime he did not lose his interest 
in the church, and was appointed Presiding Elder 
of the Manhattan District, but on account of the 
ill-health of his wife retired to his farm until 1873, 
when he again entered the conference. His own 
health, however, never fully restored since his ex- 
perience in the army, obliged him to abandon the 
ministry, with the exception of preaching occasion- 
ally at church dedications, and upon other occasions 
where benevolent work was most needed. 

In November, 1880, Mr. Green was prevailed 
upon by his neighbors to allow them to use his 
name as a candidate for the Legislature, and being 
elected served faithfully his term, and in 1881-82 
was Speaker pro tern. When relieved of his public 
duties he turned to the pursuits of agriculture, to 
which he has since given his attention. 

Mr. Green owns one of the finest farms on Mill 
Creek, and which comprises 840 acres of land, the 
greater part under a high state of cultivation. 
Upon it there is an abundance of timber and water, 
and all the other facilities for carrying on farming 
and stock-raising after the most approved methods. 
In the feeding of cattle he has introduced the 
methods which have given them the precedence, 
and his were the first Riley County animals known 
to have been bought in the Kansas City market for 
shipment to England. 

The first wife of our subject, and to whom he 
was married in 1860, was Miss Ida LelHngwell, of 
Williamsburg, Ohio, and who died in 1870, leaving 
three children — Glenzen S., Effle and Alice. In 
1873 Mr. Green contracted a second marriage, with 



Miss Islaxy Sturdevant, of Rushvllle, N. Y., by 
whom he has two children — Burtis U. and Ned M. 
He has two brothers in Kansas : Lewis F. Green, 
of Douglas Count}', who was the coalition candi- 
date for Congress in the Second District last fall ; 
and George S. Green, of Manhattan, of the firm of 
Green & Hessin, attorn eys-at-law, and who is now 
representing the southern part of Rilej' Count}' in 
the Legislature. 

In his private character Gov. Green is thoroughly 
upright, conscientious as a minister, progressive 
and patriotic as a citizen, and as an orator has no 
superior in this State, and but few in the country. 
He is thoroughly posted on political questions, and 
with his irresistible wit and humor invariably holds 
the attention of an audience, while his clear and 
earnest style seldom fails to convince. Among the 
men of his county none are more popular tiia.. he 
who is familiarly called " the Governor." 

The career of Gov. Green as a pioneer citizen 
has been one eminently worthy and useful to the 
community in which he has resided, and his neigh- 
bors and old friends unitedly bear testimony to his 
sterling worth and his valuable services both to the 
church and State. He was well calculated b}' 
nature to aid in the building up of a new country, 
possessing the judgment and forethought necessary 
to determine wiiat was to be done, and the manner 
and time in which it should be accomplished. In 
building up one of the finest estates in this region 
he has contributed largely to its standing and repu- 
tation, and his industry has been an incentive to 
others about him. The result thus produced is a 
highly intelligent and progressive community, 
which was not slow to take advantage of leader- 
ship, especially when the leader possessed noblest 
principles of character and sound judgment 





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AMi:S M. HARVEY, fifth Gov- 
ei nor of the State of Kansas, and a 
f^w A irginian by birth, is a native 
of Monroe County, and was born 
Sept. 21, 1833. His parents, 
Tiiomas and Margaret (Wallier) 
II irvey, were also natives of the 
Old Dominion, but removed 
from that State when their son 
James M. was quite young. 
He acquired his education in the 
public and select schools of In- 
diana, Illinois and Iowa, and 
following his tastes and talents, 
became a finished practical sur- 
veyor and civil engineer. Mr. 
Harvey, in the 3'ear 1859, just before Kansas was 
freed from Territorial enthrallment, and when she 
was struggling to become one of the sisterhood of 
States, removed hither, settling in Riley County. 
He at once became warmly interested in the affairs 
of this section of country, and distinguished him- 
self for his ability, intelligence and enthusiastic sup- 
port of the measure which was to make the Territory 
a full member of the American Union. The pur- 
suit of agriculture at that time offered a more ample 
income than his profession, and in this he at once 
engaged, but the seclusion of the farm did not con- 
ceal his eminent ability and his talents from the 
public, and he was a prominent factor in the affairs 
of Kansas for a period of nearly thirty years. 
It was not long after his arrival here until the 




Civil War was precipitated upon the country, and 
James M. Harvey enlisted as a soldier of the Union 
armj', and was soon given a Captain's commission 
in the 4lh and 10th Regiments, which were consoli- 
dated. He served with honor in the campaign in 
which his command took part, and was mustered out 
in 1864. The following year, and also in 1866, he 
was elected to represent his county in the Kansas 
Legislature, where he displayed such power as to 
attract the leading men of the commonwealth, and 
in which he gave unmistakable indications of the 
distinction he would achieve in the future. After 
serving his terras creditably as a member of the 
House, he was, in 1867-71, a member of the Senate, 
and in the latter year was elected Governor. 

The duties of these various offices Mr. Harvey 
discharged with that fidelity and ability which en- 
titled him to still higher distinction, and accordingl3' 
on the assembling of the State Leglature, in 1874, 
he was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the 
resignation of Alexander Caldwell, United States 
Senator. This vacancy had been temporarily filled 
by the appointment of Robert Crozier, but the 
Legislature promptly recognized the claims of Mr. 
Harvey, and gave him the merited compliment of 
his regular election to that position. He took his 
seat on the 12th of February, and in this, as in all 
other places which he was called upon to fill, dis- 
chai-ged his duties with great credit to himself and 
honor to his State until the 4th of March, 1877, at 
which time his term expired. 



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JAMES M. HARVEY. 



During Mr. Harvey's incumbency of the Gov- 
ernor's office much important work was done bj' the 
Legislature, including the issuance of bonds for 
the military expenses of the Indian War, and pro- 
viding a military contingent fund for the protection 
of the frontier of the State against Indian depreda- 
tions — these two objects calling for §275,000 ; and 
also the further issuance of bonds to aid in com- 
pleting the west wing of the State Capitol, $70,000 ; 
to defray the expenses of raising the 19th Regiment, 
$14,000; and $1,500 was appropriated to buy seed 
wheat for destitute farmers on the frontier. Dur- 
ing that term also the east wing of the new capitol at 
Topeka was so far completed that on December 25 
they were occupied by the State officers. At that 
date there had been expended on the wing com- 
pleted and on the west wing, on which work was 
still progressing, the sum of $417,588.29. At the 
annual election, which occurred Nov. 8, 1870, 
Gov. Harvey received over 19,000 majority over 
his Democratic oppouent. For United States Sena- 
tor, to serve the unexpired term of Caldwell, the 
balloting commenced January 27, and was continued 
four days, no candidate receiving the required 
seventy votes necessary to a choice. On the 2d of 
February, Mr. Harvey was elected on a joint vote 
of seventy-six as against fifty-eight thrown for all 
other candidates. 

During the twelfth session of the Kansas I^egis- 
lature, James M. Harvey, Governor, thirty-eight 
laws were passed. Amo.ig them were bills authoriz- 
ing or legalizing the issuance of municipal bonds ; the 
State Board of Agriculture was created ; 83,000 was 
appropriated for t!ie relief of Western settlers, and 
$2,500 for the Freedman's University of Quiudaro; 
the boundaries of Kingman and Harvey Counties 
were defined, the latter named in honor of James 
M. ; two new judicial districts were created, the 
Thirteenth and Fourteenth: the salaries of State 
officers and Judges of the Supreme Courts and 
Districts Courts were increased ; and an act passed 
providing for the sale of Normal School lands; 
Commissioners were also appointed to provide for 
the settlement of losses by Indian depredations 
between 1860 and 1871. 

Gov. Harvey upon retiring from public life re- 
tui'ned to his farm at Vinton, Riley County, where 



he resided for a time, and then returned to the 
vicinity of his old home in Virginia, and is now 
living in Richmond. On the 4th of October, 1 854, he 
was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte Cutter, 
of Adams Count}', 111., and of this union there 
were born six children, four daughters and two 
sous, namely: Clara, Emma, Lillian, Martha, James 
N. and John A. 

The assuring smile of peace fell upon Kansas for 
the first time in her existence when the war of the 
Rebellion ended, and about the time Mr. Harvey, 
after serving valiantly in the ranks of the Union 
army, returned to Riley County, and was called 
upon to assist in the further great work which lay 
before both legislators and people. It was a time 
demanding the best efforts of its wisest men, and 
Mr. Harvey in his sphere was equal to the emer- 
gency, and to the perplexing duties devolving upon 
him as Legislator, Senator and Governor. Twelve 
years of turmoil and strife had trained the inhabitants 
to know no rest save in motion, and no safety ex- 
cept in incessant vigilance. Under this discipline 
their character had become as peculiar as the expe- 
riences through which they had passed. A rest- 
less energy was the controlling element, and the life 
of ease and peace was one so foreign to their ex- 
perience as to strike them as almost unnatural. 
They, however, under the fortunate rule of a wise 
executive, turned to the pursuit of the peaceful arts 
and conquered the right to the free soil they now 
tread. Mines were opened, railroads built, hus- 
bandry and manufactures brought wealth and plenty, 
and peace and prosperity reigned. 

Along with the happy state of affairs just above 
mentioned, there were also built up the indispensa- 
ble adjuncts of churches, schools and charitable 
institutions, together with happy homes, villages 
and cities, and all else which marks the develop- 
ment of a civilized and free people. Every man 
who at that critical period performed his duty de- 
serves to be perpetuated in history. Among these 
James M. Harvey was likewise equal to the emer- 
genCJ^ and is amply entitled to have his name en- 
rolled among the patriots of that period, who labored 
efficiently in bringing about the future prosperity 
of the commonwealth which now occupies a proud 
position among the States west of the Mississippi. 



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^flOMAS A. OSBORN, one 
of the most poijular and 
distinguished gentlemen 
who ever served the State 
of Kansas as her Executive, 
is to-day an honored citi- 
zen of that great common- 
weajth and a resident of her capital 
city. He was chosen to this high 
position at a critical time in the 
history of the State. While it 
is true that no commonwealth in 
our glorious galaxy of States hns 
been so sorel}' tried or passed 
through so many and such severe 
ordeals, there have been some peri- 
ods of greater trials than others. 
One crisis after another has come upon this people, 
but there was alwaj's a firm and wise hand ready 
and able to guide the ship of State through the 
storm and over the shoals. Kansas found in the 
person of Mr. Osborn a safe leader, a patriot and a 
statesman. From the year 1872 to 1877 was an 
important period in the history of Kansas, and during 
this time Thomas A. Osborn stood at the he.ad of 
its affairs. Manj' vital questions were forced upon 
the Executive during these eventful years, and the 
record he made then will ever endear him to the 
hearts of the people of the State he so efficiently 
served. When tried he was not found wanting, 
but demonstrated that he possessed a sound judg- 
ment, a keen foresight, and an unfaltering devotion 
to the well-being and prosperity of the State. Though 
a stanch Republican as a citizen, as a Governor he 
was non partisan, and worked impartially to the bet- 
terment and welfare of the whole people. Not only 



has he been a valued citizen of the State because 
he so ably filled the Gubernatorial Chair for two 
terms, but because for over a quarter of a century 
he has stood in the front rank of her most progres- 
sive and patriotic citizens, aiding in every laudable 
enterprise having for its object the public good. 

Thomas A. Osborn was born nearly fifty-two 
years ago, at Mead ville. Pa., Oct. 26, 1836. He 
attended the common schools of his neighborhood 
during his boyhood, and at the age of fifteen com- 
menced life as a printer by carrying the newspapers 
of the office. Here he served a full apprenticeship, 
and in the meantime pursued the course of study 
which had been interrupted by the necessity of 
making his own living. By his labors at the case 
he was enabled in due time to earn enough money 
to pay his w.iy through Allegheny College, and in 
1856 he commenced the study of law in the office 
of Judge Dcrrrickson, of his native town. The 
year following he came to Michigan, and was soon 
afterward admitted to the bar. In November, 
1857, he migrated to Kansas, and began his career 
in the Territory at Lawrence, as a compositor in the 
office of the Herald of Freedom. Such was his 
fidelity to duty, and his industry and efficiency, 
that he was soon promoted to the position of foreman, 
and in M.arch, 1858, the editor of the paper, after 
a two-weeks absence, expressed his thanks "to his 
worthy foreman, T. A. Osborn, ICsq., for the very 
satisfactory manner in which he has conducted its 
columns." 

Before Mr. Osborn was twenty-two years old he 
commenced the practice of law at Elwood, Doni- 
phan County, and soon acquired a fine reputation 
in his chosen profession. Politically, he w.is a strong 



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THOMAS A. OSBORN. 



Republican and Free-State man, and in 1859 was 
elected Senator from Doniphan County to the first 
State Legislature, taking his seat in 18G1, when 
twenty-flve years old. The year following he was 
chosen President p>'o fewi of the Senate during the 
absence of the Lieutenant Governor, and during 
the impeachment trial of Gov. Robinson and others. 
His next promotion was his election to the office of 
Lieutenant Governor over his competitor, Hon. .L J. 
Ingalls. 

In 1864 Mr. Osborn received the appointment of 
United States Marshal in Kansas, by President 
Lincoln, and occupied tlie position until 18G7, re- 
siding during and after his term of office at Leaven- 
worth. In the fall of 1872 he accepted from the 
hands of his party the nomination for Governor of 
Kansas. The convention assembled at Topeka, and 
their candidate was elected by a majority of 34,000. 
He was duly inaugurated in January, 1873, and 
served with so great ability and rendered such sat- 
isfaction that ho was again chosen at the State Con- 
vention of his part}' for a second term. The fol- 
lowing November he was duly elected, and served 
another two years. 

It is proper in this connection to give a resume 
of some of the occurrences in Kansas at the time 
Gov. Osborn occupied the position of State Execu- 
tive. In Ma\', 1874, during his second year as 
Governor, the Indians on the southwestern frontier 
commenced depredations upon the settlers in Bar- 
bour County, which were confined for a time to the 
stealing of their cattle and horses. In an attempt 
to recover some of the plunder, a detachment of 
United States Cavalry fatally wounded a son of 
Little Robe, a chief of the Cheyennes. This in- 
cited the Indians to open outrages, and in June five 
murders were committed. These outrages alarmed 
the eutire southwestern border, and action was at once 
taken to place the more exposed points in as good 
a condition of defense as was possible. Companies 
were organized and armed in readiness for an emer- 
gency, and stockades were constructed by the set- 
tlers at INIedicine Lodge, Kiowa, Sun City, and at 
points midway between the two latter places. Not- 
withstanding tiicse precautions, hundreds of people 
deserted their homes and sought protection in the 
larger towns. In July other murders were com- 
mitted, and suspicion pointed strongly to the Osage 
Indians. Early in August a party of these, twenty- 
five in number, appeared near the town of Kiowa, 
claiming to be out on a buffalo hunt, and upon be- 
ing ordered to return to their reservation thej' re- 
fused to do so. This was communicated to Capt. 
Kicker, who was in command of a companj' of 
mounted militia, and who in setting out to find 
them, overtook them about fifteen miles northeast 



of Medicine Lodge. In the skirmish which ensued 
four Indians were killed. The savages now grew 
more bold and decided in their onslaught upon the 
white settlers, and by the 1st of September they 
had slain sixteen citizens, sis of whom were resi- 
dents of Lawrence and peaceably engaged in sur- 
veying public lands forty miles south and twenty 
miles west of Dodge City. Gov. Osborn was com- 
pelled to keep the volunteer militia companies on 
the border in active service until nearly the close 
of 1874, and between those who urged extreme 
measures and those who, more timid, advised a pol- 
icy of extreme forbearance, he was in a position re- 
quiring great ingenuity and temperance of action. 
Few men in his position could have done better, 
and more would probably have failed in assisting to 
bring all these troubles to a jjcaceable conclusion. 

After leaving the Gubernatorial Chair in 1877, 
Mr. Osborn was appointed by President Hayes, 
United States Minister to Chili. In this position he 
remained for four3'ears, when he vijas tendered by 
President Garfield the position of Minister to the 
Empire of Brazil. This he accepted, and remained 
near the court of Don Pedro until the administra- 
tion of President Cleveland came into power. 

Mr. Osborn's record as a foreign Minister was 
not only highly creditable to our own Nation, but 
doubly so to him as an official and a citizen of the 
great peace-loving Republic of America. While in 
Chili he was quite active in trj-ing to bring to an 
end the bloody war in which that country was en- 
gaged with Peru and Bolivia, and in 1880 presided 
over a conference of representatives of the bellig- 
erent power on board the American man-of-war 
"•Lackawanna" in the bay of Arica, which had in 
view that object. He also interested himself in 
bringing to a peaceful conclusion the long-pending 
boundary dispute between Chili and the Argentine 
Republic. For his valued and able services in this 
connection he received the tlianks of both nations. 

Since Gov. Osborn's return to the United States 
he has occupied himself in various enterprises, and 
while not entirely eschewing politics, has made 
known his desire to be excused from filling further 
official positions. He stood at the hend of the Kansas 
delegation to the National Republican Convention in 
1888, and in that august assembly was a prominent 
figure. He is a man whose opinions are universally 
held in respect, and one who has no unimportant 
influence in the councils of his party. His early 
life and training served to build up within him that 
patience and self-reliance, and that perseverance in 
behalf of a worthy principle, which has been the 
secret of his standing among his fellowmen, and 
distinguished him as a man of more than ordinary 
ability, and one eminently to be trusted. 





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EORGE T. ANTHONY, 
the seventh Governoi" of 
the State of Kansas, came 
of an excellent family of the 
Empire State, who were or- 
thodox Quakers religiously, 
and who in point of the ele- 
ments T\hich go to make up the bone 
and smew of the social fabric, pos- 
sessed all the characteristics of that pe- 
culiar people. He was born in May- 
field, Fulton Co., N. Y., June 9, 1824, 
and spent his boyhood and youth on a 
farm, acquiring his education mostly 
in the winter season, and making him- 
self useful at agricultural pursuits in summer. 
About the age of nineteen he commenced learning 
the tin and copper smith's trade at Union Springs, 
Cayuga County, which he followed as a journey- 
man five years, then repaired to Ballston Spa, and 
clerked in a hardware store until his removal to 
Medina, in 1850. 

In the town above mentioned Mr. Anthony found 




his future wife, Miss Rose A. Lyons, to whom he 
was married Dec. 14, 1852, and thereafter for a 
period of nine years was engaged in trade in hard- 
ware, tin and stoves, and also carried on the manu- 
facture of stoves and agricultural implements. Later 
he engaged in the commission business, and in due 
time was made Loan Commissioner for Orleans 
County, being thus occupied three years. 

During the late Rebellion and under the call of 
July 2, 1862, for additional troops, Mr. Anthony 
was selected by request of Gov. Morton as one of a 
committee of seven to raise and organize troops in the 
Twenty-eighth District of New York, embracing the 
counties of Orleans, Niagara and Genesee. In Au- 
gust following he was authorized to recruit an inde- 
pendent battery of light artillery of six guns, and 
which was subsequently known as the 17th New 
York Independent Battery. Such was the in- 
dustry with which he set about this commission, 
that in four days the maximum number was secured 
and mustered into service, with Mr. Anthony as 
Captain, and they proceeded at once to Washington. 



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GEORGE T. ANTHONY. 



Capt. Anthony served with his battery until the 
close of the war, operating between Washington and 
Eichmond, and in front of the latter city and Pe- 
tersburg, being with the 18th Array Corps during 
the last year of the war. He was breveted Major 
for services in the last campaign ending at Appo- 
mattox Court House, and after the surrender of the 
Confederate forces, was mustered out of service at 
Richmond, Va., June 12, 1865. 

In November, 1865, Mr. Anthony changed his 
residence from Rochester, N. Y., to Leavenworth, 
this State, and became editor of tlie Leavenworth 
Daily Bulletin, also of the Leavenworth Z'a//?/ Con- 
servative, filling the position two years and one-half. 
He subsequently assumed proprietorship of the Kan- 
sas Farmer, which he conducted six j-ears. In the 
meantime such had been the zeal with which he in- 
terested himself in the affairs of a State struggling 
for recognition, and only needing good men for 
leaders, that he was recognized as a man eminently 
fitted for promotion, and in December, 1867, was 
appointed United States Internal Revenue Assistant 
Assessor, and the following year Collector of Inter- 
nal Revenue. For three years he was President of 
the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, and for two 
years held the same position on the Board of Cen- 
tennial Managers for the State, and was discharging 
the duties of the three ofHces at the time of his 
election as Governor, on the 7th of November, 
1876. 

Gov. Anthony, while State Executive, presided 
wisely as counselor over the many difficult ques- 
tions arising at that time, and retired from the 
office with the best wishes of those who had realized 
how faithfully he had endeavored to perform his 
duty. He continued his residence in Leavenworth 
after the expiration of his term of office, and there- 
after was employed much of the time in a respon- 
sible position, in connection with the extension of 
the great Santa Fe Railroad through New Mexico 
and into Old Mexico. 

That Gov. Anthony was popular during his in- 
cumbency of the Executive office, is indicated by 
the fact that the county seat of Harper County was 
named in his honor. Over the establishment of 
this town there was much earnest debate in regard 
to its location and many other important details in 



connection therewith. It is now a city of impor- 
tance, and was honored with a post-office in the 
summer of 1878. At first the service was only 
weeklj-, but in due time became daily, and it was 
made a money-order office in 1880. Previous to 
this, however, a bank had been established in a 
small frame structure standing on the street, and 
its business was soon conducted in a store building, 
with a capital of $20,000. The Globe Mills were put 
up in 1880-81, at a cost of over $25,000, and in due 
time commanded a large trade from points in the 
Indian Territory, as well as the surrounding towns. 

Churches and newspapers sprang up in due time 
in the town of Anthony, and various lodges of the 
different societies were named in honor of the 
Governor. The town itself lies on the edge of a 
beautiful valley, a trifle over two miles from the 
geographical center of Harper Countj-, and the site 
was selected after much deliberation by the Town 
Company, which had been formed at "Wichita for 
the purpose, as it was found desirable to establish a 
town not far from the center of Harper County, 
which embraced large tracts of beautiful rolling 
land. The projected town was considered a 
matter of serious importance, and not the least 
among the matters connected with its establishment 
was the name by which it should be called. The 
descendants of Gov. Anthony ma^- be pardoned if 
in preserving their family history they keep prop- 
erly in view this fact in connection therewith. The 
town site was made to cover 320 acres, and the first 
work of the company was to build a barracks for 
the accommodation of emigrants, and to dig three 
public wells. 

About as soon as the announcement went forth 
that the " city of Anthony " was ready for settle- 
ment, about a dozen box houses sprang up as if by 
magic, and were soon followed by a store of general 
merchandise, a hardware and a drug-store, and closely 
upon the heels of these came a physician and an 
attornej'. The new town grew rapidly', and now 
occupies a proud position among the other cities 
adjacent, going in some respects ahead of those 
which are older. As may be supposed, the patriot, 
the ex-soldier, and one of tlie most conscientious 
men who ever occupied the Gubernatorial Chair of 
Kansas, has watched its growth with lively interest. 




OIIN P. .ST. JOHN, eighth 
Governor of the State of 
Kansas, was born in Brook- 
fleltl, Franklin Co., Ind., 
Feb. 25, 1833. The family 
is of Huguenot descent. 
Daniel St. John, the paternal 
grandfather, was a native of 
Luzerne Count}', Pa., and for 
i' sixty years was one of the fore- 
most ministers of the Universalist 
denomination, preaching with un- 

f swerving faith the doctrines he 
had espoused, and illustrating their 
purity by aguileless and untarnished 
: reputation. He was the friend and 
contemporary of Murray, Ballou, Streeter and 
Thomas, and was numbered with them as one of 
the American fathers of this religious faith. He 
was also a Freemason, and at the time of his 
death, which occurred in Broad Ripple, Ind., was 
the oldest member of the fraternity in the State. 

The subject of this sketch was the son of Samuel 
St. John, who was born in Orange County, N. Y., 
end was a man of more than ordinary ability. The 
mother, Sophia (Snell) St. John, was of English 
extraction, a lady of rare intelligence, with a char- 
acter adorned by all the Christian virtues. The 
children of farmers in the rural districts of Indiana 
forty years ago were taught by such instructors as 
the limited means of the inhabitants could com- 
mand, and who dispensed knowledge usually only 
two short terms each j'ear. Under these circum- 



stances the early education of John P. St. John 
was acquired. He soon mastered the elementary 
branches taught in the district school, but deter- 
mined to carry on his education as soon as he could 
secure the means, and for this purpose, while yet 
a youth, entered a store, but devoted his leisure 
hours to his books. 

In 1852 Mr. St. John made his way to the Pa- 
cific Slope, and employed himself at whatever he 
could find to do — wood-chopping, steamboating, 
mining, merchandising, etc. During the period of 
eight j-ears, which were pregnant with adventure, 
hardship, danger and toil, if not of profit, he made 
voyages to Central America, South Amei'ica, 
Mexico, Oregon and the Sandwich Islands. He 
was engaged in the Indian Wars of Northern Cali- 
fornia and Southern Oregon in 1852-53, in which 
he suffered all the perils and hardships incident to 
the struggles of that time, and was several times 
wounded in the service. 

During his mining life in California the long- 
cherished predilection of Mr. St. John for the legal 
profession ripened into a definite purpose. He 
accordingly procured a few elementary law books, 
and under circumstances calculated to try the 
courage of one less determined, he commenced his 
law studies in his mining camp, reading each even- 
ing after the close of the day's labor by the light 
of a burning pine knot or the camp fire, lie thus 
pursued his studies laboriously for two years. In 
1860 he returned eastward with but little more of 
this world's goods than when he set out eight years 
before, but equipped with a rich experience, a 



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JOHN P. ST. JOHN. 



knowledge of the world and a fair idea of common 
law. With the view of perfecting himself still 
further in his studies, he entered the office of 
Messrs. Stirkweather & McLain, at Charleston, HI., 
and at the expiration of a year's time was admitted 
to practice at the bar, and became a member of tlie 
firm above mentioned. 

The anticipated professional career of Mr. St. 
John, however, was rudely broken in upon by the 
mutterings of Civil AVar, and laying aside his per- 
sonal interests, he enlisted as a private in Company 
C, OStli Illinois Infantry. The regiment was soon 
sent to Alexandria, Va., and St. John was assigned 
to detaclied duty as Assistant Adjutant General. 
He continued in this capacity until his term of 
enlistment had expired, but subsequently at Camp 
Mattoon, 111., he was placed in command of the 
troops there, given the commission of Captain, and 
upon the organization of the 143d Illinois, was 
elected Lieutenant Colonel of this regiment. They 
operated subsequently in the Mississippi Valley, and 
Col. St. John continued in the service until 1864, 
when he retired to private life, and resumed the 
practice of law in connection with Judge MeLaini 
the surviving partner of the old firm. 

In February, 1865, Mr. St. John with his family 
removed to Independence, Mo., where lie first 
became prominent as a politician, and as a most 
effective and popular orator. During his four- 
years residence at that point he took an active part 
in the political campaign of 1868, making an effect- 
ive and vigorous canvass of Western Missouri in 
behalf of the nominees of the Republican party. In 
May, 1869, he changed his residence to Olathe, 
Kan., and associated himself with M. V. B. Parker 
for the pracWce of law. This continued until 1875, 
and Mr. St. John then formed a partnership with 
Hon. I. O. Pickering, of Olathe, and continued the 
practice of his profession until pressing public 
duties forced him to abandon it. 

The prominence of Gov. St. John in public life 
seems to have become his unsought, and as the re- 
sult of circumstances entirely outside his individ- 
ual purposes or designs. Up to 1872 he had given 
only such attention to political affairs as was 
vouchsafed by all intelligent and patriotic voters. 
He had held unsought the various local offices 



which fall to the lot of responsible citizens in the 
administration of town affairs, and as an ardent Re- 
publican had done acceptable work on the stump 
during the canvass of 1868. Four years later he 
was elected State Senator from Johnson County, 
and at once took a leading position, both on the 
floor as a debator, and in the committee rooms as 
an efficient business member. 

The temperance movement found a sturdy and 
fearless advocate of prohibition in Mr. St. John. 
Consequently when the question came to be an 
issue in the politics of Kansas, he was at once rec- 
ognized as the fit exponent and defender of the 
tlien unpopular doctrine. The Kansas State Tem- 
perance Convention accordingly nominated him as 
its candidate for Governor, in 1876. He declined 
the nomination, although in full accord witli the 
convention on the issue it presented. That same 
fall he was on the first ballot in tlie Republican 
convention, the leading gubernatorial candidate. 
On the seventh ballot he withdrew his name, which 
action resulted in the nomination and subsequent 
election of Hon. George T. Anthony. 

At the Republican State Convention held two 
years later at Topeka, in August, 1878, Mr. St. 
John received the Republican nomination for 
Governor. Considering the distracting element of 
a third part}', the campaign was brilliant and effect- 
ive, and the result one of the most decisive politi- 
cal victories ever achieved in the State. In 1880, 
in a total vote of 198,238, Mr. St. John was re- 
elected by a majority over the next highest candi- 
date of 51,647 and a majority over all of 32,170, a 
fact which shows how satisfactory to the people 
had been the manner in whicli he had discharged 
the duties of his office during his first term. 

The great exodus of the colored people from the 
Southern States to Kansas began in 1879, and Gov. 
St. John at once took an active interest in their 
behalf. Through his influence, personal and official, 
the necessities of thousands of these destitute and 
suffering people were relieved and themselves 
placed in a position to become self-sustaining. In 
1882 his friends nominated him as Governor for a 
third term, but he failed of are-election. In 1884 
he was the nominee of the Prohibition party for 
President, and received 150.000 votes. 






EORGE W. GLICK, ninth 
Governor of Kansas, was its 
fiist Democratic State Ex- 
ecutive. He was born at 
, Gieencastle, Fairfield Co., 
Ohio, July 4, 1827, and on 
the paternal side is of Ger- 
^^"■1 '^'' luiu descent His great-grandfather. 
•^v=^_*«?J3' Ilcniy Glick, was one of five brothers 
A ^ ^^ «ho left the beautiful Rhino country 
e a I 1 loi to the Revolutionary "War. In 
thi> iiumoitciL struggle they all partici- 
pated and subsequently settled in Penn- 
sylvania. George Glick, grandfather 
of the Governor, served as a soldier 
in the "War of 1812, and was severely wounded at 
the battle of Ft. Meigs. 

Isaac Glick, the father of George "W., and who 
was prominent as a farmer and stock-raiser of San- 
dusky County, Ohio, held for three consecutive 
terms the office of Treasurer of that county, and 
was a man accounted above reproach, both in his 
business and private character. He married Miss 
Mary Sanders, daughter of George Sanders, who 
was a soldier patriot in the "War of 1812, in which 
he ranked as a Captain and bore the marks of his 
bravery in bodily wounds of a serious nature. Mrs. 
Mary (Sanders) Glick is a lady of high culture and 
great piety, active in the work of Christian charity, 
and of that retiring disposition which full}' car- 
ried out the command of the great teacher, "Let 
not thy right hand know what thy left hand doeth." 
As a boy, George "W. Glick was more than usually 
studious, and acquired a good English education, 
embracing the higher mathematics and the lan- 
guages, which lent a polish to his practical sense and 
business qualifications, and enabled him to succeed 



almost uniformly in his undertakings. "When he 
was a little lad of five years the family removed to 
Lower Sandusky, now Fremont, where, after com- 
pleting his education, he entered the law office of 
Buckland & Hayes, the junior member of the firm 
being afterward President of tlie United States. In 
due time he passed a thorough examination in con- 
nection with the Cincinnati Law School students, 
and was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court. 

Mr. Glick commenced the practice of his profes- 
sion at Fremont, Ohio, where his careful attention 
to the interests of his clients secured him a large 
patronage. Later he removed to Sandusky City, 
and in 1858 was made the Congressional nominee 
of the Democratic party in his district, but declined 
the honor in the presence of the convention, but 
accepted later the nomination for State Senator. 
Although defeated, he ran nearly 2,000 votes ahead 
of his party ticket. Later he was elected Judge 
Advocate General of the 2d Regiment of the Sev- 
enteenth Division of the Ohio Militia, with the rank 
of Colonel, receiving his commission from Gov. 
Salmon P. Chase. 

Late in 1858 Mr. Glick came to Kansas, locating 
in Atchison, and associated himself in the practice 
of law with Hon. Alfred G. Otis. This gentleman 
was well versed in jurisprudence, and as Judge of 
the Second Judicial District from Jauuarj', 1877, to 
January, 1881, won golden opinions as an adminis- 
trator of justice. The firm of Otis & Glick contin- 
ued fifteen years, and was finally dissolved in con- 
sequence of a throat affection from which Mr. Glick 
had suffered for some time. The firm settled up 
its affairs annually, never a dispute occurring, 
its last settlement having been effected within an 
hour. 

At the first election held under the "Wyandotte 



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GEORGE W. GLICK. 



Constitution, Dec. 6, 1859, Mr. Glick was made the 
Democratic nominee for Judge of the Second Judi- 
cial District, and received a vote lai-ger than that 
of any candidate on his ticlcet. He was elected a 
member of the House of Representatives from the 
city of Atchison, in 1862, and each consecutive year 
tliereafter until 1807. He was re-elected in 1875 
and again in 1 880. During these years he was Chair- 
man of the Judiciarj' Committee, and was cliosen 
to fill this position by tlie Republican Speakers of 
the House, who manifested the utmost confidence 
in his wisdom and integrity. Thereafter he served 
on the most important committees existing, and 
during the session of 1876 was Speaker pro tern of 
the House. In May, 1874, he served as State Sen- 
ator, having been elected to fill the vacancy caused 
by the resignation of the Hon. Joseph C. Wilson. 
From this time on Mr. Glick was constantly called 
into requisition by his party, being in 1880 a dele- 
gate to the Union Convention at Philadelphia, and 
in 1870 a member of the Democratic State Central 
Committee. Subsequently he was a member of the 
State Central Relief Committee, and was commis- 
sioned a Centennial Manager by Gov. Thomas A. 
Osborn in 1870. Subsequently he was elected 
Treasurer of the Board of Jlanagers, and was pres- 
ent at the first meeting in Philadelphia, when the 
arranging of the display was completed. In July, 
1882, he was nominatedby acclamation as the Dem- 
ocratic candidate for Governor, and at the election 
received considerable support outside of his party. 
Mr. Glick was County Commissioner of Atchison 
County upon his accession to the office of Governor, 
and was also holding the position of Auditor. In 
his election to this office he received about forty- 
six per cent of the votes cast, and was outdone by 
only one man in this respect, namely, John P. St. 
John, who, in 1880, received about fifty-eight per 
cent. Although a man of temperate habits, he does 
not consider prohibition a sovereign remedy for 
the evils arising from the use of, and traffic in, in- 
toxicating drinks. In February, 1876, while a 
member of the House and during the tendency of 
the proposed amendment to the Dram Shop Act, he 
entered a protest, which was spread upon the House 
Journal, in which he maintained that the Prohibi- 
tory Liquor Law had, wlierever tried, failed to ac- 



complish its purpose, and that this proposition was 
conceded by all who were not controlled by fanat- 
icism ; that no one would attempt to enforce such 
a law, and that regulation and control of the traffic 
was an absolute necessity for the preservation of 
the peace and good order of society, and that this 
control was made of no effect bj' the proposed 
amendment. 

Mr. Glick furthermore contended that the reve- 
nue derived from the sale of intoxicating liquors 
aided in paying the burdensome expenses following 
the wake of such sales, and that by the proposed 
law the burdens upon the public were increased 
while its ability to prevent them was decreased. 
He believed that if the bill became a law it would 
increase the number of places where liquor would be 
sold, thereby resulting in the increase of the evils of 
the traffic, and also the expenses of protecting life and 
property and j^reserving the public peace. 

The early Kansas railroads found in Gov. Glick 
a stanch and efficient assistant, and he was one 
of the first Directors of the Central Branch of the 
Union Pacific, running west from Atchison. He 
was also a Director of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa 
Fe — the important transportation line of the State 
and of the country west of the Mississippi. From 
the time of the organization of the Atchison & Ne- 
braska, he was its President to its completion, and 
spent four years of incessant labor in order to effect 
its construction from Atchison to the capital city 
of Omaha. He organized the Atchison Gas Com- 
pany and secured the building of the works. Many 
of the buildings in the citj^ of Atchison, both busi- 
ness and dwelling-houses, were erected by him, and 
he has generously disbursed his capital to encourage 
those enterprises best calculated to increase the im- 
portance of the cit3'. 

Mr. Glick was married at Massillon, Ohio, Sept. 
17, 1857, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. A. 
Ryder, of Fremont, that State. While he was State 
Executive his son Frederick was his private secre- 
tary. This son and a daughter Jennie are his only 
children. Mr. Glick was the first Master of the 
Shannon Hills Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry. 
He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity 
nearly forty years, and aided in organizing the 
Royal Arch Chapter and Command ery, of Atchison. 




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(IE tenth Governor of Kansas 
was born March 10, 1839. at 
Brownsville, Pa., and in his 
early days, after an ordinary 
education, learned the prin- 
ter's trade. In 1857 he went 
to Pittsburgh, and was em- 
ployed in the otfice of the Commer- 
cial Jou7-iial,a.nd earlj' in October 
of that year he emigrated to 
Kansas and located in Atchison. 
He purchased the office of the 
Squatter Sovereign in February, 
1858, and changed its name to the 
Freeman's Champion,, and on the 
20th of the month commenced his 
editorial career in this State, by 
the issue of the first number of the paper which he 
has since been identified with. He was always a 
stanch free-State man, and an earnest and ardent 
Eepublican, being among the organizers of that 
grand old party in his native State. He was Sec- 
retary of the Wj-andotte Constitutional Convention, 
and was elected State Senator before he was of age. 
During the summer of 1861 Mr. Martin assisted 
in organizing the 8th Kansas Infantrj', of which he 
was appointed Lieutenant Colonel. The regiment 
served on the IMissouri border during the fall and 



winter of 1861. Early in 1862 he was appointed 
Provost Marshal of Leavenworth, and in March of 
the same year his regiment was ordered to Corinth, 
Miss., Lieut. Col. Martin in command. A few weeks 
after, when at Corinth, the regiment with the 
division to which it was attached, was ordered to 
join Gen. Buell in Tennessee, and thereafter during 
the whole war it served in the Army of the Cumber- 
land. Lieut. Col. Martin was promoted to be 
Colonel on the 1st of November, 1862, and was 
Provost Marshal of Nashville, Tenu., from Decem- 
ber, 1862, to June, 1863. The regiment, under his 
command, took part in the battles of Perryville 
and Lancaster, Kj-., the campaign against Tul- 
lahomaand Chattanooga, the battle of Chickamauga, 
the siege of Chattanooga, the storming of Mission 
Ridge, the campaign of East Tennessee, in the win- 
ter of 1863-64, the campaign from Chattanooga to 
Atlanta, and the subsequent pursuit of Hood north- 
ward. Col. Martin commanded the 3d Brigade, 1st 
Division, 20th Army Corps, on the second day of 
the battle of Chickamauga, and during the siege of 
Chattanooga, and commanded the 1st Brigade, 3d 
Division, 4th Arm3f Corps, from August, 1 864, until 
his muster out at Pulaski, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1864. 
In a lengthy description of the battle of Mission 
I Ridge, published in the New York Times of July 



148 



JOHN A. MARTIN. 



18, 1876, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Wood, who com- 
manded the 3d Division, 4th Corps, Army of the 
Cumberland, says: 

"Willich's brigade, in the centei', had with it the 
heroic, accomplished Martin, Colonel of the 8th 
Kansas. What that regiment could not take it was 
not worth while to send any other regiment to look 
for. Martin was among the foremost to set the 
example of the upward movement, and among the 
first to reach the crest." 

In a letter published in the Cincinnati Commer- 
cial ot 3 an. 24, 1876, the late Brig. Gen. August 
Willich, commander of the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 
4th Armj' Corps, after stating that the orders he 
received at Orchard Knob, concerning the advance 
to Mission Ridge, were to "take the rifle pit at the 
foot of Mission Ridge, and to keep that position," 
and describing the advance to the base of the ridge 
and the capture of the rifle pits there, says : 

"Herein the work assigned by Gen. Grant was 
accomplished. But now the fire of the enemy be- 
came very severe; the shells rent the ground in 
every direction; our lines were infiladed from the 
different spars of the ridge, where the enemy was 
protected against our fire by his works and his 
dominant position. There appeared at first thought 
to Gen. Willich, holding position about 100 yards 
behind the rifle j)its, to be only three chances, viz: 
To obey orders and to be shot without effective 
resistance ; to fall back, or to charge. The second 
chance being out of the question, I galloped with 
Lieut. Green, of my staff, up to the 8th Kansas, 
lying in line behind the rifle pits. Col. Martin, 
commanding the regiment, seeing me, jumped on 
the breastworks and shouted : 'Here wc are. Gen- 
eral, what more.'' 'Forward, storm! We have to 
take the works on the ridge,' was the answer. The 
Colonel: 'Altogether, boys, forward! Hip, hip, 
hurrah!' Like one man, the whole line, with one 
leap, cleared the breastworks ; forward they moved 
and the air was soon filled with the sound, 'Forward ! 
Forward!' extending more and more, right and left." 

Returning home, Col. Martin resumed control of 
the Atchison Champion early in Januarj', 1865, and 
on the 22d of March issued the first number of the 
Daily Champion. He has been commander of the 
department, a delegate to the National Republican 



Conventions of 1860, 1868, 1872 and 1880; was a 
United States Centennial Commissioner, and one of 
the Vice Presidents of that body ; was one of the 
incorporators of the State Historical Society, of 
which he was President for one term ; was elected 
by the two Houses of Congress one of the Board of 
Managers of the National Soldiers' Home, in 1878, 
and re-elected in 1882, being now Second Vice 
President of that body. He was married, June 1, 
1871, to Miss Ida Challiss, eldest daughter of Dr. 
AVilliam L. Challiss, of Atchison, and has seven 
children. 

At the Republican State Convention, held in 
Topeka July 17, 1884, the rules were suspended and 
John A. Martin was nominated for Governor by 
acclamation. At the November election following 
he was elected Governor by a plurality of 38,495 
votes. At the Republican State Convention, held 
in Topeka July 7, 1886, he was again unanimously 
nominated for a second term, and at the November 
election following was elected Governor by a plu- 
rality vote of 33,918. He was the first and only 
Governor of Kansas who was twice unanimously 
nominated by his party for that office, and has 
served with distinction, filling the honored position 
occupied by his able predecessors with equalability, 
and giving to the people as the Chief Executive of 
the populous and growing State, satisfaction. He 
is a man of honest, upright character, and abhors 
trickery and deceit, and in looking over his long 
and useful life he may well feel a just pride at the 
position he has won in the esteem aud confidence 
of honest men, and the respect of all good citizens. 
There are but few men of the stirring State of 
Kansas who have been more closely identified with 
all public movements for the general welfare and 
prosperity of the State than John A. Martin. His 
name may be found on almost every page of the 
memorable history of Kansas, from the holding of 
the first Republican Convention, held at Osawato- 
mie in 18.59, until to-day, when he is the leading 
spirit among the enterprising men of the most pro- 
gressive State of the Nation. A man of excellent 
judgment, moved by honest purpose and love for 
the general welfare of the whole State, he is always 
found identified with the right, and, as might be 
expected, popular with the people. 



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. L. v. HUMPHREY. 
Tliis distinguished gen- 
tleman was chosen Gov- 
ernor of Kansas, at the 
^555=y. -.5irw=i=s^p=i«s, 1 election held in Novem- 
^^ "^^"^r ber, 1888. He had made 
e\g@S5j/t> for himself an honorable record on 
^ ^^ the deadly brittle-field, as well as in 
^^^^^^S' the more monotonous, thoush not 
k'\^^ less courage-requiring hours of po- 
litical life, in the fields of journal- 
ism, in the forensic arena, and in 
the various capacities in which he 
has labored for the public weal. It 
is not our purpose in this brief 
sketch, to dwell at great length upon his [irivate 
life, his public record sufficing to indicate that his 
character is noble, and his example a worthj^ one. 
Gov. Humphrey was born in Stark County. Ohio, 
July 25, 1844. His father, Col. Lyman Humphrey, 
who was a native of Connecticut, of English de- 
scent, and a lawyer of distinction, died when the 
subject of this sketch was but eight years of age. 
At the outbreak of the Civil War, in 1861, Gov. 
Humphrey was attending the High School at Mas- 
sillon. and his fervid, patriotic heart was thrilled to 
the utmost, with an enthusiastic desire to serve his 
countrj', and uphold the flag which he had been 
taught to revere. Though only a boy of seven- 



teen, he enlisted in Company I, 7Gth Ohio Infan- 
try, a regiment famous for its bravery, and for the 
eminent men who belonged to it. Such was the gal- 
lantry, and the proper conception of a soldier's du- 
ties exhibited by him, that he had been promoted 
to the office of 1st Lieutenant, had acted as Adju- 
tant of ills regiment, and had commanded a com- 
pany for a year, before he was out of his minorit}-. 

Much active service was experienced by Capt. 
Humphre}', and among the battles in which he par- 
ticipated, were those of Donelson, Pittsburg Land- 
ing, Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, 
Atlanta, and the fighting around that city, he be- 
ing under fire five or six weeks in that single cam- 
paign. He was with Sherman in his march to the 
sea, was present at the capture of Savannah, and 
was engaged in many other tr3ing scenes. He was 
with his regiment in the campaign through the 
Carolinas, and took part in the battle of Benton- 
ville, as well as in the capture of Gen. Joe John- 
ston's army. He was twice wounded, once at 
Pittsburg Landing, and once at Chattanooga, but 
refused to retire from the field. During the four 
years of his military service, he never was absent 
from duty for a day. The regiment of which he 
was a member, belonged to the 1st Brigade, 1st 
Division, loth Corps, Army of the Tennessee. 

At the termination of the war Capt. Humphrey 
resumed the studies which had been interrupted bj' 



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LYMAN U. HUMPHREY. 



the "irrepressible conflict," feeling the need of a 
more thorough education to fit him to act well his 
part in the battle of life. He entered Mt. Union 
College, and soon after matriculated in the law de- 
partment of the Michigan University', from which 
he was graduated after having completed his stud- 
ies in the legal profession. Returning to his native 
State he was admitted to practice in the several 
courts of Ohio, in 1868, but feeling that the "West 
would afford a broader field for his labors, he re- 
moved to Siielby County, Mo., where for a time he 
assistedjin editing the Shelby County Herald. 

The newer State of Kansas, which had already 
become the home of many men eminent in various 
walks of life, seemed to beckon Capt. Humphrey 
still further West, and in Februarj', 1871, he crossed 
the Missouri and located at Independence. He 
formed a law partnership with the Hon. Alexander 
M. York, the attempt at whose briber}' by Senator 
Pomeroy in 1873, during the contest for Ignited 
States Senatorial honors, brought his name promi- 
nently before the people of Kansas as an opponent 
to fraud and corruption. The legal relation be- 
tween the two gentlemen lasted until 1876, after 
which time Gov. Humphrey continued the practice 
of his chosen profession alone. The Independence 
Tribune was founded bj' ISIessrs. A .M. York, 
W. T. Yoe and L. U. Humphrey, the latter with- 
drawing from the firm at the expiration of a )'ear. 

Gov. Humphrey had not long been a resident of 
Kansas before his talents were known and his fit- 
ness for public ofliee appreciated. In 1871, the 
year of his arrival in the State, he was honored by 
the Republican nomination as candidate for a seat 
in the State Legislature, but because of his vigor- 
ous opposition to the issue of questionable bonds 
to the L. L. <fe G. Railroad Company, he was de- 
feated b}' a small vote. In 1876 he was vindicated 
by an election to the House from a district form- 
erly Democratic, and served two years as a member 
of the Republican State Central Committee. In 
1877 Melville J. Salter having accepted a position 
in the land office at Independence, resigned his 
position as Lieutenant Governor, and our subject 
was chosen to fill the vacancy. His principal op- 
ponent was the Democratic candidate, Thomas AV. 
Wnterson, who received 24,740 votes, while Mr. 



Humphrey received 62,750, his majorit}' over all 
other candidates being 27,381. The following year 
he was re-elected; the coventlon which nominated 
him having, after a protracted and exciting strug- 
gle, placed John P. St. John at the head of the 
ticket. 

In 1884 ]Mr. Humphrey was elected to the State 
Senate for the term of four years, and upon the or- 
ganization of that Legislative bodj' was chosen 
President, pro tem, by a unanimous vote. On 
July 25, 1888, that being the forty-fourth anni- 
versary of his birth, he was nominated for Gover- 
nor of the State of Kansas, and was elected by the 
splendid majority of 73,361. Gov. Humphrey 
carried 104 out of the 106 counties in the State, 
his opponent in the contest being no less prominent 
a person than Judge John Martin. 

Gov. Humphrey- has been frequently called upon 
to preside as a Judge, pro tem, of the District 
Court, an honor which indicates the degree of con- 
fidence reposed in him by the public. He has been 
an active Republican, and has an enviable record 
both as a speaker and writer in behalf of the prin- 
ciples to which he is a devotee. He is deeply in- 
terested in the promulgation of the fundamental 
doctrines of true government, and the loyal prin- 
ciples for which our forefathers in earlier years and 
our nearer kinsmen in recent times, gave their 
strength and even their lives. He belongs to the 
Lo3'al Legion, a body made up of those who, like 
himself, are intensely patriotic. His affability, his 
frankness, and his justice in dealing with men, has 
won for him a high place in the esteem of all with 
whom he comes in contact, either personally or 
through the medium of his published' addresses. 
His keen perception as to the wants of the growing 
State, his desire that she shall^be built up in all the 
elements that constitute the true fgreatness and 
glorj' of a government or of a people, and 'the 
powers of discrimination, which lead him to discern 
right from wrong, justice from injustice, especially 
qualify him for the high office to Vliich the people 
called him. 

Gov. Humphrey was married at Independence on 
Christmas Day, 1872, to Miss Leonard, daughter of 
James C. Leonard. They have two children. Lj'- 
man L.. and A. Lincoln. 



Marshall County, 



KANSAS. 






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^1 INTRODUQTORY.» 




5HE time has arrived when it 
becomes the duty of the 
people of this county to per- 
petuate the names of their 
pioneers, to furnish a record 
of their early settlement, 
and relate the story of their 
progress. The civilization of our 
day, the enlightenment of the age 
and the duty that men of the pres- 
ent time owe to their ancestors, to 
themselves and to their posterity, 
demand that a record of their lives 
and deeds should be made. In bio- 
graphical history is found a power 
to instruct man by precedent, to 
enliven the mental faculties, and 
to waft down the river of time a 
safe vessel in which the names and actions of the 
people who contributed to raise this country from its 
primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly 
the great and aged men, who in their jsrime entered 
the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their 
heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- 
maining who can relate the incidents of the first days 
of setdement is becoming small indeed, so that an 
actual necessity exists for the collection and preser- 
vation of events without delay, before all the early 
settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. 

To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind 
from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough, 
in spite of their best works and the most earnest 
efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of 
their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion 
and to perpetuate their memory has been in propor- 
tion to the amount of intelligence they possessed. 
Th-; pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the 
names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhu- 
mations m.ade by the archeologists of Egypt from 
buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people 



to perpetuate the memory of their achievements. 
The erection of the great obelisks were for the same 
purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the 
Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- 
ments, and carving out statues to chronicle their 
great achievements and carry them down the ages. 
It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling 
up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea — 
to leave something to show that they had lived. All 
these works, though many of them costly in the ex- 
treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and charac- 
ters of those whose memory they were intended to 
perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of 
the people that then lived. The great pyramids and 
some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity; 
the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- 
bling into dust. 

It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli- 
gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating 
a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- 
limited in extent and perpetual in its action ; and 
this is through the art of printing. 

To the present generation, however, we are in- 
debted for the introduction of the admirable system . 
of local biography. By this system every man, though 
he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, 
has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, 
through the coming ages. 

The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the 
physical man is left. The monument which his chil- 
dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme- 
tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his 
life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, 
which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated 
by a record of this kind. 

To preserve the lineaments of our companions we 
engrave their portraits, for the same reason we col- 
lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we 
think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to 
wait until they are dead, or until those who know 
them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to 
publish to the world the history of those whose lives 
are unworthy of public record. 






TRANSPORTATION 





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^^-IsK of the most important fac- 
tors in tlie business develop- 
ment and prosperitj' of a 
citj', county or State, is its 
railroad communications. A 
retrospection of the history' 
of the South Platte Country since 
the advent of railroad facilities will 
convince the careful observer of the 
immense benefit resulting from the 
introduction of this essential adjunct 
of commercial enterprise. The fol- 
lowing brief sketches of the leading- 
railroads of this section of the great 
commonwealth will form an interesting feature of 
this Alhum. It may be remarked in this connec- 
tion that the roads referred to are not oulj- the im- 
|)ortant corporations of Kansas, but stand among 
the first in the Nation. 



Tlie I'nioii Pacific Kaihvay. 

^HIS great national highway is- so well known 
not only throughout the United .States, but 
all over the world, that a mere reference to 
it would seem sufficient, j^et, for the benefit of those 



who have never had the pleasure of riding over its 
smooth track, and thus had an opportunity of gaz- 
ing upon the fine scenery along its route, the fol- 
lowing description is given : 

It formed a part of the first trans-continental 
line of railroad from ocean to oce.an, and was con- 
ceived, and its construction authorized, as a war 
measure, the needs of the Government during the 
War of the Rebellion having clearly shown the ne- 
cessity for it. When first talked of many thought the 
feat of constructing a line of railro.vl over the Rockj- 
Mountains an utter impossibility. Many of those 
who had crossed the plains, deserts and mountains 
to California, in '49-50, knew very well that a rail- 
road could not be built there, for '-how could a 
locomotive ascend a mountain where six yoke of 
oxen could scarcely haul a wagon." It must be 
remembered that the line of this road follows al- 
most exactly the old emigrant wagon road, not 
only on the plains on the north side of the Platte 
Riv^er, through the State of Nebraska, but, in fact, 
all the way to Ogden. in Utah Territory. In the 
daj'S of '49-50, when long trains of gold-seekers, 
after outfitting at Council Bluffs, wended their 
waj' over the plains, the country was filled with 
hostile Indians, herds of wild buffalo, deer and 
anteloi)e. There was scarcely a house west of the 
Eikhcrn River within twenty miles of Omaha. 



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Now the traveler sits in a luxurious Pullman car, 
and is whirled over the smooth railroad at forty 
miles an hour, past villages, towns and cities filled 
with active, busy, intelligent people, and as far as 
the eye can reach on either side of the road farms 
join each other, and a million and a half of people 
live in the State of Nebraska, through which the 
road runs. 

This railway is one of the very best on this con- 
tinent. Its two main stems, the one from Kansas 
Citv, the other from Council Bluffs uniting at 
Cheyenne and diverging again at Granger, one for 
Portland and one for San Francisco, are crowded 
with the commerce of the Orient and the Occident, 
while people from every nation in the world may 
be seen on its passenger trains. Every improve- 
ment which human ingenuity has invented for the 
safety or comfort of the traveler is in use on the 
I'nion Pacific Railway, and it has been operated so 
many years, having been finished in 1869, that all 
weak points at all assailalile by the snow have been 
protected. 

For nearly 500 miles west of Council Bluffs, and 
700 miles west of Kansas Cit3% there are no heavy 
grades or curves. The Pacific Hotel Company 
manage the eating-houses, under the supervision of 
tlie Railway Company, and no better meals are to 
be fonnd on any railroad in the United States. 

Crossing the Blissouri River from the Transfer 
Depot, Council Bluffs, over a magnificent steel 
bridge of eleven spans, seventy-five feet above the 
water, each span 250 feet long, Omaha is reached, 
and the trip across the continent, to either Portland 
or San Francisco commences. Leaving Omaha the 
road follows the Platte River through the thickly- 
settled and fertile Platte Valley to Cheyenne (516 
miles from Omaha), the capital of Wyoming Terri- 
tory. At this point the Kansas Main Line via Den- 
ver connects with the Nebraska Main Line from 
Council Bluffs. 

Leaving Kansas City one passes through some 
of the finest farming land of the West, and a suc- 
cession of thriving cities and towns. First, Law- 
rence, the scene of many exciting events durino- 
the time when it was a question whether Kansas 
was to be a free-soil or slave State. Topeka is 
the capital of the State, containing some 35,000 



people. The heart of the golden grain belt of 
Kansas is then traversed for hour after hour. 
Junction City next, is so called from the f.ict that 
here the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad has a 
branch reaching to Texas, Arkansas and the Gulf 
of Mexico. From Ellsworth the road runs through 
the Marker Hills, where the traveler sees many 
cairns of stones, mementoes of John C. Fremont, 
the Pathfinder. From Ellsworth to the boundary 
line of the State one passes through what a very few 
years ago appeared on all school geographies as 
the (xreat American Desert. Just west of Ellis 
one of the finest grazing regions in the world is 
entered. After crossing the Colorado State line 
comes Cheyenne Wells, where there is a well of 
the purest water that is found between the Mis- 
souri River and Denver. From Cheyenne Wells 
the road climbs rapidly until First View is reached. 
This Station is so called becuase here is obtained 
the first view of the snow-capped mountains of 
Colorado, with (Iray's Peak in the west and Pike's 
Peak on tiie south. 

The ascent is rapid into Denver, 63'J miles from 
Kansas City, with a population of 85,000, the 
queen city of the mountains and capital of Colo- 
rado. The elevation is 5.203 feet above sea level. 
The trip from Denver to Cheyenne, Wyo., along 
the foothills of the Rocky Mountains affords a ka- 
leidoscopic panorama of hills, fields, farms, rivers, 
running brooks and lofty mountains. Here the 
Eastern traveler for the first time sees fields of al- 
falfa of a deep green color, grown by the use of 
irrigating ditches. The run of 107 miles from 
Denver to Cheyenne, Wyo., is quickly made. 

Cheyenne, 6,038 feet in altitude, with a popula- 
tion of about 10,000, is one of the sprightliest and 
most prosperous cities in the entire West. It is 
well and compactly built, and for many years has 
been the center of the cattle industry of the North- 
west. 

After leaving Cheyenne the train climbs a grade 
of 2,000 feet in thirtj'-three miles to Sherman, 
8,247 feet above sea level, and the highest point 
of the trans-continental ride between the Missouri 
River and the Pacific Coast. From Sherman can 
be seen Long's Peak, nearly 200 miles away. The 
scenery is wild and rugged. Just bej^ond Sherman 



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is Dale Creek Bridge, one of the most reniiirkable 
sights of tlie overland trip. The structure is of 
iron, and stretches from blutf to bluff with a G50- 
foot span. The train passses over it just 127 feet 
above the creek, which looks like a mere rivulet 
below. Pike's Peak can be seen away off to tlie 
south, not less than 165 miles distant. 

Laramie, twenty-three miles west of Slierman, 
often called the -Gem City of the Rockies," has an 
elevation of 7,149 feet above sea level, and a popu- 
lation of about 6,000. It is one of the principal towns 
on tiie main line of the Union Pacific Railway be- 
tween Council Bluffs and Ogden. It is situated on 
Big Laramie River, fifty-seven miles northwest of 
Cheyenne, and is an important market for wool. 
Its schools are good, and the I'niversity of Wj'o- 
ming and the United States Penitentiary are located 
here. 

The great Laramie Plains, which stretch away 
for miles on either side, and which afford pastur- 
age for thousands of cattle and horses, are of great 
interest. Eighty-three miles west is Carbon, in the 
coal regions. One hundred and twenty-one miles 
west of Rawlins is Rock Springs. In this locality 
there are immense coal beds across the continent to 
Portland, Ore. 

At Green Rivei' tlie trains fur Portland, Ore., 
are made up, although they do not make their de- 
parture from the main line over the Oregon Short 
Line Division until Granger is reached, thirty 
miles west of Green River, and the trip across the 
continent is continued over the Oregon Short 
Line, reaching out, as it does to the great North- 
west, until the great Territory of Idaho is en- 
tered at Border Station. Then on through Soda 
Springs and Pocatello — the junction with the Utah 
(k Xorthern branch, for the Yellowstone National 
Park, Butte, Garrison and Helena; thence to Sho- 
shone Station, where the junction is made for the 
great Shoshone Falls. 

From Nampa, Idaho, the Oregon Short T^ine 
skirts along the boundar}- line of Idaho and Ore- 
gon, following the Snake River. Huntington is 
the junction of the Oregon Short Line Division 
with the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, 
an auxilliary line of the Union Pacific Railway. 
Leaving La (irande, and passing over the sum- 



mit at Meacham, on through the Umatilla Reserva- 
tion to Pendleton, and over the Cascade Mount- 
ains, the tourist reaches ''The Dalles" Station, on 
the Columbia River, the comraenceiiient of "The 
Dalles" of Columbia. 

All along the sights have been absorbing in their 
varied aspects; but it is only when a pause is made 
at "The Dalles" Station, that the true grandeur of 
the scenerj' of the Columbia River is impressed 
upon the mind. There are good accommodations 
here, and from this point the noble river, surging 
and whirling to the sea, breaking the Image rocks 
into wave fragments, occupies the mind of the 
beholder. The Columbia is one of the world s 
great rivers, affording a waterway that is navigable 
for traffic for over 200 miles. Upon it, near its 
mouth, the largest ocean steamers ply with safety. 
Its largest tributary is the Williamette, draining 
the valley of the same name, and being navigable 
for vessels of any size to Portland. There can be 
nothing more inspiring than the ride along "The 
Dalles" of the Columbia, with the shining river on 
one side and the towering battlements of the shore 
on the other. The scene is one of continued mag- 
nificence. Along the Rhine, the Rhone, or the 
Hudson, there is nothing that will compare with 
the stately palisades of the Columbia, with their 
cool recesses kept sunless b}- the overhanging rocks, 
and watered by the melting snows of their own 
summits. A spendid view can be had of Mt. Hood, 
Mt. St. Helen's, and the Cascades, where the scen- 
ery surpasses anything of the kind in the world. 

From Portland magnificent ocean steamers de- 
part for the far distant Orient. Fine steamers also 
ply from Portland to Alaska. 

From Portland to San Francisco the trip can be 
made in the iron steamships of the Oregon Railway 
A.' Navigation Company, which will compare favor- 
ably with the best ocean steamers on the Atlantic 
for safety, speed and comfort; or by rail over the 
Mt. Shasta loute of the Central Pacific Railroad 
(the Southern Pacific Com pan}). 

Between Cheyenne and Ogden about ten miles of 
snowsheds altogether are passed at different points 
on the line. These sheds are all in Wyoming. They 
are quite a feature of the ride across the continent; 
the Central Pacific Railroad having about thirty 



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miles altogether on its line between Ogden and 
Sacramento. Ogden is 1,034 miles from Council 
Bluffs, 1,260 miles from Kansas City, and 833 miles 
from San Francisco. 

The crowning scenes of the trip across Utah and 
Nevada to San Francisco are not beheld until after 
leaving Reno. Cape Horn, Emigrant Gap, the 
Sierra Nevadas, Donner Lake, and other objects of 
more than ordinary interest will be found. Nevada 
is celebrated for her famous mines. The marvel- 
ous Carson and Humboldt sinks, iu whicli the 
waters of all the rivers in the State of Nevada, 
save one, are swallowed; the Mud Lake, the IJorax 
marshes, and countless numbers of thermal springs, 
have been the wonder of the scientist and the de- 
light of the tourists. One hundred and fifty-five 
miles from Reno is Sacramento, a beautiful city, 
and the capital of California. 

From Sacramento the Central Faeiflc Railroad 
branches off, via Lathrop, to Los Angeles, from 
which point the prominent cities and noted resorts 
of California are readily reached. From Sacra- 
mento, the Davis cut-off, now the main line of the 
Central Pacific road, takes the tourist through to 
Oakland, where a transfer is made across an arm of 
the bay to San Francisco, and here this part of tiie 
trip "Across the Continent" terminates at San Fran- 
cisco. 



NOTKS Al'.OUr XriE TRAINS, KQUII'MENT. .rUXCTIONS, 
AMI CDNXKCTIONS. 

It is worth while knowing tliat two through 
trains leave Council Bluffs every daj' with through 
cars for Denver, Ogden. Salt Lake City, Los An- 
geles, San Francisco .and Portland. One of these 
trains, the fast one, called the ''Overland P^iyer." 
has Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars only, running 
through to Denver. Los Angeles, San Frnncisco and 
Portland. The otiier train, the Overland Express, 
has Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, Modern Day 
Coaches, and Free Family Sleeping Cars. From 
Kansas City two fast express trains leave daily 
with through cars for Denver, Cheyenne, Salt 
Lake Cit_y and Portland. These trains have Pull- 
man Palace Sleeping Cars and Modern Daj' Coaclies. 
The morning train has the Free Family Sleeping 



Cars. The equipment of these trains is unsurpassed 
and all that can be desired. A good road-bed, 
standard-guage track, steel rails, iron bridges, and 
stone culverts combined, insure safety and speed. 

The 3Iissouri Pivfifii- Railway System. 

(fe^*HLS great system, which now threads its way 
lu^^) through several States west of the Missis- 
'^^^ sippi River, has been a potential factor in 
the development of Missouri and Kansas, and with 
its accustomed enterprise a short time ago pene- 
trated with its lines into the rich agricultural dis- 
tricts of Nebraska, to compete, in this growing 
State, with its rapidly accumulating business. It 
was also among the pioneer roads in Kansas, and its 
many branches now traverse in different directions 
the most thickly settled portions of that Slate. It 
has contributed in a large measure, b}' its liberal 
and aggressive policj', toward the rapid develop- 
ment of the great resources of Kansas. It is inter- 
esting to note briefly its history, as it was the first 
road built west from St. Louis, as earl j- as 1850-51. 
The preliminary steps to build the road were taken, 
and it has since gradually- extended its lines, like 
the arteries and veins of the human s^'Stem, until 
it has encompassed in its range the best portions of 
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, and has even 
reached out and tapped the large commercial cen- 
ters of Texns and Colorado. In Missouri its several 
lines and connections pierce the great coal and 
mineral fields of the State, enabling it to lay down 
in Kansas Citj', Topeka, Leavenworth, Atchison, 
Wichita, Omaha and Lincoln, cheaper than any 
other roads, these essential adjuncts so necessary in 
the development of commercial centers; and even 
the settlers in the outlying districts of Kansas and 
Nebraska have fuel laid down to them more cheaply 
oh account of this road. 

Its splendid and far-reaching management ex- 
tends to its patrons, both in freight and passenger 
traffic, the best facilities for reaching the seaboard 
and the great Eastern marts of trade. The growth 
and development of the Missouri Pacific System has 
been rapid and fully abreast of the times. Its local 
business is enormous and rapidly increasing. In 



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respect to Its through business no other road or 
system in Nebraska is better equipped than tliis. 
Its steel rail tracks, well-ballasted road beds and 
superior passenger coaches constitute it one of the 
greatest railroad systems of the West. Its superb 
fast train between St. Louis and Denver, via Kansas 
City and Pueblo, is unquestionably the most ele- 
gant and best equipped train of any road which 
enters the peerless City of the Plains. 

It runs more passenger trains and finer coaches 
between St. Louis and Kansas Cit}- than anj' other 
road, and the volume of its freight traffic between 
the above mentioned emporiums of the State of 
Missouri is vastly' greater than any other line. It 
has contributed in a marked and wonderful degree 
toward the building up of the various cities along 
its numerous lines. Kansas City has felt its influ- 
ence more than that of any other road centering 
there, largely on account of its lines that lead into 
the heart of the coal, iron and granite fields of 
Missouri, and the extensive timber districts of Ar- 
kansas, and by its connecting lines with the exten- 
sive and growing cattle interests of Texas and the 
Southwest. 

It gives to its numerous and lapidly increasing- 
patronage in Nebraska and Kansas unsurpassed 
facilities for reaching the great health reports of 
Arkansas and Texas, over its line from Omaha to 
St. Louis, about 500 miles in extent. It runs the 
finest trains between these two cities passing through 
Weeping AV^ater. where connection is made with the 
line from Lincoln, the State capital, thence to 
Nebraska City and F'alls Cit}', in Nebraska, and St 
Joseph, Atchison and Leavenworth, before reaching 
Kansas City. The length of its main line and 
branches in Nebraska is over 322 miles, its northern 
terminus being Omaha, where connections are made 
with all the roads centering in that metropolis. 

The line from Omaha to Falls City is 115 miles, 
the Crete branch 58 miles, Lincoln to Auburn 70 
miles, Warwick to Prosser and Hastings 7;S miles. 
Various extensions and diversions are constantly 
being made in Nebraska. 

Thus it will be seen that this road already taps 
the two leading cities in the State, Omaha and Lin- 
coln, besides Nebraska Cit}', rapidly growing into 
importance, and likewise Hastings. Its mileage in 



Kansas is 2,707 miles, in Colorado 151 miles, and 
the total mileage of the Missouri I'aciflc System is 
4,994 miles. 

Hence the reader will readily observe that this 
great railway system is one of the most important 
which traverses the several important and growing 
States west of the Mississippi River. On account 
of its extensive mileage and the ramification of the 
system, it is destined to promote in a large degree 
the development of the material interests of the 
country through which it passes. 

The Bmiiiigtoii At Missouri Rivor Railvoad in 
Kansas. 

iiHIS important road was commenced at 
1(,*>SJ)1) ^'•'**''®'"Outh, Neb., where it connected with 
^^ the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad 
in 1869, and the main line of the road was ex- 
tended westward to Kearney. Subsequently the 
Denver extension was finished; this line was short- 
ened by the construction of the line from Konne- 
saw to Oxford; by the acquirement of the Omaha 
& Southwestern Railroad, the Atchison & Nebraska 
Railroad, the building of the short line from 
Omaha to Ashland, and the extension to Cheyenne, 
Wyo.. which gives the road a short line between 
the Missouri River points and Denver A' Cheyenne. 
At Omaha connections are made with the roads 
centering there. The number of miles of road in 
Nebraska is 2,1 20..30. The road is ballasted with 
stone, gravel, cinders and earth. 1,600.08 miles 
are laid with steel rails, the rest being laid with 
iron. The total mileage in the Burlington 'system 
West of the Missouri River is 2,778.78 miles. 

K>-« 

Chicago, Roclv Island & Pacific. 
=^HIS is the last important trunk line to enter 
the South Platte Country. It enters the 
State of Nebraska at Berwick, and runs in 
a north and westerly direction to Fairbury and 
Nelson. At Fairbury the road branches and con- 
nects with the main line for Denver, thus givino- 
the Southern part of the State another direct com- 
munication with the great lumber and other inter- 
ests of Chicago and Kansas City, and the7great 
lake and seaboard marts of trade. 




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PKRRY HUTCHIN- 
SOX. This gentleman is 
tbe most widelj' known 
citizen of Marshall 
Count}', of which be has 
been a resident for thirty 
He is a native of New York 
State, boi'n in Chautauqua Count}', 
Dec. 2, 1831. His ancestors were 
from Connecticut, his great grand- 
fatiier, Samuel Hutchinson, having 
been a resident of Hebron, iu tliat 
State, where his grandfatiier, Knoch 
Hutchinson, was born Dee. 8, 1766.* 
He died Nov. 30. 1856, in the nine- 
tieth year of his age. The maternal great-grand- 
father of Perry Hutchinson, was Davirl Townsend, a 
resident of Andover, Conn., whose daughter, Bet- 
sey', married Enoch Hutchinson. She was born 
March 1, 1771, and died Sept. 29, 1848, in the 
seventy-eighth year of her age. 

Calvin, a son of Enoch and Betsey llutcliinson 
was the fatiier of our subject. He was born in Con- 
necticut Dee. 9, 1800, but later removed to Chau- 
tauqua County, N.Y., and there passed the remainder 
of his days on a farm. He was a plain man, who 
never took any prominent part in public affairs, 



l)ut was looked upon as an upright and good citizen. 
He was a strict member of the Presbyterian Church, 
in which for many years he had been a Deacon. 
Accompanied by his wife, he twice came to Kan- 
sas to visit his sons, the mother making her last 
visit in 1876, but neither ever desired to settle here, 
preferring their Eastern home. The father died 
Dec. 25, 1879, in the eightieth year of his .age. 

Calvin Hutchinson was m<arried, Nov. 7, 1824, 
in the town of Pomfret, N. Y. to Sophia Perry, 
who was born in Madison, Madison Co., N. Y. 
April 25, 1803. On this side the" stock is also of 
old Connecticut origin, the parents of Mrs. Hutch- 
inson, both having been natives of th.at State. Her 
father, Benjamin Perry, was born at Windham, 
April 18, 1779, and he also emigrated to New 
York St.ate, settling in the town of Pomfret, Chau- 
tauqua County, in 1807. lie died in Arkwright, 
in that county. Dec. 28, 1848, in his seventieth 
year. In 1799, at the age of twentj' he married 
Catherine Slo.an, who was born in Hartford, Conn., 
Oct. 6, 1780, and died Sept. 27, 185G, aged seventy- 
six years. She li.ad resided for nearly fifty years 
upon the land purchased by her husband, when 
they removed to New York. Benjamin Perry was 
a cousin of the hero of Lake Erie — Commodore 
I'erry — and was iiinisclf a colonel in tiie army dur- 



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the War of 1812. Sophia (Perry) Hutchinson, 
died at the family home in Chautauqua County, 
N. y.,Sept. 7, 1886, nged eighty-three years and 
five months. 

Calvin and Sopiiia Hutciiinson were the parents 
of eiglit children, of whom we give the complete 
record as follows : George, the eldest, was born 
Feb. 21, 1826, and was married Feb. 25, 1852, to 
Margaret Ann Van Vleclv, of Pomfret, N. Y., and 
is now living on the home farm in Chautauqua 
County; 'their children are, Alfred, Clarence, Clara 
Jane, Mary Lutitia, Walter Tunis and Minnie 
Sophia. The second child of Calvin was Alfred, 
who was born Jan. 27, 1828. He went to Cali- 
fornia in the early days of the gold fever, but was 
taken sick there, and returning home, died Feb. 25, 
1851 ; he was unmarried. The next was Calvin 
Perry, who was born Feb. 15, 1830, and died Feb. 
25, 1831. Then came Perrj-, and after him, Walter 
H., born April 23, 1834, who was married Jan. 30, 
1856 to Ann Eliza Gates, daughter of Phineas and 
Eliza Gates. He entered the Union army during the 
Civil War, enlisting in August, 1862 at Cedar Rap- 
ids, Iowa, and dying Nov. 1 4, 1862, of tj'phoid fever 
at Neosho, Mo. ; he was buried at Ft. Scott, Kan. 
He left two children — George L. and Effle Sophie. 
The sixth child was Harriet, who was born Sept. 
25, 1842, and was married March 30, 1870, to 
Manley J. Tooke, a farmer of Sheridan, N. Y., where 
they live. Delia was the seventh child, and was 
born Dec. 8, 1844, and married May 17. 1865 to 
Fletcher E. Rork, who died in 1870. She is now 
the wife of L. L. Augustus, a farmer of Perry, 
Ohio. The j'oungcst of this family is Edward, of 
whom a sketch is given elsewhere in this work. 

Perry Hutchinson, the subject of this sketch, 
spent his early life on the home farm in Ciiautau- 
qua County, N. Y., and when about tweuty-one 
years old went to Wisconsin, where, however, he 
stayed but one 3fear, going from there to Iowa, 
where he built a mill and operated a farm for four 
years. During lii.s residence in that State he made 
a large sum of money in his mill and real-estate 
speculations, but the rascality of his partner strip- 
ped him of ever}' cent and left him to begin the 
world afresh. His partner ran away after giving 
company notes to a large amount, and Mr. Hutciiin- 



son to satisfy them gave up to his creditors every 
thing of which he was possessed. A brother fitted 
him out with a team and a few household utensils 
and he made his way to Kansas, arriving in this 
county Oct. 1, 1859. He took up a preemption 
claim, seven miles east of the site of the present 
city of Marysville, and with the pluck and energy 
characteristic of the man made a new start. The 
first winter was a hard struggle with poverty, but 
he found work at husliing corn, receiving one 
bushel out of each fifty, and in that way managed 
to keep the wolf from the door. He lived on his 
claim until 1861, and during that time took a party 
across the plains to Denver. There he took up a 
mining claim, and was rich and poor by turns, 
having both good and bad fortune. During his 
absence his wife kept a boarding-house and took care 
of her young children, and much of his subsequent 
success in life is due to her capacity and admirable 
management. 

On returning to Kansas, Mr. Hutchinson pro- 
cured backing and removed to Marysville, where 
he kept a hotel for sixteen months with considerable 
success. Selling out his hotel business, and the 
war being then in progress, he raised a compan}- of 
volunteers and entered the service in July, 1862, 
as Captain of Company E., 13th Kansas Infantry. 
He was engaged with his company in the battle of 
Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, the taking of Van Buren, 
and at Ft. Smith, all in Arkansas. 

Before entering the army Mr. Hutchinson had 
bought the eight}' acres on which he now resides, 
and the mill-site, and had begun the building of a 
*dam across the Big Blue, but he left everything on 
enlisting. After a service of over a year he re- 
signed and coming back finished his dam, and 
built his mill on the east side of the river and be- 
gan operations in November, 1864. Since then his 
career has been one of uninterrupted prosperity. 
In 1867 he built his preseiu mill on the west side 
I of the river, but it has since been remodeled, and in 
1881 he took out all of the old machinery, greatly 
enlarging the mill and introduced the most modern 
roller-process, increasing the capacity from 1 25 to 
275 barrels per day. The mill turns out a superior 
quality of flour, which has a great reputation over 
a wide extent of territorry, and is known under the 



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name of "Perry Hutchinson's Best." In addition 
lie turns out large quantities of corn-meal, feed and 
all other kinds of mill products. This mill is a 
large factor in the prosperity- not only of JMarsliall 
County, but all this region, affording as it does a 
read3- cash market for all the spring wheat raised in 
this section of the country. 

Mv. Hutchinson does not confine his business op- 
erations to milling. In connection therewith he 
feeds a large number of cattle, having bought land 
until he has now around his mill property- 600 acres 
and on the south of Mar3-sviUe owns 320 acres 
more, adjoining the corporation. On this laud he 
feeds and sells annually about 250 to 300 head of 
cattle, although he has run as high as 700 head in 
one 3^ear. He has also been connected with many 
other enterprises. In fact, no project having in 
view the material prosperity of the county fails to 
receive his hearty support. He was one of the 
organizers of the First National Bank of Marys- 
ville, when it was changed in 1882 from the old 
Marshall County Bank operating under a State 
charter. Ever since he has been a Director, and 
is now Vice-President. 

December 19, 1855, in Fredonia, N. Y., 3Ir. 
Hutchinson was united in marriage with Miss L3'dia 
Jeuette Barber, daughter of Champlin and Mal- 
ancy (Green) Barber both residents of Chautau- 
qua Countv. Mrs. Hutchinson was born in that 
county, May 18, 1837. Their union has been 
blessed b3' the birth of four children. Frank born 
Aug. 2, 1857, is a merchant and postmaster in the 
cit3'' of Beattie, this count3^, and has been twice 
married, his first wife being Dorcas Carson, who 
died about three 3'ears after their marriage leaving 
no children. He subsequentl3' married Emma 
Brumbaugh. Delia Viola, born July 19, 1859, 
died Feb. 15, 1865: Etta V., born Oct. 7, 1865, 
was married Oct. 10, 1889 to Henr3- L. Boder a 
banker of Troy, Kansas; and "Wallace Walter, born 
Nov. 6, 1871, and still under the parental roof. 

In 1879, Mr. Hutchinson was elected Senator 
from this district, serving his full term of four 
3'ears, and bringing to the discbarge of his legisla- 
tive duties the same qualities of good judgment 
and clear foresight, which have characterized his 
extensive business operations. He has never held 



any other public position, except that of Couiit3- 
Commissioner, his large private interests demanding 
his entire time and attention. In 1872 he erected 
his beautiful residence, on a bluff overlooking the 
city of Mnrysville, and close by his mill. It is a 
large, elegant mansion, said to be the finest rural 
home in Northern Kansas. Its erection cost over 
^15,000. The building covers a ground area of 
50x75 feet and is two stories high, with a mansard 
roof surmounted by iron castings. The stories are 
unusually high, being respectivcl3-, fourteen and 
twelve feet, and the mansion presents an imposing 
exterior appearance, while the interior is corres- 
pondingl3^ handsome. 

Jlr. Hutchinson belongs to the Masonic frater- 
nity and is a member of Marysville Lodge No. 91, 
A. F.& A. M. and of Marysville Chapter No. 29, 
K. A. M. 

This brief sketch of the history of Mr. Hutchin- 
son would be incomplete without some reference to 
the character and position in business and social 
circles, of the man himself. Beginning life in Kan- 
sas in povert3', and suffering under the reverses 
which would have disheartened a man of less sturdy 
mold, both bodil3' and mentall3', he has b3- indomi- 
table energy and rare good business qualities 
raised himself to the foremost rank among the suc- 
cessful business men of Northern Kansas. Nor is 
bis reputation confiaed to this localit3-. No man 
is more widel3' known all over this part of the 
West, and he has been prominently identified with 
every enterprise tending to advance the growth 
and prosperit3- of the counl3' and section of the 
countr3' which has been his home for so man3' 
3-ears. He is now one of the wealthiest men of 
Northern Kansas, and his success is entirel3- due to 
his energ3' and good judgment, together with 
a scrupulous uprigiitness in all his dealings, which 
have gained for him the confidence and respect of 
all with whom he has business transactions. In his 
early struggles to obtain a start he was ably sec- 
onded b3- bis capable wife, and together the3' can 
now look back with satisfaction on the results of 
their davs of trials and privations, and in their 
beautiful home enjoy the luxuries which are the 
legitimate fruit of their years of industr3-, good 
management and upright living. 



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In politics, Mr. Hutchinson is a stanch Republi- 
can. A fine lithographic portrait of this gentle- 
man will be found on another page. 



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|I[_^ ENliY BRUCKER is the owner and occu- 
liTjl] pant of a farm, pleasantly located on sec- 
il^^ tiou 26, Balderson Township. He is a 
(^; native of Lorraine, France, where he was 
born Sept. 7, 1842, and where he grew to manhood. 
At the age of twentj'-three he emigrated to the 
United States, lauding at New York City. He went 
direct to Lee County, 111., where he remained three 
years. He then went to La Salle County, and sub- 
sequently to Peoria County. He worked on the 
turnpike roads, and also for a farmer in the latter 
count3' for two years. In the spring of 1870 be 
came to Kansas, and settled on the farm which he 
now occupies. The land was then raw prairie. Now 
the entire eighty acres are under thorough cultiva- 
tion and well improved. Mr. Brucker first put up 
a lumber shanty, which being destroyed by a 
storm, he replaced by a log house. Ten years ago 
he built the frame house which he now occupies, 
stable and corn-crib, and six j'ears later the barn 
was erected. He has a fine }'oung orchard, con- 
taining seventy -five apple-trees, together with pear, 
apricot and cherry ; an excellent vineyard, and 
500 eatalpa trees. Our subject devotes his at- 
tention to farming, and keeps about a dozen head 
of cattle, four horses and a score of hogs. The 
great comfort of his present surroundings is due 
to his own industr}', prudence and good judgment, 
as he had nothing except his hands with which to 
begin bis battle of life. 

The parents of our subject, Christian and Made- 
leine (Vargich) Brucker, were natives of France, 
the one having been born in Lorraine, and the 
other in Alsace. They were married in Lorraine, 
and spent their lives there. Mr. Brucker engaged 
in farming. The father served as a home guard 
under Napoleon. The mother died in 1848, but 
the father survived until March 10, 1877, when he, 
too, breathed his last, having attained the age of 



eighty-three years, eight months and twenty-four 
days. The parental family consisted of four chil- 
dren, of whom our subject was the third. 

Mr. Brucker was married Jul3' 12, 1884, to Miss 
Mena Meier, daughter of Fred and Kate (Frese) 
Meier, natives of Germany. Mrs. Brucker is the 
second in a family of three children, and was born 
Jan. 17, 1864, in Lincoln Count}-, Mo. She has 
borne her husband three children, Mary Caroline, 
August Edward and Frederick Phillip. 

Mr. Brucker takes an active interest in politics, 
voting the Democratic ticket, though formerly 
attached to the Republican party. He has had 
membership in the Grange Lodge. He occupies 
the position of Treasurer in the School Board, an 
office he has held for five years past. Both he 
and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church. 
Mr. Brucker is a man of intelligence and enter- 
prise, an honorable and reliable citizen, and es- 
teemed by the entire community. 



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^. ANIEL W. GRISWOLD. Amid the green 
|i Jii hills of Vermont lived the family of the 
jjkJk^ subject of our sketch. His father, Nelson 
Griswold, was born in the township of 
Berkshire, Franklin Co., Yt., July 8, 1810. His 
mother was also a native of that State, having 
been born in Hartland, Windsor County, in the 
year 1808. Her maiden name was Adeline Webster. 
After their marriage the young couple settled 
in Castleton, Rutland Co., Vt., where they lived 
but a short time before removing to Rutland. 
Hei'e they resided several j'ears, returning to Cas- 
tleton for a short time. During these 3'ears Mr. 
Griswold was engaged in farming. In October, 
1849, becoming imbued with the gold fever, he 
started for California, via the Isthmus of Panama, 
leaving his wife and three children at Castleton. 
He was absent about nine j'ears, and engaged a 
greater part of that time in mining. At the ex- 
piration of this time, returning to his home, he 
remained for seven j^ears. In 1866 he again went 
to California, spending a few months only. Re- 
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places until the spring of 1870, when he settled in 
Jlarshall County, Kan. Since that time he has 
been a resident on section 12, Marysville Town- 
ship. Mrs. Griswold died at C.astleton, Vt.. in 
1861, leaving three children, of whom our subject 
was the eldest. 

Our subject, Daniel W. (Iriswold, was born in 
Rutland County, Vt., Kept. 8, 1841. He was reared 
on a farm, remaining in his native State until the 
age of twenty-one. He then followed his f.ather's 
example, and beut his steps to the Pacific Slope, 
staying some eight 3ears in the State of Cali- 
fornia, his chief occupation being lumbering. In 
the fall of 1870 he came to this county, settling in 
Marysville Township, where he has since th.at time 
been engaged in farming, operating his father's 
homestead. His father owns 160 acres of land, 
on which are comfortalile buildings and other 
improvements. 

On the 17th of September, 1874, Daniel W. 
Griswold was married to Cj'uthia A. Carter, daugh- 
ter of John Carter. She died Aug. 10, 1882, in 
Marj'sville Township, having borne him four chil- 
dren, three of whom survive her. Their names 
are respectivel}' : Cora M., George and John M. 
Our subject was again married, in Marjsville 
Township, Sept. 24, 1883, to Louie M. House, 
who was a native of Racine Countj', Wis. By this 
marriage the}' have one child, a son. Nelson. 

In politics our subject is a member of the Union 
Labor party. He exhibits all the sturdy virtues 
which seem so peculiarly to belong to the natives 
of the Green Mountain State. His father is a hale 
and hearty man, nearly eighty years old. and a 
stanch adherent of the Republican party. 

ILLIAM CRANSTON.whose pleasant home 
s located on section 32, Center Township, 
the son of Caleb Cranston, who w.as 
born ill Rhode Island, he being a direct descend- 
ant of Roger Williams ; his mother w.as Algina Cole, 
a native of New York. Shortlj* after marriage 
the}- settled in Scioto County, Ohio, where they 
resided until 1851, when they removed to Keokuk 



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Count3^ Iowa. About twentj--four years after be- 
coming residents of that county, Mrs. Cranston 
took her departure from this world to a better oue 
on high. Their family comprised eleven children, 
of whom our subject was the eldest. 

William Cranston is a native of Scioto Countv, 
Ohio, where he was born Marcli 27, 1837. He emi- 
grated to Keokuk County, Iowa, in 1851, with his 
father, and made that county his home, except for 
i a portion of the time, which he sjienl in Washing- 
ton County, until 1881, when he removed to 
Marshall County, Kan. I'pon his arrival, being 
pleased with the appearance of the countr}-, he 
bought 160 acres of fine land, located partly in 
Center .and partly in Wells Township. Following 
the purchase of his farm, he Ijegan making im- 
provements. By well-directed energy and wise 
adaptation of means to ends, he quickly succeeded 
in securing for himself a comfortable, commodious 
dwelling, which, if not so elegant as some others 
in the county, j-et shelters a contented, happy fam- 
ily, well pleased with the blessings granted them 
b}' the Giver of all good gifts, united in tender re- 
gard for one another, and holding in .affectionate 
remembrance those of their number who have pre- 
ceded them to the land beyond. 

In the conduct of his farm Mr. Cranston has 
shown sound, good sense. All his efforts directed 
toward the betterment of his condition have been 
ablj- seconded by his noble wife, a ver}' superior 
woman, to whom he was married in Keokuk 
County, Iowa, May 1, 1860. The maiden name of 
Mrs. Cranston w^as Elizabeth Disor. She is a 
daughter of George and Rebecca (McDonald) Di- 
sor. both natives of Virginia, where they were 
reared to maturity, and upon arriving at a suit- 
able age pledged their hearts and hands in the 
indissoluble bonds of matrimony. Some time 
after their marriage thej' removed to Ohio, and 
subsequently to Washington County, Iowa. Shortly 
before their death they changed their residence to 
Keokuk Countj% where they bade farewell to the 
scenes of earth and removed to their final home 
on the shores of Eternity. Mrs. Cranston is the 
second in a familj- of seven children. She was 
born in Old Virginia, Feb. 2, 1841, and accom- 
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with them until she departed to reign as queen of 
tiie heart and home of her husband. She is a good 
neighbor, amiable and generous in her disposition, 
faithful in all the relations of life, an affectionate, 
intelligent companion to her husband, and a model 
for iier children to pattern after. 

Mr. and Mrs. Cranston are the parents of six 
children, of whom those living are: Mary E., who 
is the wife of George Adams; Rebecca A. is the 
wife of Joseph Adams; Laura L and Florence A. 
Two other little ones grew weary of life almost 
before they rightly began to live, and were car- 
ried from the arms of the loving parents, who 
would fain liave detained them, up to the bosom 
of their Heavenly Father, where they will be shel- 
tered from every ill for all eternity. 

During the earlier years of his life Mr. Cranston 
was employed in a woolen mill, which was at that 
time a more remunerative occupation than farm- 
ing, but he also looked after his farming interests, 
and eventually gave it his exclusive attention when 
its superior profitableness was assured. His con- 
nection with the woolen industry was begun in 
Ohio, and continued in Iowa. In every depart- 
ment of life in which it has been his lot to be en- 
gaged, whether of a business or social nature, it 
can be truthfuUj' said of him, that he has b3en 
found faithful. In the exercise of his right of 
suffrage he casts his ballot with the Republican 
party, but would not hesitate to vote for the oppo- 
sition if he deemed the best intei-ests of the times 
demanded it. Mr. and Mrs. Cranston are repre- 
sentative and earnest members of the Christian 
Church, and are widely known for their generous 
benevolence and sincere Christian lives. 



\r=^ RANK STOEIIR. Among the many enter- 
t^g> prising foreigners to whom JNIarshall 
/I!) "~ County owes so much of its development, 
is the above named gentleman, wlio occupies a fine 
farm of 240 acres, situated on section l.o, Logan 
Township. He was born in Bjn-on, Germany, 
in which country he was reared, receiving a thor- 
ough education under the compulsory laws of that 



empire. His parents, Mathew and Marj' (Swibrie- 
ger) Stoehr, were horn, reared, married, reared a 
family of seven children and died in the German 
Erapiie. They were memljers of the Catholic 
Church, .as were their ancestors so far as known. 
Our subject left iiis native land for the United 
States in 1857. taking passage on the old sail-ship 
" Moskonoma," .and after a voyage of sixty -six 
days, landed at New York, Sept. 14. There he 
clerked in the store of his uncle, Joseph Shouley, 
about three years, thence coming direct to Illinois 
in 18G0. 

Aftei' the breaking out of the Civil War, he, in 
common with many hundreds of his countrymen, 
felt the desire to assist in the preservation of his 
adopted country, and in August, 1862, enlisted, 
being enrolled in La Salle County, as a member of 
Companj' G, 57th Illinois Infantry. He served 
faithfully and gallantly until the close of the war. 
Among tiie most noted engagements in which he took 
part were Corinth. Altoona, Jacksonville, Columbus, 
Resaca, Kingston, Chattanooga, Stone River, and 
many others, and he also took part in the march to 
the sea under the gallant Gen. Sherman. He was 
one of the fortunate in these many conflicts, receiv- 
ing but a flesh wound which was not sufficient to 
disable him. After taking part in the Grand Re- 
view at Washington, he went to Springfield, III., 
where he received an honorable discharge and 
thence returned to his home in La Salle Countj-. 
There he married Mary Piergue, a native of 
Muhlbach, Transylvania. She was born June 
G, 1846, a daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Stru- 
ble) Piergue. Mr. Stoehr and wife resided 
in Illinois for seven years after their m.arriage, and 
thence removed to this State, where he bought 160 
acres of open prairie, which comprises a part of his 
present highly improved farm. Their family con- 
sisted of the following children : Mary, wife of Au- 
gust Fisher; Lena, wife of John Pauls; Josephine, 
Frank, Martha, Lawrence, Henrj'. Anna, Flora antl 
Edith, living; and P^lizabeth and an infant de- 
ceased. 

Mrs. Stoehr is the daughter of Lavvrence and 
Mary (Struble) Piergue, who came from France to 
America in the fall of liS47. They were on the 
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a storm. They landed at New York and thence 
came directly to La Salle County, 111., where the 
father was engaged in the bakery business many 
years. The family consisted of six children, of 
whom five are still living. The father was for 
many years a soldier in the French army. He 
died in La Salle Count3', 111., where the mother 
still lives, making her home with her son in Ottawa. 
She is a member of the Catholic Church, in which 
faith her husband died. 

Our subject and his faniilj- are members of the 
Catliolic Church. He behjngs to Lyon Post, Xo. 
9. G.A.R.. at IVIarj'sville. He is a man of worth in 
the community, active, honorable, intelligent and 
hospitable, and enio3's the respect of his fellow- 
citizens. Politically he is a stanch Republican. 



C* IfelNFIELD M. NEEL. The men who care 
\/\jI' ^^'^ most for outside show, are not those 
WW who can always be depended upon as pos- 
sessing those solid and substantial traits of charac- 
ter most needed in the building up of acoramunit3'. 
A quiet and law-abiding citizen, Mr. Neel lives in 
a modest homestead on section 13, in Logan Town- 
ship, where he has a well-tilled farm and sufficient 
of this world's goods for all the ordinary comforts 
of life. He is the offspring of a substantial ances- 
try, and was born in Fayette County, Pa., Oct. 1, 
1852. 

When our subject was but an infant, his parents, 
Samuel and Martha L. (Yarnell) Neel, decided 
upon a change of location, and accordinglj- gather- 
ing together their household goods, made their w.aj- 
to Switzerland Count}', Ind., where thej' sojourned 
for a period of nine years. Their next removal 
was to Newport, Ky., and later they took up their 
resi<lence in Hancock County, 111., where our sub- 
ject was reared to man's estate. There also he was 
married Oct. 15, 1874. to Miss Huldah. daughter 
of David and Harriet (Cole) Simmons. Thisladj' 
was born in Athens County, Ohio, and the newl\' 
wedded pair made their home in Hancock County. 
II!.. until 1879. That year our subject came to 
this county, and in 1880 he purchased his present 



farm of eighty acres, whicli occupies the southeast 
quarter of section 13. He put up the dwelling and 
otiier buildings, has most of the land fenced, and 
an orchard of ai)ple-trees, together with grapes 
and the smaller fruits. The land is highly product- 
ive, and yields to the hand of industry a generous 
income. 

The four children born to our subject and his 
estimable wife were named respectively Harriet, 
Nellie, Frank and ISIartin. Although not a member 
of any church, Mr. Neel believes in the m.aintenance 
of religious institutions, and is a teacher in the 
Sabbath-school at Herkimer. 11 is parents preceded 
him to this State, and the father died in Marysville 
Township, in October, 1880. The motiier is still 
living. Their family consisted of four children, 
of whom Winfield M. was the youngest. Samuel 
Neel was a native of York County, Pa., while his 
estimable wife was born in Lancaster County, that 
State. The parents of Mrs. Neel were natives of 
Ohio, where her grandfather, Simmons, died. The 
grandmother later removed to Illinois, and died at 
the home of her son, the father of Mrs. Neel. The 
latter came to Illinois during its earliest settlement, 
and is still living in Hancock County. His wife 
died there. On her mother's side, the grandfather 
of Mrs. Neel, Samuel Cole, died in Hancock County, 
111., when well advanced in years. Grandmother 
Cole died in Ohio. 



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RA F. McMillan, Superintendent of the 
Marshall Countj^ Poor Farm, is a young man 
well dowered with firmness, activitj^ and saga- 
cious enterprise, which traits have already secured 
him an honorable position among the leadiuo- ao-ri- 
culturists of this vicinity, and amply qualify him 
for the responsible office that he is filling so satis- 
factorily to all concerned. 

Our subject is a native of New York, Sept. 10, 
1856, being the date of his birth. His parents 
were likewise natives of the Empire State, his 
father, Ebenezer J. McMillan, born Dec. 2, 1825, 
and his mother, Frances (McDonald) McMillan, 
born in the year 1827, her death occurring Jan. 31, 



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1889. They spent many years of their wedded 
life in the State of their nativity, but in 1867 they 
came as far west as Illinois with their family, and 
for a few years were residents of McHenry County, 
that State. In 1878 they once more took up the 
westward march, and came to Kansas to live, where 
the mother died, as above stated. The father 
makes his home with the subject of this sketch. 

The subject of this brief biographical review 
was the second of six children, and his early years 
were spent on his father's farm, where he gained 
good practical knowledge of agriculture in all its 
branches. He received the preliminaries of his 
education in the local public schools, and further 
fitted himself for the duties of life by pursuing a 
good course of stud}' one winter at Spring Arbor, 
Mich. As soon as old enough to decide on a vo- 
cation, he adopted the calling to which he had been 
bred, as the one most suited to liis tastes, and the 
success that he has achieved proves the wisdom of 
his decision. In 1877 and 1878 he abandoned agri- 
culture for awhile, and engaged in the mercantile 
business in Illinois. In 1884 he and his wife went 
to Oregon for one season, but, not caring to settle 
there, they returned to Marshall County, where 
they have ever since remained. March 1, 1888, he 
look charge of the Marshall Countj- Poor Farm, 
which comprises 640 acres of arable land, 300 acres 
of wliich are under good cultivation, and under the 
admirable management of our subject yield abun- 
dant liarvests. The farm is well stocked with stock 
of good grades, carrying seventy head of cattle, 
si.Kteen horses, and forty hogs. As Superintendent 
of this farm, Mr. McMillan is found to be the 
right man in the right place, as under his super- 
vision the farm is kept up to a high standard, and 
everything is neat and orderly', the work being 
jierformed sj'steraatically, and the poor people 
under his care are treated with kindness, tempered 
1 13- firmness where needed, and they find in him a 
true friend. 

.Mr. ^IcMiilan was united in marriage to Miss 
Belle Smith, March 2, 1881, and to them have 
coaie four children — Robert G., Myron L., Millard 
J. and Sarah L. Mrs. McMillan is a daughter of 
tiie late Thaddeus O. Smith, of Frankfort, Kan., 
who died in 1887. Her mother still lives, making 



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her home in Colorado. Mrs. McMillan was the 
ninth in order of birth of ten children, and she 
was born in Missouri, Feb. 1, 1864. 

Mr. McMillan is a frank, open-hearted man, pos- 
sessing ready tact and an obliging manner, which 
have won him many friends. He has mingled in 
public life, and has proved an efficient civic official. 
For two 3'ears he has served as Clerk of Elm Creek 
Township. He is active and influential in politics. 
and labors for the interests of the Republican 
party. 



ILLIAM H. COLGROYE. Among the 
ubstantial farmers who are carrying on 
elopment of the agricultural dis- 
tricts of this county, we may mention the subject 
of our sketch, who owns and occupies a farm of 
160 acres on section 11, Marysville Township. He 
is the son of Andrew Colgrove, who was born in 
Woodhall, Steuben Co., N. Y. His mother was 
Miss Almira Baxter, a native of the same town. 
Upon their marriage they settled in their native 
place, afterward removing to Randolph Count}-, 
Ind., remaining there for several years. Thence 
the}' removed to Ohio, and after several years resi- 
dence in the Buckeye State, repaired to Florida, 
Mo., where they remained about six }'ears. Cross- 
ing the Mississippi River into Pike County, 111., 
they remained several j-ears, and then spent four 
years in Bureau County, of the same State. They 
then removed to this county, where the father died 
in January, 1883. The parental family consisted 
of nine children, three of whom died in infancy. 
Those who grew to maturity were Mary M., Cyn- 
thia L., James F., AVilliam H., Emma T., and Ella 
R. Mary is the wife of Randolph Robbs. living in 
Gage County, Xeb.; Cynthia became the wife of 
John Bell, and died in Wilson Count}', this State, 
in 1885; James F. is a resident of Gage County. 
Xeb.; Emma is the wife of Thomas Richards, 
of the same county; P^lla is the wife of John With, 
also of Gage County, Xeb. 

The subject of this sketch was born near Roches- 
ter, Ohio, April 11, 18,58, coming with his parents 
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Marysville Township, June 2, 1881, occurred his 
marriage to Miss Martha M. Bisjham, daughter of 
Andrew Bigham, whose biograpbj' will be found 
on auotlier page in this volume. Mrs. Colgrove 
was born in Ogle County, 111., Oct. 15, 1861. She 
lias borne her husband four children — Cliarles A., 
Sylvia M., Addie G., and Jlrskine. 

In addition to the cultivation of his farm, most 
of which is now improved, Mr. Colgrove gives 
considerable attention to corn shelling and wheat 
thresliing, possessing machinery of tlie latest and 
most approved models for carrying on this indus- 
try. In politics, Mr. Colgrove is a stanch Repul)- 
lican. never failing to cast his vote in the interest 
of that party. lie is an energetic and reliable citi- 
zen, and gives his influence to thesui)port of every 
measure for the good of the community. 

1IL_^ EXRY FARRAR. After the labors of a 
ijfjii long and well spent life, this gentleman has 
!l\^^ wisely retired from active duty, but retains 
(^) possession of his old homestead, which is 
located one mile southeast of the city of Beattie. 
Near the citj- he owns ten acres of good ground 
with a fine residence. His farm property consists of 
960 acres, located in Guittard and Rock townships. 
His career is a fine illustration of the self-made man, 
who through his own industrj- and energy h.as 
arisen from humble surroundings, to an enviable 
position, sociallj'and financially, among his fellow- 
men. The habits which enforced economy taught 
him in his boyhood, proved of great service to him 
in his later years, and were, in fact, partially the 
secret of his success. 

A n.ative of Yorkshire, England, onr subject was 
born March 20. ISlo, and when a little lad of five 
years set out with his parents in April, 1820, for 
America. They landed in Dearborn Countj-, Ind., 
where his father, Jonathan Farrar, purchased a 
tract of wild land and commenced building up a 
farm from the wilderness. Not being satisfied 
with his progress financially, the father shortly' 
afterward, leaving Indiana with his little family, 
emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio. Here also he only 



sojourned brietl^', removing thence to Columbus, 
and later to- Madison County, Ohio. There our 
subject spent his years from the age of twelve un- 
til reaching his majority, in the meantime acquir- 
ing a practical education in the common school. 
He remained under the parental roof until his mar- 
riage, which occurred in 1837, the bride being 
Miss Malinda Chenoweth. Afterward he em- 
ployed himself in farming pursuits in jMadison 
Count}-, until his removal to Marshall Countj', 
Kan. 

There were born to our subject and his estima- 
ble wife ten children, seven of whom are living. 
The eldest, a daughter, Mary Jane, is now the wife 
of Owen Thomas, a farmer of Guittard Township, 
Horatio N. is a resident of Murraj^ Township; 
Thomas J. lives in Rock Township, and Jonathan 
in Noble Township. Margaret is the wife of J. D. 
Crooks, and with her sister, Isabel (Mrs. F. M. 
Dnrkee) resides iu Guittard Township ; William is 
a resident of Oketo. The wife and mother died 
in Madison County, Ohio, about 1856. 

Mr. Farrar continued a resident of the Buckeye 
State until 1874, iu the meantime becoming the 
owner of about 600 acres of land, near London, 
the county seat. There as here, he was prominent 
in local affairs, serving five years as Assessor and 
Treasurer of his school district and occupying fre- 
quently other positions of trust and responsibility. 
A part of his land had been cleared at the time of 
purchase and the balance he cleared himself. He 
built up a fine homestead upon which he lived until 
resolving to seek the farther West. 

Our subject w.as married a second time. Sept. 
30, 1858, to Mrs. Rachael (Gregg) Seal and of this 
union there were born two children : Romeo, who 
operates a farm on section 36 in Guittard Town- 
ship, and Spurgeon, who remains at home with his 
parents. Mrs. Farrar was born in Belmont, Ohio, 
Sept. 10, 1830, and is the daughter of -lesse and 
Catherine (Daniels) Gregg, the former of whom 
was a tailor by trade and also the owner of a farm. 
They lived in Belmont until their daughter Rachael 
was a young lady of eighteen j'ears, and then re- 
moved to Madison County, where she was Inarried 
to .John W. Seal and became the mother of one 
child. Eva. The latter is now married to John 



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Warner, of Guittard Township, this county. Mr. 
Seal died in Madison County. Ohio, about 1855. 

In 1874 Mr. Farrar, leaving the Buckeye State, 
came to this county and settled upon the land 
which he had purchased the year before. It was 
in its primitive condition, and his first business 
was the erection of a dwelling, which he and his 
family occupied until able to abandon it for a 
more modern residence. The story of his labors 
is similar to that of the other persevering and en- 
terprising men around him, and the result of those 
labors much the same, illustrating in a marked de- 
gree the results of energy and perseverance. The 
farm is now largely devoted to the raising of grain 
and stock and is the source of a reasonable income. 
Besides this property Mr. Farrar was the owner of 
two sections, which he has divided among his chil- 
dren, lie lived on the farm until April, 1880, 
then put up his present fine residence. He is a 
man liberal and public-spirited, taking a genuine 
interest in the i)rosperity of his adopted county, 
and uniformly supports the jirinciples of tlie Re- 
publican party. 



;RKD BRUCKER. Many of the men who 
arc now quietly located in the rural dis- 
tricts, have seen much of life, and been 
over a goodly portion of the world. The subject 
of this notice, who is pursuing the peaceful occu- 
pation of a farmer on section 4, Balderson Town- 
ship, was born in what was then the Province of 
Alsace, France, Nov. (J, 1838. He was the fifth 
child of his parents. Christian and Lena (Berisch) 
Brucker, further mention of whom will be found in 
the sketch of Henry Brucker, on another page iii 
this volume. 

Our subject attended the common schools of his 
native place, where he was reared to manhood, and 
served an apprenticeship at tiie trade of blacksmith, 
which he followed ,four years. He then entered 
the French army as a member of the 87th Infantry, 
in which he served two 3-ears, going with it into 
Africa, and fighting two battles, the first near Al- 
giers, close to the desert of Sahara. The second 



was sixty miles north of the desert, and the French 
army was victorious in both instances. It is doubt- 
ful if ever in the history of that army there was 
greater bravery displayed in the conduct of its offi- 
cers and men. They endured much suffering upon 
the burning sands of an alien soil, but the}^ were 
inspired by lofty ambition, and thus accomplished 
their purpose. Young Brucker bravely endured 
the vicissitudes of war with his comrades, and was 
ever to be found at his post. Later, for four years 
he served on garrison dutj' in France. Finally he 
received his lionorable discharge, and returning 
home to his native Province, followed his trade 
tliere one year. 

In 186G Mr. Brucker set out for America, board- 
ing a sailing-vessel at Havre, which, after a voyage 
of two weeks, landed him safely in New York 
City. Thence he proceeded to Lee County, 111., 
of which he was a resident three years. In 18C9 
he came to this county, and here he has since made . 
his home. He vvas married in Gage County, Neb.. 
March 4, 1871. to Miss Emma, dauglitor of Lud- 
wig and Minnie (Heiss) Zimmerman, wiio were 
natives of Prussia. The fatiier of Mrs. Brucker 
departed this life April 3, 1889, in Gage County, 
Neb. The mother is still living, being now seventy- 
five years of age, and makes her iiome in Nebraska. 
Tlie parental family included five children, of 
whom Mrs. Brucker was the f(^urtii in oider o( 
birth. She was a native of the same Province in 
Prussia as her parents, and born June 6, 1851. 

To our subject and his estimable wife there have 
been born eight children, viz. : William C. iMary 
L., Albert J., Emma A., Augusta, Minnie C. Fred- 
erick H., and Ludwig O. 3Ir. and Mrs. Brucker 
were carefully reared in the doctrines of the Luth- 
eran Church, to which they still loyally adhere. 
The real estate possessions of Mr. Brucker com- 
prise 240 acres of prime land, all of which has been 
brought to a good state of cultivation. He has 
two houses with their adjacent buildings, and makes 
a specialty of stock-raising, keeping usually about 
twenty head of cattle, a number of horses, and 
sixty head of swine. After becoming a voting 
citizen. Mr. Brucker identified himself with the 
Republican ))arty, but later wheeled over into the 
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enterprising citizen, and takes an especial interest 
in tiie efUication of his children. "Little Fred 
Brucker," as he is familiarly known, is a universal 
favorite, ever ready lo oblige a friend, and very 
slow ill ni.aking enemies. Progressive and intelli- 
gent, he lias become thorouglil}' identified with the 
institutions of liis adopted country, and stands sec- 
ond to none among tliose who have been foremost 
in developing the resources of this part of the 
county. 



* IMLLIAM BELL. One of the most beauti- 
\jqJ// fill farms in Guittard Townshii) belongs to 
W^J the subject of this notice. It is finely lo- 
cated on section 34, and emliraces 320 acres of 
land, which, at the time Mr. Bell settled upon it, 
nine years ago, was only partially improved. It 
has now been brought to a fine state of cultivation, 
and embellislied with good buildings, which, to- 
gether with the live stock, machinery and nioih'rn 
appurtenances, presents one of the finest est:it(s in 
this region. The proprietor is one of ihc most 
sulistantial citizens of this pnrt of the comity, a 
man who is looked up to in ills coniiiuiiiity, and who 
lias been largely iiistrumeiilal in forwarding the 
various enterprises set on foot for the gener.nl good 
of the people. Industrious, economical and tiiiifty, 
ho presents an example worthy of emulation. 

Mr. Bell was born in Madison County, Ohio, 
March 5, 1828, and there spent the early years of 
his life until reaching man's estate. He was mar- 
ried Sept. 11, 1855, to Miss Margaret Amos, a na- 
tive of his own county, and carried on farming in 
the Buckeye State until the spring of 1880. lie 
then decided upon a change of location, and com- 
ing to this county, purchased the farm which he 
now owns and occupies, in the fall of the year, tak- 
ing possession in March, 1881. While a resident 
of his native county, he was for the long period of 
twenty years. Clerk of Oak Run Township, and 
before leaving, in 1880, was the appraiser of the 
land subjected to revaluation for taxation. He 
east his first Presidential vote for Winfield Scott. 
and is a stanch supporter of Democratic princijiles. 



To our subject and his excellent wife there were 
born seven children, only five of whom are living: 
Martha J., the eldest, is the wife of H. Jones, of 
Beattie; Joseph W., Lizzie A., Frank J. and Benja- 
min M. are at hoine'with their parents. Mrs. Margaret 
(Amos) Bell was born Sept. 21,1829,.and is the daugh- 
ter of Robert C. and Elizabeth (Wilson) Amos, who 
were natives of Maryland, and who after their mar- 
riage removed, about 1822, to Madison County, 
Ohio, where their daughter, Margaret, was born. 
To Mr. and Mrs. Amos there were born eight chil- 
dren, only two of whom lived to mature years, 
these being both daughters. Elizabeth mai-ried 
Joseph Bell, a brother of our subject, who contin- 
ues a resident of Madison County, Ohio. Mrs. 
Elizabeth Amos died when comparatively a young 
woman, in September, 1842. Mr. Amos survived 
his first wife eighteen years, his death taking place 
in 1860. 

J.ames D. Bell, the father of our subject, was a 
native of Virginia and born in 1802. When a lad 
of six years his parents removed to Ross County, 
Ofiio, where he developed into manhood, and mar- 
ried Miss Elizabeth Dewey, of Carlisle, Cumber- 
land to.. Pa. After their marriage, they settled 
upon a farm in Madison County, Ohio, and reared 
a family of seven children. Both died in 1843, 
the father Jan. 1. and the mother JMarch 27. Thev 
were excellent peo|)le, and members in good stand- 
ing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 



■Ip^ DWARD CAIN, one of the most extensive 
jfe farmers of Guittard Township, owns and 
IlL^, operates 440 acres on section 17. Through 
his careful cultivation of the soil, and his excellent 
management, this farm has obtained the reputation 
of being one of the most valuable and productive 
throughout this region. A pioneer of Marshall 
County, Mr. Cain came within its limits as early as 
1851), in company with Mr. Fitzgerald, but did not 
settle here at that time, although he purchased 1(50 
acres of land. He and Mr. Fitzgerald returned to 
the county in ISCfi, our subject then bringing with 
him his family, and he has since here sojourned. 



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The first dwelling of our subject, after his ar- 
rival in the far West, was a small log house. After 
starting out for himself, he was employed as a deck 
hand and watchman on the Missouri River, from 
St. Josepii to Kansas Citj^ and while thus employed, 
saved his earnings in order to invest in land. Most 
of this time he was on the "Major" and the "Emily," 
and he was mostly under one captain and one 
mate. When commencing the improvement of his 
land, he labored early and late to bring the soil to 
a state of cultivation, and in making fences, put- 
ting up buildings, and setting out fruit and shade 
trees. In the meantime he assisted in the organiza- 
tion of the township and school districts, and dis- 
charged the duties of most of the local offices of 
tlie township. The present year (1889), he har- 
vested about eighty acres of corn, tweut}' acres of 
millet, and eighteen acres of oats. He was one of 
the six or eight persons instrumental in the organ- 
ization of the Catholic Church, at Beattie, mention 
of which is made in the sketch of Father Schmick- 
ler, which will be found elsewhere in this volume. 
He assisted by liis money and labor, in the erection 
of the church edifice, and has been one of its most 
efficient members. He and Mr. Fitzgerald trans- 
ported nearly all of the material required, from tlie 
depot to tlie building site, and he has naturally 
taken a warm interest in the prosperity and ad- 
vancement of the societj'. 

Mr. Cain was born in Count}' Meath, Ireland, in 
1826, and lived there until a man of twentj'-six 
years. Upon coming to America, he settled first 
in Massachusetts, where he spent five years, then in 
1857, removed to Illinois, and from there to Lea- 
venworth, Kan., in the spring of 1858. He was 
married, Dec. '2'2, 1861, at Atchison, Kan., to Miss 
Johanna Fitzgerald, and they lived there until 
coming to this county. The five children born of 
this union, are all living, namely: Patrick, James, 
Mary, John, and Peter. With the exception of 
the eldest, who is learning telegraphy, they are all 
at home with their parents, and are being given the 
advantages of a modern education. The second 
son, James, is farming on his own account, having 
seventy-five acres of corn, and twenty-five acres of 
flax. Mr. Cain has distinguished himself as a suc- 
cessful stock-raiser, having about 100 head of cat- 



tle, and fifteen head of horses, besides numbers of 
swine. From this industry alone he realizes a 
handsome income. The enforced economy of his 
younger years, though severe at the time, proved 
an excellent schooling, and has been of inestimable 
value, constraining him to live within his income, 
and adjust his wants in proportion to his means. 
This has been the secret of his success, and enabled 
him to lay aside something for a rainy day. 

Mrs. Cain was born in County Limerick, Ire- 
land, about 1832, and when coming to the United 
States with her parents, settled first in Baltimore. 
Thence they removed to Chicago, and finally to 
this county, where the young people formed ti\e 
acquaintance which resulted in their union for life. 



?RED BRUCKER. Pleasantly located on 
section 26, Balderson Township, is a quar- 
ter section of land which comprises the 
home of our subject. His father was Philip 
Brucker, a French farmer, and his mother Lena 
Ollenbaugh, also a native of France, where thej' 
remained during their lives. They were married 
in 1827. The mother died on the 1st of January, 
1842, the father surviving until March, 1865. 
They had a family of four children, of whom our 
subject was the youngest. His birth took place 
Jan. 1, 1842, in the south of France, where he 
grew to manhood. In 1862 he came to America, 
landing at New York, whence he went direct to Lee 
County, 111., where he lived six years. He then in 
1868 came to Kansas, settling in this count}'. In 
1871 was celebrated his marriage to Marj' Stallen- 
work an estimable .young lady. To them have 
been born five children — Mathew, Minnie, Lena, 
Annie, and Philip, (deceased). 

Mrs. Brucker is the eldest of her parents" chil- 
dren, five of whom are now living. She was born 
in Prussia in 1853, her parents Mathew and Theresa 
Stallenwork, emigrating to this countrj' the follow- 
ing year, and in 1867 removing to Kansas. She 
is a consistent member of the Catholic Church. 

Mr. Brucker takes an active interest in politics 





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and is a strong adherent of the principles of the 
Republican party, never failing to cast liis vote in 
its interest. He is a member of the Lnllieran 
Churcii and has been Secretary of that bod}'. The 
IGO acres of land, which he now owns and occupies, 
was raw prairie, vhen he came here. Now, 100 
acres are in a high state of cultivation and \no- 
ductiveness, there are five acres of orchard, and 
many improvements, including house, barns, and 
other buildings, all added by himself. He is car- 
rying on his agricultural work very successfully, 
and in addition to the production of grains, raises 
every year some cattle and some horses, and keeps 
about forty head of hogs. He is an independent, 
enterprising man, a good citizen, entitled to and 
receiving the respect and esteem of his neighbors 
and fellow citizens. 



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; OHN W. MEANS. The phenomenal growth 
and development of Marshall County, 
has been solely due to the men who first 
established themselves within its borders, 
and who steadily adhered to their original purpose 
of making it a permanent abiding place. Avoid- 
ing the fate of the " rolling stone which gathers no 
moss," Mr. Means has proved one of the brightest 
examples of enterprise and perseverance within its 
limits. His large and well cultivated farm, embracing 
nearly 400 "cres of valuable land, and the buildings 
which be lius erected iipon it, are sufticient indica- 
tion of the spirit of progress and the resolute will 
which have characterized his labors. He has one 
of the best residences in the township — a neat, 
commodious and tasteful structure, replete with 
modern conveniences and furnished .in good style. 
The outbuildings and farm m.achinery are what 
would r sonably be expected from a man of his 
calibre. He makes a specialty of stock-raising, 
chiefly Norman and Percheron horses, and in addi- 
tion to his other interests, handles harvest ma- 
chiner ■ :o quite an extent. 

Our subject was the eldest son of his parents, 
and was born in Ray County, Mo., Dec. 6, 1835. 
His fo.ther, James C. Means, was a native of Chris- 



tian County, Ky., and married Miss Elvira Mc- 
AVilliams, who was born in Illinois; when nbout 
four years old she went with her parents, who set- 
tled in Lexington County, Mo. After marri.age 
the father of our subject settled in Ray Countj-, 
and then removed to Buchanan County, where he 
died in 1851. The mother is still living and makes 
her home with our subject. The parental house- 
hold consisted of twelve children; two died in in- 
fancy-, while six daughters and four sons grew to 
maturity. Of these eight are now living. 

The subject of this notice was about thirteen 
years old when his parents took up their residence 
in Buchanan County, Mo., where he lived until 
twenty-one years of age, and was there married 
on the 16th of December, 1856, to Miss Lucinda 
F., d.aughter of William E. and Janira (McBride) 
Riley. The parents of Mrs. Means were natives of 
Kentucky, and were married in Boone County, Mo. 
Thence they removed to Call.away County, Mo., 
and from there in 1843 to Buchanan County, of 
which they remained residents for thirty years. 
The mother died in 1872, and Mr. Riley afterward 
came to this county, in 1879, settling in Elm 
Creek Township, where he now resides. 

To the parents of Mrs. Means there were born 
fourteen children — seven sons and seven d.augh- 
ters — twelve of whom lived to mature years. Lu- 
cinda F. was the third in order of birth, and was 
born in Boone County, Mo., Aug. 5, 1839. She 
is now the mother of eleven children, the eldest of 
whom, a daughter, Nancy E., is the wife of Charles 
Bras, of Elm Creek Township; William E. married 
Miss Emma Hunt, of Blue Rapids Township, and 
they live in Marysville ; James W. marrried Essie 
Hunt of Blue Rapids City; Nellie A., is the wife 
of S. J. Frazier, of Vermillion; Sarah J. is the wife 
i>f L. H. Calkins, of Marysville; Eva B. married 
Charles Mayor, of Elm Creek; Charles G., Benja- 
min F., Edgar W., Edna F., and Lucy M. remain 
at home vvith their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Means 
have eighteen grandchildren. 

Mr. Means was County Assessor for two years 
before the county w.as divided into tovvnships. He 
has served as Township Trustee and Justice of the 
Peace, and was Postmaster of Elm Creek for a per- 
iod of seven years. Politically, he was formerly a 



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Republican, bnl is now in syrapathj' with the 
Union Labor party. Both he and his wife are 
active members of the Missionary Baptist Church, 
in which Mr. Means has officiated as Deacon for 
nearly twenty years. He is the friend of education 
and of progress in all its forms. 

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Me.ins set- 
tled in Buchanan County, Mo., but in tlie fall of 
18G0cameto this county, wiiere he secured 160 
acres of land on section 35, and lived there five 
years. lie then purciiased his farm on section 26, 
where he has since lived. He may be most prof)- 
crly classed among the earliest pioneers of Elm 
Creeli Township, as he put up the first house 
witliin its limits. He has been permitted to watch 
the growth and development of one of the richest 
sections of the Great West, and may properly feel 
that he has borne no unimportant part in bringing 
it to its present condition. As a representative of 
tlie worth and ability of this part of Kansas, we are 
pleased to present to our readers a fine portrait of 
Mr. Means. 



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lEZIN CLARK, a prominent farmer of Mar- 
'({ shall County, Kan., is a son of Jolni and 
Lucinda (Jennings) Clark, natives respect- 
ively of Ireland and Ohio. Mr. and Mrs- 
John Clark were married in Ohio, at the home of 
the bride's parents in Hancock County, and made 
that count}' their place of residence for some years, 
subsequently removing to Allen County, Ohio, 
where Mr. Clark spent the rest of his earthly pil- 
grimage, leaving, at its close, his aged com[)anion 
to pursue the remainder of the journey alone, yet 
not altogether alone, for the One whom they both 
so faithfully worshipped has said, "I will never 
leave thee nor forsake thee." The famil}- of this 
worthy couple embraced ten children of whom our 
subject was the fifth. He was born in Allen 
County, Ohio, March 24, 1852, and was reared to 
manhood on his father's farm, remaining under the 
parental roof until the spring of 1871. In that 
year he started out in the world to do for himself, 
and after "spying out the land" somewhat, deeiiled 



to settle in Center Township. As a nucleus for fu- 
ture operations, he purchased eighty acres of fine 
land and .at once set to work breaking up the tough 
prairie sod preparatory to the regular plowing and 
planting, reaping and gathering into barns, whieii 
fill up the measure of the ideal life of the tiller of 
the soil. As a matter of course, the first buildings 
erected by him were designed and constructed ac- 
cording to the severest principles of economy, but 
in due course of time these homely structures were 
replaced by others more in accordance with the 
principles of art, and also more roomy and conven- 
ient. Other improvements were made as rapidly as 
possible and our subject was enabled to increase the 
size of the farm year by year, until he now owns a 
well-tilled place of 360 acres of good land, located 
on section 25. In addition to the usual routine 
work of the farm, Mr. Clark luas been quite success- 
ful as a stock-raiser, and has placed some fine 
animals on the market for which he has received 
highly remunerative prices. 

Wishing to secure for his children better edu- 
cational advantages, and desiring a change in his 
own mode of life, Mr. Clark removed to Frankfort 
during the year 1888, and engaged in a general 
mercantile business. He h.as not, however, entirely 
given up the farm but operates it pretty much as 
usual, finding it an excellent summer residence for 
his family. 

Mr. Clark was married Aug. 15, 1873, in Mar- 
shall County, Kan., to Miss Jane Ewart, a Scottish 
lass, whose birth occurred Aug. 24, 1855. Mrs. 
Clark possesses all the sterling virtues of her race, 
and is withal a graceful, charming woman, whose 
acquaintance is much sought for and whose friend- 
shii) is highly prized. Since her marriage she has 
become the mother of seven children of whom two 
died in infancy. Tiie living are: Alvin, Warren, 
Clara, Charles and Elsie. 

Mr. Clark is a wide-awake, go-ahead, public- 
spirited man, right in the prime of life and bound 
to make a success of whatever he undertakes. 
Politieall.y, lie falls into line with the Democratic 
party, but has no time to spare for any party work. 
He is contented to fulfill his duties as a citizen in 
private life, leaving to others the honors and emol- 
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responsibilities and, sometimes, embarrassments of 
office, lie docs not refuse to assist, according to his 
ability, in everything tending to promote the best 
interests of the community in which ho resides. 
He keeps himself well informed on all subjects of 
general interest, taking especial pride in the pro- 
gress of his native land. Mrs. Clark is a conscien- 
tious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 



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llENJAJIIN J. IIAMMETT departed this 
i^ life at his home in Elm Creek Township, 
May 6, 1874, leaving to his widow and 
family a fine, large property, embracing 
960 acres of land besides property in Marvsville. 
Mrs. Hammett since the death of her husband has 
managed her farming and business interests with 
more than ordinarj' ability, being a very capable 
and intelligent lady and possessed of business 
qualities in a marked degree. She has an extremely 
pleasant home which she maintains in a manner in- 
dicative of refined tastes and ample means, and she 
occupies a leading position in the community. 

Mrs. Hammett was born in the Nortli of Ireland, 
March 18, 1827, and is the daughter of Mathew 
and Eleanor (Monteith) Robb, whose native place 
was near that of their daughter. The parents there 
spent their childhood and youth and after marriage 
sojourned there a few years, the father being en- 
gaged as teacher in one of the high schools. lie 
was a man of excellent education and a graduate 
of Trinity College, Dublin. The confinement of 
the schoolroom greatly impaired his health and he 
finally engaged as private tutor in the family of an 
Episcopal clergjnnan, where his duties were less 
onerous and he enjoyed more leisure and exercise. 

In the spring of 1831 the Robb family decided 
to seek their fortunes in America and after an 
ocean voyage of eight weeks on a sailing vessel 
landed in New York City. Thence thej' proceeded 
to Franklin County, N. Y., where the f.'ither pur- 
chased a farm, paying therefor $1,000, but on ac- 
count of an imperfect title it proved a total loss. 
He was then obliged to return to his professional 
life and engaged as a teacher and book-keeper 



until about 1 837. Then leaving the States he went 
into the Dominion of Canada with his family, pur- 
chasing another farm, but the air of the Dominion 
did not restore his health which completely failed 
and tiie mother was obliged to raise the family and 
look after its financial affairs. 

In 1853, the Robb family returning to the States, 
located in Henry County, 111., but only lived there 
one j^ear. Then going South they purchased a 
farm nine miles from Little Rock, Ark., where the 
parents spent the remainder of their lives, the 
father dying in the fall of 1856 and the mother in 
June, 1862. They were the parents of a large 
family of children, nine of whom lived to mature 
j^ears and of whom Rebecica was among the elder 
members. 

Mrs. Hammett was nearly five years old when 
her parents emigrated to America, and she went to 
Illinois about six months prior to the removal of 
the familjr to that State, remaining with her sister 
until her marriage, wliich took place near Chilli- 
cothe, in I'eoi'ia County, April 20, 1853. Her 
husband, Benjamin J. Hammett, was born near Bowl- 
ing Green, Ky., and emigrated to Illinois the year 
prior to the Black Hawk War, locating in Peoria 
County, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits 
at Chillicothe. 

Mr. and Mrs.IIammet after tlieii' marriage resided 
in Chillicothe, III., until their removal to this State 
Aug. 23, 1859. They left there on the 20lh of 
April and first went to the Rocky Mountains over- 
land where Mr. Hammett intended to engage in 
mining. Circumstances, however, prevented their 
remaining and they then came to this county, lo- 
cating in what is now Elm Creek Township on the 
Big Blue. By purchase and preemption Mr. Ham- 
mett secured six quarter sections of land and there- 
after gave his attention fully to agricultural 
pursuits. 

Seven children were born to our subject and his 
estimable wife but the first born, a son, died in in- 
fancy. Paul A., Charles A., and Lyman II. are 
engaged in farming for themselves in Elm Creek 
Township. Olive B., Benjamin .1. and Eleanor A., 
yet remain at home with their mother. Mrs. 
Hammett was trained in the doctrines of the Epis- 
cop.al Church, with which she united when a maiden 



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of sixteen years, but on coming to Illinois joined 
the Presbyterian Cliurcb. The Hammett home- 
stead stands out prominentl}' in the landscape of 
Elm Creek Township, and comprises one of its 
most delightful pictures. The dwelling and the 
■nain barn are solid stone structures, built in that 
substantial manner which would seem to insure 
their existence for a century. There are fruit and 
siiade trees in abundance, live stock and farm ma- 
chinery and all the other api)liances of the well- 
regulated rural home. It is the frequent resort of the 
best people of the county, to whom the Hammett 
family is widely and favorably known as occupying 
no secondary position in the social circle. 



7/ RANK G. STETTNISCH. This well-known 
German farmer of Herkimer Townsliip, is 
located on a well-regulated farm of 308 
acres, occupying a part of section 29, and where he 
has brought the soil to a good state of cultivation. 
He possesses in a marked manner the characteris- 
ijcs of his nationality, thrift, industry and persever- 
ance, which qualities have enabled him to obtain a 
competence for his old age. As a citizen he is con- 
sidered a man of strict integrity, one who pays his 
honest debts, and makes a specialty of atteniiiug 
to his own concerns. 

The opening years in the life of our subject, 
were sjient in the town of Sonnanburg, Province 
of Brandenburg, Germany, where he was born Dec. 
4, 1855. His parents were Charles and Caroline 
(Kruschel) Stettnisch, whose ancestors had been na- 
tives of Germany for centuries, and whose grand- 
parents died tiiere at about the age of ninety years. 
In the summer of 1867, August, the eldest brother 
of our subject, emigrated to America, and located 
in this county. In 18G8, he was joined by the par- 
ents and the remaining seven children. The mother 
died in November, 1869. The father is still liv- 
ing, making his home near Mar^'sville. Both were 
members of the Lutheran Church, in Germany. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to man's 
estate in this county, and in Nov. 22, 1879, was 
married to Miss Mary, daughter of Ernest and 



Elizabeth (Fink) Heitfeld. The parents of Mrs. 
Stettnisch were also natives of Germany, and born 
in the Province of Hanover. They likewise became 
identified with the Lutheran Church in early life. 
They came into this county in 1868, and are still 
living in Herkimer Township. ]\Ir. and Airs. Stett- 
nisch are the parents of six children, viz: Henry, 
Lena, Frank, Amelia, Sophia, and Charles. One 
son, Ernest, died when quite young. True to the 
teachings of their early years, Mr. and Mrs. Stett- 
nisch are also members of the Lutheran Church. 

At the time of the purchase of the present farm 
by our subject, the only building upon it was a 
small frame house. He has erected a good stable, 
corn-cribs, wagon-sheds, and other needed struc- 
tures, and has the land all fenced and brought to a 
productive condition. His apple orchard comprises 
about fifty trees. Upon becoming a voting citizen, 
Mr. Stettnisch identified himself with the Repub- 
lican party, but lately votes the Democratic ticket. 
He has very little to do with public affairs, and 
pursues the even tenor of his way as a law-abiding 
citizen, keeping out of the courts, and maintaining 
the good will of those around him. 



^itHy)ENJAM[N W. SMITH. There is probably 
l^c^ no more popular mau in his community 
i|?M) li than Mr. Smith, who is numbered among 
^^^ the leading land owners of Ricliland Town- 
ship. He is peculiarly genial and hospitable in his 
make-up, while his strict integrity and upright 
character, have gained for him the good will of all 
who know him. He is a life-long farmer, and op- 
ates 240 acres of finely improved Land on the north- 
east quarter of section 17. The whole has been 
brought under good cultivation, is fenced and 
cross-fenced, and emlicUished with neat and sub- 
stantial modern buildings. Mr. Smith has by his 
own exertions acquired a good fund of practical 
knowledge, and is a man with whom an hour may 
always be spent pleasantly and profitably. 

Our subject was born in Clinton, Summit Co., 
Ohio, Sept. 22, 1839, and is the son of Freeman O. 
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State, and born about the middle of Januaiy. 1814. 
The mother of Benjamin W. was, in her girliiood. 
Miss Mary Wholf, a native of Slii()i)ensbarg,Pa.. and 
who went with her parents to Ohio, when a maiden 
of fifteen 3-ears. She was born in 1814, and died 
in 1877. After marriage the parents of our sub- 
ject settled in Summit Count}-, Ohio, and the father 
was employed on a canal boat, aud finally became 
captain and owner of a boat, making his head- 
quarters in Clinton. About 1845, our subject, 
leaving his native .State, removed with his parents 
to what is now Lot's Grove, in Worth County, 
Mo., and there spent his boyhood days on a farm. 
lie acquired a practical education, mostly by his 
own exertions, and later in the town of Allen 
learned wagon-making, at which he worked for a 
number of j'ears. Finally his parents removed to 
Gentry County, Mo., in 187G, and there the 
mother died. Tiie father is still living there. He 
w.as the first man to put up a house in Lot's Grove, 
this being erected in 1845, before the Land had been 
surveyed, and while the country was overrun with 
Indians. 

Amid tiiese wild scenes our subject developed 
into a strong and vigorous manhood, and when 
ready to establish a home of his own he was united 
in marriage with Miss C'elia J. Gibson. The j-oung 
people had their first home at Allendale, where our 
subject worked as a wagon-maker and a carpenter, 
and also operated a sawmill for some years. About 
1865 he removed to Blanchard, Page Co., Iowa, 
which remained his home until 1883. In the mean- 
time he turned his attention to agricultural pur- 
suits, making a specialty of live stock, raising cattle 
and swine, and shipping to Chicago. In March, 
1883, he came to this countj' and purchased a tract 
of raw prairie, from which he constructed his 
present homestead. He set out fruit and forest 
trees aud shrubbery, which have grown and flour- 
ished, his orchards supplying the family with lus- 
cious fruits, and his forest trees making a pleasant 
shade in summer, and serving as a protection from 
the blasts of winter. He has a windmill, and the 
other machinery required for the successful prose- 
cution of farming, and keeps himself posted in re- 
gard to the modern methods of cultivating the 
soil to the best advantage. He has declined the 



responsibilities of office with the exception of one 
term, when, much against his will, he was presse<l 
into service as Township Treasurer. He finds his 
religious home in the Methodist Episcopal Church 
of Mission Creek, and operates as Steward and 
Superintendent of the Sunday-school. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Smith there have been born 
nine children, seven of whom are living: James 
F. married Miss Fannie Glick, and is located on a 
farm three miles west of his father; George S. is a 
resident of Balderson Township; Walter L. remains 
with his parents; Dora R. is the wife of Perry 
Graham, a farmer of Richland Township; Arthur 
D., AVesley T., and Uberto M., continue to reside 
under the parental roof. All the children of Mr. 
Smith are well educated. George S. completed his 
studies in College Springs, Iowa. He has been for 
some time engaged in farming. The family occu- 
pies a high social position in their community, and 
their home is the resort of its best people. 



AVID CRAIK. The well-cultivated farm 
II belonging to Mr. Craik, indicates in a for- 
jjgvi^ cible manner his character for enterprise, 
prudence and industry. He has never 
been afraid to put his hand to the plow and in the 
accumulation of his possessions has labored early 
and late, but if choosing so to do might now justi- 
flal)lv retire from active labor. His carefully cul- 
tivated fields make a beautiful picture in the 
landscape, while he h.ns a neat and substantial 
dwelling .and all the other comforts of modern 
rural life. His property embraces 100 acres pleas- 
antlj' located on section 30, and eighty acres on 
section 19. 

A native of Staffordshire, Plngland, the subject 
of this sketch was born March 5, 1825, and is the 
son of David and Elizabeth (Piggott) Craik, 
who were natives of the same shire as their son. 
His parents were reared, married and si)ent their 
entire lives near the place of their birth. The 
mother died when a young woman, in 1832. The 
father lived lo be ripe in 3-ears, passing away in 
1875. Of the seven children born to them, four 



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are now living, and David was the fourth in order 
of birth. The bo3-hood and youth of Mr. Craik 
were spent in the Old Countr}', he in the meantime 
receivin£>: a fair education and acquiring those 
liabits of industry and frugality wiiich have greatly 
aided him in achieving success. When a .young 
man of twenty- four years he resolved to seek his for- 
tune on another continent, and accordingl}^ crossed 
the Atlantic, landing safely in New York City; 
thence be proceeded at once to De Kalb County, 
111., where he sojourned one year, then removed to 
Jo Daviess County, of which he was a resident five 
j'ears. His next removal was to Ogle County, 
where he lived until 1 870. That year he came to 
Kansas, locating in Washington County, whence he 
removed, in 1871, to his present farm where he has 
since lived. 

The 18th of October, 185.5, marked a memora- 
ble epoch in the life of our subject, namelj-, liis 
marriage with Miss Martha Ann, a daughter of 
James and Delinda (Boone) Craig. Mr. Craig was 
born in Ohio, while Jiis wife was a native of Mis- 
souri, and the daughter of Col. Nathan Boone, 
who was the youngest son of Daniel Boone, the 
pioneer and Indian fighter of Kentuckj*. Col. Boone 
was stationed at Ft. Leavenworth while attached 
to the regular arm3\ He owned a farm near Ash 
Grove, Mo., where he died in 18.57, while home on 
a furlough. James Craig was a mill operator and 
the owner of mill property at Hanover, Jo Daviess 
Co., 111.; both he and his wife are deceased. He 
was captain of a company of volunteers in the 
Black Hawk War. Of the thirteen children born 
to Mr. and Mrs. Craik eleven are living and named 
respectively, David J., Luella E., Emma A., Orpha 
I., Joseph W., Lionel L. G., Gi-ace A., Charles W., 
Frank A., Florence O. and Jesse A. Albert B. 
died in 1874, and Cora H. in 1872. 

The farm of Mr. Craik comprises 240 .acres, all 
in one tract and all in a highly productive condi- 
tion. The residence was erected six years ago. 
Mr. Craik has cultivated his own land with the 
help of his ions, and makes a. specialty of stock- 
raisiug, keeping usually eighty-seven head of cat- 
tle, seven head of horses and forty head of swine. 
He has been an active man in politics. He was 
first a Free 8oiler, then a Republican, later a Green- 



backer and now (1889) votes the Union Labor 
ticket. He is Treasurer of Balderson Township, 
and has officiated as Road Overseer and a member 
of the School Board. He is identified with the 
I. O. 0. F., the Grange and the Alliance, in both of 
which he has held the various offices. In religious 
belief he is an Episcopalian. Mrs. Craik belongs 
to the Metliodist Episcopal Church, while David 
and Lueila are members of the Christian Church. 



OIIN HUNT. The genial countenance of 
Mr. Hunt has been familiar to the citizens 
of Marysville Township for, lo, these many 
'f^Jj years. His life occupation has been mainl}^ 
that of a farmer, but since 1879 he has officiated 
much of the time as a minister of the United 
Brethren Church. He takes a bright and cheerful 
view of life and is peculiarly adapted to his pious 
calling, presenting the truths of religion in the 
happy and attractive manner which has for the 
young, especially, the best results. Providence 
has blessed him with a contented disposition and 
a fair share of this world's goods, with the faculty 
of making the most of life under all circumstances 
and being able to extract therefrom a large amount 
of enjoyment. He is one of those men seeking to 
do good at every opportunity, never turning any 
needj- from his door, and has thus made a good 
record for himself among his fellow-men. 

Mr. Hunt was born in Lincolnshire, England, 
Nov. 19, 1831, and with the exception of two 
years spent in Nottinghamshire lived there contin- 
uously until 1 853. Then a .young man of twenty- 
two years, he determined upon emigrating to 
America, and after a six weeks' voyage landed 
safel.y in New Orleans. Tiienee he proceeded to 
New Albany, Ind., where he was variously en- 
gaged and where he remained about three j'ears. 
We next find him established on a farm in Jlorgan 
County, 111., where lie operated upon rented land 
until 1866. That year he changed his residence to 
Clark County, Wis., and for four j^ears thereafter 
was employed in the lumber regions. Finally, in 
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ill": to this county" resumed farming on ronled land 
for six years. lie then pureli.nsed IGO acres on 
section G in Marj-sville Townsliip. wiieve lie put up 
a residence and has since remained. He was pros- 
pered In his farming operations and has always 
managed to make a comfortable living for himself 
and his little family. 

In Lincolnshire, hynglmd. our subject was mar- 
ried 10 Miss Charlotte Cox. who was born there 
not far from the early home of her husband. She 
bore him two children, Sarah and George, and ac- 
companied her family to America, but died on the 
Ohio River ten days after landing at New Orleans. 
The bereaved husband took the remains to Evans- 
ville, Ind., where thej- were consigned to their final 
rest. Mr. Hunt was destined to a still further 
affliction in the death of his two children, who were 
taken awa3' three days after the decease of the 
mother and were laid by her side in the cemetery 
at Evansville. 

Mr. Hunt contracted a second marriage at Jack- 
sonville, 111., with Miss Sylvia Bliller, who was 
born in Morgan Count}*, 111., and was of German 
parentage. She became the mother of eight chil- 
dren and departed this life at the homestead in 
Marysville Township, this count}', May 7, 1875. 
Their eld?st daughter. Mary L., is the wife of 
Mathias Stuffell; John AV. married Miss Lavina 
Gough ; Emma is the wife of Allen Ilall; Sarah A., 
Charlotte. Samuel, Jacob and Sylvia, remain at 
home with their father. Mr. Hunt, politically, is 
a straightforward Republican, a man of decided 
views and one who upholds his principles with all 
the natui-al strength of his character. It is safe to 
saj' that he has no enemies, as he has the happy 
faculty of making everyone his friend, and the still 
rarer one of treating courteously the str.anger who 
comes to his door and perhaps has a favor to ask 
of him. 



'INLEY McDonald. Among the m.any 
^ nationalities represented in America, the 
Scotch have ever taken the foremost rank 
for their many virtues. Clannish thoj' may be in 
their devotion to those of their own race and kin- 



dred, yet they are ever kindlj' in their intercourse 
witli all with whom the}' meet, proving excellent 
neighbors; of strict integrity and with their 
sterner traits of character adorned by the domestic 
virtues, as the rough surface of their native land 
is by the blossoms of the gorse. A worthy repre- 
sentative of this land and people is the gentleman 
whose name heads our sketch and who has been a 
resident of this county for the past quarter of a 
century. 

He was born in Rosshire. Scotland. .Lan. 12, 1811. 
His parents were John and Ann ( McKenzie) McDon- 
ald, both natives of the shire in which their son 
was born. The father died in Scotland at the age 
of eiglity-four. The mother coming to America 
after his death. In 1857, breathed her last in Marys- 
ville Township, this county, in the year 1869, also 
at the age of eighty-four. Our subject w.as the 
oldest of a family of seven children. At the age 
of fourteen he engaged in fishing for a livelihood 
and followed that business in connection with trad- 
ing until the year 1854, when he came with his 
family, •which included a wife and six children, to 
Montreal, Canada. They crossed the Atlantic in 
a sailing vessel "John Howard," which took eight- 
een days in the passage. They tarried in Montreal 
but six weeks when they came to Stark County, 111. 
Here Mr. McDonald bought a farm at Elmira, at 
which place they lived until the spring of 1864, 
-when he sold his farm and removed to this county. 
Selecting Marysville Township as his location he 
preempted eighty acres and horaesteaded 160 acres 
of land, lying on sections 2 and 11, the homestead 
being on the latter section. Mr. McDonald has 
erected excellent buildings upon his land and accu- 
mulated property until he is now the fortunate 
possessor of about 800 acres of land all lying in 
Marysville Township. He gives his attention 
wholly to farming and stock-raising, having large 
herds of both horses and cattle. 

At Inverness, Scotland, Dec. 25,1842, Mr. McDon- 
ald was united in marriage to Miss Janet Ross, 
(laughter of James and Ann (Campbell) Ross. Mrs. 
McDonald was one- of a family of eleven children, 
being the seventh in order of birth. Her parents 
died in Scotland both having attained only to the 
age of fifty-five. Mrs. McDonald's birth took 



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place April 2. 1819. She is tlie mother of twelve 
children, named respective!}-: Annie died on Sept. 
•20, 1889, she was tiie wife of C. A. Imhert, her 
home was in Victoria, British Columbia; she left 
eight 'children. Her husband was a soldier in the 
late war and was at one time county clerk of Mar- 
shall County, Kan.; Belle is the wife of Alexander 
Campbell, now District Clerk of Marshall County; 
Bettie is the wife of Henry Saunders, a farmer of 
Marysville Township; William married Lola Parks, 
and is a farmer of Marysville Township; James is 
single and lives at home ; Mary is the wife of Al- 
exander Inglis, they are farming in Pawnee County, 
Neb.; John married Elizabeth Dunant, and resides 
in Marysville Township; Maggie is single, and at 
liome. Collin died in Illinois in his fifth year: 
Donald. Jesse and Christine are single and at home. 
Like the majority of his countrymen Mr. McDon- 
ald takes a warm interest in the education of the 
young and has held the office of School Trustee 
for over twenty years. Both he and his wife are 
consistent members of the Presbyterian Church. 
Mr. McDonald is a believer in and a supporter of 
the principles of the Republican party. He is one 
of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of 
the township, both he and his wife being held in 
high esteem as worthy descendants of two of the 
most prominent of the Scottish families. 

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, ATRICK FINNIGIN. The biographer, in 
his migrations, has not been permitted to 
^ meet a more whole-souled, genial .and hos- 
pitable gentleman than Mr. Finnigin. He 
may be designated as one of those willing to "live 
and let live," and evidently extracts as much en- 
joyment from entertaining his friends, as tiiey in 
turn experience in sojourning under his hospitable 
roof. He is numbered among the representative 
farmers of Guittard Township, wliere he has a fine 
body of land, 280 acres in extent and pleasantly 
located on sections 15 and 22, the residence being 
on the former. 

Mr. Finnigin is accredited with being the heaviest 
tax payer on stock in his township, lie makes a spec- 



ialty of high grade Short-horn cattle .ind Poland- 
China and Chester-white swine, often keeping as 
many .as 250 of the former and 300 of the latter, and 
which it is hardly necessary to say yield him hand- 
some products. In looking after his various interests 
he is absent from home most of the time, but super- 
intends the operations of the farm, and each year 
manages to add something to its beautj- and value. 

Our subject was born in County Antrim, Ire- 
land, Feb. 16, 1848, and lived there until a young 
man of twenty years. He in the meantime acquired 
a limited education in the common schools, and was 
taught those habits of industry and economy which 
have been the basis of his success in life. Upon 
coming to America he at once sought the Great 
West and located in the vicinity of St. .Joseph, Mo.. 
Thence he came to this county in 1871. He pur- 
chased eighty acres and confined his .attention to 
this until about 1879, when he purchased the bal- 
ance of his present Large farm. The improvements 
which we notice upon it to-day are largely the re- 
sult of his own industry and enterprise. He has set 
out forest and fruit trees, including an apple or- 
chard of five acres, and has availed himself of mod- 
ern machinery, including a windmill, and for the 
last few years has made a specialty of stock. 

In the establishment of the Catholic Church of 
Beattie, Mr. Finnigin bore an important part, assist- 
ing in the erection of the church edifice, and the 
purchase of ground for a cemetery, and he has al- 
ways taken a warm interest in its prosperity- and 
advancement. He was married in 1874 to Miss 
Mary Ann Fitzgerald, and they became the par- 
ents of three cliildren, only one of whom is living, 
namely a daughter, Charlotte, who remains at home 
with her father. Mrs. Mary Ann Finnigin departed 
this life at the homestead in 1879. 

Our subject contracted a second marriage in 
1880 with Miss Catherine Loob, a native of Indi- 
ana, and at that time a resident of St. Bridget 
Township. Her father, Thomas Loob, was a native 
of Ireland, and upon coming to this county, en- 
gaged in farming, and is still living in this Slate. 
Of this marriage there liave been born four children, 
three of whom are living, namely: Thomas Will- 
iam, Ilenr}' J. and E. Nora. Tlie mother of these 
children departed this life Aug. 23, 1889. The 




Residence or J. G. Binder.5ec.28. Walnut Township. 




Res. OF E.C.M^ K ellips , Sec. 28. Walnut Township. 




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Finnigin homestead is regarded with an admiring 
eye by the passing traveler and is a fine illustration 
of the results of energy and perseverance. The pro- 
prietor is amply n-orthy of a record in the volume 
designed to perpetuate the names of those who came 
as pioneers to this county, and to wiiom it is in- 
debted for its present position, socially, morally 
and financially. 



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* O H N M O S H I 8 K E Y, proprietor of the 
Marj'sville Nurserj-, is a Russian gentle- 
man of superior education, and has been 
very successful in his present enterprise. 
He owns in .-dl 360 acres of valuable land, twenty- 
five acres of which is devoted to the smaller fruits, 
and sixty acres to an orchard of 6,000 trees, em- 
bracing the larger fruits. He has altogether about 
100.000 trees and is giving to this industr3^ his en- 
tire attention. His land occupies a portion of sec- 
tions 10 and 11, and has been subjected to a 
thorough process of cultivation. Upon it he has 
erected good buildings, and he has the modern con- 
veniences and implements which enable him to ob- 
tain the best results from his labors. Personally 
he is a man held in high respect by the people of 
Elm Creek Township, as combining the best ele- 
ments of good citizenship. 

Mr. Moshiskey was born in the Czar's dominions, 
Feb. 28, 1848, and lived there until he was about 
twenty-one years of age. He was given excellent 
educational advantages, attending for three years 
the Imperial Petrowski Academy at Moscow. He 
was an ambitious j^outh and believed th.at he could 
make better progress, socially and financially, on 
the other side of the ocean, and accordingly in the 
fall of 1868 set out on a Hamburg steamer for 
America. After a safe voyage, he landed in New 
York city, whence he proceeded to Chicago, and 
two days later to Oilman, Iroquois Co., III. In the 
latter place he entered the employ of W. II. Mann, 
a nurseryman, with whom he remained two 3'ears, 
and in the meantime made the acquaintance of an- 
other man in the employ of this gentleman, and 



the tliree formed a partnership with the riew of 
establishing a nursery in Doniphan County, Kan., 
about four miles from Tro}'. Our subject remained 
a member of the firm two years, then coming to 
tins county estahlished the Marysville Nurser}^, of 
which he became the sole owner two years later, 
since which time he has operated it alone. It would 
seem that he had chosen that to which he is fully 
adapted, as he has been very successful, and ob- 
tained an enviable reputation in this line. 

In the fall of 1882 our subject w.as married in Elm 
Creek Township, to Miss Magdalena Muller, who 
was born in Pfalsburg, which was then a province 
of France, but now belongs to Germany. This union 
resulted in the birth of three children — Flmma. 
Peter and Vera. The home of Mr. Moshiskey 
is all that could be desired in point of taste and 
comfort. The buildings are substantial and commo- 
diouSjfinely adapted to the general purposes of rural 
life. Our subject takes a warm interest in political 
affairs on both hemispheres, watching not only the 
progress of his own country towards freedom and 
enlightenment, but identifying himself full3' with 
the institutions of his adopted country. He votes 
independently and has served as Township Treas- 
urer two terms, besides holding the office of School 
Treasurer two terms, and serving as a Director in 
his school district. He occupies no secondary po- 
sition, socially or financiall3-, among the leading 
men of his township. Mrs. Moshiskey is a mem- 
ber of the German Lutheran Church. 



ILTON C. BRAINARD, senior member 
of the firm of Brainard & Hedge, lumber 
and grain merchants, Oketo, is classed 
among the shrewd, progressive and enter- 
prising business men, who are abl}' sustaining the 
great commercial and agricultural interests of Mar- 
shall Count}-. He is a native of the State of New 
York, born in the town of Leyden, Lewis County, 
Nov. 14, 1842. His parents were Lorenzo and 
Eraeline (Grant) Brainard, who, after their mar- 
riage, settled in Lewis, their native county, and 
there lived many years. They subsequently re- 



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moved to Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and amid the 
beautiful scenes of that famous resort the fathers'? 
life was brought to a peaceful close, and thus passed 
avva^' an honorable and upright man. The good 
mother still lives, making ber home in Saratoga, 
N. Y. 

Our subject received a substantial education in the 
public schools of his native State, and was thus well 
prejiared for any career he might choose to adopt. 
In the year 1869 he went to Troy, N. Y., where he 
was employed in a foundrj' for the ensuing twelve 
years. In 1881 for various reasons he determined 
to change his environments and condition, and from 
ths rich soilof Kansas, gain not only a generous 
subsistence for himself and family, but also build 
up a handsome competence. Coming to Marshall 
Countj' in that year, he turned his attention to 
farming, bujing a farm in Marysville. which he af- 
terward sold, and in the following j'ear purchased 
another, from whose rental he obtains a good in- 
come. Besides that place he owns 160 acres of 
choice land in Balderson Township. He has been 
well prospered since taking up his residence in this 
areat and growing State, and even as in his agricul- 
tural ventures has met with signal success in the 
lumber and grain business, he having formed a 
partnership in October, 1888, with Mr. Morgan 
Hedge, and in March, 1889, removed with his fam- 
ily to Oketo. The firm has already establi.shed a 
large and flourishing trade on a solid basis, and has 
extensive dealings in this part of the State. 

Mr. Brainard was united in marriage to Miss 
Mary Barringer, in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y., and 
to her cheerful co-operation he is much indebted 
for the comforts and luxuries of a cozj-, happy 
home. She is the second of a famil}- of six chil- 
dren born to James and Jane (Roberts) Barringer, 
natives of New York, her birth occurring in Troy, 
N. Y. Her parent came to Marshall County from 
their native State in 1872. and located in Marj's- 
ville, where the mother died. The father resided 
in that township till 1883. but is now spending his 
declining years with his daughter and our subject. 
Mr. and Mrs. Brainard's marriage has been blessed 
to them by the birth of the following four children : 
Emma, Clara, Delia and Jennie. 

The life career of our subject thus far. show- 



ing him to be a man of practical ability, sound 
sense and good moral principles, justifies the high 
opinion in which he is held by all with whom he 
has dealings socially or in a business waj-. He is a 
man of earnest, intelligent convictions, and inter- 
ests himself in all that concerns the welfare of his 
fellow-men. As a member of the School Board at 
one time he did all that he could to forward the 
cause of education. Religiously, he and his amia- 
ble wife are esteemed members of the Baptist 
Church; politically, he is a strong Republican. 



?^HORNTON H. EDMUNDSON. Notwith- 
standing the advantages upon which the 
present generation prides itself, the press, 
the telegraph and the railroad, so shortening and 
almost annihilating distance, that the Atlantic and 
Pacific slopes seem but next-door neighbors, there 
remains in the mind of the average Eastern man 
much ignorance as to life in the West. Instead of 
the poor buildings, the wagon tracks and cow paths, 
the unkempt citizens and the inactive business life, 
which he expected, the Eastern visitor in our West- 
ern States finds well-made streets, good buildings, 
well-dressed citizens and great business activity, 
and the general appearance of progress, prosperitj- 
and the best civilization. 

Prominent among those who contribute to these 
results in Home City, is the gentleman whose name 
heads this sketch, who carries on a flourishing 
trade in h.nrdware in a store well stocked with fine 
goods in that line, and who is also Postmaster of 
the cit3\ He was bora in Allegheny County, Pa., 
June 25, 1850 (for histor}- of his parents see sketch 
of Cyrus Edmundson on another page in this 
Album). lie received a good education in the com- 
nwn schools of his native county, remaining under 
the parental roof until the fall of 1870. when he 
came to this State with his brother-in-law. William 
B. Mitchell. The following spring his father came 
to this count}', and our subject then returned to the 
parental roof, where he remained until his mar- 
riage, which took place May 7. 1876. The young 
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mundson engaged in farming, following this occu- 
tion until 1885, when he came to Home City, and 
established himself in his present business. He 
owns ICO acres of land situated in Franlclin and 
Center townsliips, in addition to his large stock in 
trade. 

The wife of our subject liore tiie maiden name 
of Alpharctta Crane, and is the daughter of Rob- 
ert and Savah (Deeds) Crane, both of whom were 
natives of Ohio. Her parents first settled ia Miami 
County, Ind., where their daughter Alpharetta 
was born, Sept. 17. 1859. Thence they removed 
to Iroquois Count}-, 111., and from there to this 
county, where in 1869 thej'sectled in Center Town- 
ship. There they remained until 1886, when they 
removed to Marysville, where they still reside. 
They have a family of six daughters and four 
sons, of whom Mrs. Edmundson was the fourth. 
Mr. and Mrs. Edmundson are the parents of three 
bright ci)ildren — Harvey T., Nettie M. and Wal- 
ter H. 

Mr. Edmundson received the appointment of 
Postmaster April 11, 1889, and assumed the duties 
of his office on May 1, succeeding J. B. Wuester, 
and is fulfilling his duties to the entire satisfac- 
tion of the patrons of the office. He has held the 
office of Justice of tlie Peace for four }'ears, serving 
with ability and exiiibitingexcellent judgment in the 
settlement of cases within his jurisdiction. He is 
an active Republican, having been a laember of 
the Central Committee of Franklin Township since 
1885. Mr. and Mrs. Edmundson are among the 
most highly respected citizens of the township, be- 
ing persons of great intelligence, cultivated man- 
ners and sterling worth of cliaracter. 



/^ IIARLES L. CHAFFEE. That America now 
(l( n P'"oi'<Jly boasts of being one of tlie greatest 
^^^ nations of the earth, is due in a large meas- 
ure to the enterprise, intelligence and unremitting 
perseverance of those who are now passing away. 
That America will ever attain the lofty eminence 
of greatness, from whose pinnacle she can look 
down on other kingdoms and empires, with the su- 



preme conviction that here is the greatest nation 
on which the sun shines, and here the iiappiest, 
most contented men and women, will depend on 
our youth who are now entering upon the responsi- 
bilities of life, which tiiey can make dark or bright, 
prosperous or degraded. Did the future of our 
loved country rest entirely in the hands of 3 oung 
men, similar in thought and character to our sub- 
ject, but little concern might be occasioned about 
its prosperity. For by tiieir own might and the 
power of their upright lives, such a good influence 
would be created that the downfall of the Repub- 
lic would be utterly impossible. It is a matter in 
whicli we may take just pride, that so many of tlie 
young men of the present day are of that character 
and disposition which will fit them to take the reins 
of government and wisely rule over the thousands 
and hundreds of thousands of men and w(jmen 
who people our vast countr^y. 

Charles L. Chaffee, of whom we write is a pro- 
gressive, energetic farmer of the modern type, act- 
ive and peristent in accomplishing whatever he 
attempts, and already owns 320 acres of land on 
section 17, Franklin Township. He was also unusu- 
ally fortunate in the selection of a life partner, his 
wife having been Miss Ruth E. Elliott, daughter of 
James M. and Helen (Shaw) Elliott (for their history 
see sketch of J. M. Elliott). Mrs. Chaffee was 
born in Bradford County, Pa., Oct. 10, 18C5, and 
passed her childhood and youth in the lionie of her 
birth, and learned those lessons which are so useful 
to the wife and mother. She was united in mar- 
riage with our subject in Oketo. March 11,1886, 
and is the mother of one child, a daughter, named 
Allie v., and born Aug. 5, 1889. 

Born in Bradford County, Pa., Aug. 2, 1864 
Charles L. Chaffee is the son of Charles Chaffee, of 
Bradford County, Pa., now deceased. Among the six 
children in his father's family he was the youngest, 
and was educated in the common schools, and also 
had a course of training in the Marysville Hifh 
School. He came to Marshall County, Kan., in 
1 884, and located in Marysville Township, which 
was his home for about one year, thence in the 
spring of 1886, .settling in Franklin Township, on 
section 17, his present farm. He has given his at- 
tention wholly to farming and stock-raising, and in 



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political matters is in sympath}' with the principles 
adopted by the Union Labor party. Although 
young in years, Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee are well- 
known and highly esteemed by a large circle of 
acquaintances, and have before them every pros- 
pect for a happy, useful and prosperous life. 



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|f_^^ON. WP:LLINGT0N doty. It is said 
|ir)j' that some men acliieve greatness and others 
iJW'' have greatness thrust upon them. >Some 
(^) are born to till the soil, while others seem 
better fitted to control the minds of their fel- 
lows. The name with which we introduce this 
sketch is widely and favorably known to the peo- 
ple of this county, es]3ecially those of Balderson 
Township, within whose precincts he has sojourned 
for the last three j^ears, and in addition to culti- 
vating one of its best farms has made a specialty 
of politics, keeping himself thoroughly informed 
with regard to the events of the daj' and age. The 
labor question has been a prominent one, and he 
has distinguished himself as in sj'mpathy witli the 
"hewers of wood and drawers of water." Nature 
has given him more than ordinary intelligence and 
a mind to comprehend those things pertaining to 
tbe moral and intellectual needs of mankind. 

The subject of this biography was born, in 
Carroll County, 111., Dec. .5, 1848, and is thus in 
the prime of life. His father, Timothy Doty, was 
born in the Dominion of Canada, whence he emi- 
grated, a young man, to Illinois, and was married 
there to Miss Jeanette Craig, a native of Charles 
County, Mo. They settled in Carroll County, 111., 
where they still live. Nine of the eleven children 
born to them are still living and making their homes 
mostly in this country. 

Young Dot}- attained to manhood in his native 
township, becoming familiar with farming pursuits. 
After leaving the district school he studied two 
years in Mt. Carroll Seminary, and also at Fulton. 
In 1866 when a J'oung man of twenty years he 
started to see something of the world, and in due 
lime found himself in New Orleans, La. He was 
absent from home two years, then returned, and in 



the spring of 1872 made his way into Northern 
Kansas, reaching this county on the 19th of May. 
He occupied himself at brick making until purchas- 
ing from the Government a tract of land in the 
Otoe Indian Reservation, and two years later he 
moved upon it. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss .Sarah, 
daughter of Mark and Julia (.Johnson) Kelly was 
celebrated at the bride's home in Oketo Township. 
Aug. 25, 1874. The parents of Mrs. Doty removed 
from New York City to Ogle County, 111., and 
from there, in 1871, to this county, where the 
father died in 1887. His widow is still living and 
a resident of Oketo Township, this county. Mrs. 
Doty was next to the youngest in a family of 
eleven children, and was born in Ogle County^, 111., 
Sept. 13, 1858. She is now the mother of four 
children — Bertha M;iy, Ivy Ilattie, Pearl and Ter- 
rance J. Mr. Dot}- has for many years taken an 
active part in politics and is one of the leading 
lights therein, along the northern line of this 
county. He was elected to the State Legislature 
in the fail of 1888, by a fusion of the Democratic 
and Union Labor parties, and in due time secured 
the passage of a bill in the House, reducing the 
salaries of the county officers. He is Treasurer of 
the School Board of his district, and has officiated 
as Road Overseer and Constal)le. Socially, he be- 
longs to the Oketo Lodge 8474 K. of L., in which 
he has held all the oflSces. He has eighty acres of 
land in a productive condition, and all the stock 
which the farm will sustain, together with the ma- 
chinery required. He is accredited as a man hon- 
est and sincere in his coYivietions, and one not 
easil}' diverted from the course of duty. 



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-jj^ELS P. CHRISTIANSON. The develop. 
I jJl ment of this count}' has been Largely the 
i^tMfi work of those of foreign birth, and none 
have been more hard-working, active and thrifty 
than the Danes. Not only has the county been 
benefited by their industr}- but their own worldly 
prosperit}' has been advanced more rapidly than 
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spicuous among this class is the gentleman whose 
name heads our sketch, and who now occupies a 
fruitful and attractive farm on section 18, Logan 
Township. He Tvas born in Denmark, Sept. 25, 
1844. being reared upon a farm and educated in 
the 'country- schools of his native land. In 1866 
he came to the United States, occupying three 
montiis In the voyage and landing at New York. 
Thence he went to St. Joseph, Mo., where he en- 
gaged in farming for four years. From there he 
removed to this county, homesteading 160 acres 
on the southwest quarter of section 1 8, upon wliich 
he built a small frame house. He afterward bought 
the southeast quarter of the same section, thus 
making a fine farm of 320 acres. The land is all 
under cultivation or in pasture; both quarters are 
enclosed by fine hedge fences, and on each is an 
excellent orchard. Mr. Christianson is now build- 
ing a large, well-arranged and pleasant dwelling. 
When he landed in St. Joseph, Mo., he was bur- 
dened by debts, but by strict attention to his call- 
ing, persevering industry and good management, 
he has attained to success and prosperity, being 
relieved from debt and the possessor of one of the 
best farms in the vicinity, from which he can se- 
cure a competence, and upon whicli he can live at 
ease in his declining years. 

Our subject was married to Caroline, daughter 
of Andres Peterson, a native of Denmark, in which 
countr}' her parents died. Her brothers, Peter 
and Andrew, are engaged in business in Oketo 
Township, where they own and operate a flourmill; 
her sister Mary has just come from Denmark to 
make her home in America. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Christianson have been born tliree children — 
Christian, Gary ISL and James P., ail living. 

The father of our subject was Christian Nelson, 
tiie change in name from Nelson to Christianson 
being made at baptism in accordance with the 
Danish custom, which uses the father's given name 
with the affix "son" as surname to his male off- 
spring. The father died in Denmark and the mother 
of our subject is now living in Brown Countj% Kan. 

Mr. and Mrs. Christianson are members of the 
Lutheran Church, in which thej- were reared, and 
of wliich their ancestors, so far as known, were 
members. Mr. Christianson is now secretary of his 



church, in which lie has held other offices for 3'ears. 
He is a worthy citizen of his adopted county, and 
enjoys the heartj' esteem of his neighbors and fel- 
low-citizens. In polities he is a stanch Republican. 

J- OHN SANDERSON, a general farmer and 
stock-raiser, located on section 211, Center 
1 Township, has for many years been identi- 
. . Red with the. foremost interests of Marshall 

County, and besides accumulating a handsome 
propertj- of his own, has noi, forgotten to cultivate 
those social qualities which make a man popular 
among his fellow-citizens. Earnestly endeavoring 
to forward an}' movement which tends to elevate 
society, public-spirited, generous, and charitable, 
he has the esteem and confidence of the entire com- 
munity. Upon his estate he has erected a comfort- 
able home, wherein the visitor receives a hospitable 
welcome, and can pass hours in social intercourse 
with this pleasant family. Mrs. Sanderson nobly 
assists her husband in everj^ effort he makes to ad- 
vance his interests, and is by no means to be over- 
looked in studj'ing the elements which contributed 
to his success. 

Upon his arrival in Marshall Count}-, in the 
spring of 1873, Mr. Sanderson purchased 160 acres 
on section 29, which he has improved and cultiva- 
ted each succeeding year, and has at last brought 
it within the ranks of the ideal farms. While 
mainl}' devoted to his farm, he has become a promi- 
nent factor in church and political work, in the 
former affiliating with the Baptist denomination, 
and in the latter supporting tlia principles of the 
Republican party. 

A son of John and Martha (Finle^-) Sanderson, 
the former born in Berwick, England, and the lat- 
ter in Dublin, Ireland, our subject combines many 
traits of his Irish and English ancestry'. For a few 
years succeeding the marriage of the parents of our 
subject, they continued to reside in the Old World, 
but afterward emigrated to the British possessions 
across the ocean, and made their home near Peter- 
borough, Canada, where the father engaged in farm- 
ing. They were both young at that time. He 



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passed to rest about 1883, but his widow, the 
mother ot our subject, yet survives, making her 
home in Toronto, Ontario. They had a family of 
seven children, of whom four were sons and three 
daughters, our subject being the eldest born. Peter- 
borough, Canada, was his birth-place, and the date 
thereof June 26, 1849. Sharing in the joys and 
sorrows common to childhood in any land, he at- 
tended school during the winter season, while the 
summer was spent in farm labor. Being the oldest 
son of a large family, he early learned to assume 
the responsibility of many tasks seemingly beyond 
his ability and strength. 

Upon attaining the age of twenty-tliree years, he 
left the parental home, embarking upon the great 
sea of life alone. For a few months after settling 
in Kansas, he "paddled his own canoe" with suc- 
cess, but becoming weary of the solitary voyage, 
chose as a companion, Miss Hannah Parker, witii 
whom he was united in marriage, Dec. 9, 1874, in 
Center Township. Mrs. Sanderson was born near 
Peterborough, Ontario, Dec. 28, 1847, and was the 
daughter of Martin and Hannah (Agatt) Parker, 
natives of England. These worthy people had ten 
children born to them, six daughters and four sons. 
They passed the greater part of their lives in Can- 
ada, and there died. 

The three children of our subject and his wife- 
Martin Wilber, Alfred IL, and Minnie Pearl, arc 
the objects of the most devoted love on the part of 
their parents. They are giving them every oppor- 
tunity to become well educated, and are preiiaring 
them for future prominence, among the other resi- 
dents of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Sander- 
son are highly esteemed, and are welcome guests 
in the most exclusive homes of the county. 

^MOS W. KIRKWOOD. Before entering 
(C^TlII! upon the life of our subject, a few words 
in regard to his parents will not be amiss. 
His father, Thomas Kirkwood, was a na- 
tive of Pennsylvania. His mother, in her girlhood 
Miss Jane McCormick, was a native of Ohio. Their 
first home after marriage, was in Fayette County. 



Ind. Thence they removed to Grant County, the 
same State, and then to Delaware County, also in In- 
diana, where the father died in 18.50. The mother 
still survives him at an advanced age. The pa- 
rental family consisted of fourteen children, eleven 
of whom are at present living, our subject being 
the seventh of this number. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Grant 
County, Ind., May 15, 1838, and w.as about thir- 
teen years of age when his parents removed to 
Delaware County. In this county he grew to man- 
hood, receiving a good common-school education. 
He was reared on the farm, and has alwaj's been 
engaged in agricultural pursuits, except during the 
Civil War. Animated by the spirit of patriotism 
that thrilled the hearts of so manj' of Indiana's 
sons, he entered the ranks of his country's defend- 
ers, Aug. 9, 1862, being enrolled in Company B, 
84th Indiana Infantry, and serving with distinction 
until the close of the war. He was a member of 
the 4th Army Corps, and made one of the conquer- 
ing band in the Atlanta campaign, and the memor- 
able march to the sea. He was engaged in the 
battles of Franklin, Nashville, Resaca, and man}' 
others. At the close of the war he returned to 
Delaware County, Ind., and engaged in tliat em- 
ployment, which became his life work. Aft r a 
two years' residence, he went to Iroquois County, 
III., where he was married, Sept. 5, 1869, to Miss 
ISIary Slaughter, daughter of William L. and Isa- 
belle (McLean) Slaughter, who were natives of 
Ireland. Mrs. Kirkwood was born in Jeflferson 
County, Ind., Sept. 13, 1846. The newly married 
couple made their home for a time in Iroquois 
County, 111., when he sold out and removed to this 
county in 1884, locating on section 25, Marysville 
Township, where he owns 160 acres of fertile land. 
Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood are the parents of six liv- 
ing children, and have two deceased. The living 
are: Charles N., Loura J., William M., Robert L., 
Millie I., and Selina II. 

Mr. Kirkwood was Highwa}' Commissioner of 
Prairie Green Township, Iroquois Co., 111., for 
nine j^ears, Trustee of the Township Board for 
seven j^e.ars, and a school official. He is a member 
of Marysville Lodge Xo. 91, A. F. & A. M. 
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member of Mt. Olivet Commandery No. 38, K. T. 
Politically, iiis influence is cast with the Repub- 
lican party, of whose principles he is an enrnest 
advocate. He takes a deep interest in all matters 
pertaining to educational work, in this regard be- 
ing a worthy son of his native and adopted Stales, 
hotli of which hold such high rank in school work. 
Me is a man of a genial nature, and a reliable and 
enterprising citizen. 



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^^ YRl'S EDMUNDSON. In all the vast army 
[f , of agriculturalists who occupy millions of 
^^^^ acres in our broad land, there are few who 
have not at some period of their lives, been en- 
gaged in other pursuits. It is seldom we meet one, 
who like our subject, has spent his years from bo}- 
hood nearly to the age of threescore years and ten 
in the occupation of farming. 

His father, Isaac Edmundson, was a native of 
New York, and his mother, \n her maidenhood, was 
Miss Rebecca Sinclair, a native of Pennsylvania. 
The parents settled in Allegheny County, Pa., and 
were residents thei'e until their death. They had 
Bve children, two sons and three daughters, our 
subject being the third child. He was born in 
Elizabeth Township, Allegheny Co., Pa., Julj' 17, 
1823, and he grew to manhood upon his father's 
farm. He remained upon the homestead until the 
spring of 1860, when he removed to Fayette 
County, Pa., where he bought a farm, upon which 
he continued to reside until the spring of 1871. 
He then sold his Pennsylvania home and came to 
this county, settling on section 34, Franklin Town- 
ship. Here he owns a thoroughly cultivated farm 
of 150 acres, upon which he has made excellent 
improvements 

In his native countv of Pennsylvania he became 
acquainted with Miss Lavina Burkhart, a very 
estimable young lady, to whom he was married, 
Ma\- 18. 1847, and who has borne him nine chil- 
dren. Of this family, Wilber and Ella died in in- 
fancy. The survivors are Eveline, Thornton H., 
Julia, Rebecca, Elizabeth, \'irginia and Homer B. 

Mrs. Ednuindson was the second in a faniilv of 



four sons and five daughters. She was born in 
Butler County, Pa., March 5, 1831, and was the 
daughter of Mathias and Julia Ann (Sansom) 
Burkhart. He father was a native of the county 
in which his daughter I>avina was born, and her 
mother of Armstrong County, the same State. Her 
parents made their last settlement in Allegheny 
County, Pa., where the father died in 1862; the 
mother is still living. 

Mr. Edmundson has always taken a warm inter- 
est in educational matters, and has served upon the 
School Board, managing the affairs with excellent 
judgment. He is a stanch Republican, taking an 
active part in the r.anks of the party which he 
honors by his adherence. Both he and his wife 
are honored members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, in which he has been a Class- Leader for 
many years. He is a man in high standing in the 
community, of marked intelligence and uprightness 
of character. 






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THOMAS CUNNINGHAM. One of the mo.st 
attractive homes in Logan Township, is that 



'J owned .and occupied by the above-named 
gentleman. The house is a large, substantial frame 
structure, in the midst of a grove of large shade 
trees, haying an excellent drivewaj' outlined by 
trees connecting it with the road. Near by is an 
orchard of 160 apple and forty peach trees, together 
with pear, cherry and crab trees, while a f^ood 
vineyard and a collection of small fruits add beauty 
to the scene and contribute of their abundance to 
the famil}^ wants. Barns, corn-cribs, hog-pens, and 
all necessary farm buildings are conveniently lo- 
cated upon the premises, and thoroughly- cultivated 
fields are separated by good fencing. 

The subject of our sketch is a native of County 
Louth, Ireland, where he lived until nine years old 
when his parents, Hugh and Margaret (McGowen) 
Cunningham, went to Durham. England, where they 
remained five years, whence they removed to Man- 
chester, where the father eventually died. Our sub- 
ject learned the trade of cotton spinning, which he 
followed for a few years. He then enlisted in the 



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British army, serving two years and nine months 
in the ranks. At the conchision of his service in 
1852 lie came to the United States, engaging in 
wool spinning in Windsor, Conn. Here in May, 
1854, he was married to Mary, daughter of AVilliam 
and Catherine (Dugan) Nagle. In 1856 be i-e- 
moved to Sycamore. DeKaib Co., 111., where for 
fonr years he worked as fireman on the Galena di- 
vision of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, 
being then promoted to engineer. .He then went to 
Chicago and ran a stationarj' engine three years. 
Thence in October, 1869, he removed to Kansas^ 
where he homesteaded a farm of 160 acres on sec- 
tion 21, Logan Township, where he now lives, hav- 
ing 130 acres nnder the plow. He had but one 
horse when he came here and no means with which 
to improve the wild land which he had taken. He 
was obliged to leave his family in a sod house and 
hunt work to provide for their wants and make a 
start in life. He worked at whatever he could get 
to do until he could accumulate sufficient means to 
begin improvements upon his place. He engaged 
in railroading, and helped to grade the St. Joseph 
and Western Railroad, from Hiawatha to Hast- 
ings, Kan. By hard work and good management 
he has been raised above the hardships of his early 
years in the West, to a position of comparative ease 
and substantial prosperity, with the prospect of 
being able to spend his declining j-ears in rest and 
quiet. 

The parents of our subject and his ancestors, as 
far as known, were natives of County Louth, Ire- 
land, and members of the Catholic Church, to 
which he and his family also belong. His mother 
makes her home with him, having now attained to 
her ninetieth year. A brother, Mike, is now living 
in Washington. He served eleven years in the 
British army, and after coming to America spent 
four j-ears and three months in the service of his 
adopted country, being a member of the 52d Illi- 
nois Infantry during the late Civil War. A brother, 
Barney, was also enrolled among the defenders of 
the Union, and received a wound at Ft. Donelson, 
dying in St. Louis from it. The parents of Mrs. 
Cunningham, and her ancestors, were natives of 
County Tipperar}% Ireland, the town of Golden. 
They also were communicants of the Catholic 



Church. To Mr and Mrs. Cunningham have been 
born thirteen children : William John and Mary have 
been taken from them by death; the survivors are: 
Kate, now Mrs. Stephen Fay; William, Hugh, Mar- 
garet; Ellen, now Mrs. John Cox; Barncj', Thomas, 
James, Alice and Mary. 

The citizens of the township have sliown their 
confidence in the ability of our subject bv giving 
him the position of School Director for two years, 
and of Road Overseer for six yeiys, and in both 
capacities he has served them well. He is a man of 
energetic habits and great determination, as his life 
well shows, and has just cause to be proud of his 
business success. He is possessed of a quick intel- 
ligence, a fair share of the wit for which his coun- 
trymen are so justlj^ noted, cordial manners and 
fine moral principles. 



ARSHALL GRIFFI:E. The parents of our 
subject were Thomas and Rachael (Adkin- 
son) Griffee, natives of Virginia and early 
settlers in Kentucky. In 1835 they re- 
moved to Warren County, 111., where they spent 
their last days. Our subject was born in Breckin- 
ridge County, Ky., Maj' 2, 1827. He was first 
married, in 1850, to Miss Jane Claycomb, a native 
of Kentucky, who bore him nine children, six sons 
and three daughters. She was a consistent mem- 
ber of the Christian Church. She died July 7, 
1869, and our subject, sometime later, married Miss 
Martha Pedigo, a native of Kentucky. Mrs. Martha 
Griffee is the mother of seven children, four sons and 
three daughters. Of the entire family fourteen still 
survive. In January, 1874, Mr. Griffee removed 
to Iowa County, Iowa, where he resided for four 
years. He then removed to this count}- and bought 
a fine farm, where he now lives. It consists of 280 
acres on section 24, Walnut Township. When Mr. 
Griffee took possession of the place the improve- 
ments were very poor; now it is in a high state of 
cultivation, with adequate and substantial farm 
buildings, with three good residences occupied and 
owned by himself and two sons, and all now well im- 
proved to the extent of 600 .acres. With theexcep- 




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tiou of a short time diiring his residence in Illinois, 
when he bouglit and shipped stock, our subject lias 
made farming his exclusive business, having been 
reared to that employment. 

Our subject entered the Cliristian Church at the 
age of sixteen jears. and he has held the offices of 
Deacon and Elder for many years. His wife is a 
member of the same body. During their residence 
in Iowa, the family were connected with the Free- 
will Baptist Church. While a resident of Illinois 
our subject held the office of Road Commissioner, 
and since coming to this county has held the offices 
of Justice of the Peace and Townshi|i Trustee. He 
and all his sons are ardent adherents of the princi- 
ples of the Republican party. Mr. Griffee is a man 
of financial abilitj-, fine character and courteous 
manners, and thoroughly worthy of the esteem in 
which he is held by his fellow-citizens. 

Vf UDGE EDWARD HUTCHINSON is a gen- 
tleman of distinguished abilit}', whose past 
is full of honor and whose future is rich with 
promise. So closely is his history interwoven 
with that of Marshall Count}', that it would be im- 
possible to write a concise account of the growth 
and development of the latter, without prominent 
mention of the former. 

.Judge Hutchinson was born Jan. 23, 1847, in 
Ponifret,Chautauqua Co., N.Y., and was the j'oung- 
est child of Calvin and Sophia (Perry) Hutch- 
inson. A full sketch of his ancestors is given in 
the biography- of his elder brother, the Hon. Perrj' 
Hutchinson. Our subject received his academic 
education at the Fredonia Academj', near his home, 
while his collegiate education was obtained at 
Adrian College. Michigan, where he was gradu- 
ated in 1870. When a student there he also at- 
tended law lectures at the Michigan University in 
Ann Arbor. After his graduation he came to 
Marysville. Kan., in Jul}-, 1870. where his brother 
Perry was then living. In October of that year, 
at the first term of court held after his arrival in 
this State, he was admitted to the bar. Ilis home 
has ever since been in Marysville, where he has 



been actively engaged in the practice of his pro- 
fession, with the exception of the term which he 
served on the Bench of llie State. At the general 
election held in 1884, Mr. Hutchinson was elected 
Judge of the District Court for the Twelfth Judi- 
cial District; and served a full term of four 3'ears, 
retiring with the good-will and esteem of his fel- 
low-judges and the members of the Bar with 
whom he had been brought in contact, and with 
the deserved reputation of an upright and able 
jurist. 

Before his elevation to the Bench. ;\Ir. Hutchin- 
son had held minor positions of trust and responsi- 
bility. He had been Justice of tiie Peace, City 
Attorney and County Attorup}', and had dis- 
charged the duties intrusted to him with a fidelity 
and ability wiiich won the good-will of his fellow- 
citizens. Since his retirement from the Judiciar\-. 
Judge Hutchinson has resumed the practice of his 
profession in Marysville. 

May 25, 1871, at Xenia, Ohio. Judge Hutchin- 
son was united in marriage with Miss Priscilla F. 
Watts, who was born in Richmond, Ind., Feb. 26, 
1847, and who is the daughter of Dr. J. S. and 
Margaret Watts, the former a prominent physi- 
cian of that citj'. During the war Dr. Watts was 
surgeon of the 4th Michigan Infantry. He was 
one of the original abolitionists, and was the only 
man in his county who voted for James G. Birney 
for President. His house was one of the stations 
of the celebrated " underground railro.ad," and he 
assisted many a poor hunted slave to escape to 
Canada. He died in the beginning of the year 
1889, at the age of sixty-seven years. His de- 
mise occurred in Richmond. Ind., where lie had 
practiced medicine in his youth and where he was 
located in 1849, when it was decim.ited by the 
cholera. Later he removed to Ohio, thence to 
Michigan, but went back to Indiana several years 
before his death. His wife is still living at Rich- 
mond, Ind.. and is now sixtj'-five years of age. 

Judge Hutchinson and his wife are the parents 
of nine children, all still under the parental roof. 
The}' are named respectively, Ralph W., Mabel 
I.. Ben C, Roy J., Linna L., .Hattie M.. May S., 
Florence and an infant. Both parents and their 
eldest daughter are members of the Presbyterian 



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Church at Marvsville, of which the Judge has been 
an Elder. Politicall}- he is a strong Republican ; 
he is lilcewise a member of the Masonic fraternity, 
belonging to Marysville Lodge No. 91, A. F. & 
A. M., of which he is Past-master; to Marysville, 
Ch.ipter, No. 29, R. A. M., of whicli he has been 
High Priest for ten years; and to Hiawatha Com- 
mandery, No. 13, K. T. He is also a member of 
Marysville Lodge of Perfection, No. 10. 

Judge Hutchinson, in the course of his practice 
at the Bar and ou the Bench, justly acquired the 
reputation of being a trustwortliy lawyer and up- 
right judge, and, being now in the prime of life, 
has before him the reasonable prospect of reaching 
a still more exalted station and of receiving honors 
such as are in the power of his many friends to be- 
stow upon liini. 

Tlie Album of Marshall County would be in- 
complete without the portrait of a man of such 
eminent abilitj' as Judge Hutchinson, hence it is 
with pleasure tliat we direct the attention of the 
reader to a fine portrait of l:ira to be found in this 
volume. 



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lOBERT SHIELDS. In reviewing the ca 
reer of the prominent and successful men 
of Marshall County, none are perhaps more 
'^^deserving of special mention than the sub- 
ject of this notice. We find him occupying a 
pleasant home in the city of Beattie, while he em- 
ployes himself in superintending the operations of 
his extensive farming lands, which comprise 610 
acres lying on sections 28, 34 and 35, in Guittard 
Township, and fort^' acres in Rock Township. He 
also has valuable city property, aside from liis resi- 
dence and grounds. Stock-raising forms a leading 
feature in his farming transactions, and in this in- 
dustry he aims to excel, keeping at the head of his 
herd as choice animals as he can procure. Sociallj-. 
morallj- and financially he is looked upon as one of 
the leading men of his community. 

Mr. Sliields was born in Fayette County, Ind.. 
Aug. 24, 1823, and lived there until 1870. His 
early years were spent at the homestead of his par- 



ents, assisting in the various employments of the 
farm, and obtaining a practical education in the 
common schools. He chose agriculture for his 
calling in life, and while yet a youth commenced 
dealing in live stock, and gaining the experience 
which has served him so well in liis later years. 
Upon reaching man's estate he became prominent 
in local affairs, officiating as Township Supervisor, 
and holding a leading position witli the Agri- 
cultural Society of his native count}-. 

Remaining a resident of Indiana until middle 
age, Mr. Shields, in 1869, crossed the Mississipjii, 
and coming to Vermillion, this county, purchased 
100 head of cattle, also a tract of land, and put up 
the first store building in the place, in partnership 
with J. N. Huston, now United States Treasurer. 
This structure was raised upon the same daj' as the 
depot. Mr. Shields afterward turned his attention 
to agricultural interests, and in due time was the 
owner of 400 acres of land in Noble Township, 
besides about 1,000 acres in this vicinity. After 
a few j'ears' residence in Vermillion, he, in the 
year 1872, removed to Beattie, when it was a 
very small hamlet of about half a dozen houses. 
He at once proceeded with the improvement of his 
land, at a time when there were no bridges built 
or roads laid out, and it is hardly neccessary to say 
he was the encourager and supporter of the various 
enterprises calculated to build up the county\ His 
enterprise and industry not only resnited in his 
own financial success, but was the means of at- 
tracting to this region other men of his own 
stripe, and thus practically began the prosperity of 
this section of Marsliall County. 

Among the men now living, who commenced 
fighting the battle of life in a new countiy along 
with Mr. Shields, are: II. Newton, Messrs. Fitz- 
gerald and McCoy, and A. J. Brunswick, and there 
are only two ladies living who were residents' of 
this region at that time. Mr. Shields was largely 
instj'umental in securing the construction of the 
railroad through this place, and securing the loca- 
tion of tlie depot at this point. He spent many 
days visiting railroad officials in different towns, 
and interviewing the prominent men having a voice 
in the matter. At the same time he officiated as a 
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present lai-ge and flourisliing school, and sii|jfrin- 
tended the construction of the building. He also 
gave his support and encouragement to the build- 
ing up of both church societies and editiees, and in 
short has let pass no opportunity to assist the pro- 
jects calculated for the general advancement of 
the people. Liberal minded and public spirited, 
he uuiformlj- votes with the Republican parly, but 
has never sought office, having his time fully em- 
plo3'ed in looking after the various interests 
alread3' mentioned. 

In Fayette County, Ind., Jan. 9. 18G6, occurred 
the marriage of Robert Shields with Miss Margaret 
Bulkley, of Connersville, that county. Mrs. 
Shields was born in tliat count}-, Oct. '22, 1829, 
her childhood home being wMthin four miles of 
that of her husband. Her father, Nathan Bulkley, 
was a general mechanic, and employed considera- 
bly in a woolen factory. Mrs. Shields received a 
good education in the common schools, and em- 
ployed herself as a teacher about twelve years prior 
to her marriage. Nathan Bulkley was born near 
Roxbury, N. Y., May 1, 1804, and lived there until 
attaining man's estate. He was married, in Fayette 
Count}', Ind., to Miss Rebecca Reid, who was born 
March 21, 1803, and was acousin of the father of 
Whitelaw Reid, who is well-known to the people of 
thel'nited States as having commenced his newspa- 
per career with Horace Greelej', founder of the New 
York Tribune, and after Mr. Greeley's death suc- 
ceeded to its proprietorship, which he still retains. 
Mr. and Mrs. Bulkley removed to Indiana prior to 
their marriage, and were among the pioneer settlers 
of Faj'ette County, where they spent the remainder 
of their lives. The mother was for many years a 
member in good standing of the Christian Church. 
The father of our subject was Ralston Shields, a 
native of Franklin Countj', Pa., and who lived 
there until 1818. Tliat \-ear he visited Fayette 
County, lud., and decided upon locating there. 
Then, returning to his native State, he was married 
to Miss Anna, daughter of William Huston, and 
returned with his bride to Indiana, where he 
opened up a farm from the wilderness, near which 
subsequently grew up the flourishing tow-n of Con- 
nersville. He was successful as a tiller of the soil. 
and succeeded in building up a good home, where 



he spent the remainder of iiis life, but died while 
in his prime, in 18.58. The mother survived her 
husband until July 15, 1888, dying at the advanced 
age of ninety-one years, in Faj'ette County, Ind. 
Of the five children comprising the parental family, 
four are still living: Robert, our subject, being 
the eldest; his brother .Lames is a resident of San 
Francisco, Cal.; Benjamin and Margaret live on 
the old home farm in Fayette County, Ind. Mrs. 
Shields has two sisters and two brothers living, 
Jonathan. occup}-ing the old Bulkley homestead ; 
and Thomas, living two miles south of Beattie. Her 
sisters, Amanda and Mary, are residents of Indiana. 
Mrs. Shields is prominently identified with the 
Christian Church. 

Both Mr. and Mrs. Shields have spent consid- 
erable time and money in traveling, largely in 
connection with some important project relating to 
the social or moral welfare of their community. 
The County Agricultural .Society is largely in- 
debted to Mr. Shields, both for its existence and 
its prosperitj'. He, with his compeers. Perry 
Hutchinson and Mr. Koester, labored assiduously 
during the first years of its organization in keep- 
ing it alive and before the people, inciting them to 
put forth their best efiforts in the way of exhibits, 
and stimulating their ambition to develop the ag- 
ricultural resources of Marshall County. Mr. 
Shields was at one time Mayor of the city of 
Beattie, and President of the Board of Trade. No 
man has taken a warmer interest in its prosperitj', 
and none have contrilmted more effectually to this 
end. 



^fOHN II. OTTO. To many tlie life of an 
agriculturist is very humdrum and unevent- 
ful. 'Tis true that few startling events oc- 
cur in his life, that his days are devoid of 
the tumult and whirl which make up the life of his 
city brother, but neither is his ear shocked by tales 
of crime, his eyes startled by sights of distress, 
until, as is too often the case, his senses become 
dulled, his sympathies deadened, and he looks upon 
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he is to get gain. In calmer wa3's the farmer walks, 
renewing his bodilj' vigor from day to day, with 
healthful, if hard toil under a free sky in the pure 
air, his senses regaled bs' the sight and smell of 
green things growing. Abundant opportunity has 
he for the exercise of the sterling qualities of true 
manhood. Nowhere is a larger field for persever- 
ing industry, honesty, kindness, and pleasing social 
qualities. A worthy example of this nature is to 
be found in the subject of our sketch, who is a 
prosperous farmer of Marysville Township. 

INlr. Otto was of German parentage, his father, 
Henry, and mother Mar}' (Lambert) Otto, having 
been natives of that country. They emigrated to 
America in 1855, settling on the Fox River, near 
Appleton, Wis., where they lived for some eleven 
years. They then removed to Richardson County, 
Neb., where Mrs. Otto died in November, 187G. 
Three or four years after her death, her husband 
came to Republic County, Kan., where he made his 
home with a daughter, Mrs. Anna M. Avers, until 
his death, which occurred June IS, 1885. Mr. and 
Mrs. Henry Otto had a familj- of four children, two 
sons and two daughters, of whom our subject was 
the youngest. He was born near Appleton, Wis., 
Dec, 21, 1867. He was quite young when his par- 
ents went to Nebraska, where he grew to manhood 
upon his father's farm, receiving as good schooling 
as could be obtained at that time, and in that sec- 
tion. After his mother's death, and when about 
eighteen years of age, he operated his father's farm 
for two years. He then spent one season in the 
Black Hills countr}', returning home on account of 
sickness. He again took charge of bis father's farm, 
which he purchased in the spring of 1881. He 
sold out in the fall of the same year, and in the 
succeeding spring came to this county, where he 
purchased 160 acres of land on section 18, together 
with fifteen acres of timber land. Since that time he 
has been a resident of Marysville Township, giving 
his attention wholly to farming and stock-raising. 
In Pawnee City, Neb., July 16, 1882, was celebrated 
his marriage with Miss Kate Cbristner, daughter of 
Moses and Mar}' (Nichols) Christner, natives of 
Pennsylvania. They had removed from Somerset 
County, Pa., to Richardson County, Neb., in 1879, 
and in the latter county they still reside. Of the 



family of seven sons and six daughters, Mrs. Otto 
was the eleventh. She was born in Somerset County, 
Pa., July 11, 1860. She is a most estimable woman, 
proving a wortjiy helpmate to her husband. Mr. 
and Mrs. Otto are the parents of three bright chil- 
dren — Irving L., Nettie J., and Clayton. 

iMr. Otto is a strong adherent of the principles of 
the Union Labor party. He is a man of more than 
ordinary intelligence, and with his wife has high 
standing in the conununitv in which ho resides. 







TTO IIOLLE is owner and occupant of a fer- 
ll tile and well-cultivated farm of 240 acres 



lying on section 20, Logan Township. The 
broad acres are well fenced, being divided into fields 
mostly under the plow, and in meadow. On the 
farm is an orchard of about 150 trees, while barn, 
windmill, and other outbuildings, show its owner 
to be a in'Ogressive and enterprising farmer. A 
fine large frame house affords a comfortable home 
for the happy family. All of this is the result of 
hard work and good management by Mr. Holle and 
his wife, both of whom are justly proud of their 
success in the West. 

Our subject was born in Prussia, there reared 
and educated under the compulsory laws, which 
secure such excellent foundation for the work of 
later years. He served two years in the German 
army, and came to the United States in the spring 
of 1866. He had embarked on the sail-ship "Co- 
lumbus," which occupied six weeks in her voyage 
across the Atlantic. Landing in New York, Mr. 
Holle went directly to Will County, 111., where he 
worked as a farm hand for a period of two and a 
half years. Thence he came to this county, and 
homesteaded his farm, on which he kept bachelor's 
hall about three years, living in a dug-out. lie 
then built a frame house, to which he brought his 
bride, and in which they resided until about seven 
years ago, when the present structure was erected. 

The parents of our subject were natives of Prus- 
sia, where the father, Henry Holle, died. The 
mother, Dora (Rise) Holle. came to the United 
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llie borne of her daughter Maiy, wife of Fred Miller, 
of that city. Botli parents were nieinbcrs of the 
Lutheran Church, of vvhich our sulijccl and liis 
family are also menibers. 

Tlie wife of our subject was a Prussian, bearing 
the maiden name of Clara Smilii. Iler parents, 
Mathias and Julia Smith, emigrated to the United 
States, and died on a farm tliree miles south of 
Alarysville. Tin>y were members of the Catholic 
Church. Mr. and Mrs. IloUe are the parents of 
six children — Martin, Clara M., Louisa, Fred Will- 
iam, Katie, and Edward. 

Mr. Ilolle is a man of intelligence, uprii;htness, 
industr}', and ability-, and with his estimable wife 
commands the hearty respect of the entire commu- 
nity. 



y^ILLIAM RAEMEH, a son of Fred W. Rae- 
mer (a sketcli of whom appears elsewhere 
^^f^ in this volume), is numbered among the 
rising young business men of Ilerivimer. He holds 
the office of Constable, and since February, 1889, 
has been engaged in the lumber business at this 
point and at Bremen, being associated in partner- 
siiip with AV. PL Koenelie and JMr. Carl Menter. 
They handle from 35.000 to 40,000 feet of lumber 
annually at Herkirjer, and 12,000 to 15.000 at 
Bremen. Our subject is also agent for the Hart- 
ford Fire Insurance Company. He is onl3' twenty- 
six years of age, having been born Sept. 21, 1863, 
and has already made line headway on the road to 
prosperity. 

Mr. Raemer was born at his father's homestead 
on section 12, Logan Township, and was reared on 
the farm and educated in the district school. In 
March. 188H, he began clerking in the office and 
attending to the lumber business of Mr. Koeneke, 
and gave such good satisfaction that less than a 
j'ear later he was promoted to a partnership in the 
business. He was married, July 1, 1888, to Miss 
Emma, daughter of John and Callierine (Neidell) 
Krug, who was a native of Allegheny County, Pa. 
ilrs. Raemer came to this county with iier parents 
about 1878, where her father engaged in farming 



and died a few years later. The mother is still living 
and a resident of Washington County, this State. 
The parents were born, reared and married in 
Hessen, German^-, and trained in the doctrines of 
the Lutheran Church, to which they belonged. Our 
subject and his little family occup\' a snug home 
on the edge of the village, and number their 
friends among its best citizens. Mr. and Mrs. Rae- 
mer are members of tlie Evangelical Church, and 
our subject, politically, is a sound Republican. 



Vf^ DWIN S. ROWLAND. Some of the most 
ll^ successful farmers of Walnut Township are 
l i — i^ those wiio came to Northern Kansas in their 
young manhood, among whom was the subject of 
this notice. With wise forethought he set about 
the establishment of a home before assuming the 
responsibilities of a family, and liomesteaded eighty 
acres of land which he has improved into a first- 
class farm, making fences, putting up buildings, 
planting forest and fruit trees and graduallj^ accu- 
mulating the comforts and conveniences which 
have so large a share in the happiness and welfare 
of humanity. For a number of years hs operated 
simply as a tiller of tlie soil, but now makes a 
specialty of fine stock, including Clydesdale horses 
and Short-horn cattle, and is able to exhibit some 
of the finest specimens of these to be found in lliis 
part of the county. 

A native of New \ ork State, Mr. Rowland was 
born in Suffolk County, March 6, 1847, and there 
spent his boyiiood and youth, receiving a practical 
education in the common school. He worked with 
his father on the farm and acquired those habits of 
industry which have proved the basis of his success 
in life. His parents were Sanford and Mary 
(Thompson) Rowland, natives uf Long Island. 
The father was owner of a sailing vessel the 
'•Dover," which was chiefly used in the oyster busi- 
ness on the American coast and of which he was 
commander. He was lost at sea off F'ire Island 
Inlet, where his ship grounded on a bar and where 
he perished Marcii 2, 1854. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject spent 
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was married, reared his family and died. The ma- 
ternal grandparents likewise died on Long Island, 
in the village of Patchogue. where thej' had been 
reared. Our subject left his native State when a 
young man and after coming to this county was 1 
united in marriage to Miss Catherine, daughter of i 
John and Catherine Binder, who was born in Iowa. > 
The parents of Mrs. Rowland were natives of Ger- ] 
many, and further notice of them may be found in 
the sketch of J. George Binder, a brother of her ' 
father. Of her union with our subject there have > 
been born three children — William. Albert and 
James Franklin. Mr. Rowland is a stanch sup- 
porter of Republican principles. He has always 
maintained an interest in local affairs and officiated 
•as Township Clerk one term. 

John Binder departed this life at his home in 
Waterville Township, this county. Feb. 15, 1888, 
after a residence of twenty-one \'ears, having come 
here in 1869. He at that time homesteaded eighty 
acres on section 2. W aterville Township, where 
they reared their family of seven children and 
where the mother still lives. Mrs. Rowland was 
their third child. She was carefully trained in all 
housewifely duties, received a common-school edu- 
cation and remained under the parental roof until 
her marriage. 



IF UGO ROIIDE. general farmer on section 10 

[fji in Logan Township, takes great pride in 
'^^/^ the development of this country, and the 
^) fact that he as one of the early settlers of 
this part of the county, has been a witness to much 
of th.at progress. He was born in Prussia, Dec. 9. 
1855, the son of Charles and Ernestina (Werdeich) 
Rohde. In the summer of 1857 the family emi- 
grated to the United States, landing in New York, 
and thence going to LaSalle County, 111. In 1868, 
Ihev came to tliis county where the father pi'e- 
empted eighty acres on section 9. Logan Township, 
and after improving it took a homestead of eighty 
acres on section 10. where the parents lived until 
their death. Though for so short a time in America, 
the f;illrer displayed ail the patriotism of a native 



American, and upon the bre.aking out of the Civil 
War in 1861, he enrolled himself as one of the 
supporters of the Union, enlisting in Company I, 
•24th Illinois Infantry. He served faithfully for 
fifteen months, being promoted from the ranks to 
the position of Sergeant, when he was discharged 
on account of disability, having been ruptured. 
His death took place June 18, 1884, at the age of 
sixty-two years, being the result of the injur}' re- 
ceived in the service. The mother survived until 
the 8th of December. 1887. when she too was called 
from earth. Both parents were reared in the Lir- 
theran faith, to which the ancestry, so far as known, 
were attached. The}' were natives of Prussia, 
where their ancestors had lived for genei-ations. 
There thej- were married and there the family of 
five children was born. The elder and third of 
the children died in their native land and the sec- 
ond child, after their removal to America (in Illi- 
nois), leaving only our subject and a sister, Minnie, 
wife of Ernest Lange, furniture dealer in Marj's- 
ville. to represent the family. 

Our subject was in his thirteenth j-ear when his 
parents removed to this county and well remem- 
bers when his father took up the homestead, tlien 
wild land and which he assisted in improving and 
upon which he now resides. He has a comfortable 
frame house, a substantial stone barn and other im- 
provements upon this place, and the land under 
thorough cultivation. He is also owner of 160 
acres on section 16, about fifty acres being under 
cultivation, the balance in pasture and meadows. 
He devotes his .attention to general farming but 
keeps good grades of stock, his horses being 
three-fourths Norman. 

Our subject was married in Washington Couirty. 
Kan., to Sophia, daughter of William and Char- 
lotte (Brockme3-er) Phrele, a native of St. Louis. 
Mo. Her parents were natives of Hanover, Ger- 
luany, being members of the Lutheran Church. 
Mrs. Rohde has become the mother of three chil- 
dren. Carl, Bertha, and Paulina. 

Mr. Rohde is a member of the Turner Lodge of 
.Alarysville. of the A. O. U. W., and of the Druids 
Society of Marysvrlle. He has held the office of 
Constable one year, acted a.s enumerator during the 
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several years, Justice of tlie Peace of the town- 
sliip. He is a man of strict inteurity, upright 
cliaracter, and good judgment, thorouglily deserv- 
ing tlie rank which he occupies in llie respect of 
his fellow citizens. 

ETKR COHRS. Few people realize the 
immense strength and importance of the 
(lerman element in this county; tliey come 
liither in large numbers, and financially as 
well as numerically, form a part of tlie community 
by no means to be overlooked. Taking hold of 
ever}- department of labor, making themselves in- 
dispensable in the development of every public en- 
terprise, and becoming identified witli our customs 
and institutions, they command at once the wonder 
and admiration of other foreigners, who perchance 
lack their business capacity and financial ability. 

Not the least among these progressive Germans, 
may be mentioned the gentleman with whose name 
(ve introduce this sketch. He is tlie owner of a sjilen- 
did farm of 160 acres, whose fertile soil yields 
bountiful harvests, and whose broad acres are yearly 
made beautiful by the ripening sheaf, the blooming 
flowers, and the blushing fruits. Upon his home- 
stead he has erected a pleasaut, room}' dwelling, 
prominent among others in his vicinity. His barn is 
well painted and comm.odious, while the corn-cribs, 
granaries, and other outbuildings are of the best, 
and materially assist in promoting the interests of 
the farm. Naturally he feels proud of his well- 
improved estate, for it is the result of his own un- 
aided efforts. It is almost entirely fenced and in 
good cultivation. 

Personall}', our subject is one of the most promi- 
nent men in liis township, has served as Road 
Commissioner, and in various ways advanced the 
interests of his county. He is public-spirited, con- 
serviitive and careful, guarding with a watchful 
ej'e and a vigilant brain those puldlc affairs and 
national interests, which should be first in the 
llioughts of every patriotic citizen. In company 
with many others of German extraction, Mr. Cohrs 
and his family are faithful attendants at the ser- 



vices of the Lutheran Church, as well as regular 
communicants of that denomination. They are 
rearing their children in the faith of their ancestors, 
and molding their characters so as to fit them, relig- 
iously and socially, for positions of responsibility 
and honor awaiting their future years. 

The parents of our subject were Hans Henry and 
Catherine Cohrs, natives of Hanover, and of German 
ancestry as far back as the family record extends. 
In Hanover the parents lived and there passed to 
rest in 1853, the father first, and the mother sur- 
viving him only one week. Their son, Peter, our 
subject, was born March 15, 1847 in the same pro- 
vince which was the life home of his father and 
mother, was educated under the laws of compul- 
sory education, and was one in a family of four 
children, two of whom are now living. Early left 
orphans and thrown upon the mei'cies of a thought- 
less world, these children were separated, a brother, 
Henrj', and a sister, Dorethe, coming to the United 
States several years before our subject himself lie- 
came a resident of the "land of the free." 

With careful insight into the future, and a vivid 
realization of what the New World held for him 
over and above the opportunities presented in tjie 
Fatherland. Peter Cohrs decided to make his home 
in the United States; flattering reports from that 
country having been sent back by his relatives 
who had preceded him thither. When the Civil 
War Imd been brought to a termination, he saw 
bright prospects for the future in the reunited 
country, and accordingly, in 1865, embarked from 
Bremen on a sail-ship, the "Helena," which landed 
him in New York, July 5, fifty-three days after 
taking passage. He came immediately to Cook 
County, 111., where he worked as a farm-laborer 
five years, with the tixception of two years spent in 
Kansas. He, however, did not find his ideal home 
in Cook County, and being pleased with the soil 
and appearance of Kansas, came to this State in 
1870, and bought his present farm located on sec- 
tion 29 in Herkimer Township. Marvellous changes 
liave since then lieen wrought by the all powerful 
hand of man. Then the landscape presented a wild 
aspect, with a rank growth of weeds, while all 
around was uncultivated, unattractive and unim- 
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the Older, regularity, aiifl evidence of harmony ex- 
isting between the surroundings, both in outward 
form and inward worliings. It seems the abode of 
peace and plenty. 

The wife of our subject was also a native of Han- 
over, where her parents lived till 1855. Mrs. Cobrs 
was in her youth Catherine, daughter of George 
and Anna (Bunker) Gieshler, who were universally 
respected both in their native land and in the com- 
munity of which they were residents in Kansas. 
Religiously, they belonged to the Lutheran Church, 
and after a life well spent in deeds of kindness and 
self-sacriflce, passed quietly and hopefully to rest. 
They had resided for fourteen years in Illinois 
prior to their removal to Kansas in 1869, and it 
was in this latter State that they died. After the 
marriage of our subject and his wife, which took ; 
place June 18. 1874, they lived for a time on rented j 
Land, then had a house built on his present home- j 
stead, into which thej^ removed. The home circle 
is gladdened by the birth and presence of four 
children, namely: Henry, Anna, Fred and Cather- 
ine. They are now at home and receiving careful 
training for life's responsibilities. i 

In politics Mr. Cohrs is an Independent. 

^!^EORGE FREDERICK G E R L I N G E R. 

/|[ ,_-, Perhaps in no portion" of the world are the 
"^^51 results of industry and perseverance more 
cle.arly defined than in the Great West. Fifty 
years ago a large portion of its lerrritoi'y laj' iin- 
tilled. and it is hardly necessary to say that its 
present civilized condition, its rich farms and flour- 
ishing villages, have been brought into existence 
only by those men possessing an unlimited amount j 
of enterprise and energy. In noting the career of 
the leading men of Marshall Count}"-, the name of 
Mr. Gerlinger can by no means be properly omitted 
from the list. He represents farm property to the 
amount of 720 broad acres, his homestead being 
finely located on section 9, Elm Creek Township. 
He commenced in life dependent upon his own re- 
sources and has arrived at his present position, so- 
cially and financially, solely by his own cfiorts. 



Next in importance to a man's personal history, 
is that of his forefathers. Our subject is the son 
of Christian Gerlinger, who was born in Germany, 
where he received a practical education, and 
was married to Miss Sophia Schmidt, a maiden 
of his own Province. His distinguishing trait was 
his desire to get on in the world and to follow a 
course which would be best for those dependent 
upon him. There seemed little prospect of attain- 
ing his desire in the F.atherland and, accordingly in 
1846, he set out for America. The voyage across 
the Atlantic was made in a sailing-vessel, and the 
family first settled in Pennsylvania, sojourning 
there, however, only a short time. Then they re- 
moved to Milwaukee, Wis., of which place they 
were residents about fifteen years. The father of 
our subject then having his attention attracted to 
Northern Kansas as a desirable location for a man 
with little means, came to this county and settled 
in Elm Creek Township. He redeemed a portion 
of the soil, and constructed therefrom a comfort- 
able homestead, where he and his estimable wife 
spent the remainder of their days. 

The subject of this sketch was the only child of 
his parents, and was born in Wurtemburg, Ger- 
many, April 24, 1840. He was a child of six years 
when his parents emigr.ated to America, and he 
came with them to this county in April, 1862. He 
acquired his education mostly in the common 
schools, and at an early age was taught to make 
himself useful, and became imbued with those hab- 
its of thrift and prudence which are the leading 
characteristics of the German nationality. When 
reaching man's estate he was married in Nemeha 
County, May 25,1868, to JMiss Augusta Weyer, who 
born July 15, 1842, to Frederick and Mary Louisa 
Weyer. This lady was a native of his own coun- 
try, and after becoming the mother of four chil- 
dren, departed this life at the homestead Sept. 25, 
1 880. One of their sons — John — died when an in- 
fant of six months. George P., born July 17, 
1870; Christian A., Sept. 27, 1871, .and Willi.am 
E., Aug. 30. 1873, remain at home with their 
father. 

Mr. Gerlinger contracted a second marri.age Aug. 
16, 1881, in Milwaukee, Wis., with Miss Elizabeth 
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City, and lived there until her marriage. Both 
Mrs. Gerlinger and her liiisband :u'e iiu'inbers in 
good standing of the Lutlieran Cliiuch. Mr. Gtiv- 
linger, political)}', is independent, a man who docs 
his own thinliing and endeavors to support the men 
whom he considers best qualified for office. Jn his 
farming operations, lie makes a specialty of slock- 
breeding, and has all the conveniences for the suc- 
cessful prosecution of his calling. He has erected 
good buildings on his place, and avails himself of 
modern machinery* in the cultivation of the soil. 
Among bis fellow-citizens he is uniformly popular, 
and ids home is the frequent resort of the best peo- 
ple of F21m Creek Township. We call the atten- 
tion of our many readers to an elegant lithographic 
view of the handsome residence and surrijundings 
on the farm of Mr. Gerlinger, to be found on an- 
other page of this work. 



^t^ BSALOM H. .TKSTER has for many years 
l^gyiJII been an active citizen and earnest worker 
for the promotion of the best interests of 
Marshall County, where he has attained 
the wortliy reputation of being public-spirited, lib- 
eral, and industrious. By trade a carpenter, he 
has devoted his later years to agricultural pursuits, 
owning and cultivating a fine farm on section 30, 
Center Township. By developing the l)est inter- 
ests of his own estate, he has thereby elevated the 
standard of agriculture in this county, and has 
stimulated others to more determined efforts by his 
successful operation of his farm. 

Inheriting the thrift of a long line of Scotch an- 
cestry, he has had the hearty co-operation of a 
worthy helpmate for many 3rears. Sirs. Jester has 
all the charms and attractions of gracious woman- 
hood, mellowed and subdued by age. Of charit- 
able disposition, winning and kind, the |)oor never 
fear to approach her, while those in her own social 
sphere rival each other in bestowing upon her those 
little favors so gratefully received by all the gen- 
tler sex. She was united in marriage with our sub- 
ject, in Springfield. 111., July 11, 1850, and has 
ever since then been a true wife, faithful com[)an- 



ion, and active co-laborer, working earnestly for 
the promotion of the family welfare. Not alone 
has she been a worthy helpmate, but in every sense 
of the word, she has been a devoted mother to her 
children, of whom there are eight. We herewith 
give the family record: John, Julia, Ann, Varden, 
Charles, Katie, Stephen, and Mattie. Ann died 
when just budding into womanhood, at the. In- 
teresting age of sixteen ^ears. She was buried 
near the homestead, in Center Townshi]i; Varden 
was taken from the famil}' circle- when an infant; 
John married Laura Crary, and resides in Colorado; 
Julia is the wife of George Thomas, and lives in 
Marys ville; Mattie married Edward Dexter, a resi- 
dent of this county; Charles and Stejihen are at 
home. 

Politically, Mr. Jester is an active supporter of 
Democratic principles, working for the election of 
their ticket in all National and local affairs. To- 
gether with his wife he attends services at the 
Baptist Church, of which both are members. Mr. 
Jester has filled with characteristic ability several 
school offices, but prefers the quiet of the domestic 
circle to the uproar of official life. 

The father of our subject, John B. Jester, was a 
native of Scotland, and by occupation a shoemaker. 
In early manhood he married Tabitha Jones, who 
was born on the eastern shore of Mar3dand. After 
marriage, they removed to Woodford County, Ky., 
where he followed his trade several years. During 
their sojourn in that county, our subject was born 
Nov. 1. 1822, and was one among nine children 
born to John Jester and his helpmate. He was the 
third in order of birth, and was eight years old 
when his parents left their Kentucky home, and 
located in Sangamon County, III. Here, as in Ken- 
tucky, Mr. Jester was occupied with his trade, but 
afterward became interested in farming pursuits. 
Both he and his wife died in their Illinois home. 

For twenty years a resident of the capital city 
of the great State of Illinois, our subject there was 
engaged as a carpenter, and enjoyed the personal 
acquaintance of President Lincoln, who was then 
entering upon that career so brilliant, so wondei-- 
ful, and so suddenly terminated in the midst of the 
greatness .achieved, when he had been pl.aced on the 
pinn.acle of renown, by. a loving, reunited people. 



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Leaving Sijringfielcl, Mr. Jester returnerl to his 
father's old homestead, and made it the scene of 
his labors for six years. In the autumn of 1869 
he left that place and settled in Center Township, 
on section 30, this county, where he has since re- 
sided. He preempted a homestead of eighty acres 
on section 30, and has since added another eighty 
to the original claim. Upon his estate he has 
erected a commodious residence, and has also set 
out fruit trees, and otherwise improved the prop- 
erty. 

Mrs. Jester is the daughter of John and Ann 
(Wetherell) Connelly, who after their marriage, 
settled in Georgetown, D. C, and there resided 
until the year 1837, when they came to Sangamon 
County, 111., settling in Springfield. There the 
father followed the occupation of a shoemaker, and 
filled various offices of trust, and became prominent 
among those of his social circle in his vicinity. 
He and his wife reared a family of eleven children, 
six daughters and five sons. Of these Mrs. Jester 
was the eighth child, and was born in Georgetown, 
1). C, Feb. 28, 1832, accompanying her parents on 
their removal later, to Springfield, where she met 
and married the subject of this sketch. 

Daring the period of their residence here, Sir. 
and Mrs. Jester have endeared themselves to those 
with whom they have associated, and are known in 
their community for their good works. 



, ATRICK J. FARRELL. It is a remark- 
able man, who takes no pleasure in view- 
^ ing the evidences of thrift and enterprise 
in a community, the cultivated fields of 
the agricultural districts, especially, the substantial 
buildings and the various other indications of in- 
dustry and prosperity. He who has built up for 
liimself sucli a homestead among an intelligent peo- 
ple, is worthy of more than a passing mention. 
The farm of Mr. Farrell, which is pleasantly lo- 
cated on section 7, Walnut Township, invariably 
attracts the eye of the passing traveler, its fields 
being well tilled and productive, its buildings neatly 
painted and kept in good repair, and the surround- 



ings generally' indicative of a man intent upon 
reaching a high point of excellence, both socially 
and financially. 

Tlie subject of this notice was born in County 
Longford. Ireland, March 4, 1849, and is the son 
of Patrick and Mary (Milnamow) Farrell, who 
emigrated to the United States when Patrick J. was 
a child of two years. They made tlie voyage on 
a sailing-vessel of the Black Star Line, and landed in 
New York City in December, 1851. Thence they 
proceeded to De Kalb Count3-, Hi., where the father 
occupied himself as a farmer, and where he still 
lives. The mother died in 1886. Both were mem- 
bers of the Catholic Church, of Killishee Parish. 

Mr. Fari'ell came when a young man, in 1869, to 
this State, and homesteaded 160 acres of land 
where he now lives, and which occupies the south- 
east quarter of section 7. He had acquired a com- 
mon-school education in Illinois, together with 
those habits of industry and frugality, which have 
been the secret of iiis success. "When becoming 
sufficiently established, financially, he was married 
in this county, on June 20, 1877, to Miss Mary C, 
daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Downey) Flem- 
ing, who was born in Bruce County, Canada, and 
whose father was a native of Kilkennj-, Ireland. 
The latter when a young man, emigrated with his 
parents, William and Catherine (Mackey) Fleming, 
to the Dominion, and there his parents spent their 
last dajs. The father was a member of the Church 
of England, and the mother was a Catholic in re- 
ligious belief; the father when married also joined 
the Catholic Church. Grandmother Fleming died 
soon after landing in Quebec. Grandfather Flem- 
ing died while on a visit to his daughter in Michi- 
gan. Mrs. Farrell's mother was born in Canada, 
where she was reared to womanhood, and married. 
The parents of Mrs. Farrell are now residents of 
Pottawatomie County, this State. The maternal 
grandparents were Patrick and Elizabeth (Phelan) 
Downey, both natives of Kilkenny, and members of 
the Catholic Church. 

Mr. and Mrs. Farrell began their wedded life to- 
gether on the farm where they now live, and upon 
which great changes have been brought about since 
our subject took possession. Besides the buildings 
mentioned, there is an abundance of fruit and 



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shade trees, including a fine orchard of about 100 
apple trees. The land is largelj' devoted to pastur- 
age. Mr. and Mrs. Farrcli are members in good 
standing of the Catholic Church, and our subject, 
politieall}', votes the straight Democratic ticliet. 
He has served as Townsliip Trustee two years, and 
also as Road Overseer, and Clerk of his school dis- 
trict several years. The household circle includes 
six bright and interesting children, viz.: Patrick, 
Elizabeth T., Thomas L., Bernard W., Gregory, 
and Henry M. 

Mrs. Farrell is a ver}' intelligent lady, and well 
educated, having completed her studies in the 
Catholic school at Galesburg, 111., of which she was 
a student four years. She was also in the convent 
at Farniassa, Canada, four years. In 1885 Mr. 
Farrell and his familj' visited their old home in 
De Kali) County, 111., and also took in the great 
and growing citj- of Chicago. 

J' AMES SHROYER. A plain and unassum- 
ing citizen, the subject of this notice has 
long been recognized as one of those men 
possessing the qualities of character which 
form the basis of all good society, and lend dignity 
and worth to a community. He has been content 
to pursue the even tenor of his wa}-. giving his 
thoughts mostl}' to his family and his farm, but at 
the same time has maintained a uniform interest in 
the progress and welfare of the people about him. 
He has a very pleasant family and a wife possessing 
great excellence of character, a lady who is warmly 
interested in the cause of education, maintaining a 
worthy ambition to give her children the best of 
advantages. Their home makes one of those quiet 
countr3- pictures, having a charm about it greater 
than that which wealth or aml)ition can give. 

Pliilip Shroyer, the father of our subject, was a 
native of Pennsj'lvania where he was reared to 
farming pursuits and married Miss Catherine Lash, 
a native of his own State. Soon after uniting their 
destinies they removed to Perr}' County. Ohio, 
where the father was cut down in his prime, dying 
when his son James, our subject, was about seven 



years old. The mother subsequently removed to 
Fulton County, Ind., and later came to this county 
and died about 1878. The family of nine children 
consisted of seven sons and two daughters, of whom 
James was the youngest born. He first opened his 
eyes to the light near Thornville, Perry Co., Ohio, 
Sept. 30, 1841, .and was eight 3'ears old when his 
mother left the Buckeye State and removed to Ind- 
iana. He was reared to manhood in the latter 
State and came to this county in the fall of 1804, 
when twenty-three years old. He secured a tract 
of land on section 31, Elm Creek Township, and 
established the homestead where he now lives. He 
is now the owner of 320 acres of land upon which 
he has erected good buildings, planted forest and 
fruit trees, and gathered about himself and his fam- 
ily the other comforts and conveniences of modern 
life. 

The marii.age of our subject with Miss Sarah 
Blalock took place at the home of the bride in Elm 
Creek Township. Sept 12. 1869. Mrs. Shroyer is 
the daughter of John .and Rosamond (Hill) Blalock; 
the mother is deceased, the father is a resident 
of Texas. The wife of our subject was born in 
Grant County, Wis., Sept. 20, 1845, and received 
a good education, after which she followed the 
profession of a teacher in this county and other 
places, until her marriage. This union has resulted 
in the birth of four children, viz.: Warren is now 
a student at Pl.attville, Grant Co., Wis. ; John, 
Ferdinand, and Mary J., are at home with their 
parents and receiving the benefits of a good edu- 
cation. Mr. Shroyer, politically, afHlliates with 
the Democratic party, but has never sought the re- 
sponsibilities of office. Mrs. Shroyer is promi- 
nently connected with the Congregational Church. 




'DAM SACHS. The reader will at once 
recognize this name as belonging to a 
'm\ German citizen, and the biographer found 
him located on one of the best farms in 
Walnut Township, pleasantly situated on section 8. ' 
The homestead in all its apiwintments indicates 
tlie tiirift and industry of the proprietor, from the 



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large ueatly-painted frame dwelling, to the barn 
and other outbuildings, the fat cattle and other 
well-fed live stock, the machinery and all the 
appurtenances usually employed by the skillful 
and thorough agriculturist. The soil has been 
brought to a highl3' fertile condition and very little 
of it is allowed to run to waste. Mr. Sachs is one 
of the most worthy representatives of his national- 
ity, and has been no unimportant factor in uphold- 
ing the reputation of his adopted township as one 
of the most intelligent communities in this region. 

A native of the Kingdom of Bavaria, German}', 
our subject was born Jan. 2, 1847, and reared un- 
der the compulsory education laws of his native 
land. He spent his bo.yhood and youth on the 
farm of his parents, Lawrence and Maggie (Goller) 
Sachs, who were likewise natives of Bavaria and of 
pure German ancestry. They were most excellent 
and worthy people, members in good standing in 
the Lutheran Church, and spent their entire lives 
on their native soil. 

Our subject left his native shore in 1868 on the 
steamer "Weser," and after a voyage of eleven 
days landed safely in New York City on the 16th 
of September. He made his way directly from 
the metropolis to Scott County, Iowa, where he 
emplo3'ed himself as a farm laborer three years. 
Afterward he established himself on a rented farm 
which he operated two years and then removed, 
first to Guthrie County, Iowa, and next to Adams 
County, Neb. In the latter couiity he purchased a 
claim, chiefly wifli money which he had made by 
months of hard labor, and next took unto himself 
a wife and helpmate. This lady was Miss Philipina, 
daughter of Philip Schoneberger, a native of his 
own countrj', and they lived on that farm until 
1883, during which year our subject came to this 
county. 

Mr. Sachs now purchased 240 acres of land, tiiat 
wiiich constitutes his present farm, and has since 
given to it his best efforts. He makes a specialty 
of .Short-horn cattle, an industry in which he has 
been ver\' successful and which j'ields him a hand- 
some income. At the same time he takes an inter- 
est in everything pertaining to the general welfare 
of his community, being the friend of education 
and progress in all its forms and uniformly sup- 



porting the principles of the Democratic party. He 
has held the otiSce of School Treasurer in his dis- 
trict for the last four years, is a man prompt to 
meet his obligations and one whose word is consid- 
ered as good as his bond. Both he and his wife 
are leading members of the Lutheran Church in the 
faith of which they have been reared since child- 
hood; they have two children, whose names are 
George and Mary, who are receiving the beneflts of 
a good common school education. 



ETKR J. SCHUMACHER. This gentle- 
i) man, who is on the sunny side of forty 
and who is a farmer by occupation, having 
a well-regulated homestead on section 12, 
in Logan Township, was born in Wisconsin, Oct. 
12. I860, and lived there until a child of seven 
years. About 1867 his parents removed to the 
Northern part of the Wolverine State, but not be- 
ing satisfied with their surroundings, came a year 
later to this county and located on the farm now 
occupied by their son. Here our subject was reared 
until approaching to man's estate and when about 
eighteen years old, the parents, leaving the farm in 
his hands, removed to another on section 18, Lo- 
gan Township, where they still reside. 

Mr. Schumacher was the third born in a family 
of six children, one of whom is deceased. He was 
educated in the district school and when twenty- 
five years old, was married in Logan Township to 
Miss Paulina C, daughter of Anton and Julia 
(Richard) Huber. The parents of Mrs. Schumacher 
were natives of LaSalle (Jounty, 111., where they 
lived until she was about three years old. They 
then removed to this county and are still residents 
of Fr.anklin Township. The 3'oung people began 
their wedded life together under the old roof tree, 
and are now the parents of one child, a son, An- 
drew, who was born July 21, 1888. 

The farm of our subject comprises 160 acres of 
good land, the greater part of which is in a good 
state of cultivation. He lias a substantial frame 
dwelling with a good barn and an orchard of about 
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He has been quite a prominent man in his commu- 
nity and in tiie spring of 1887 was elected Trustee 
of Herkimer Township, and re-elected in the spring 
of 1888-89. He superintended the assessment of 
the township after its division in the s|)ring of 1889, 
the south half being given the name of Logan. He 
likewise served as Constable five 3'pars prior to his 
first election as Township Trustee. Sociality, he 
belongs to the I. O. O. F., Otto Lodge, No. 85, of 
Marysville and to the Turner Lodge of that place. 
His farming operations are conducted with that 
good judgment and skill which has made his land 
a source of a comfortable income, whereby be is 
able to surround his family with everything needful 
for their comfort and happiness. He is First Ser- 
geant of Com[)any fi, .3d Regiment, K. N. G. 



* )>.ILLIAM R. RICK. Postmaster of Elm 
\/sJ/' Creek, has been a life-long agriculturist, 
\^/sy and makes his headquarters at a good farm 
on section 35. He has a substantial and tasteful 
modern residence, and his domestic affairs are pre- 
sided over by a lady of more than ordinary intelli- 
gence and worth. The family is widely and favor- 
ably known and occupj- a high social position 
among the leading people of their community. 

In reverting to the early histori' of our subject, 
we find that he was the eldest of a famil}' of twelve 
children — six sons and six daughters — the off- 
spring of Isaac N. and Hannah (Collier) Rice, the 
former of whom is supposed to have been a native 
of Virginia, while the latter was born in Kentuckj'. 
Tiie parents of our subject after their marriage set- 
tled in W.ashington County, the latter State, where 
the father carried on farming for a time and then, 
in October, 1850. moved across the Jlississippi into 
Buchanan County, Rio. There tlie parents spent 
the remainder of their lives. William R. was born 
in Washington County, Kj'., Feb. 8, 1839, and was 
consequently a lad of eleven 3'ears when he accom- 
panied the fami'y to Missouri. He lived there 
until 1862, engaged in farming pursuits. In tiie 
spring of that year, his attention having been called 
to the fertile lands of Northern Kansas, he came 



to this county and settled on section 35. The fol- 
lowing year he removed to Marysville, and lived 
there two years, engaged in blacksmithing and 
wagon -making. With this exception, his life oc- 
cupation has been that of a farmer. In 1865 he 
returned to his possessions in Elm Creek Town- 
ship, where he lived until April, 1866, then 
removed into Blue Rapids City, remaining there 
until 1874. He then returned to the farm, where 
he has since lived. This embraces at tiie present 
243 acres of choice land, which he is cultivating 
with excellent results and at the same time carry- 
ing on his blacksmith shop. This latter is a great 
convenience to the people of this region, and is 
generously pati-onized. The proprietor is a man 
prompt to meet his obligations and stands well 
among his neighbors. 

Our subject was married in Elm Creek Town- 
ship, Sept. 13, 1860 to Miss Susan M., daughter of 
James and Sarah (Farris) Taylor. The parents of 
Mrs. Rice, it is believed, were natives of Kentuck}', 
but after their marriage they settled in Indiana. 
Later, the}' removed to Illinois, and thence to 
Buchanan County, Mo. In 1859, they once more 
changed their residence, locating tlien in this 
county, on a farm in Elm Creek Township, where 
they spent their remaining days. Their family 
consisted I'of twelve children, only six of whom 
lived to mature years, four sons and two daugh- 
ters. 

Mrs. Rice was born in Andrew Count}-, Mo., 
April 26, 1841. Of her marriage with our subject 
there have been born seven children, the eldest of 
whom, a son, James N., died when a child of 
eighteen months; John L. died when fourteen 
months old ; Martha A. became the wife of Will- 
iam H. Leach, .and died in Wells Township, this 
county, Feb. 2, 1889, at the age of twenty-four 
years; William J. married Miss Minnie Thompson 
of Marysville, they live in Elm Creek Township; 
Albert. Charles F. and Edgar D. remain at home 
with their parents. Mr. Rice was appointed Post- 
master under the administration of President 
Arthur in September, 1882, and has since held the 
office. Politicall}-. he is a sound Democrat. 

On the 13tli of September, 1885. Mr. and Mrs. 
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niversary of their wedding. A large miiuber of 
friends and relatives were present at the homestead 
and a goodly number of valuable gifts were pre- 
sented the couple in remembrance of their silver 
wedding. Among the guests was one lady, Mrs. 
Eliza Jane Gift, who was a witness of the ceremony 
which made the twain man and wife in their 
youth. It was an occasion which will long be re- 
membered with pleasure by those who were pres- 
ent, and who expressed their wishes that man}- 
more years might be granted ;Mr. and Mrs. Rice on 
the journey of life togetiier. 



(SI I^ILLIAM LOVE. Our subject is of Irish 
\rJ/l ancestry and birth, his father. John, and 
^f his mother, Mary (Donelly) Love, both 
having been natives of the Emerald Isle, on which 
they lived and died. They had a family of eleven 
children, of whom our subject was the fourth. He 
was born in County Cavan, in 1826, and in his six- 
teenth year left home to make for himself a place 
among the residents of the New World. He landed 
at Brooklyn, N. Y., where he made his home for 
three years, engaged a portion of that time in stage 
driving. He then went to Schoharie Connty, N. Y., 
where he worked upon a farm for some time, then 
buying a half-interest in a steam sawmill, he fol- 
lowed this business for about two years. Selling 
out, he removed to Delaware County, N. Y., where 
he engaged in lumbering for nearly a year. He 
afterward spent some time in Chicago, Milwaukee, 
and other cities of the northwest, engaging in dif- 
ferent occupations as the demands of the region 
made most profitable. Among his various employ- 
ments, was that of a carpenter, and engineer of a 
threshing machine. In Menomonee. "Wis., he en- 
crao-ed in mercantile pursuits, afterward in the 
wholesale and retail liquor business, and traded in 
furs. Here he met Mrs. Lydia H. Inglesbe, a 
woman of that noble nature fitted to make a happy 
home. To this lady Mr. Love was married in 1871, 
and he then removed to this county, locating on 
section 12, Marys ville Township, where he has since 
that time devoted his attention to farming. He 



now owns 240 acres of land on whicli are the usual 
improvements of the enterprising and progressive 
farmer. 

Mrs. Love was a native of Delaware Count}', 
N. Y., where she was born July 23, 1837. Her first 
husband was Heni-y Inglesbe, who died in Menom- 
onee, Wis. Tlie fruit of this union was five chil- 
dren, two of whom grew to maturity' : William 
Inglesbe married Emerilla Bigham, and resides in 
this count}-; Jennie was the wife of Kennet Bent- 
ley, of Marysville Township. She died in 1889. 

Mr. Love is a supporter of the principles of 
the Republican party. He possesses all the native 
wit for which his countrymen are so justly noted, 
is a man of varied ability, and is held in high es- 
teem by his fellow-citizens. His wife is a worthy 
associate, looking well to the ways of her house- 
hold, and proving an efficient aid to his financial 
and social success. 

y^^ARREN S. LESLIE. It is a great mistake 
to suppose that refinement and intelligence 
W^ are confined to the limits of the incorpor- 
ated cities. The biographer in making his rounds 
through the rural districts, frequently meets with 
men of more than ordinary intelligence, readers, 
and well-informed, those who keep themselves 
abreast of the times, and well-posted upon current 
events. Among these may be properly classed the 
sul)ject of this notice, who is a man particularly 
progressive in his ideas, and one with whom an hour 
may always be spent in a pleasurable and profitable 
manner. Mr. Leslie believes in availing himself 
of every opportunity for mental improvement, and 
has a thorough appreciation of the value of history 
and biography, without which no community can 
preserve a proper record of its local affairs. Farm- 
ing has been his life occupation, and we find him 
snugly situated at a well-regulated homestead on 
section 34, Elm Creek Township. 

In examining the records of the Leslie family, 
we find that they were first represented in Nevv 
England, at an early day. The father of our sub- 
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resided in his native county until early manhood, 
and was married to Miss Elvira Smith, a maiden 
probably of his own township. He served an ap- 
prenticeship at the tailor's trade, which he followed 
the greater part of his life in the Green Mountain 
State. The parental household ineluded seven 
children, of whom "Warren S. was tlie fourth in or- 
der of birth. 

Mr. Leslie was lioru in Plymouth. Windsor Co., 
Vt., Dec. 14, 1841, and was left fatherless at the 
early age of seven j-ears. He was placed on a farm 
in his native count}^ where he became familiar with 
agricultural pursuits, which he followed with the 
exception of the time spent in the army, until he 
was a man of twenty -six years. On the 18tli of 
May, 18fil, he enlisted at Ludlow, in Compan}' I, 
2d Vermont Infantry, in which he served until 
February, 1863, and was then obliged to accept his 
honorable discharge on account of disability occa- 
sioned by a wound received while in camp. He 
participated in many of the important battles of 
the war, being present at the first engagement of 
Bull Run, and was afterward at Lee's Mill, Will- 
iamsburg, and the seven day's fight under Gen. 
McClell.in. at .South Mountain and Antietam. At 
Bull Run he received a bruise from a spent ball, 
which, however, was not serious. 

Upon his discharge from the army, our subject 
returned to his native State, and for two years was 
employed on a farm in the vicinity of Rutland. 
The j'ear following he spent on a farm in the vicin- 
ity of Pittsford, then returning to Plymouth, so- 
journed there until the spring of 1868. That J'ear he 
left New England, and spent about twelve months 
in Jackson County-, Kan. We next find him set- 
tled in this county, on a farm of eightj' acres, occu- 
pying a portion of section 34, Elm Creek Township. 
Here he has since remained, bringing the soil to a 
good state of cultivation, and erecting substantial 
buildings. He is a universal favorite among his 
fellow-citizens, being of that genial and compan- 
ionable tcmperarrent which makes for him friends 
wherever he goes. 

While a resident of his native State, our subject 
was married, Oct. 18, 1866. at Woodstock, to Miss 
Alice D.. daughter of William B. Newman, a sketch 
of whom appears on another i)age in this volume. 




Mrs. Leslie was also born in Vermont, where she 
spent most of her early life. They have one child 
only, a daughter, Eva B.. who is now the wife of 
John Prell, of Elm Creek Township. Mr. Leslie, 
politically, is a stanch Republican, but aside from 
holding the office of Township Treasurer, mixes 
very little in public affairs. Both the [)arents and 
the daughter are prominently identified with the 
Baptist Church. 

APT. FRANK KISTER. Among those 
.'hose history- is eminently worthy of record, 
stands prominently the name of this gentle- 
man who for many years was one of the leading resi- 
dents of Marysville Township, and who departed 
this life July 6, 1872. He was born in the little 
village of Wrego, Prussia, Dec. 28, 182.5, and lived 
there until a youth of seventeen years. He was 
placed in school at an early age, and pursued his 
studies until a lad of fourteen years. He spent the 
following three years under the parental roof, then, 
leaving home, served an apprenticeship at the 
miller's trade, which he followed in different places, 
but mostlj- in Wittenberg, where he was in the 
employ of one man five years. In the meantime 
he met and married Miss Augusta Paulina Woel- 
fel, also a native of Prussia, and born in Eislepen, 
Aug. 23, 1827. 

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Kister set- 
tled in their native Province, and Mr. Kister pur- 
chased a flouring-niill near Wittenberg, which lie 
operated about three years. The buildin<^ w,as 
then destroyed by fire, and, in addition, they lost 
all their clothing and household goods, as the fire 
occurred in the night, which was a very cold one, 
and they barely escaped with their lives, endurino- 
great suffering. After the destruction of his mill, 
Mr. Kister making the best of the circumstances, 
entered the employ of others, and for one year 
worked in the cit\' mill at Wittenberg. While en- 
gaged in some repairs, he accidentally dropped a 
broad ax upon one of his feet, which greatly im- 
paired his usefulness as a workman and laid bim up 
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aged, and in March, 1855, determined to emigrate 
to America. With his family, lie embarked upon a 
sailing-vessel, and May 7 landed safely in New 
York City. Thence they proceeded directly to 
White Pigeon, Mich., where Mr. Kister obtained 
employment, and later was engaged in a sawmill 
about three and one-half miles from White Pigeon, 
where he remained three years. He then rented the 
mill, which he conducted successfully for several 
years. The family lived in tliat vicinity until 
August, 1860, then, coming to Kansas, settled in 
Marysville, which remained their home until after 
the close of the war. 

In December, 1861, our subject enlisted, at 
Marysville, in Company K, 2d Kansas Cavahy, 
and was mustered into service on the 10th of Jan- 
uary, 1862. He was soon promoted to the rank 
of Sergeant, but two years later was detailed for 
the recruiting service, and raised a company of 
colored men at Ft. Scott and vicinity, of which lie 
was made Captain, this being Company D, 83d 
Kansas Infantry, of which he retained the com- 
mand until the close of the war. He was a man of 
cool judgment and great braveiy, and by liis 
fidelity to duty secured the approval of his supe- 
rior officers and the loyalty of his subordinates. 

Upon receiving his honorable discharge, Capt. 
Kister, returning- to Marysville, entered the employ 
of Perry Hutchinson, the noted miller, with whom 
he remained some two or three years. In the mean- 
time he homesteaded 160 acres of land on section 
17, from which he constructed a good farm, which 
was afterward conducted by his two sons. In due 
time the Captain took up his abode at the farm, 
where he spent his last days. The hardships and 
privations which he had endured in the service, 
had their permanent effect upon his constitution, and 
he never fully recovered his former good health. In 
time dropsy set in, from which he suffered for sev- 
eral months prior to his decease. 

Both as a citizen and soldier, Capt. Kister had 
conducted himself in that manner which gained 
him the esteem and confidence of all who knew 
him. He was libeial and public-spirited, and uni- 
formljr gave his encouragement to those measui-es 
calculated for the best good of the community. 
Since his death, Mrs. Kister has managed the farm 



with excellent judgment, and it is now the source 
of a comfortable income. Mrs. Kister is a very 
intelligent and pleasant lady, and entirely devoted 
to the interests of her children. In every position 
which she has Ijecn called upon to fill, she hasmain- 
tained a womanly dignity which has gained her 
the admiration and esteem of all with whom she 
comes in contact. She has for a number of years 
been a member in good standing of the Lutheran 
Church, to which she gives a liberal support. 

The six children born to Capt. Kister and his 
estimable wife are recorded as follows: Oscar H. 
married Miss Naomi Angell, and lives in Bridge- 
port, Mono Co., Cal. ; he is now County Clerk of 
that county. Heniy J., Ida J. and Edith J. remain 
at home with their mother. Frank died when an 
infant of two weeks; Emma L. became the wife 
of Charles H. Griffee, and died at Beatrice, Neb., 
March 18, 1887. The Kister homestead is kept 
up in good shape, and, while making no pretensions 
to elegance, presents a picture of plenty and com- 
fort, which is pleasing to contemplate. 

ATRICK FARRELL. The generous, oiieu- 
hoarted and industrious Irish-liorn citizen 
is admirably represented in the subject of 
this notice, who occupies no unimportant 
position in his community, and is well known to a 
large portion of the residents of Walnnt Township. 
He lives on a well-regulated farm of 160 acres, occu- 
pying the northwest portion of section 7, the land 
of which is highly productive and 3ields to the 
proprietor a good income. Without making any 
pretensions to show or elegance, Mr. Farrell enjoys 
a goodly measure of the comforts of life, and is 
ever willing to lend a helping hand to those about 
him. 

The native place of our subject is County Long- 
ford, Ireland, where he was born in May, 1843, and 
where he lived until a youth of eighteen j'ears. 
He was a bright and ambitious b03' and at an early 
age determined to be somebody in the world, but 
seeing little prospect of attaining to his ambition 
in his own country, he. at tiie age mentioned, set 














Residence 8c Quarries ofA.R. Lsterbrook, Qketo City, Kansas. 




Residence OF Joseph Ellenbecker,5ec.30. Marysville Township. 




Residence of Henry Niemann, Sec. 32. Oketo Township. 



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out for the United States, iii;il<ing the voyage on 
the sailing ship '-Vangnard," and landing in New 
Yorif City in November, 1863. Thence he made 
his way directly to DeKalb County, 111., of whicli 
he was a resident six 3ears. employing himself at 
wliatever he could find to do. We find him strik- 
ing out for Northern Kansas in the spring of 18()9. 
and he soon homesteaded 160 acres'upou which he 
still resides. Upon it he has effected many im- 
provements, putting up a frame liouse, a stable and 
tlie other buildings required for the successful pros- 
ecution of his calling. He keeps a limited qu.antity 
of live-stock, including some good horses, and 
with the exception that he has never married, he 
has performed all the obligations of an honest man 
and a good citizen. He makes his home with a 
family whom he emploj'S to keep house for him. 
He is moral and upright and a prominent member 
of the Catholic Church. 

The parents of our subject were .Tames and Ann 
(Farrell) Farrell, also natives of Ireland, where 
they spent their entire lives. They had a family 
of seven children, and our subject was- the only 
one of the family who came to the United States. 
Ilis ancestors for many generations, it is supposed, 
had lived in County Longford, where tlie parents 
si)cnt their last days. 



HILIPP RAEMER. The town of Herkimer 
jj tas been remarkably fortunate in the num- 
ber of its prominent and wide-awake men 
who have, since coming within its borders, 
given to it, in a large measure, their fostering care. 
Many of these are emanations of the Fatherland, as 
was the subject of this sketch, who was born in 
Prussia, Aug. 25, 1834. Besides his interests in 
the village he has a good farm adjacent, and is 
generally considered well-to-do. Public-spirited 
and liberal, he not only takes an interest in the so- 
cial and financial welfare of his community, but is 
active in promoting the interests of the Evangeli- 
cal Church. 

In accordance with the laws and customs of his 
native country, our subject was placed in .school 



at an early age, where he pursued his studies quite 
steadily until a Lad of fourteen j'ears. He made 
his home with his parents on the farm, and was one 
of six children born to John William and Alberte- 
nia (Elstdorf) Raemer, who were likewise natives 
of Prussia, and of pure German stock. They be- 
longed to the Evangelical Church, in the faith of 
which the mother died when a comparatively young 
woman. John Raemer was subsequently marriea 
to Miss Margaret Rheinharth. He emigrated with 
his family to America in 1858, and after an ocean 
voyage of forty-nine daj's, they landed in New York 
City, and thence proceeded to Wisconsin, whence, 
in 1860, they came to this count}'. Locating on a 
tract of wild prairie land on section 11, Logan 
Township, the father improved the farm where he 
with bis second wife spent his last days. 

When first becoming a land owner, our subje(;t pre- 
empted 1 60 acres on section 1 2, where he now lives, 
and from which a part of the village of Herk- 
imer was laid off. He put up substantial buildings, 
including a commodious house with a good barn and 
outbuildings, planted an orchard and brought his 
land to a good state of cultivation. He remembers 
the time when Indians still lingered in this region, 
and when Marysville was a mere hamlet. Later he 
.added to his real estate possessions, and is now the 
owner of 320 acres, less about four acres, with 
which he has parted and which now comprises a 
part of the town site and a church block. He took 
an .active [lart in the erection of the Evangelical 
Church edifice, donating an acre of ground where 
it is now being built. Mr. Raemer was married 
March 3, 1868, to Miss Dortha Fisher; she was the 
daughter of Frederick and Mena (Olendorf) Fisher. 
Mrs. Raemer was born in the village of Emten, 
Hanover, Germany, and removed with her parents 
to Will County, 111., and afterward removed to 
Marshall County, Kan. Nine children have been 
!)Orn to Mr. and Mrs. Raemer, named respectively, 
Dena, Mena. Sophia. August, Philip, Edward, Katie, 
(ieorge and Dora. The eldest is twenty years old, 
and the youngest eighteen months. They make a 
very bright and interesting group, and will be given 
the education and training suitable to their station 
in life. 

During the late war Mr. Raemer was a member 



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of the Kansas Home Guards uniler Capt. Frank 
Smith. He was connected with the church at 
Marysville until tlie spring of 1869, when an or- 
ganization was effected in Hcrlvimer. lie was a 
member of the Board of Trustees in Marysville, 
and held other positions of responsibility. He is a 
citizen who is held in high esteem, and wliose 
opinions arc generally respected. Politically, he 
was formerly a Republican, but is now independent 
in politics. 



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^JLLIAM KENNEDY. One of the sweet- 
imerican poets tells us that we all 
W^ are " architects of fate, working on the 
walls of time." How important, then, is it that 
we realize the necessity of building not for time, 
but for eternity, of building a structure so fii m, 
so durable that the storms of trouble can only 
shake, but never destroy it. He of whom we write 
this brief record has certainly realized the impor- 
tance of life, and determined to obtain his share of 
this world's goods. Being of Scotch parentage, he 
possesses those sturdy, independent qualities, for 
which the natives of Scotland are famous the 
world over. 

Natives of Rosshire, Scotland. Don.ild and 
Mary (McDonald) Kennedy, were there married 
and there passed away, and were laid to rest near 
where .1 large portion of their quiet existence had 
been passed. Passing through this world in a 
humble, industrious manner, they cared little for 
the fascinations of wealth and splendor, but prized 
more highly than these, the beauty of their little 
cottage home, and the love of those who had been 
their neighbors for many years. Of their seven 
children two were sons and five daughters, our sub- 
ject being the eldest in order of birth. He was 
born in the native place of his father and mother, 
in August, 1844. In company with his brother and 
sisters he was reared to years of maturity on the 
Scottish moorlands, and there developed the stur- 
diness of character and the excellent physical con- 
dition which are his proudest possessions. 

Leaving all the ties of acquaintances made l>y 



years of pleasant .associations, and braving the 
dangers of the deep, in 1872, Mr. Kennedy crossed 
the Atlantic and came to the United Stiitcs. Land- 
ing in New York, he proceeded to Stark County, 
111., and there made his home with an uncle, Don- 
ald McDonald. ■ This uncle lived on a farm, and 
his nephew was his energetic .assistant for six years. 
Realizing that '' Westward the star of empire wends 
its way." he determined to once more change his 
residence and start again among strangers. In the 
winter of 1878 he came to Marshall County, Kan., 
and for one year rented land in Marysville. After 
that he was able to purchase land for himself, buy- 
ing 120 acres of land in Marj'sville Township, 
where he lived until about 1884; then, selling 
.again, he located on his present estate, which com- 
prises 160 acres on section 5, Franklin Township. 
Here he has erected good buildings, and has .also 
improved the land, giving his attention exclusively 
to agriculture and stock-raising, in the latter mak- 
ing a specialty' of Poland-China hogs. He votes 
with the Republican party, and is a strong be- 
liever in the truth and correctness of its princi- 
ples. 

Fortunately or unfortunately, Mr. Kennedy has 
remained invincible to the charms of the ladies, 
and so far has paddled his own canoe. He is an 
energetic, progressive farmer, of whom his com- 
munil}' feel justl}' proud, and hope that his love 
for his home will prove too strong to allow him to 
ever desire to leave it for other fields of labor. 
His sister, Kate, looks after the domestic affairs of 
the house, and m.akcs home ple.asant for him. 

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\IJ_^ENRY KRAMME is one of the large land 

'l/yl! owners of Franklin Township, owing 640 
il J// ' ° 

S)<^ .acres of well tilled land, upon which he h.as 

(^; erected good buildings and made such im- 
provements as are needful to the carrying on of 
the work of a successful agriculturist. He was 
born in Germany, Oct. 24, 1836. At tiie age of 
twenty-five he left his native land and emigrated 
to America, landing in New York City. From 
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week, when he came to I'eiii, in the j^aiiK- State, 
whei'c he found employment in a coal shaft, anil 
wliuri' he remained for seven j-ears. He then 
bought a farm in La Salle Countj-, 111., and en- 
gaged in agricultural pur.suits in that county until 
1879, when he came to this State. Selecting this 
count}' and Franklin Township as his location, he 
has ever since been a resident on section 21. 

Mr. Kranime was married in Lee County, 111., to 
Miss Alvena Branch, who was born in La Salle 
County, 111. They were the parents of four chil- 
dren — Louisa, August, Alvena and Anna. Mr. 
Kramme is an attendant of the Lutheran Church. 
He gives his support to the Democratic party. He 
devotes his attention strictl}- to the work of farming 
and stock-raising, in which occupations he proves 
verv successful. 



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'^JACOB UElTEli was born in Elm Creek 
Township, this county, Oct. 4, 18G1. Here 
he was reared, receiving his education in 
I^J/' the district schools. He is the son of .Tolin 
Reitcr. whose sketch occupies another page in this 
volume. In the spring of 188C he visited South- 
ern Kansas, tlience returning to his home, and 
then journeying to Western Kans,as and Colo- 
rado. In Sherman Countj', Kan., he took up a 
homestead of 160 acres. After two years' experi- 
ence in "baching" there, he returned to this county, 
and in October. 1888, was married to Katie, daugh- 
ter of John Armstrong, of Walnut Township. She 
is a native of Chicago, 111., wlicuce her parents re- 
moved to this county when she was seven years 
of age. She has been educated in the district 
schools of this county, making excellent use of 
the advantages given her. (For history of her 
family see sketch of John Armstrong, whioh occu- 
pies another page in this work.) 

Our subject has rented a farm of IGO acres, ly- 
ing on section 36, Logan Township, where he car- 
ries on an active farm life. He is just beginning 
his career, with bright prospects before him, being 
an industrious, intelligent and moral man. He is a 
nuMnber of the Farmers' Alliance, of I\Iar\ sville. 



Both he and his wife are members of the Catholic 
Church, in the s.anie city. His political adherence 
is given to the Republican party. 

JtjOHN 11. SCIH:IBE. This gentleman, origi- 
I nally a weaver by trade, has proved conclu- 
ll sively that a man may be \ master of more 
V than one industry, as he is now numbered 

among the well-to-do farmers of Walnut Township. 
A native of the Kingdom of Prussia, he was born 
April 29, 1839, and was reared and educated under 
the laws of his native country, being placed in 
school when a little lad of six 3'ears, and pursuing 
his studies until fourteen. Before reaching his 
majority he learned the weaver's trade, at which he 
worked until a man of twent3--five years, then, in 
1864, set out for the United States. 

After an ocean voyage of seventeen days our 
subject landed safely in New York Cit}', vvhenee he 
proceeded directly to ]Marshall County, 111. After 
a few months sojourn there emplo3'ed at farming, 
he pushed on further Westward, across the Mississ- 
ippi, and early in the spring of 1865 we find him 
in this county. For two and one-half j-ears there- 
after he was employed on the Northern Pacific 
Railroad, making his headquarters along the line; 
then, returning to this count}-, he purchased 160 
acres of laud in Walnut Township, only twenty-five 
of which were under the plow. That same season 
he also honiesteaded 160 acres adjoining his origi- 
nal purchase, and he has now brought the wliole 
320 acres to a good state of cultivation. 

One of the noticeable features on the farm of 
Mr. Scheibe is the commodious stone dwelling, 
which bids fair to stand for a century. He has 
also a frame barn, graneries, sheds, corn-cribs, and 
other buildings, and the whole premises has about 
it the air of thrift and plenty which is almost in- 
separable from the industrious German farmer. 
The land is nearly all enclosed with fencing, aarl 
120 acres is highly productive. The biilance is in 
pasture and meadow. The present dwelling stands 
npon the site of one which was torn down by a 
tornado. Much of tiie material was used in re- 



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building, although it cost Mr. Scheibe about 1500 
to recoustnict. This disaster occurred in the 
spring of 1878. when ttie house had only been built 
about one year. 

Our subject came to tliis county without means, 
and thus began at the foot of the ladder in the ac- 
cumulation of his possessions. He was married, Jan. 
20, 1870, to Miss Minnie, daughter of Henry Bren- 
nike, who, like himself, was of German birth and 
parentage, and who came to the United States with 
her father and mother in 1863. They at once located 
in Illinois and lived four years, then moved to this 
county, and here Mr. Brcnneke died in 1874. The 
mother, whose maiden name was Maria Hill, is still 
living and makes her home in Logan Township 
with her son. They were born in what was then 
the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, and reared in 
the doctrines of the Lutheran Ciuucii, to which 
they loyally adhered. 

The i)arents of our subject were also Lutherans 
in religious belief, to which church he and his fam- 
ily belong. His household circle was completed 
by the birth of seven children, the eldest of whom, 
a daughter, Anna, is the wife of Reinhart Froh- 
berg. a resident of Bremen. Christina, Herman, 
Bertha. Carolina, Sophia, and Albert Adam are at 
home with their parents. Mr. Scheibe makes a 
specialty of live-stock, keeping chiefly good cattle 
and Clydesdale horses. He uses several teams in 
the operation of his farm, and each 3'ear adds 
something to his worldly possessions. He mixes 
very little with politics, but gives his support to 
the Democratic party. A peaceable and law-abid- 
inir citizen, he is contributing his full quota to the 
moral and financial welfare of the township, and is 
lield in high esteem by his neighbors. 



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yjilLLIAM LEWIS. Those who have been 
residents of Kansas for the past twenty 
*J^^ years or more, have witnessed great and 
startling changes in the aspect of the landscape and 
the face of the broad prairies. Where once stood 
the lonely cabin of the pioneer are now busy, 
bustlino- cities. Instead of the camp fires of the 



Indians gleaming in the distance, are now the 
brilliant lights devised by the ingenuity of man. 
Desert tracts have been made fertile, and raw prai- 
rie has been caused to bear bountiful harvests of 
grain. 

Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis have been inter- 
ested lookers-on in these great revolutions, and 
have contributed their full quota of earnest en- 
deavor to produce the happy results that have 
been achieved. They have labored, in company 
with tiieir neighbors, to cultivate and improve the 
wild land, and are now in possession of a fine 
estate, comprising 400 acres, in Marshall County, 
and located on section 26, Franklin Township. Mr. 
Lewis also owns a small tract of land in Ottawa 
County, this State, and some property in England, 
the land of his nativitv. Upon their home farm 
there has been erected a comfortable residence, fur- 
nished with excellent taste and surrounded bj- the 
buildings necessary to successfully carry on a large 
farm. 

Coming to the State of Kansas in 1869, our sub- 
ject and his family first made their home in Hia- 
watha for one year, where Mr. Lewis followed the 
occupation of a butcher, which he had become 
familiar with in England, Leaving that trade, he 
came to Franklin Township, and bought eighty 
acres of land, the nucleus of his present farm. This 
has subsequently been enlarged to its present pro- 
portions, and is well stocked, Mr. Lewis making a 
spccialtj' of Durham cattle. In this he has been 
usually prosperous, but has not neglected his 
farming interests, and has sowed and reaped the har- 
vests with unremitting industr}-. Nor has he over- 
looked the importance of his duties as a citizen, 
but has served with satisfaction in several local 
offices, and has endeavored by his vote to assist 
into official positions those whom he deems most 
worthy to be entrusted with the responsibilities 
thus devolving upon them. In matters of national 
importance he votes the Democratic ticket, being a 
strong supporter of their platform. He has dis- 
played his interest in educational affairs by serving 
as School Director, .and w.as of assistance in ele- 
vating the standard of education in his district. 
He has also occupied the position of Township 
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Overseer. He is not.abl^', in pul)lic ;iiiil piivate 
life, a careful man, Uiouglitful, energetic, anil in- 
fluential — a man whose word is always to be relied 
upon, and thus is an honor to his township and to 
the country of his adoption. 

Bt)th being born in England in 1841, Mr. and Mrs. 
Lewis gve\7 to years of maturity amid tiie familiar 
scenes surrounding their parental homes, he assist- 
ing his father in his occupation as a butcher, and 
she making herself useful in her home, and learn- 
ing those lessons of industry and economy which 
were so helpful to her in after years. Mrs. Lewis 
was Miss Maria Brewitt, a native of Lincolnshire, 
and was married in Yorkshire, Oct. 28, 1863. For 
six years succeeding their marriage, Mr. Lewis and 
his wife made their home in England, when, in 1869, 
they took passage for the United States, landing 
in Kew York, and thence coming immediately' to 
Hiawatha, Kan. 

In time the household circle was increased by 
the presence of nine children, two of whom were 
taken away from their happy home before they had 
reached years of maturity. Their living children 
are: Robert J., Mary A., George W., Thomas IL, 
Emma J., Jonathan and Dick. All are at home 
with their parents. 

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M. CHAFFEE. Pleasantly located on a 
farm of 334 acres of improved land on 
section 13, of Marysville Township, is one 
^^ of the most attractive homes of this 
county. The house is a well-built frame of home- 
like aspect, and comfortable surroundings. In it 
resides the subject of our sketch, his estimable wife 
and three bright ciiildren. 

His father, Charles Cl)affee, w.as boi-ne in Greene 
County, N, Y., and died in Bradford County, Pa., 
June 12, 1889. His mother was Adeline Horton, 
a native of Pennsylvania. The parental family- 
consisted of six children, of whom our subject was 
the fifth. He was born in Bradford County, Pa., 
Oct., 23, 1853. growing to manhood in his native 
county. He was reared on a farm, receiving a 
thorough common school education. In 1878 ho 



came to this county where he engaged in teaching 
for three years. He then settled on the land where 
he now resides. He was married at the residence 
of the bride's parents, J. M. and Helen \. (Shaw) 
Elliott, of this county, on March 28, 1873, to Miss 
Adelia Elliott. The three children born of this 
union are Helen A.. Wilmot M, and Beryl. 

Mr. Chaffee gives his entire attention to farming 
and stock-raising, and is a ver^- active and progrcs- 
sive farmer. He takes a great interest in all edu- 
cational affairs, and has held several school ottices, 
discharging his duties with ability and judgment. 
In politics Mr. Chaffee is an earnest advocate of 
the principles of the Republican party. The life 
of Mr. Chaffee shows in a marked manner the suc- 
cess which is to be earned by the honest and enter- 
prising, in a quiet rural life. 



'j||OSEPH STFHLIK, late of Logan Township, 
dep.irted this life Dec. 14, 1888, at the age 
of fifty-four years. He died in the faith of 
the Catholic Church, in which he had been 
reared, and to which he gave a life-long allegiance. 
His widow and her children are still living on the 
farm which the father opened up from an unbroken 
tract of land, and of which the second son, Frank, 
has the man.agement. The latter is a young man 
highly- respected in his community, moral, upright, 
and industrious, and is the chief counselor and sup- 
port of his widowed mother, whose affairs he man- 
ages in a most wise and judicious manner. 

The subject of this sketch was born in the King- 
dom of Bohemia, where he spent the opening years 
of his life, and until reaching man's estate. He 
was occupied mostly in agricultural pursuits, and 
in due time was married to Miss Tresse A'avruaska, 
a native of his own Province, and like himself, a 
member of the Catholic Church, In the summer 
of 1870, they set out for America, and after a safe 
voyage, landed in New York City early in August. 
Thence they came directly to Logan Townshij), 
this county, where Mr. Stehlik honiesteaded eighty 
acres of land on section 18. Upon this ho m.ade 
some iuii)rovements, then sold out and purchased 



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160 acres, where his famil3- now live, and which oc- 
cupies tlie northeast quarter of section 19. Of this 
only about ten acres had been hroken. Mr. Steh- 
lik put up a good frame house with a stable, wagon 
sheds, corn-cribs, .and other necessarj- buildings, 
fenced the land, and brought the soil to a good 
state of cultivation. Here he spent his last days, 
and left to his famil}' a competence. 

Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Steh- 
hk, and named respectively: Joseph, Frank. West- 
ley, Marj'. Anna, John, and Adolph; they are all 
living, making their home with tlieir mother. The 
family is greatly respected in the community on 
account of their moral worth, industrious habits, 
and general reliability. 



^L^ENRY SCIIELL, a soldier of the Union 
Ifljl) Army during the late Civil War, and now a 
!5^^ well to-do farmer of l->lm Creek Township, 
(j^ is comfortably located on section 11, where 
he has 160 acres of choice land which, by a course 
of careful cultivation has jn'elded him such returns 
that he is now, financially, comparatively independ- 
ent. A native of France, he was born in Alsace- 
Loraine, Sept. 27, 1827. and li^ed there until a 
man of twenty-eight years. 

Receiving a common-school education, young 
Schell after completing his studies, occupied him- 
self variously until the age mentioned and then 
set out for America. He landed in New York Cit}-, 
and thence proceeded to Cincinnati, Ohio, where 
he was emplo3'ed on a river steamej-as cook and in 
different capacities. Finally deciding to seek the 
farther Wgst, he came into Doniphan Count}', this 
State, and purchased 160 acres of land on Inde- 
pendence Creek, five miles from the town of Doni- 
phan. Twoyears later, however, not being satisfied 
with the outlook, lie sold out and established him- 
self in Rock Creek, Jefiferson Co., Neb., where he 
lived one year. In 1860 he came to this county 
and homesteaded 160 acres on section 11, in Elm 
Creek Township, of which he has since been a resi- 
dent. 

Right in the midst of his early improvements, 



Mr. Schell found himself in sympathy with the 
Union cause, and during the second year of the war 
enlisted, in 1862, in Company B, 9tli Kansas Cav- 
alry in which he served three jears. While on the 
march he sustained a severe accident, having his 
right shoulder broken and receiving othf r serious 
injuries. He refused, however, to be permanently 
relieved from duty, and as soon as sufficiently re- 
covered rejoined his comrades in the field and 
remained with his regiment until the expiration 
of his term of service, when he received his honor- 
able discharge. 

After retiring from tlie service Mr. Schell came 
back to his farm in this county and has since unin- 
terruptedly followed agricultural pursuits. On Dec. 
25. 1861, he was married to Mrs. Nancy (Jackson) 
Ricker, widow of Peter Ricker. Mrs. Schell was born 
near Rockford, Ind.. March 13, 1828, and by her 
first marriage became the mother of five children, 
four of whom are living, viz. : Alonzo. Harvey, Ed- 
ward andLizzie. Of her union with our subject there 
have been born three children, William, Henry, 
and Amanda. The first mentioned died when a 
promising youth of sixteen years. Mr. Schell, po- 
litically, is a sound Republican but aside from 
serving as Overseer of Highways, has bad very 
little to do with public affairs. As one of the old 
soldiers he is identified with Lyons Post, No. 9. 
G. A. R.. at Marysville. 



<ifi OSIAH M. HAMMETT. This gentleman is 
a most worthy representative of the agri- 
cultural interests of Marshall County, and 
he is a citizen who is held in high repute. 
He located in Elm Creek Township in 1870, and 
purchased 160 acres of land on section 20. where 
he has effected fine improvements. Perhaps the 
most noticeable of these is the substantial stone 
dwelling, together with other needed buildings and 
a goodl}' assortment of fruit and shade trees, which 
give to the place the air of comfort and plenty 
always delightful to look upon. The Hammett fam- 
ily occupies a high position in Elm Creek Town- 
ship, and Josiah M^ is a brother of Benjamin J., 



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now deceased, and whose liiognii)liy apiJcars on aii- 
otlier page in this vohime. 

A native of Bowling Green, Ky., onr sul)ii'ft was 
born Dec. 30, 1818, and is the son of William and 
Anna (Olipliant) Ilammett. who settled there soon 
after their marriage. Thence they removed to 
Warren County, bnt later emigrated to Illinois, and 
settled near Chillicotiie, in Peoria County, wiiere 
they spent the remainder of their lives. Josiah M. 
was one of the 30unger children of the seven born 
to them, and was nine years old when the family 
removed to Illinois. He lived at home with his 
parents until a young man of about twenty years, 
and up to this time had assisted his father on the 
farm both in Kentucky and Illinois. He afterward 
was engaged in buying and shipping produce 
on the Illinois River for a short time, and then 
took charge of a" hotel in Sparland. Marshall Co., 
111. Aside from these brief interruptions, he has 
given his attention wholly to farming since boy- 
hood, and consequently has a thorough acquaint- 
ance with this vocation. 

In Peoria County, 111., our subject was first mar- 
ried to Miss Rachel Frazier. a native of New York 
State, and they settled near Chillicothe, where they 
lived with the exception of the time spent at Spar- 
land, until coming to this county, in 1866. Here 
Mr. Hammett secured land on section 20, Elm 
Creek Township, where he has since lived. Of this 
union there were born ten children, viz: George T., 
Benjamin A., Edgar, who died in infancy, Francis 
W.. Cornelius O., Lillias V., Mary E., Albert D., 
William P., and another child who died unnamed 
in infancj'. Mrs. Rachel (Frazier) Hammett de- 
parted this life at the homestead in Elm Creek 
Township, in June, 1884. She w.as a lady posses- 
sing many excellent qualities, was a devoted wife 
and mother, and greatly beloved by her family and 
friends, by whom her name is held in affectionate 
remembrance. 

Mr. Hammett contracted a second marriage in 
Marysville, this county, June 20, 1886, with JMrs. 
Minerva (Carnrike) McMahon, datighter of Jacob 
and Margaret (Click) Carnrike. and widow of Perry 
McMahon. who died in Ft. Wayne, Ind., June 20, 
1872. The present wife of onr subject was born 
in Fairfield County, Ohio, Sept. 25, 1844, and came 



to this county with her brother in 1886. Her par- 
ents were natives of New York and Ohio, respect- 
ively, and are now deceased. She is a member in 
good standing of the Presbyterian Church. 

Our subject, politically, is in sympathy with the 
I'nion Labor movement. He has been quite promi- 
nent in local affairs, and in the fall of 1888 was 
elected Justice of the Peace, the duties of which 
office he is discharging in a manner reflecting great 
credit upon himself, and with satisfaction to his 
fellow-citizens. 

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YMAN II. IIAMMKTT, a son of the late 
Benjamin Ilammett, of Elm Creek Town- 
ship, has for the past four j-ears occupied a 
part of the old homestead on section 20, and is the 
owner of 240 acres of thoroughly cultivated land. 
He has recently erected a very neat and substantial 
dwelling, replacing the one which was destroyed 
by fire on the 6th of February, 1888. In addition 
to general agriculture he makes a specialtj- of 
stock-raising and sells considerable wood. Al- 
though perhaps not the hero of any very thrilling 
event, he maintains a worthy position as a member 
of the community, and does honor to the race from 
which he sprang. 

Our subject was the third in a family of six chil- 
dren born to Benjamin and Rebecca (Robb) Ham- 
mett, a sketch of whom appe.ars elsewiiere in this 
volume. He was born at the homestead, a part of 
which he now occupies, Sept. 6, 1 860, and here he 
has spent the greater part of his life. He was re- 
quired at an early age to make himself useful, and 
received a careful home training with a practical 
education in the common school. He remained a 
member of the parental household until after pass- 
ing the twenty-fifth 3'ear of his age, and was then 
married. Dec. 23, 1885, to Miss Lettie M., daugh- 
ter of Joseph M. and Catherine (Hoskins, Callen, 
of Sparland, Marshall Co., 111. The newly wedded 
pair commenced the journey of life together upon 
tiie site of their present dwelling, and Mr. Ham ■ 
mett is making of agriculture a success. 

The wife of our subject was born in Sparland, 



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111., March 8, 1866, and of their union there are 
two chiklren — IMaude and Vernon. Mr. Hammett 
takes an active interest in politics, and in former 
years affiliated with the Democratic party. He is 
now in S3'nipathy with the I'nion Labor movement. 
In the Presl>3'terian Church at Marysville he is an 
active member and Deacon. Active, energetic and 
public-spirited, he occupies a position in tiie front 
rank among the representative men of his commu- 
nity, and gives his uniform support and encourage- 
ment to the projects calculated to advance the 
interests of the people. Mrs. Hammett is a mem- 
ber in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. They have a very pleasant home and 
hosts of friends. Mr. Hammett is a member of the 
A. F. & A. M. Lodge No. 91, Marysville. 



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m OHN REITER. The Reiter farm makes a 
ll very handsome picture in the landscape of 
^_^|lj Elm Creek Township, being located near its 
i^j^ northwest corner on section 7. In all its 
appointments there are evidences of thrift and in- 
dustry" which characterize the proprietor. The 
buildings are comfortable and substantial, and 
everything about the premises is indicative of 
comfort and plenty', from the well-fed live stock to 
the household, comprising the father and children, 
who form a group of more than ordinary intelli- 
gence. The family met with a great affliction in 
the death of the wife and mother, Mrs. Catherine 
(Brandenberger) Reiter, vfho departed this life on 
June 29. 1887. and. who was deeply mourned, not 
only by her immediate famil3', but b3' a large cir- 
cle of friends. Mrs. Reiter was a lady |)Ossessing all 
the womanly virtues, and set before her household 
a high example of devotion to their best interests 
and the affectionate care which seemed to be the 
controlling ira[)ulse of her life. Her name will be 
held in tender remembrance until she is joined b3' 
her loved ones in another sphere. 

The subject of this sketch is a native of Ger- 
many, and was born Sept. 5, 1833. He attended 
scliiiol from the time he vvas a lad of six years un- 



til fourteen years old, and afterward served an 
apprenticeship of six years at the blacksmith trade. 

Then a young man of twentj' 3"ears, dissatisfied 
with the prospects held out to him in his native 
land, he embarked on a sailing vessel for America, 
and landed in Philadelphia, Pa., wjience he soon 
repaired to New Jersey. He was there employed 
on a farm for two months, then returning to Penn- 
sylvania and working in the mines near Pottsville 
two months. We next find him in the eit3- of New 
Orleans, La., vehere he sojourned until the spring 
of 1854, engaged as a wood-cutter. His next ob- 
jective point was Vicksburg, Miss., where he was 
emplo.ved in a soap factory two months. Then 
returning to Louisiana, he was engaged on the levee 
two months, after which he proceeded to Memphis, 
Tenn., and worked in a sawmill one month. St. 
Joseph, Mo., was his next stopping place, and from 
there he emigrated to Omaha, Neb., looking for 
work, but not finding it at that point. He then 
returned to St. Joseph, and afterward made his wa3' 
to Leavenworth, this State. 

Our subject then hired out as a teamster to go 
across the plains, and from there went to Salt Lake 
City, and during the summer of 1858 was emplo3 ed 
by the Government at Ft. Supply a 3-ear, the 
Fort being located fort3' miles south of Salt Lake 
C'it3'. We next find him established on a tract of 
land in Elm Creek Township, of which he has been 
a resident since 1859, and during this time has 
devoted his attention mainlv to the improvement 
and cultivation of his landed possessions. In tiie 
meantime, in 1862, he removed to section 7. and 
has now -140 acres of land, embellished with good 
buildings; he has fenced and cross-fenced his 
fields, planted fruit and shade trees and added from 
time to time to the value and beauty of his prop- 
erty. He has for some years been one of the 
School Directors in his district, and with his family 
belongs to St.Gregory's Catholic Church, in Marys- 
ville. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Reiter there were born eight 
children, viz: Jacob, who married Jliss Katie 
Armstrong, and is a farmer in Logan Township; 
Elizabeth the wife of Albert JIaeska, who is also a 
farmer in Logan Township; Katie A., Martin, 
Nicholas, George, Josephine and Jolin reside with 




ResidenceofGeorge Cebbie Sec, 4. Centre Towmship 




Residence: of John Reiter, 5ec.T. Elm Creek Township. 



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their father .it the ohl homestead. Mr. and Mrs. 
Reller were married in Marysville, this county, 
Feb. 9, 1861. Mrs. Keiter was also a native of 
Germany, and born March 17, 1H1.3. She was thus 
at the time of her decease in the prime of life, 
only a little over forty-four j-ears of age. 

In politics Mr. Keiter is, and always has been, a 
a stanch supporter of the principles of the Repub- 
lican part}-. 

We invite the attention of our many readers to a 
handsome lithographic view of the home and sur- 
roundings on the farm of Mr. Keiter, which is one 
of the most be.iutiful and [licturesque homesteads 
in Elm Creek Townshii). 



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^^E0RC4E GEBBIE, a general farmer and 
(if ,^-, stock-raiser on section 4, in Center Town- 
^^^ijj ship. Marshall County, ma^' be classed 
prominently among those men, who from humble 
beginnings have worked their way toward the top 
rounds of the ladder of success, and while gaining 
an independent footing financially, have not neg- 
lecledto cultivate the social qualities, which endear 
a man to those with whom he is thrown in daily 
contact. A devoted father, a tender husband, a 
faithful friend, he has many warm admirers among 
his neighbors, who know him to be generous to the 
needy and charitable toward the erring. 

Of Scotch ancestry, Mr. Gebbie is a native of 
that land famous for its sturdy sons and fair daugh- 
ters, and was born Nov. 22, 1839. In the land of 
the thistle and the gorse he grew to a robust man- 
hood, developing a strong and athletic frame dur- 
ing those years of rugged exposure. Before, 
however, a quarter of a century of years had passed 
over his head, he wisely concluded that if the 
future held for him any great good he must seek it 
in another land. Scotland was the land of his 
youth, and to him the dearest of all lauds, but the 
road to prosperity there was almost as insurmount- 
able as were her rocky crags and loftx' peaks. 

Before leaving forever his native country, that 
••peerless jewel of the sea," Mr. (iebbie had taken 
unto himself a helpmate, who has during all the 



succeeding years been to him of inestimable value. 
far more precious than gold and jewels, and who 
has by a life of purity and goodness, exemplified 
the words of that wise man of old concerning the 
woith of a good woman, who lookelh well to the 
ways of her household. She became the wife of 
Mr. Gebbie .lune 6, 1862, and has been his faithful 
companion during all these ensuing years. Her 
maiden name was Mary Bain, and she was born in 
Scotland, Oct. 17, 1842. and is the daughter of 
Alexander and Mary (Findley) Bain, the latter of 
whom has resided with the family of our subject 
ever since the marriage of her daughter. Unto 
our subject and his wife seven children were born, 
thus recorded: Belinda, Thomas, Ocelia, Geanie, 
Alexander, Lillie, Nettie H. Belinda, an accom- 
plished young lady, married Martin J. Bender, and 
resides in Center Township. Ocelia is the wife of 
.John .J. Hall, and the}' also reside in this townshii). 
The remaining children are all at home, and are 
naturally' the object of their parents' most devoted 
care and affection, which they full\- reciprocate. 
Among the refined and pleasant young people of 
this countj', it would be difficult to find any more 
loveable in disposition, more refined in taste, or 
more noble in ambitions than the children of these 
worthj^ parents. 

Believing in the efficiency of education to remedy 
the great and increasing evils of this day, Mr. 
Gebbie has shown his interest in the development 
of the mind by serving with his characteristic abil- 
ity as School Director. Indeed so satisfactorilj- 
has he filled this position that his fellow citizens 
have re-elected him to the responsibilities of the 
office many succeeding years. Politicall}-, he is 
independent, and casts his ballot in local elections 
to assist into office the man he considers best 
qualified to hold the position in question. Deeply 
concerned also in things spiritual, Mr. Gebbie and 
his wife are identified with the Christian Church, 
the principles of which they earnestly believe in, 
and steadfastly adhere to. 

Upon coming to America our subject was accom- 
panied by his wife and one child, and when Ihe 
ship came to anchor in the harbor of New York, 
they proceeded directly to Feoria. 111., where they 
lived six and one-half years, and wiicre Mr. Gebbie 



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was engaged in mining. Not finding tlint piirt.iiit 
lucrative or pleasant, he emigrated to Kansas in 
the spring of 1871, coming to Marshall Conn ty, 
and locating on section 4 of Center Township, where 
he homesteaded the first fort}' acres, included in his 
present possessions. He has erected a neat and 
cozy residence, a fine view of which appears else- 
where and which is filled with evidences of the 
taste of the inmates. He has increased the acreage 
of his farm to 240, and gives his attention almost 
exchisiveiy to farming and stock-raising. In the 
success he has met with, he has received the co- 
operation of his noble wife, and it is in no small 
measure due to her earnest efforts in his behalf and 
her ambition for the future of her offspring, that 
our subject has attained financial independence, 
and is enabled to not only provide handsomely for 
his children, but has sufficient to secure the old age 
of himself and his beloved companion from penury. 



(f'^^HOMAS C. RANDOLPH. Although yet 
n the prime of life this gentleman is a 
'veteran" of the late Civil War. He served 
with faithfulness and courage during almost the 
entire period of national strife, having enlisted in 
June, 1861, and served until mustered out at Har- 
risburg. Pa. He is also a well-known and successful 
teacher, and was for many years in the front rank in 
that profession. Consequently he is highly inter- 
ested in the cause of education, and does whatever 
lies in his power to advance the standard of learn- 
ing, and promote the character of the school sys- 
tem. In fighting for his country, endangering life 
itself for the Union, and in rearing the children 
entrusted to his care, to take their places in the 
world as honorable men and women, well-fitted by 
thorough instruction to cope with all the trials 
awaiting them, he has discharged his duty to so- 
cictj', and merited the cherished encomium, " well 
done." 

He of whom we write w.is born in Butler Countj', 
Pa., in the town of Portersville, on the 24th of Jan- 
uary. 1845, to Dr. AV. J. and Margaret S.J(Chvisty) 
Randolph, also natives of Butler County. There 



tliey were married and lived until the latter part of 
the war, removing then to Buford. S. C, where 
the mother died in 1864. Dr. Randolph removed 
from South Carolina, in 1870. to Riley County, 
Kan., which is his present home. He was a sur- 
geon during the Rebellion, and is an able practi- 
tioner, having had in youth a thorough medical 
education at the Cleveland Medical College, where 
he was graduated. 

Dr. Randolph and his wife had a family of ten 
childn'n, of whom four died in infancy or child- 
hood. Of the remaining six who lived to matur- 
ity, the subject of this sketch was the eldest. The 
early portion of his life was quietly and happily 
passed in Butler and Lawrence counties. Pa., and 
there he attended the country schools of those 
days, but was allowed a better education than was 
common at that time, as he was for one and one-half 
years a student at New Wilmington, Pa. 

About this time the clouds of the coming tem- 
pest were beginning to gather over the country, 
and in common with other patriotic boys our sub- 
ject was intensely interested in the vital questions 
then agitating the minds of all loyal citizens. 
When finally the storm burst with all its force on 
the devoted heads of the patriots, he, although only 
sixteen and one-half-yeais of age, was fired with a 
desire to serve his nation, and preserve it from 
disruption. Accordingly he enlisted in Company 
F, 100th Pennsylvania Infantry, and was a brave 
soldier until peace came again to his country. 
Among the general engagements in which he i)arti- 
cipated were the following: Fredericksburg, siege 
of Yicksburg, siege of Knoxville, battle of the Wil- 
derness, Spotts\dvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, 
and numerous others. He was an active partici- 
pant in the mine assault of Petersburg, and was 
promoted to the rank of Sergeant during the latter 
part of the war. He was mustered out at Harris- 
burg, Pa., and then returned to his old home in 
Lawrence County, Pa. 

Our subject was now about, twenty years old. 
and the fall following his return home, attended 
the Commercial College at Pittsburg, Pa. He was 
a student there nearly six months, but left to make 
his home in South Carolina, where he engaged in 
planting cotton in the Sea Islands for two years. 



rOIMHAIT AND HKX; KA I'lIRA 1. ALIiUM. 



This was an Ofciipation not entirely suiteil to liis 
taste, and he therefore removed to tbe vicinity of 
St. Cliarles, Mo., where he was a teaclier for seven 
vears. In this, as in everytliing else he attempted, 
he was successful, as he thought whatever is worth 
(loin? at all. is worth doing well. 

Again clianging his location, in 187.5 Mr. Kan- 
dolph came West to Marshall County, Kan., and 
[nirchased forty acres on section 7, Franklin Town- 
ship, which has since been his home. Besides look- 
ing after iiis farming interests, he has devoted some 
time to teaching since residing in Kansas. 

The faithful companion, the thoughtful wife, the 
devoted mother, througii all these years, was in her 
girlhood Miss Mattie H. Tarvin, with whom our 
subject was united in marriage in Marysville, Kan., 
April I, 1877. She is the daughter of George W. 
Tarvin (see sketch elsewhere in this work), and 
was born in Campbell County, Ky., Aug. 24, 1855. 

Their family circle has been enlarged by the 
birth of six children, herewith enumerated: .Tohn 
1'.. Annie M., Gcraldine. Ralph, Thomas C. .Jr., 
and William G. Thomas C. died when about nine 
months old. 

Mr. Randolph, in his political affiliations is allied 
with the Republican party, and has been Clerk of 
his township. lie and his wife are sincere mem- 
bers of the Methodist Church, and try in every 
way possible to increase the happiness and comfort 
of those around them, never allowing the hungry 
and needy to be turned away empty-handed, when 
they are deserving of aid. Mr. Randolph is a 
member of Lyon Post No. 29, G. A. R., and com- 
mands universal respect among his comrades. 






SjSAAC B. HOLLOWAY. veterinary surgeon. 
ill was one of the earliest settlers of this county as 
/ii well as one of its most prominent and favor- 
ablj' known citizens. He has devoted considerable 
time and attention to the study of medicine, and is 
one of the most successful veterinarj' surgeons of 
this part of the State.. In all respects he is worthy 
of moi'e than a passing mention in a book purport- 



ing to contain the life histories of the representa- 
tive citizens of Marshall County. It was the earnest 
labor of such men as Mr. Holloway, that has con- 
tributed in a material degree to make this county 
one of the foremost in all the length and breadth 
of the State. 

;Mr. Holloway w.as born near Toledo, Ohio. Feb. 
5, 1841, and there enjoyed the years of boyhood 
after a manner similar to other boys of the day, as- 
sisting in the farm work and studying the "three 
R's" for a few months of the year. When fifteen 
years of age he came to Kansas, accompanying 
"Father Henry," who was a missionar_y among the 
Indians, and with him our subject remained a time. 
Three years after his own removal from Ohio his 
father. Noah Holloway, and step-mother, Mary A. 
(Hall) Holloway. followed the "star of Empire" in 
its westward course and located in Doniphan 
Count3'. Kan., which was their home for a short 
period. Locating in this county in 1860, on sec- 
tion 35, the father here passed the remaining por- 
tion of life allotted to him, passing to rest Feb. 1 1 , 
1878. The step-mother lives with her son Jacob. 
(See sketch elsewhere in this volume.) 

As he approached manhood, Isaac B. Hollo- 
way was possessed of a laudable desire and deter- 
mination to make a home of his own. and entered 
160 acres of land on section 35, where he now lives. 
With praiseworthy perseverance and unremitting 
industry he has labored from daylight to darkness, 
through the short, cold days of winter and the long, 
enervating heat of summer, always animated by his 
hopes of future comfort and competence. He now 
is the fortunate owner and manager of a well-im- 
proved and carefully cultivated farm of fertile soil, 
on which each year the grain springs forth abund- 
antly. Upon his estate he has erected a good frame 
dwelling, a fine stone barn, besides corn-cribs, and 
all other outbuildings necessary to a well-regulated 
modern estate. His farm is chiefl}' fenced, and has 
an orchard containing about sevent3'-five trees of 
choice apples. He also pays considerable attention 
to stock-raising, and makes a specialty of Clydes- 
dale horses, of which he has some splendid speci- 
mens. 

Not unaided has Mr. Holloway been in attaining 
this pleasant result, but has for many years had the 



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assistance of her to whom he was married Jan. 7, 
1863. Her maiden name was Margaret Bartlow, 
Ler parents being James F. and Rebecca (West) 
Bartlow, natives of Campbell Countj', Ky. Leav- 
ing that State in 1858 they came to Doniphan 
County, Kan., and later, in 1860, located in this 
county, in Herkimer Township, where the mother 
passed awaj' in April, 1804. The father lives near 
Waterville, this county. 

The happy home established by our subject was 
not without the music of childish voices, for he and 
his wife became the parents of two children. Harry 
D. and Hattie, the latter now Mrs. Frank Maxwell. 
(See sketch of James Maxwell). In political affil- 
iations iMr. Holloway is a Democrat, and has held 
the office of Clerk of the township, besides other 
local offices. 

By parental ancestry Air. Hollowa}' is of Welsh 
origin, the grandfather being supposed to be a na- 
tive of Wales or of direct Welsh descent. Our 
subject is also of English descent, his maternal 
grandfather, Thomas Hunt, probably being a native 
of England. Amanda (Hunt) Holloway, the mother 
of the subject of this sketch died in 1843, in Ohio. 
The ancestors of our subject on both sides were 
members of the -'Shaker" communitj' in Ohio and 
died in that faith. 

Many and varied are the transformations that 
have been witnessed by the pioneers of this part of 
the West, and much food for reflection ma\' be 
furnished by conversation with those brave fore- 
runners of civilization, who left happy, comforta- 
ble homes in the East, to prepare a way for coming 
generations in the grand Western country. Mr. 
Holloway well remembers when these beautiful 
prairies were the abiding places of buffalo, wild 
turkey, deer, elk, antelope, wolves, and various 
kinds of wild game , including tiie Mexican lion. 
This part of the State was then the home and hunt- 
ing grounds of Indians, some civilized, some sav- 
age. On the night of the birth of Mr. Holloway's 
eldest child, hundreds of Indians were in the vicin- 
ity of the house, but they were not hostile and did 
no harm. The Otoes, Oraahas, Shawnees, Pawnees, 
and other tribes were here for some time after our 
subject located in this township. Many times were 
the families, alone and unprotected, frightened by 



the sudden appearance of the "red man", with his 
implements of warfare. This was peculiarly the 
case between the years of 1861 and 1865, the per- 
iod when our Union was threatened with destruc- 
tion, and the Republic was tottering on the proud 
pinnacle of glory, wiiere a happ^', united nation 
had placed it. The Indians, participating in the 
national excitement, would often invade peaceful 
communities and create havoc, leaving behind them 
■ only the ruins of hitherto quiet, happy homes. The 
I family of our subject was unusually fortunate, nor 
was their neighborhood molested seriously. At one 
time a group of savages came to the door of the 
house when Mr.HoUoway was absent, and demanded 
something to eat. This demand was immediately 
I gratified as far as possible, and they departed 
peacefully. Amid all these troubles and excitements 
our subject did not once forsake his new home, 
but remained and assisted to make llie county a 
beautiful one, noted as one of the most fertile and 
most carefully cultivated of any in the State of 
Kansas. 



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If? OUIS HANKE. The West affords many 
il ((§) examples of what are styled self-made men, 
ji^Vi but none more striking than is our subject, 
who landed in America at the age of twenty-one 
years, his worldly possessions being limited to his 
clothing and the sum of one and one-half cents. 
His capital consisted of an education obtained un- 
der the noted system of Prussia, a healthy body, 
and an abundance of physical energy and deter- 
mination. He is now in possession of 320 acres of 
land in a high state of cultivation, upon which are 
the usual improvements made by an enterprising 
.and progressive farmer, and notwithstanding the 
fact that he has as security for another been a loser 
to the extent of $5,000, his flnances are upon a 
good basis. 

Our subject was born in Prussia April 2, 1836. 
In the year 1858 he came to America, the voyage, 
which was made on the sail shi)) ■■ Leotine," occu- 
pying five weeks. He landed at New York, in 
August and spent a couple of mouths in the em- 
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to Ikiffalo, near which [jlacc he worked upon a farm 
(luring the winter, receiving the compensation of 
^0 per montli for his labors. In tiie .spring of 
18,")i) lie removed to Piatt County. Mo., where he 
wdiked liy the day. He there joined the Home 
(i\iards ill 18()1, and later became a member of the 
State Militia. In tlie fall of 1886 he came to this 
county and with mone}' which he had saved while 
in Missouri, he bought 160 acres of land adjoining 
llic same amount which he had homesteaded, and 
lying on section 17 Walnut Township. 

Tiie p.arenis of our subject, John and Anna 
(Korff) H.anke, were of Prussian birth and ances- 
try. The father died in his native land and the 
mother came to America and breathed iier last in 
Marysville. Both parents were members of tiie 
Catiiolic Church. The wife of our subject, in her 
m.'iiileniiood was Miss Caroline Meisner, to whom 
lie was married in this county, Dec. 16, 1872. She 
is of Prussian birth and ancestry. She is a mem- 
ber of the Lutheran Church as were her parents. 
She is the mother of five children — Anna, Mary. 
.John, pjinma, and Katie, all living and brightening 
the home fireside. 

Mr. Hanke has served as .Tustice of the Peace in 
this county for four j'ears, and has also occupied 
the positions of Road Overseer and School Director. 
He is a progressive and enterprising farmer, a 
tlioroughly reliable citizen, and an honorable man. 
deserving of the success which he has attained. 



\f?OIIX L. JOHNSON. The best thing which 
ever befel Mar.shall County, was the class of 
men who settled within its borders. The 
/ elements maj- be favorable, the air |)ure,the 
streams clear and the land fertile, but unless there 
are moving spirits to take advantage of these, agri- 
culture would necessarily be a failure. Among 
those who the most readily availed themselves of 
these adjuncts to successful farming, Mr. Johnson 
may be most properly numbered, as he occupies no 
secondary place in the farming community. A 
lifelong experience at this business has given him 



a full knowledge of it, which he has turned to the 
best account. He owns 160 aci'es of the best farm- 
ing land in Elm Creek Township, finely located on 
section 24, and with the exception of two years 
spent in conducting a livery stable in Marysville, 
he has given to it his time and attention since 
1881. He has brought the soil to a high state of 
cultivation, erected good buildings, planted forest 
and fruit trees, and surrounded himself and his 
family with all of the comforts and many of the 
luxuries of life. 

A native of Scandanavia, Mr. Johnson was Ijorn 
in the southern part of Norway, near Begron, 
March 1, 1849. He lived there until a 3'outh of 
eighteen years, then set out for America, landing 
first in the city of Quebec, Canada. Thence he 
enrigrated to Madison, Wis., and was a resident of 
the Badger State probably one year, working in a 
livery stable, and was employed in a hotel about 
one year. He then worked in a plow f.actory 
some two years, but later was again employed in an 
hotel for some time. 

From Wisconsin Mr. Johnson went southeast- 
ward into Stephenson County, 111., where he worked 
on a farm about one ye.ar. Subsequently he was 
employed in a livery stable at Freeport, and a jear 
later, crossing the Mississippi, came into Jewell 
County, Kan., where, in 1871, he took up a claim. 
Not being satisfied, however, with the outlook in 
that region, he only staid there a short time, and 
we next find him on a farm in the vicinity of 
Atchison, where he was employed one season. 
Then returning to Jewell County, he made some 
impi'ovements on his cl.aim, and finally emigrated 
to this county, and for the next seven }-ears was 
emplo3'ed in a flouring-inlll. At the expiration of 
this time he purchased 160 acres of land on section 
24 in Elm Creek Township, where he has since, 
with the exception of the two years spoken of, 
made his home. After selling out his livery stable 
in Marysville. he conducted a similar establishment 
in Frankfort, this county, for about one }'ear, and 
then was satisfied to return to his farm. 

Our subject was married in Marysville, this 
county, Oct. 16, 1875, to Miss Charlotte Anderson, 
a native of Sweden. They are now the parents of 
two bright children, a son and a daughter, Fred M. 



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and Elnora E. In addition to general farming x>Ir. 
Johnson is considerably interested in stock-rais- 
ing, in which he has been very successful. Both 
he and his wife are prominently connected with 
the Baptist Church. Politically, Mr. Johnson 
supports the principles of the Republican party. 

The father of our subject was Peter Johnson, ,i 
native of Norway, of Scotch descent, his father 
being a native of Scotland, and was there married 
to Miss Martha Olsen, a native of the latter coun- 
try. He died in Norway in 1849. The mother is 
still living at tiie old liomestead in Norway, and is 
now quite well advanced in years. They were the 
parents of two children only, of whom our subject 
was the second born. The other was a daughter. 



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LEXANDER M. STALEY. The biogra- 
pher in his migrations seldom encounters a 
' more hospitable and pleasant home than 
that which has been built up by Mr. 
Staley and his agreeable life partner. Avarice and 
greed are unknown to them, and they extend both 
to friend and stranger that cordial welcome wliich 
is one of the evidences of good birth and breeding. 
The snug farm of eighty acres is under a good state 
of cultivation, and embellislied with comfortable 
buildings. Mr. Staley secured possession of this 
in 1882, and has since given to it bis best efforts, 
making a vast improvement in its original condi- 
tion; he came to Waterville, however, ten years 
previous. The homestead is pleasantly located on 
section 31, Elm Creek Township. 

A native of Allegheny County, Pa., our subject 
was born Sept. 10, 1834, and is the son of Jacob 
and Margaret (Miller) Staley, who were likewise 
natives of that county, and the mother, the daugh- 
ter of Gideon Miller, an old and well-known resi- 
dent. In 1844, when our subject was a lad of ten 
years, his parents removed to Crawford County, 
Ohio, where Alexander M. sojourned until 1853. 
Then setting out for the farther West, he crossed 
the Mississippi into Linn County, Iowa, where he 
was joined by his parents a year later. 

Our subject still liaving a desire to see some- 



thing of the farther West, finall3' went to Colorado, 
and during the second year of the war, he, in Octo- 
bor, 1862, enlisted in Company A, 2d Colorado 
Cavalry, was promoted to Sergeant, and remained 
in the service of his country until August, 1865. 
The war being then ended, he returned to Iowa and 
resumed farming. 

In September, 1868, Mr. Staley visited Ohio and 
was there married to Miss Anna E., daughter of 
Maitland and Magdalena (Seerjf) Wiltse. Imme- 
diately' after marriage they went to Tama Count3'. 
Iowa, remaining until June, 1872, then came to 
Waterville, remaining until 1875, then farmed four 
years and returned to Waterville, and in 1882 
came to his present farm. Of this he took possess- 
ion in March, 1882, and here he has since lived. 
Among other improvements noticeable, is the sub- 
stantial stone dwelling, which forms a safe and 
comfortable shelter from the storms of winter and 
the heat of summer. The barn and outbuildings 
bear fair comparison with those of his neighbors, 
and there is about the place a general air of comfort 
and solidity which speaks well for the proprietor. 

There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Stale}' 
two daughters — Verona M. and Grace E. Our 
subject and his wife are members in good standing 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. 
Staley, socially, as an ex-soldier, belongs to R(jbert 
Hale Post No. 328, G. A. R., in Blue Rapids. He 
voles the straight Republican ticket, and served 
one term as Justice of the Pe.ace. Aside from this 
he has avoided the responsibilities of oltice. 



RVINE C. HINER, of Logan Township, 
is numbered among its younger and most 
enterprising farmers and has made man}' 
friends since establishing himself here, in 
The farm he is now operating is owned by 
his mother-in-law. It comprises 120 acres. He 
was born in Columbiana Count}', Ohio, July 22, 
1851, where he obtained the rudiments of his 
education and later officiated as pedagogue of the 
district school. In the meantime he did not aban- 
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Mt. Union College, Stark County, taking a course 
in the law dcnartnient which he contemplated mak- 
ing his profession in life. He entered upon his 
career as an attorney in Canton, Ohio, after having 
been, admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court at 
Columbus, May 24, 1880. He followed his prac- 
tice in Canton until the summer of 1888, and on 
the 5th of June, that j'ear, started for the farther 
West, arriving in this county in due time. 

In Paris, Stark Co., Ohio, Mr. Hiner was married 
in 1874 to Miss Maude, daughter of Benjamin and 
Amanda H. (Martin) Estep. Mrs. Iliner was born 
in Findle^'. Ohio, and when less than a year old 
moved with her parents to Paris, where her father 
died in the year 1882. The mother subsequently 
joined her daughter and is now living with our 
subject. Mr. Hiner employs himself as a teacher 
during the winter season and superintends the op- 
eration of his farm all the year round. He sought 
the West on account of ill health and finds himself 
greatly improved. 

The parents of our subject were Henry and Emilj^ 
(Irey) Hiner and tiie_v were born in Ohio,where the 
mother died in 1871. His father is still living in 
Canton, that State. They became members of the 
Friends' Church early in life, in the faith of which 
our subject was carefully reared. Henry Hiner 
was married to Mrs. Mary Barton after the death 
of his first wife .and there were born three children, 
Joseph, Ada and Ida, the latter two being twins. 
Of the first marriage there were born five children, 
namely-, Arvine C, our subject, Cicero, Elizabeth, 
Eden and Harrison. The paternal grandfather, 
John Iliner, was a native of Pennsylvania and spent 
his last days in Paris, Ohio. Grandfather Dawson 
Irey, was likewise a native of the Keystone .State 
and died in Columbiana Country, Ohio. 

To the parents of Mrs. Iliner there were born 
five children, of whom she is tiie eldest and of 
whom four survive. Her maternal grandfather, 
Rudolpiins Martin, was a native of Maryland and 
was married in Penn.sylvania to Rahama Uncles, a 
native of Penns^dvania. They removed to Ohio 
and died in Paris of which they had been residents 
many years. Her paternal grandfather, Henry 
Estep. was born in Germany and w.as of pure Ger- 
man stock. He married Abigail Anderson, a native 




of Ireland, and died in Delphi, Ind. Gr.andmother 
Estep died at Evansville, 111. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hiner are the parents of two sons, 
Ernest C. and James M. Mr. Hiner, while a resi- 
dent of Ohio, identiQed himself with the Knights 
<if Pythias and the Chosen Friends. Politically, 
he is a Democrat. 

IIARLES KERSCHEN. It is not alone to 
Eastern men that we are indebted for the 
upbuilding of the West. To her broad 
prairies have come many from over the seas. 
Germany has sent of her sons many who entered 
fully into the pioneer work, and many others who 
have invested their savings in the fertile .acres of 
the West. Among the latter class is the subject of 
our sketch, who was born in Luxemburg, Germany. 
May 19,1831. He was reared to msinhood in his 
native country, learning the weaver's trade, which 
he followed for over twenty years. He then en- 
giiged in farming, which occupation he has contin- 
ued until the present time. He found a fitting 
companion in Jliss Helena Klein, to whom he was 
married Dec. 19. 1862. Miss Klein was a native 
of the s.ame duchy .as her husband, her birth hav- 
ing taken place July 27, 1825. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kerschen remained in their native 
country until the ye.ar 1873, when they emigrated 
to America with their family, which consisted of 
two children, their eldest son, Charles, having died 
while an infant. After a voy.age of fifteen days 
they landed in New York, then came directly to 
Marshall County. Kan., where Jlr. Kerchen pur- 
chased eighty .acres of land, upon which they set- 
tled, on section 18, Mar}sville Township. Mr. 
Keschen h.os devoted his .attention wholly to farm- 
ing and stock-raising, adding to his property until 
now he owns 200 acres mostly improved, upon 
which he has erected good buildings and made 
other improvements. 

Of the two children who were brought to Amer- 
ica only one survives. Peter G. p.assed from earth 
Sept. 16, 1886, .at St. Joseph. Mo., at the early age 
of twenty-one. He w.ts a graduate of Writner's 



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Business College, of St. Joseph, Mo., and had been 
engaged in teaching for tliree _vears. He -vvas pre- 
paring to return to the parental roof when, three 
days before his intended departure, he was stricken 
by the illness which terminated so fatally. His 
was a life that not alone his parents, but the world 
could ill afford to lose, as iiis mental attainments 
and fine character gave promise of a life of great 
usefulness. He was a devout member of the Cath- 
olic Churcii. Nicholas S., the surviving son, has a 
thorough common-school education, having at- 
tended school for sixteen years. He is a very in- 
telligent young man, a worthy representative of the 
parental virtues. 

Mr. Kersehen is a believer in and a sujjporter of 
the principles advocated by the Democratic party. 
T'he entire family arc members of the Catliolic 
Church. Mr. Kersehen is a man of upright, honest 
character, and in looking back over his life he may 
well feel a just pride at the position he has won in 
the esteem and confidence of honest men and the 
respect of all good citizens. 

J' AMES D. NEWTON. Among the pioneer 
settlers of this count}' Sir. Newton deserves 
more than a passing notice. We first find 
liim here in 1875, and he soon afterward 
became interested in tlie stone deposit, which is 
located on the farm now owned by Mr. Fitz- 
gerald. He associated himself witli partners, and 
under the firm name of J. D. Newton <fe Co. was 
instrumental in the development of the quarry, of 
which he is now the proprietor, and in the operation 
of which he gives emploj-ment usually to half-a- 
dozen men. The quarry is located two and one-lialf 
iniles south of the city of Beattie, and promi 
ses in the near future to become of considerable 
importance. Mr. Newton possesses the industry 
and perseverance necessarj- to success, and lias all 
the qualities of an honest man and a good citizen. 
A native of Jefferson County, N. Y., our sub- 
ject was born Aug. 23, 1846. and lived there until 
a young man of twenty-two years. He pursued 
his first studies in the common school, and com- 



pleted his education in Ives Seminary at Antwerp. 
Later he officiated as a pedagogue two terms, and 
then leaving the Empire St.ate, made his way to 
Iowa, where he sojourned six months. We next 
find him in Pawnee County, Neb., to whicii his 
father had come in 1869 and purcliased a farm. 
James D. remained a member of tiie parental house- 
hold until the children were grown, having, by 
the death of his fatlier in 1870, assumed many of 
tiie responsibilities of the head of tlie household. 
After this, crossing the line, he came over into 
Kansas and located on a tract of land two and one- 
lialf miles north of the infant town of Beattie. He 
carried on farming there for a number of years. 

In 1879 Mr. Newton removed to the city and 
engaged as a stone mason, which occupation he 
followed for about six years. In the meantime he 
was concerned in the erection of some of the most 
important ])uildings in the city, and later became 
interested in his present enterprise. He associated 
himself in partnersliip with Mr. Cornell, and under 
the firm name of J. D. Newton <fe Co. the}- pros- 
ecuted an extensive business, shipping between 
800 and 900 car-loads of stone per year. In Jan- 
uary, 1889, Mr. Newton withdrew from the firm 
and is now carrj'ingon business alone. Political]}', 
he affiliates with the Democratic party. He has 
served as Township Trustee and Assessor for four 
years, and was Justice of the Peace two years. He 
declined a re-eleclion on account of his pressing 
business affairs, which prevented him from giving 
proper attention to the duties of the office. Socially, 
be belongs to the A. O. U. AV., and Lodge No. 259, 
A. F. <k A. M., at Beattie. 

The marriage of James D. Newton and Miss 
Eliza Gates, was celebrated at the bride's home at 
Antwerp, N. Y.. Feb. 20, 1871. This union re- 
sulted in the birth of six children, two of whom 
are deceased. The survivors are named respect- 
ively: Adamantha, Amber, Emmit and Mabel. 
These remain at home with their parents, and are 
being given the educational advantages which will 
make of them good and intelligent citizens. Mrs. 
Newton was born in Antwerp, N. Y., Feb. 19, 
1850, and remained there until lier marri.age. Her 
father, Robertson Gates, was born at Champion, 
Jefferson Co., N. Y., Dec. 25, 1801, and for many 






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Res. OF A.J. Palmer, Sec. 36. WatervilleTovynship. 




Residence OF C.G.Beach, Sec. iz. Blue Rapids CityTownship. 



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years was occupied as foiouiuii in a large foundry 
ill Jefferson County. He was married, in 1833, to 
Miss Eunice Lj-nde, a native of his own county, 
and wlio was born Sept. 25, 1809. The parental 
family consiste<l of nine children, eight of whom 
lived to mature years. The mother passed away 
April 10, 1878, and the father in October. 1879. 
They spent their entire lives in their native State. 
Samuel Newton, tlie father of our subject, was 
horn near the cit}' of Ottawa, Canada, April 7, 
IS 18. When a youth of seventeen years lie emi- 
grated to Jefferson County. N. Y., where he met 
and married Miss Sylvia Ilines. Tie made his 
home there until 1869, on a farm near Antwerp. 
Finally selling out, he sought^tiie farther West, and 
died near Pawnee City, Neb., in 1870, leaving a 
family of seven children, one of whom died soon 
aT'e'-ward. James D. was the eldest child of the 
family. Those surviving are residents mostly of 
Kansas and Nebr.aska. The mother is still living 
at the old homestead in Clay Township, Pawnee 
Count\-. 

x^\ HARLES L. WATSON. Perhaps the lead- 
(ll ^_, ing characteristics in the make-up of tiiis 
^^^' gentleman are. his love of home, his regard 
for his family and the industry which has sur- 
rounded them with all the comforts of life. He 
has been a life-long farmer and has 160 acres of 
well developed land on section 5, which he secured 
as a homesteader in 1866. He has since given to this 
his best efforts, l)ringing the soil to a productive 
condition, making fences, erecting buildings, plant- 
ing shade and fruit trees, and effecting the im- 
provements naturally suggested to the careful and 
industrious individual. He believes in extracting 
all the good from life possible and has mixed with 
his labors a large amount of enjoj'ment. 

In reverting to the antecedents of our subject, 
we find that he is the son of John P. Watson, a 
native of the city of Hull, England. He emigrated 
to America early in life, and settled in Pennsyl- 
vania, where he was married to Miss Elizabeth L. 
Sweeney, who was probablj' born in that State. 
It is believed that tbey settled in Lycoming 



County after their marriage, but later they re- 
moved to Carlisle County, Ohio, where the}' lived 
nearly seven years. Their next removal was to 
Ogle County, 111., where they sojourned until 1867, 
and th.at j'ear came to Kansas, settling in Oketa 
Township, this county. The father followed farm- 
ing, and died Feb. 9, 1879; the mother departed 
this life Dec. 23, 1882. They were the parents of 
eleven children, seven of whom are living. 

The subject of this sketch was one of the elder 
children of the parental familj-, and was born in 
Lorain Township, Carlisle Co., Ohio, April 15, 
1839. He was about four j'ears old when his par- 
ents removed to -Ogle County, III., and settled in 
Monroe Township, where he spent his boyhood 
and youth and developed into manhood. He ac- 
quired his education in the common schools and 
assisted his father on the farm until the spring of 
1866. He was married Feb. 22 that year to Miss 
Sarah, daughter of Charles H. and Margaret (Spiel- 
man) Travelute. The father of Mrs. Watson was 
a native of Germany and of , French ancestr}-. 
Upon emigrating to America the}' settled in Penn- 
S3'lvania, and later emigrated first to Mason 
County, 111., and then to Ogle County, where the 
family lived for many years. In the spring of 
1866 they came to Kansas, and are now residents 
of Oketo Township. The household consisted of 
eight children, of whom Mrs. Watson was the fifth 
in order of birth. She first opened her ej-es to the 
light in Mason County, 111., May 20, 1849. Soon 
after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Watson settled 
on the 160 acres of land which our subject had 
homesteaded the previous year, in a log house, 
which they occupied about eight years. Mr. Wat- 
son then rented his land and removed to Van. 
couvers Island, B. C, where he lived another eight 
3ears, and then returned to this county. He now 
erected a good frame house upon his farm, and 
has since given to it his undivided attention, mak- 
ing a specialty of stock-raising. 

To our subject and his estimable wife there have 
been born five children, namely: George B., Dora 
I., Grace V., Margaret I. and Florence M. Mrs. Wat- 
son deserves praise no less than her husband, for 
tiie manner in which she luas stood by him throuoli 
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efforts and eondueting lier household affairs with 
that good judgment and economy which has had 
no small influence in the iiappiiiess of the home and 
the success of our subject. Mr. 'Watson, politically, 
was formerly identified witii the Democratic party, 
but now votes the Union Labor ticket. He is a man 
who does his own thinking, believes in the rights 
of hibor, and belongs to the A. O. U. W. 



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Y/OSEPII B. Wl'ESTER. is one of the rising 
young men of this county, promiuent in the 
community in which he dwells. _tbe owner 
of valuable property in this county, and 
carrying on the business of a general merchant at 
Home City. He is of German descent, his father, 
Abraham and his mother, Margretta, (Bower) 
Wuester, both having been natives of the Father- 
land. After their marriage thej' settled in St. Louis, 
from there they removed to St. Joseph, Mo., and 
thence emigrated to this count}- in 1858. On ac- 
count of sickness they remained in this State but 
about a year, returning to St. Joseph for a two 
years' sojourn. They then returned to Kansas, 
settling in what is now Guittard Township, where 
they still reside. They liad a family of nine chil- 
dren of whom our subject is the eldest living. He 
was born in St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 1, 1858, and was 
about two years of age when his parents returned 
to this State, where he grew to manhood upon 
his father's farm. He received a good common- 
school education, making the most of the advan- 
tages of the county. He remained at the parental 
fireside until his twenty-second }"ear, when at Frank- 
fort, Kan., May. 1,1880, was celebrated bis mar- 
riage with Miss Rosa Schwarz, the onl}' child of 
Gotleib Schwarz. The parents of the bride were 
natives of Germany,' who had emigrated to Amer- 
ica in the winter of 1861), settling in Center Town- 
ship, this county, where they still reside. Mrs. 
Wuester was born in Germany, Sept. 1, 1855. She 
has become the mother of three children — Lottie 
and Joseph W., now living, and William, who died 
at the age of five years. 

Mr. Wuester began mercantile business at Home 



City, in the spring of 1884 and carries a tine stock 
of general merchandise and is proving himself a 
man of excellent business ability. In company 
with Gregg Bros, of St. Joseph, Mo., he operates 
an elevator having a capacity of 12,000 bushels. 
In addition to these business enterprises, he is a 
partner in the State's Bank at Summerfleld, Kan., 
and is the owner of 320 acres of land in Franklin 
and Center townships. He was appointed Post- 
master under Cleveland's administration, and held 
that office until the spring of 1889; he has held 
some of the school offices of the township, and is a 
man of prominence in the community. Few young 
men of Northern Kansas can show a better record 
of financial success or excel him in the character- 
istics of true manhood. Mr. Wuester is a devout 
member of tbe Catholic Church, while his wife 
worships with the Lutheran Church. 



^1 OHN TALBOT, a plain, straightforward 
man, reliable, industrious and well-to-do. 
m.aj' be usuallj- be found at his well-regu- 
lated farm on section 8, which is mainly 
devoted to stock-raising. The land is highly pro- 
ductive, the dwelling is built in a modern style of 
architecture and the barn and other outbuildings 
are neat and convenient structures, ampi}- adapted 
to the purposes of general agriculture. The proprie- 
tor holds a good position sociality and financially in 
his community, and deserves honorable mention 
among the men who have assisted in the develop- 
ment of Marysville Township. 

In reverting to the parental history of our sub- 
ject, we find that his father. Charles Talbot, was a 
native of London. England, where he was reared 
to man's estate and married Susannah Key. After 
marriage they settled in London, where they lived 
until about 1849, then emigr.ating to America 
located on a farm in South Grove Township 
DcKalb Co., III. They lived there until the 
si)ring of 1866. then coming to this county-, settled 
cm a farm on section 8, in Marysville Township, 
■where the father prosecuted agriculture until his 
death, which occurred in 1879. The mother died 
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llic piirents of eight fliildren, of whom John was 
the fiftli in order of biith. He liiiewise was born 
in London. Sept. 19, 1844. His father and older 
brother came to America tliat year, and two years 
after, the Iwlance of the family came. He followed 
lliem two years later and attained his majority in 
DeKalb Count}-, III. Ho accompanied his family- to 
this county in the spring of 18G6, but having a crop 
to gather in DeKalb County, returned to Illinois, 
wliere he stayed about one year, and finally rejoined 
the familj' in this county, settling on the land which 
lie had previously homesteaded. This comprised 
eighty acres on section 32, in Oketo Township, 
where he lived about ten or eleven 3'ears, and until 
after the death of his father. He then removed to 
Mary ville Township, of which he has since been a 
resident, and now owns 120 acres of land. 

While a resident of DeKalb County, III., our sub- 
ject was married Sept. 6, 1866 to Miss p]veline 
Taylor, and of this union there are three children 
living, namely: Walter, Edith and Lillie. The 
wife, and mother of these children died at the 
homestead in Oketo Township, June 5, 1873. Mr. 
Talbot was married to his present wife May 6, 1874. 
She was Mrs. Nancy C. Johnson — her maiden 
name being Parish; she is a native of Kentucky. 

Mr. Talbot, politically, is a straight Republican. 
He is a man making very little stir in the world, 
but pursues the even tenor of his way, doing a 
friend or a neighbor a favor as he has opportunity, 
and giving his influence to those enterprises having 
for their object the general good of the people. 



THOMAS L. HOLLO WAY. It will read- 
ily- be conceded to have been a most fort- 
unate occurrence when about thirty years 
ago the Holloway family became settlers of this 
State, and contributed of their labors and efforts 
to develop the vast resources of Marshall County. 
There were three brothers of this famil}- who came 
to Kansas with their parents in 1857. leaving their 
former Ohio home, and locating in Doniphan 
County, Kan., which was for a short time their so- 
journing ground. One son remained in the East. 



.'uid one sister living in the State of Ohio. Coming to 
Marshall County about 1859, the famil}' entered 
Government land, where the subject of this notice 
now resides, on section 35, in Herkimer Township. 
Their first Lome (a .log cabin) w.is the second 
house ou Horse Shoe Creek, and was beautifully 
located in a picturesque, rom.antic spot, but at that 
time was lonely, the only sounds being the frequent 
and mournful cries of wild animals, and the only 
lights visible at night when clouds obscured the 
moon and stars, were the cam]) fires of distant In- 
dians. The latter, however, were, .as a rule, not 
unfriendly, though occasion.ally threatening the 
settlers with all the horrors of an Indian War. 

Born Nov, 11, 1838, in Henr}- County, Ohio, to 
Noah and Amanda B. (Hunt) Holloway, our sub- 
ject was early deprived of a mother's loving and 
ever-watchful care. Later, his father w.as married 
a second time, his wife being Mrs. Mary Sanford, 
whose first husband, Francis Sanford. died in Ohio. 
She still lives with her son, Jacob, in this county, 
but the father passed away Jan. 29, 1879. The 
boyhood j-ears of our subject do not present any 
striking facts for the biographer to record, as they 
were passed in a comparatively uneventful manner 
under the parental roof. Reaching manhood, he 
commenced to prepare for a home of his own, and 
chose to share io with him, Mrs. Bell Whitehe.ad, 
daughter of Tlioniiis N. and Mury A. (Anderson) 
Pace, who h.ad previously been married to John 
H. Whitehead, of St. Joseph, Mo., and had one 
child by this union, a son, Thomas J. Our subject 
and his wife were married in St. Joseph, and their 
union h.as resulted in the birth of three children, 
namely: William L., Hettie A. and Cora L. 

The owner of the old home farm comprisintr 
an area of 249 acres of land, our subject is fi- 
nancially independent, and is able to give his chil- 
dren the advantages of which he was deprived. He 
li.as held the office of Justice of the Peace for six 
\'ears,and in politics affiliates with the Republicans. 
His farm is in good condition, with a comfortable 
frame residence, stone and friime barn, and all the 
outbuildings essential to the successful develop- 
ment and carrying on of a modern farm. Sur- 
rounding the house are many natural shade 
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against the too friendlj- beams of the summer sun, 
and also break the severity of winter winds and 
Manitoba breezes. Tiie buildings are erected close 
to tlie banks of the Horse Shoe Creek, and all along 
the water's edge is a heavy growth of timber, 
whose giant boughs arch downward as though to 
kiss the murmuring water below. The family thus 
pleasantly located, are among the most highly re- 
spected in the entire county, and their past history 
has been such as to richly merit the confidence 
they enjoy. 

Every soldier's life is divided into two separate 
and distinct periods — the time of peace and the 
time of war. Having already' considered the life 
of Mr. Holloway under the former, let us append 
a few facts concerning the latter. When the 
hideous reality of war broke out in all its fury 
over the country, Mr. Holloway was among the 
first to enlist and offer his life as a sacrifice for the 
preservation of the Union. He enlisted in Com- 
l)any H, 2d Kansas Cavalry, Dec. 9, 1861, and 
served until March 14, 1865. Among the engage- 
ments in which he participated were the following: 
Nutona, Cone Hill, Prairie Grove, Van Buren, 
Little Rock, Prairie Dam, Camden and Saline 
River; all in Arkansas. Our subject was so fort- 
unate as to receive only one wound, cause J by being 
thrown from a horse in the charge at Dripping 
Springs, Ark. He then had two ribs broken, which 
disabled him for some time. He was discharged as 
a Corporal, and is now Second Lieutenant of Com- 
pany G, 3d Regiment Kansas National Guards, of 
Marysville ; he belongs also to Lyons Post No. 9, 
G. A. R., of Marysville. In these various organiza- 
tions he is a prominent member, and is intimately 
associated with whatever has a tendencj' to improve 
the social condition of those around him, freely 
assisting all charitable and philanthropic attempts 
to benefit humanity at large. 

Concerning the father of Mr. Holloway, who was 
by name Noah Holloway, and who married Amanda 
Hunt, it is recorded that he was a native of New 
Jersey, and that he was brought by bis parents, 
Jacob and Hannah (Cora) Holloway, to Pennsyl- 
vania, when he was only nine months of age, and 
thence accompanied them to Hamilton County, 
Ohio, when that State was yet a territory and Cin- 



cinnati a mere unimportant village. The family lo- 
cated about nine miles from the latter city, and 
about fifteen years later the grandfather of our 
subject sold liis possessions, and invested his money 
in the town of Shakerville, Warren Co., Ohio, 
being desirous of developing the interests of the 
Siiaker Church. There the grandparents spent 
their last days, and there Jacob HoUow.iy lived to 
be eightv-four years of age, having been born on 
the 26th of October, 1767. His wife died at the 
age of ninety-one. Her maiden name was Hannah 
Cora, born Oct. 7, 1772. Noah Holloway and 
wife (whom be had married Dec 21, 1883) left 
their old home and located in Northern Ohio. 
Another generation further back we find mention 
made of Jeremiah Holloway, who was a brave pa- 
triot in the Revolutionary War, and helped to 
free his country from the tyranny of foreign rule. 



CLARKSON HOLTOX. Among the pioneer 
settlers of ^larshall County none probably 
have had a wider or more varied experience 
than Mr. Hoiton and his excellent wife. They 
came to the frontier soon after the Indians had left 
it and experienced all the hardships and privations 
of life in a new settlement. But man3' and great 
as these were, they were never so numerous or ex- 
tended that Mr. and Mrs. Ilolton could not tender 
the hospitalities of their humble dwelling to some 
one worse off than themselves. They became 
noted lor their kindness of heart and for the fact 
that no one who was needy was ever turned eraptj- 
from their door. This quality has clung to them 
through all the years wiiich have followed, and 
few sojourners in this part of the count}' are un- 
acquainted with the sturd}' old veteran and his 
faithful and affectionate partner. They are now 
sitting under their own vine and fig tree, and 
while reviewing the toils and sacrifices of their 
earlier years and comparing them with the blessings 
of the present, they feel amply repaid for all which 
they have endured. Not only are their children 
located comfortably around them, but they have a 
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whom they look upon with [lardonable pride. If 
the sunset of their lives is not cloudless and serene, 
it will not he Ijecause the}' have not the best 
wishes of a host of friemls. 

The branch of the Holtoii family from which our 
subject sprang was represented in New England at 
an early da^'. His parents, Jeptha and Nancy 
(Clausen) Holton, were natives of New .Jersey, 
where they were reared and married and after- 
ward settled in Plain field. The mother died in 
Plaiufield, N. J.; the father subsequently re- 
moved to Illinois, whei-e he spent his last days. 
The father was a hatter by trade, and the parental 
household included six children, four daughters 
and two sons. Clarkson was the second child and 
was born near Plainfield, N. J., Nov. 20, 1815. 
lie too learned the hatter's trade and remained a 
resident of his nattve State until nearly thirty 
years of age. He followed his trade until 18.54, 
then leaving New Jersey, struck out for the West 
and purchased a farm in Tazewell County, 111. He 
occupied this until I''ebruar3', 1870, and then came 
with his family to this count}'. Here he home- 
steaded eighty acres of laud on section 22 in Kim 
Creek Township, of which he has since been a 
resident. 

After coming to this State Mr. Holton worked 
one year at grading on the St. Joseph & Grand 
Island Railway. He has, however, given the most 
of his attention to farming and stock-raising. He 
has been verj- successful as a tiller of the soil and 
added eightj- acres to his first purchase, upon 
which he has made good improvements. He com- 
menced life in this county with very little means, 
having only a few household goods, a team of 
mules and twenty-five cents in cash. Brave must 
have been the spirit which bore up under the out- 
look in a region thinly settled and with few of the 
conveniences of modern life A few years of in- 
dustry and perseverance, however, materially 
changed his condition and placed him upon solid 
ground. 

Mr. Holton was first married in Plainfield. N. J., 
Oct. 29. 1836, to Miss Rachel O'Connor, who was 
born in New York City and who became the mother 
of one child. The latter, a daughter, Rhoda S., 
was first married to AVilliam Morrison, who died 



in New York City, and she was then married to 
William Fitzgerald, of Blue Rapids City, this 
county. Mrs. Rachel (O'Connor) Holton died in 
Tazewell County, 111., Jan, 2.5, 1857. 

Our subject contracted a second marriage in 
Tazewell County, 111, Jan. 24, 1861, with Miss 
Harriet, daughter of Christopher and Mary (Mar- 
tin) Wentz. The parents of Mrs. Holton were na- 
tives of Chester and Lancaster counties. Pa., 
respectively, and the father in his younger years 
was proprietor of an hotel and kept a livery stable. 
The}' finally removed to Mercer Count}', where 
the mother died. Mr. Wentz, later removed to 
Tazewell Count}', III. where he spent his last days. 
Mrs. Holton was the sixth in a family of eleven 
children and was born near New Castle, Pa.. 
March 13, 1823. Her marriage with our subject 
resulted in the birth of three children, the eldest of 
whom, Mary A., died at the homestead in Elm 
Creek Township, Nov. 18. 1882. when an interest- 
ing young woman of twenty-one years. William 
A. married Miss Girolda G. Sheets, and they reside 
in Elm Creek Township. They have two children, 
John A. and Mary M.; Christopher O. died in in- 
fancy. Mr. Holton politically in former years 
affiliated with the Republican party but now votes 
independently. jNIrs. Holton is a member in good 
standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 



IIARLES PRITCHARD. Side by side in 
future life of the 
and the school. Not 
for mental training alone is the latter responsible but 
for much of the moral as well. By example the 
youth are guided more even tha« by direct instruc- 
tion, and in view of this fact the daily walk and con- 
versation of the teacher is a matter of grave impor- 
tance. It gives us pleasure to sketch the life of 
one whose mental attainments and upright charac- 
ter so well fitted him for the position he occupied 
during many years, that of instructor of the youth. 
Mr. Charles Pritchard was born in Richl.and 
County, Ohio, Dec. 27, 1844. There he grew to 
manhood, obtaining a good common school educ.a- 



OllAKLbN rKllUllAKlJ. 
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tion. With this and a capital of 110 and an old 
watch, he was prepared to begin life for himself ' 
on attaining his majorit}'. Going to Woodford 
County, 111., he entered upon the profession of 1 
teaching, and at the end of seven months he re- 
turned home possessed of 8123. During the fol- | 
lowing two j'ears he worked his father's farm and ' 
during both winters taught school. In 18G8 he I 
came to Kansas and during the winter and suc- 
ceeding summer taught in the Emor^' district. 
The following winter the Beattie district secured 
his services. He then worked for a time on 
the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway. He 
next worked for Dr. Sheldon, of Beattie, and 
taught in district 39. Following this came two 
winters of professional work in Gage County, 
Neb. The year 1873 found him teaching in Deer 
Creek district of this count}'. In the summer of 
1874 he began farming on a homestead which he 
had taken on section 28, Balderson Township, and 
during the same year he re-engaged as teaclier in 
district 39. In 1875 he taught two terms of school 
while carrying on his farm, and in the winter of the 
same year tnught the Elliott district. In the sum- 
mer of 1876 he devoted himself entirely to his 
farming and during the winter returned to his la- 
bors in district 39. He then gave up the active 
work of the teacher's profession and devoted his 
attention to the pursuit of agriculture. He re- 
mained upon his homestead until March, 1884, 
when he took possession of his present home on 
section 18. Balderson Township, this land having 
been derived l)y purchase from his wife's f.ather. 
It is all under cultivation and well supplied with 
farm buildings. Mr. Pritchard now has twentj-- 
three head of cattle, nine head of horses and thirty- 
three head of hogs, and carries on successfully the 
business of farming. The farm upon which he 
lives comprises 164^ acres and is held In his own 
name. 

On the farm where he now lives, but at that 
time the residence of the bride, was celebrated 
his marriage to Miss Mary Rigg, daughter of Silas 
and Sarah (Morris) Rigg. The parents were n.a- 
tives respectively of Illinois and Virginia. The 
family consisted of ten children, five of whom are 
'now living. Mrs, Pritchard was the eldest child, 



having been born March 16, 1851, in Indiana. 
When she was about two years of age her parents 
had removed to Black Hawk County, Iowa, whence 
three years later they came to Adams County, 
same State. After a sojourn of ten years they emi- 
grated to Kansas and settled upon the farm which 
their daughter now occupies with her husband. 
Here the mother died in September. 187.5. The 
father is now living in Morton County, Kan. Mrs. 
Pritchard has borne her husband three children, 
Alice B^aye, Sarah Claire and Charles Lloyd. 

Our subject is the son of John Pritchard, a na- 
tive of Derbyshire, England, who with his father, 
Charles Pritchard, emigrated to America in 1818, 
tirst settling in Bedford, Pa. P'rom there they 
went to Richland Count}', Ohio, where they bought 
240 acres of Government land and established a 
new home. Of this land ICO acres are still in the 
possession of the family. Going back another 
generation in the paternal line, we find William 
Pritchard, a native of England, who became a 
preacher when fifty-seven years of age. The ma- 
ternal grandfather of our subject was Thomas An- 
drews, a native of the North of Ireland, who 
emigrated to America, settling in Ohio, and died 
in the year 1840. His wife, Anna (Kithcart) An- 
drews was a native of Pennsjlvania and died in 
1 860. Their daughter Sarah, a native of Ohio, was 
married in that State, Jan. 4, 1844, to John Prit- 
chard, father of our subject, and in that State spent 
the remainder of her life, dj-ing July 11, 1850. 
Mr. John Pritchard later married P^sther Fletcher, 
also a native of the Buckeye State. He died in 
December, 1875, his wife surviving him about five 
years. The p.arental family consisted of three chil- 
dren, all the result of the first marriage. Our sub- 
ject was the eldest of the family, having a sister, 
Anna Mary, wife of John W. Kinton, of Richland 
County, Ohio, and a brother, Thomas, also living 
in that county. 

Our subject and his wife are .active members of 
the Presb3'terian Church of North Mar3'sville, in 
which he is ruling Elder. Mr. antl Mrs. Pritchard 
have been members of the Grange and Good Tem- 
plars lodges, and both have held official positions 
in each of the organizations. Mr. Pritchard takes 
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lifan ticket. For tbree years he has been Justice 
of tlie Peace in Balclerson Township. As migiitwell 
be c-xpected of .a retire'! teaclier, lie Unices an act- 
ive interest in educational affairs and for many 
years has held a position upon the Scliool Board. 
During ins professional career Mr. Pritchard was 
accustomed to open his school with scripture read- 
ing and prayer. At Beattie he was told by the 
School Board and Roman Catholics then living 
there, that lie could read the Bible from 4 p.m. 
until 9 A.M. if he chose, but they forbade him read- 
ing it in school hours. In accordance with the ad- 
vice of the County Superintendent he thereafter 
refrained from doing so. Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard 
are among the most highly esteemed residents of 
the township, and are people of more than ordinary 
intelligence, of hospitable and kindly manners and 
active in all good works. 



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„., LONZO A. GliRHART. As the tide of 
(@/lJi emigration moves toward tiie setting sun, 
new villages spring up where once was the 
boundless prairie, and thriving towns ap- 
pear upon the site of tlie old hunting grounds of 
the Indians, while the timbered forest disappears 
before the powerful hand of man. Wonderful 
changes have been witnessed by those who came 
to Kansas in the days of its infancy as a State, and 
great improvements have been made by their un- 
flagging industrj-. Even those more recent settlers 
have material!}' assisted to change tlie face of the 
country, as they have established pleasant homes 
and bustling, noisy cities. The natives of the 
State of Ohio have not been in the rear of the on- 
ward march, but were in the front ranks of the 
early settlers. 

Among those who have been prospered in their 
labors, not the least worthy of mention is he of 
whom we write, Alonzo A. Gerhart, who came to 
this State and county in 1880. Though compara- 
tively speaking he is a recent settler, yet lie took 
up land in an almost iirimitive condition, and has 
changed it to a productive, valuable farm. 

There reside in Iowa an old couple, venerated b^' 



their friends and respected by all who know them. 
They are in the twilight of life which has been 
passed by them in earnest efforts to make a home 
and rear their children so that they might reflect 
credit upon their parents throughout their life. 
These people are Aaron Gerhart and his wife Anna 
(Davis) Gerhart. The former was a native of tiie 
Keystone State, Iiut when a boy came to Ohio, 
where he married Anna Davis. Six of their chil- 
dren lived to years of maturity. After a long 
residence in Ohio, they came to Iowa, where in 
Jones County, the father is still managing the in- 
terests of his farm. 

Among the children born to Aaron and Anna 
(Davis) Gerhart, the one in whom we are particu- 
larly interested is Alonzo A. He was born in 
Knox County, Ohio, Nov. 29, 1849, and here he 
remained with his parents until he was four years 
of age, then went to Iowa in company with them 
on their removal. In this then frontier State, he 
grew to man's estate, receiving a good, practical 
education in the schools of his district. He early 
learned to make himself useful on the home farm, 
and became so proficient as a farmer, that he chose 
agriculture as his life occupation. Time has proven 
this to be a wise selection. A mere glance at his 
comfortable, well-ke|)t farm shows that the leading 
spirit of the place is one who understands his 
chosen calling. 

That Mr. Gerhart has such a pleasant home is 
due not alone to his efforts, for he has had for 
nearly twenty years the active cooperation of an 
intelligent, practical, and amia'de wife, whose 
maiden name was Eva Glick. To her he was mar- 
ried Dec. 11, 1870, and for ten years thereafter 
they worked together on their Iowa homestead. 
But such enthusiastic reports were brought to their 
ears of the wonderful soil of the growing State of 
Kansas that they were induced to remove hither. 
This was their first residence in tlie State and so 
comfortably are they settled, that we may reason- 
ably trust no further removals will be deemed 
prudent. 

To. Mr. and Mrs. (ierhart have been born four 
children, namely: George A., Anna, Ira, and Ern- 
est, all of whom are yet under the parental roof,, 
ami form a haiipy, united family-. Mr. (ierhart 



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votes with the Republican party, with wliose prin- 
ciples he is in cordial, heart}' sympathy . He is a 
member of tlie Masonic fraternit}', and was Clerk 
of the township for one year; he has served as 
Road Overseer, and is at present Clerk of the 
Scliool District. He was also School Director for 
one term, and was of considerable aid in securing 
the services of good instructors, and placing the 
school in fine condition. 

Mrs. Gerhart was born in Indiana in 1852 and is 
the daughter of Gideon and Minerva 'VVholf) 
Click. Gideon Gliek was born Feb. 11, 1822, in 
Ohio; Minerva Glick, born Aug. 3, 1827, in Penn- 
sylvania. They moved to Iowa when their d,iugli- 
ter, Eva, was onl}" three years old, and remained 
there until in 1880 when they changed their home 
to Kansas, and at this time reside in Richland 
Township. Mr. Glick is engaged in farming. Mrs. 
Gerhart was one of six children, two girls and four 
boys, all living. 

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LMERON BROOKS. The deliberate and 
cautious man, although making less stir 
in the world than the more breezy and 
^ pugnacious, usually wins the day. These 

qualities have been among the leading character- 
istics of Mr. Brooks, who, following their direction 
in his business affaira, may be accounted as having 
made of life a success, morally and financially. He 
is liberal and public-spirited to a marked degree, 
and is numbered among the most useful men of 
his community. He has been prompt to meet his 
obligations, and his word is considered as good as 
his bond. A farmer all his life, he has a thorough 
understanding of agricultural pursuits, having fol- 
lowed them successfully for many years on his 
present homestead, which is finely located on sec- 
tion 24 in Elm Creek Township. In addition to 
the thorough cultivation of the soil, he has erected 
first-class buildings, surrounded his dwelling with 
fruit and shade trees, and his familj' with all the 
comforts and conveniences of modern life. 

A native of the town of Hornby, Steuben Co., 
N. Y., our subject was liorn July 18, 182;i, and 



was the third in a family of four children born to 
Sylvester and Prudency (Peck) Brooks, who were 
both natives of Connecticut. They lived in that 
State for a time after their marri.age, and then emi- 
gr.ated to Steuben Count\', N. Y., afterward chang- 
ing their residence to Genesee County, where the 
mother died many years ago. Sj'lvester Brooks is 
still living, and has attained to a ripe old age. 

Our subject was about eleven years old when 
his parents removed from Sleuben to Genesee 
Countj', N. Y'„ where he developed into manhood 
and engaged in farming. He lived there until 
the fall of 1870, then decided to seek the Farther 
West, and coming to this county, located, in tlie 
spring of 1871, at his present farm on section 24, 
Elm Creek Township, The first bus}' j'ears were 
employed in effecting improvements .as rapidly as 
possible, besides the added labor of sowing and 
reaiiing the grain in its season, and raising the pro- 
visions for household consumption. Mr. Brooks 
in due time added to his landed possessions, and 
is now the owner of 240 acres, which is largely de- 
voted to stock-raising, and mostly operated by 
other parties. It is the source of a handsome in- 
come, and j'ields ample returns for the labor be- 
stowed upon it. Mr. Brooks erected on his fine 
homestead a commodious farm residence, which is 
represented by a view on another page. 

The marriage of our subject and Miss Lydia A. 
Ken3-on was celebrated in Youngstown, N. Y.. Oct. 
14, 1851. Mrs. Brooks was born in Mexico, Os- 
wego Co., N. Y., May 8, 1831, and is the daughter 
of Stanton Kenyon, who, with his estimable wife, 
spent his last years in Genesee County. Their 
family consisted of six children, of whom Mrs. 
Brooks was the second-born. To her,as to her mother 
before her, there have been born six children, the 
eldest of whom, Sarah E., is the wife of John Les- 
lie, of this county; Frank married Miss Anna 
Miller, and lives in Elm Creek Township; Elarvey A. 
married Miss Jennie McMillin, and is occupied at 
farming in this county; Myrtle is the wife of An- 
drew McMillin, of WaterviJle Township; Bert H. 
married Miss Aniia Thomas, and Fred remains at 
home with his parents. 

Both our subject and his estini.able wife are 
niembers in good standing of the Methodist Epis- 




Res. and Q.UARRY of I.H-Chapmam. Oketo City Kansas. 




Residence OF Almeron Brooks, Sec. 24. Elm Creek Township. 



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copal Cluirc'h. in which Mr. Brooks has beeii Class- 
Leader for many years, botii in Xew York Slate 
and Kansas. In polities he is a decided Prohi- 
bitionist, but, aside from holding the offices of 
Township Treasurer and Trustee, has declined of- 
ficial responsibilities. He keeps himself well posted 
upon current events, and is a man possessino- a 
fine fund of general information, making him tiius 
a very ple.nsant companion, from whom something 
can always be learned. 

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1'^RVING II. CHAPMAN, who is known through- 
I out Marsiiall County as one of its keenest and 
_\ most enterprising business men, having been 
variously identified with its interests since pioneer 
days, and by his energy and business talent given 
an impetus to its growth, is a leading citizen of 
Oketo. This town is indebted to iiim for its origin, 
as he laid out and platted the first site on his farm 
Jan. 7, 1881, and though for certain reasons the 
greater part of the town has been erected ou an ad- 
dition, yet he will always have the lionorof having 
been its originator, and its history will form a part 
of his own. He is prosperously engaged in the 
hardware business liere, and has a neat, well-ap- 
pointed store, well stocked with a large and varied 
assortment of hardware of all kinds, and has an ex- 
tensive and lucrative trade. 

Our subject is a son of the Hon. Samuel E. and 
Harriet (Barnes) Chapman, natives, respectiveh", 
of Stillwater and Batavia, N. Y., the father subse- 
quently becoming a prominent lawyer and States- 
man in AVisconsin. After marriage they began 
their wedded life in Rochester, N. Y.. whence they 
removed to Black River Falls, and later to Laporte, 
Ind. Mr. Chapman was there eng.aged as a car- 
penter and builder, and erected the first court house 
in that cit}-. He finally went with his family to 
Waterford, Racine Co., Wis., where he resided the 
remainder of his life. He devoted a part of his 
time to the flouring business, and erected a flour, 
grist and saw mill, which was managed principally 
by other hands, while he attended to his profes- 
sional duties as a lawyer. He was one of tlic lead- 



ing members of the bar in Racine County, and such 
was tlie confidence of the people in lum, that they 
elected him twice to represent them in the State 
Legislature, and the iionur is due to him of having 
been the originator of tlic present homestead law 
of Wisconsin, and of having been instrumental in 
securing the passage of tiie bill through the Legis- 
lature. He died deeply lamented and universally 
respected in 1872. while his amiable wife survived 
him but a few years, dying in 1877. 

Samuel Chapman and liis wife had a famil3- of 
nine children, of whom our subject was the second, 
and he was Ijorn in Laporte, Ind., July 28, 1836. 
When he was a jear old liis parents removed to 
Waterford, Wis., and there amid pioneer scenes he 
grew to a stalwart, capable manhood. As soon as 
he was old enough, in company with anotlier, lie 
took almost tlic entire charge of his father's mill 
while the latter was attending to his law business. 
In 1855 he met with a painful accident in the mill 
by coming in contact with a circular sa»v, whereby 
all the fingers of his right hand were cut ofl". But 
such was his purity of blood and perfect state of 
health, that the wound was entirely healed in sis 
months. 

Mr. Chapman's marriage with Miss Susan H., 
daughter of Richard and Sarah Foat, natives of 
England, was duly solemnized Jul}' 4, 1857. She 
was born in New York, Aug. 3, 1838, and under 
the parental roof received that wise training that 
made lier equal to the cares and responsibilities 
that have devolved upon her in after life since she 
has been called upon to fulfill the duties of wife 
and mother. Six children have been born of her 
wedded life with our subject — Chauneey I., El- 
mer G., Samuel E., Walter F., Gertrude I., and 
Bertie E. 

Mr. Chapman continued in business in Wisconsin 
with his father until 1866. For some time his at- 
tention had been centered on Kansas, and being 
much impressed with the vigor of the young and 
rapidly growing State, its fine climate, its won- 
derful and varied resources, and other natural ad- 
vantages, with characteristic enterprise, he resolved 
to invest his capital here, and make tliis State his 
permanent abiding place. In the month of June, 
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into execution, and coming to Marshall County, 
settled in Oketo Township. Here was a fine op- 
porliinit}' for him to establish himself in the milling 
business, of which he has such thorough practical 
knowledge, and he built a dam across the river, and 
erected a sawmill during the winter of 1 806-77. 
He had just completed it, when a rise in the river 
swept a portion of the dam away, and with it car- 
ried the mill about half a mile down the stream. 
Not discouraged by this ill stroke of luck. ^Ir. 
Chapman soon after formed a partnership with 
Joseph Guittard. and rebuilt the dam and mill, 
which now stands at Oketo. They continued to- 
gether in the milling business ten years, and at the 
expiration of that time, Mr. Chapman bought his 
partner's interest in the concern, and operated it 
himself very profitably until 1887, when he sold 
out to Anderson & Co. In 1884 he began to work 
a stone-quarry at Oketo, and still continues that 
enterprise, from which he derives a good annual 
income. A man of m.any resources, he has not 
confined himself to any one business, and with his 
other interests, managed a farm in this count3^ un- 
til the spring of 1889, when be sold it at a good 
price. He established himself in the hardware busi- 
ness in March, 1889, fitting up his commodious 
store with a very fine stock of all kinds of hard- 
ware, and he alread3' commands a good trade. 

■Since coming here to reside. Mr. Chapman's hon- 
orable, conscientious course as a business man, his 
far-seeing business policy, enterprise and tact, have 
rendered him a great addition to the citizenship of 
tlie town and county, and it is to the influence of 
such men of fertile brain and liberal spirit that 
they are indebted for their high standing and pros- 
perity. We have already referred to his work in 
founding Oketo, and he was also instrumental in 
having a post-office established here, and for a 
numlier of years served with entire satisfaction to 
the whole communit}- as Postmaster. He was ap- 
pointed Notarj' Public in the seventies, and has 
since filled that office with ability. A man of en- 
lightened views, well understanding the value of a 
good education in any walk in life, he has always 
taken a marked interest in local educational mat- 
ters, and h.as exerted his influence to secure good 
schooling for the youth of the town, lie has long 



been identified with the Republican party, but is 
now a prominent supporter of the Union Labor 
party, earnestly sympathizing with the views of its 
founders, and heartily approving of its platform. 
Our readers will notice with pleasure the valu- 
able addition to the Album in a view of the pleas- 
ant home of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, given on an- 
other i)age. 

^ AC015 E. ANDREWS. The welfare of every 
I comnuinilj- is dependent upon the liberality 
i and public-spiriteduess of its leading men— 
J those who are willing to contribute a fair 
share of their time and me.ins to the encourage- 
ment of those enterprises calculated for its advance- 
ment. Mr. Andrews has made for himself a good 
record in this respect, and is looked up to as one 
whose place, were it made vacant, could not be 
readilj' filled. (Juiet and unobtrusive in his hab- 
its, he has nevertheless exerted no small influence 
in the affairs of his township, and the fact that he 
is spoken well of by all who know him, is sufficient 
indication of his true character. We find him com- 
fortably located on section 25, Elm Creek Town- 
ship, where he, in 1882, purchased a quarter section 
of land which he has brought to a good state of 
cultivation, and improved with comfortable build- 
ings. His course has been that of an honest, up- 
right citizen, one who is prompt in meeting his 
obligations, and endeavors to do unto his neigh- 
bors as he would be done by. 

In noting the parental history of our subject, we 
find that bis father, Earnest Andrews, was a native 
of Germany, where he lived until reaching man- 
hood, and was married to Miss Christina Markley, 
who was probably born in his own Province. L'pon 
emigrating to America, the^- established themselvf s 
in Liverpool Township, Medina Co., Ohio, where 
the father engaged in farming, and where both par- 
ents spent the remainder of their lives. Ernest 
Andrews departed this life June 11, 1877. The 
wife and mother survived her husband a little over 
three 3'ears, her death taking place .Tuly 11, 1880. 
Their family consisted of seven children, of whom 
Jacob E. was the fiflh in order of birth. lie first 
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Ohio, Nov. 8, 1857, and was there reared to man's 
estate, acquirinjj; his educ'ition in the common 
schools. He lived at home until a youth of seven- 
teen 3-ears, then starting out for himself, sought 
the farther \Vcst, traveling through Iowa and 
Minnesota, and returning home after an absence of 
two years. He then remained there until coming 
to this county, in 1882, and here he has since lived. 
For his wife our subject sought a maiden of his 
own township in Ohio, Miss Johanna Weidner, to 
whom he was married there, Dec. 24, 1878. Mrs. 
Andrews was born in Liverpool Township, Jan. 
13, 1855, and is the daugiiter o'f Charles and Chris- 
tina (Wortwin) Weidner, the latter of whom died 
in that townsiiip in the summer of 1887. Of this 
union there have been born four children — Rob- 
ert G., Clara, Maude, and Carl, who are all at home 
with their parents, and are being given the educa- 
tion and training suitable to their station in life. 
Mr. Andrew's is a progressive man in his ideas, and 
believes in education, and all other advantages 
which will secure for the young, that which will 
make of them worthy and useful members of so- 
ciety. He cast his first Presidential vote for Gar- 
field, and maintains his allegiance to the Republican 
party. 



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^WEN THOMAS. The subject of this notice 
occupies a leading position among the prom- 

_ inent farmers of Guittard Township. His 
homestead embraces 240 acres of finely cultivated 
land, l\'ing on section 35, tlie residence being on 
the northeast corner. It is largely devoted to 
stock raising and bears evidence of being under 
the supervision of a thorough and skillful agricul- 
turist. Mr. Thomas in addition to being a first- 
class farmer is a wide-awake business man and in 
company with others contemplates in the near fu- 
ture the establishment of a canning factory at 
Beattie. 

jNIr. Thomas is a native of the Ihickeye State and 
was born in Fayette Countj', June 18, 1835. He 
has spent the greater part of his life in his native 
State having come to this county in 1883. He 
acquired a practical education in the common 



schools and worked with his father on the farm 
until reaching his majority. He was then married 
Feb. k;. 185!). to Miss Mary J., daughter of Henry 
Farrar. a sketeli of whom appears elsewhere in tliis 
volume. This union resulted in the birth of nine 
children, eight of whom are living. The eldest, a 
son, Byron, is a resident of Chicago, III., in the 
employ of the Baltimore it Ohio Railroad. He 
married a Miss McLean, who is now deceased and 
to them there was born one child — a daughtiM-. 
Fannie. Minnie is the wife of T. F. Jones, of 
Omaha, Neb.; Georgia, Nattie. Walter. I"\-uiar, 
M.ary and Glen remain .at home with their parents. 
Mr. Thom.as has given his children the advantages 
of a good education, believing this to be a lesrain- 
better than money and wliicli cannot be taken from 
them. 

For two years after their marri.age, Mr. and 
Mrs. Thomas lived on their farm in Ohio, then 
selling out, our subject engaged in the grocery and 
grain trade at London, for a period of twenty-four 
years and until coming to Kansas. The farm 
which he now owns was then a tract of wild land 
and which has been brought to its present condi- 
tion only by the most persevering industry and 
good management. He has erected a handsome 
frame residence and the necessar}' outbuildings; has 
a flourishing orchard of apple trees and besides 
shrubbery, planted 1,000 black walnut trees in the 
shape of a grove. In front of the residence is a 
smoothh- shaven lawn and the dwelling both within 
and without gives evidence of cultivated tastes 
and ample means. The refinements of modern life 
are plainly discernable in the attractive home, 
whose inmates are people of more than ordinary 
intelligence and who are suriounded with ever}'- 
thing to make existence pleasant and desirable. 

While a resident of Oiiio, Mr. Thomas was con- 
nected with the School Board of London and rep- 
resented his ward in the town council for six j-ears. 
He was also appointed Sheriff to fill a vacancy. For 
a period of ten years he was the City Treasurer, 
and filled many other positions of trust and re- 
sponsibility. In Guittard Township he has served 
as Treasurer and is the Road Supervisor of his 
district and Treasurer of the School Board. Po- 
litically, he votes with the Democratic party. In 



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Ohio he identifleil himself with the Masonic fra- 
ternity, of which he is still a member. 

Mr. Thomas is a member in good standing of 
the Methodist EpiseopalChiirch. Jeremiah Thomas, 
the father of our subject, was born and reared in 
Virginia, where he was married to Miss Nancy 
Leach. They emigrated to Fayette County, Ohio, 
during its pioneer days and opened up a farm in 
the wilderness where they reared a family of four 
sons and four daughters. About 1855, they re- 
moved to within five miles of London, where the 
father lived until being called hence. The widowed 
mother later took up her residence in London and 
died there not long after the decease of her lins- 
band. 

fs=^ERUINAND JOHN WALTER. In the 

Pa midst of the world-renowned scenery of 
Switzerland, the eyes of our subject first 
saw the light Oct. 30, 1849. He is a son of Jolin 
and Lizzie Walter. He grew to manhood upon a 
farm in his native land and at the age of twentj'- 
three with his young wife emigrated to America. 
Landing in New York, they remained in Long 
Island about twenty iifonths, Mr. Walter engaging 
in different occupations there. He then came to 
Adams County, Neb., where he bought a farm on 
which he lived for nine years. In May, 1883, he 
came to this county and bought a farm on section 
33, Franklin Township. This farm consists of 160 
acres of land which is brought to a high state of 
cultivation and productiveness, and upon which he 
has erected substantial and adequate buildings. 
Here Mr. "Walter devotes his attention to farming 
and stock-raising, in both of which occupations he 
is successful. 

Previous to his departure from Switzerland, on 
March 15, 1872, he was married to Miss Barbara 
Duttweiler, a praisevvorthy joung lady, whose 
birth had taken place in Switzerland, Nov. 4, 1849. 
She is a daughter of H-inry and Anna Duttweiler. 
She has become the mother of three children — 
Ernest, Amelia and Ro}'. 

Mr. Walter takes great interest in educational 
affairs and his fellow citizens have made use of his 



ability by electing him a member of the School 
Board, of wliicli he has been Treasurer three years. 
He served three years as Township Treasurer pre- 
vious to his present position. Though formerly a 
Democrat he now advocates and supports tlie prin- 
ciples of the Union Labor party. He is one of the 
substantial citizens of the township, and with his 
wife commands the respect of all its citizens. 

!iIIOMPSON SMITH. Holding a prominent 
position among the fine farms of this 
county, is tliat of the above-named gentle- 
man. It consists of 931^ acres, all in a body on 
sections 16 and 21, Balderson Township, and is all 
under thorough cultivation. On it are 100 bear- 
ing a|)ple trees, together with various other fruits. 
The farm is well supplied with buildings needfnl 
for the carrying on of farming and stock-raising. 
There are now two dwellings upon it, and its own- 
er purposes to erect another this fall. The dwell- 
ing which he occupies is comfortable and well 
furnished, though presenting a modest a|)pearance 
on the exterior. He is abundantly able, however, 
to build a mansion, if his tastes inclined in that di- 
rection. Mr. Smith handles a great deal of stock, 
now having 100 head of cattle, thirteen of horses, 
seventy-five of hogs, and fort}' of sheep. He is 
also interested in bee culture, and now has five 
hives. 

The owner of this splendid place is of Canadian 
birth, having first seen the light Nov. 29, 1836. 
While still in early childhood his parents removed 
to Ogle County, 111., where he grew to manhood. 
He was reared upon a farm, and until the age of 
twenty-three assisted in the cultivation of the home 
acres. He had received a common-school educa- 
tion, miking good use of the opportunities afforded 
him. On Jan. 3, 1860, he took to himself a wife 
in the person of Rebecca Rowe, who resided 
with her parents in Ogle County. She is a lady of 
fine education and manners, one of those noble 
characters well fitted to make a happy home. The 
young people continued for a few years their resi- 
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place, and then removed to Delvalb County, where 
Ihey remained for eight years. In 1875 they 
went to Cedar County, Iowa, where they passed 
five 3'ears. At the expiration of this time the\- 
emigrated to Kansas, where tiicy have since re- 
mained. 

The parents of our subject were Thomas anil 
Jane (Thompson) Smith, both natives of Yorkshire, 
England. Their marriage took place in Canada. 
Tiie father had taken part in the Canadian Re- 
bellion, in 184G they emigrated to Ogle County. 
III., where the father died Jan. 25, 1882. The 
mother still lives on the old homestead at Creston, 
at the age of seventy-six. The parental family 
consisted of seven children, of whom our subject 
was the third. Six of the family arc still living. 

Mrs. Smitli is the daughter of John and Jane 
(Hancock) Rowe, natives of Devonshire, England. 
The family came to America in 1853. After so- 
journing a year at Buffalo, N. Y., they came to 
Illinois, where they still live. The family consisted 
of five children, three of whom are now living. 
Mrs. Smith was the fourtii in order of birth, her 
natal day being Nov. 7, 1838, and her birthplace 
Devonshire, England. She has borne six children : 
Ezra T., married to P2lia Pliinney. lives on the 
northeast quarter of section 1 (i. and is the parent 
of one child — Blanch; William E. married Effle 
M. Delair, and resides with his parents; Ella J., 
wife of Clarence D. White, lives nine miles south- 
east of Oketo, and is the mother of two children — 
Lavinia and Harle}^; Walter J., Minnie R., and 
Nellie JI., still remain under the parental roof. All 
the children are vvell eiUicated and accomplished. 
Minnie is fittei' for teaching, and she and her sister 
Nellie are fine performers upon the organ, as is the 
wife of their brother William. Four are members 
of the Methodist Episcop.al Church, and active in 
Sund,a3'-school work. William and Minnie have 
each been Secretary for several terms, and Minnie 
is now a teacher in the school. Mr. Smith has 
taken great interest in theeducation of his children, 
and is justl}' proud of their ability, and the use to 
which their talents are put. 

During our subject's residence in Illinois, lie was 
for a long time Assistant Postmaster at Creston. 
Ogle County, also Assessor one year in that county, 



and served three terms as Township Commissioner 
in DeKalb County. Since coming to Kans.as lie 
has held the office of Townshij) Treasurer. He is 
Director of the School Board, of which body he 
hiis been a member many years. He was a mem- 
ber of the Masonic fraternity, both Blue Lodge 
and Chapter, in Illinois, and also identified with 
the I. O. O. F. in the same State. He takes a very 
active part in political movements of his section, 
has for manv j'ears been a member of the Counts- 
Central Committee, and frequently a delegate to 
political conventions of v.arious grades. His first 
vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln, and from that 
day he has remained in the ranks of the Republican 
party. He is a man possessed of sterling traits of 
ciiar.acter, a good citizen and a kind neighbor, a 
fond husband and father, and an honorable busi- 
ness man. The entire family occupy a high posi- 
tion in the respect and esteem of the citizens of 
that section. 



^OIIN S. BLAKEWAY. The f.-inning inter- 
ests of Richland Township are worthilj' rep- 
resented by the sul>ject of this sketch, who 
is a man prominent in his community, and 
the owner of the nortliwest quarter of section 3. 
He makes a specialty of grain raising, and conducts 
his ojierations with that good judgment and indus- 
try wtiich arc usually accompanied by success. 

The first twenty-five years of the life of our sub- 
ject were spent in Worcestershire, England, where 
he was born in June, 1829. Upon emigrating to 
America, he established himself upon a farm near 
Freeport, III., where he sojourned until crossing 
the Mississippi. In the Prairie State he was mar- 
ried, Jan. 16, 1862, to Miss Sarah Jane Rea. Of 
this union there were born five children, all of 
whom are living, namely: John. Edith, Minnie. 
Charles, and Herbert. In 1872, Mr. Blakew.ay 
leaving Illinois, came to this county, and purchased 
the tract of wild land, from which he constructed 
his present comfortable and valuable homestead. 
There were then upon it no improvements what 
ever, and for years, in addition to the cultivation 



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of the ground, he was busily employed in Iniilding 
fences, setting out trees, erecting the various struc- 
tures necessar3^ for his comfort and convenience, 
and gathering together the necessary farm machin- 
ery. There is now presented the picture of a well- 
regulated homestead, which yields to the proprietor 
handsome returns for his labors, and from which 
he has fortified himself against want in his declin- 
ing years. Mr. Blakewa}- has been a Director in 
his school district for a period of nine 3-ears, being 
elected in the fall of 1889 for the tenth term. He 
votes the straight Republican ticket, and is an 
active member of the Grange. He reads his weekly 
newspapers and other instructive literature, and 
thus keeps himself posted upon matters of general 
interest. 

Mrs. Sarah Jane (Rea) Rlakeway, was born in 
Northumberland County, Pa., Aug. 22, 1834, and 
is the daughter of Samuel and Rachael (Stout) Rea, 
who emigrated to the vicinit}- of Freeport, 111., at 
an early date. Mrs. Blakeway there spent her child- 
hood and 30uth, remaining under the parental roof 
until her marriage. She is on both sides of the 
house of Scotch descent. The mother died in Illi- 
nois about 1846. Subsequentlj- the father sought 
tlie Pacific Slope, and spent his last days in Cali- 
fornia. John Blakewaj^ was married to Miss Sadie 
Beckett, of Richland Township, and they live in 
Washington; Edith is the wife of Lewis Hutchin- 
son, of Liberty, Neb.; thej- have one child, a 
daughter, Lura. 



' DDISON R. BARBOUR. It is a strange 
fact that comparatively few men take any 
active interest in educational affairs. They 
cast their vote for school officers, and if 
their interest goes beyond this, it is at most shown 
in the building of a good school-house, one which 
they can point out to a stranger with some degree 
of pride. Thej' leave to the School Board the hir- 
ing of the teacher, taking it for granted that those 
officers will select a capable one. A few men there 
are whose interest extends beyond this — who con- 
sider it their dutj', as well as pleasure, to learn 



something vf the internal workings of the school 
system ; giving the teachers their cordial support 
and sympathy in their efforts to develop the youth- 
ful minds in their care. Among the latter class is 
the subject of this sketch, who, though a farmer, 
yet finds time to manifest his interest in the educa- 
tional affairs of his township. It could scarcely be 
otherwise, descending as he did from natives of 
those sections of our countrj- where school-houses 
were among the first buildings erected in a new set- 
tlement. 

His father, Charles W. Barbour, was a native of 
New England. His m.other, whose maiden name was 
Helen Woodcock, was a native of Massachusetts. 
They were married in the latter State, and removed 
to New York City, where Mr. Barbonr engaged in 
the mercantile business for nine years. He then 
removed to Illinois, engaging in business first at 
Rochelle, and later in Ashton, thence removing to 
Geneva Lake, Wis., and leaving the latter place for 
Ciiicago, in September, 1880. He is now engaged 
in business on Cottage Grove Avenue, in the last 
named citj*. The mother died in Ashton, 111., 
leaving five children, four tons and one daughter. 
Our subject is the eldest of the family, having been 
born in New York City, March 24, 1855. He was 
quite young when his father came to Illinois, where 
he remained until the age of twenty-two. At this 
age, March, 1878, he came to Jlarshall Count\-. 
Kan., where he first found employment on a farm 
by the month. He then engaged in teaching for 
seven years, and then rented land in Oketo Town- 
ship, and engaged in farming. In the fall of 1888 
he bought 120 acres on section 2, where he now 
resides, being also the owner of 160 acres in Ellis 
County, this State. Since giving up teaching, Mr. 
Barbour has given his attention to farming and 
stock-raising, which he is carrying on very suc- 
cessfuUv. 

In Oketo Township, Oct. 25, 1882, occurred the 
marriage of Mr. Barbour to Miss Ella Blmisou, 
daughter of Henry P. and ]Maria (Travelute) Ben- 
son, who are residents of that township. Mr. and 
Mrs. Benson have four sons and four daughters, of 
whom Mrs. Barbour is the eldest. She was born in 
Cook County, 111., May 25. 1863. Mr. and Mrs. 
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and Arthur Kicliiiioiid. Our subject is a meiuber 
of llie Union Labor party. His re<'ord as a teaciier, 
as well as his active interest in educational affairs, 
indicates tiiat lie is a man of intellisjenco and |Hib- 
iic woi'tli. 



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(i^^HOMAS J. WOLVERTON. A pioneer of 
ll^^'i 1869. the subject of this notice coming to 
^^^ Walnut Township, this count_y. in the spring 
of that j'ear, homesteaded 160 acres of land where 
he now lives, and upon which he has effected mod- 
ern improvements. We find him the occupant of 
a fine, large, frame house. neatl\' painted and com- 
fortabh' furnished, and adjacent to it. a commodi- 
ous frame barn and the other structures required b3- 
the enterprising agriculturist. The greater part of 
his land has been brought to a good state of cul- 
tivation, including forty acres which he subse- 
quently purchased. The evidences of thrift and 
industry are apparent on every hand, .and the Wol- 
verlon homestead presents the picture of plenty 
and content which is delightful to contemplate. 

The subject of this sketch was liorn in AV'yandot 
County, Ohio. Aug. 7. 1842, and lived there until 
a lad of thirteen years. His parents. Thomas and 
Catherine (Scout) AVolverton, then removed with 
their little family to Iowa County. ^Mich., and 
thence, in 1859. to Lee County. III., where the 
death of the mother occurred about 186'). The 
father of our subject spent his last days with the 
latter in this county, departing hence in 1875. 
Both parents were natives of Pennsylvania, where 
the paternal grandparents, who were of Welsh and 
English ancestry, reared their family and spent 
their last days. Upon the mother's side, the grand- 
parents of our subject were from Germany, and 
died in Pennsylvania. 

In 1865, while a resident of Illinois. Mr. Wolver- 
ton was united in marriage with Ellen M., daugh- 
ter of Charles and Nancy (Bassett) Darby, who 
were natives of Ohio. They emigrated to Michi- 
gan when their daughter, Ellen, was a thild of 
about eight years, and the mother died there in 
1865. Jlr. Darby is still living in Michigan, and 



has now reached the ripe old age of eighty-four 
years. Our subject and his wife began the jour- 
ney of life together in Illinois, and his subsequent 
movements we have alieadv indicated. Thej^ are 
the parents of three children, the eldest of whom, a 
daughter, Ella, is the wife of Albert Neider, of 
Greenleaf, Kan.; Anna became the wife of Charles 
Neider, and they live on a farm in Walnut Town- 
ship, this county; Verne, remains at home with her 
parents. 

Mr. Wolverton keeps a goodly .assortment of 
live-stock, just enough to be sustained comfort- 
ably on his farm. In politics, he affiliates with the 
Democratic party, and has held the office of Town- 
ship Clerk. His estimable wife is a member in 
good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
They have a pleasant home, and live in the midst 
of plenty, enjoying the esteem and confidence of 
their neighbors. 



^(OSEPH TOTTEN. Thjs gentleman enjoys 
the distinction of being one of the oldest 
settlers of Guittard Township, having come 
to this region when there were onlj- five or 
six families within the present limits of -the town- 
ship, lie had a full experience of jdoneer life, and 
opened up a farm from the wilderness, which he 
still owns and occupies. He settled upon it June 
3, 1858, and has made all the improvements which 
have transformed it from a tract of raw prairie 
into a valuable and well-regulated farm. It is 
finely located on section 9, and is embellished with 
a substantial stone dwelling, which has stood the 
storms of twenty years, and remains as firm as 
ever. In addition to this there is a substantial 
barn and the various other buildings which are 
required for the successful prosecution of agri- 
culture. 

Upon the arrival of Mr. Totten in this region he 
found plenty of wild game and Indians. His white 
neighbors were few and far between. The out- 
look for the first few j^ears was at times veiy du- 
bious, but he was possessed of a sturdy courao-e .and 
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and li;i(l iiiupMicil liiinself for every emergency. 
He w:is pi'u.spei'cd in liis labors, and while i)roceed- 
ing with the euitivation of his land and the construc- 
tion of iiis homestead, became a prominent man in 
his communit}', serving as Townsiiip Trustee four 
years, and for the last twenty years has been a 
member of the School Board in his district (No. 
19), which he assisted in organizing. He was also 
instrumental in putting up the school buildings in 
this and other districts. A stanch Republican, 
politically, ho is warmly devoted to the interests of 
his part3', and has since its organization been a 
firm supportei- of its principles. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Blanford, 
Mass., March 22, 1825, but three years later his par- 
ents removed to Albany, N. Y., where they sojourned 
for a period of eight years. They next emigrated to 
New Orleans, La., where they lived one year, and 
then set out for the North and located in Rock 
Island Count}', 111. There our subject completed 
a practical education in the common school, and 
chose fdrming for his life occupation. When 
ready to establish domestic ties he was united in 
marriage with Miss Susan Postin, Nov. 17, 1844. 
Soon afterward he removed to Minnesota, and in 
1858 to this county. For some years after his settle- 
ment here he was obliged to journey to St. Joseph, 
for the family provisions and the necessary house- 
hold articles. Among the latter were a number of 
cats, for which he paid $1 each, to catch the mice 
which infested the premises, and all of his produce 
had to be transported to the same point. Thus he 
labored and managed until his industry met its 
legitimate reward.'and he found himself upon solid 
ground financially. It took years of labor and an 
outlay of hundreds of dollars to bring his land to 
its present condition, and erect upon it the nen- 
cessary buildings. We find him now in the midst 
of plenty, with a sufficiency for his declining years. 
He has watched the development of Marshall 
County with a warm interest, and by redeeming a 
portion of its soil from its (iritnitive state has con- 
tributed his quota towmd tiie upbuilding of his 
towns)iip. 

Mrs. Totten was born in Ohio Feb, G, 1829, and 
when quite young was taken l)y hor parents to 
Scott County, Iowa. She attended the common 



school, assisted in tiie houMeliold duties, and re- 
mained under the parental roof until her marriage. 
She is now the mother of twelve children, eight of 
whom are living : The eldest, a daughter, Eliza- 
beth, is the wife of G. W. Thorn, and the mother 
of eleven children; Emeroy is the wife of Peter 
Jones, of Guittard Township, and they have five 
children; John L. is married and the father of four 
children; Florence, Mrs. Sharp, died leaving a 
family of seven children; Henry T. is married and 
is the father of eight children; Eliza became the 
wife of J. T. Newton, who is now deceased; Frank 
II. is married and lives near Axtel; Nora, wife of 
R. S. Pauley, is the mother of two children; Will- 
iam J. is married and the father of one child; Cora 
is the wife of II. Weaver, of Baldersoii Township. 
Mr and Mrs. Totten rejoice in the possession of 
three great-grandchildren. 

Henry M. Totten, father of our subject, was 
born in Rhode Island in March, 1795. He sjjent 
the most of his early life in his native State, and 
when reaching manhood was married to Miss Mi- 
riam Carpenter, who was born Jan. 4, 1804. They 
came to Iowa at an early date and the father died 
in 1864. The mother subsequently removed to 
this county, and died at the home of H. T. Totten 
in 1878. at the age of seventy-seven years. 

Could Mr. Totten recite in detail the story of 
his pioneer life and his experiences on the frontier, 
there would be given to posterity an extensive 
and readable volume. There was very little hard 
cash in circulation, and none of the conveniences 
of modern life. The nearest mill was on the 
Missouri River, and sometimes they were obliged 
to go to Iowa Point. In the summer of 180;} Mi-. 
Totten started out to explore the farther AV^cst, his 
objective point being Denver, Col., to which he 
made the journey in seven months. He put up 
the first hotel in Marysville, and was concerned in 
the erection of the first three houses built in Frank- 
fort. In the fall of that year he worked 105 days, 
receiving therefor $315. He also officiated as 
Assessor that year, and was thus enabled to raise 
sufficient money to reach his necetsary expenses. 
Each \-ear added something to the fertility of the 
soil and the value of his propertj', and in due 
time there was little cause for anxiety as to how 




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he should make both ends meet. Those days have 
long passed away, and sitting under his own vine 
and fig' tree, Mr. Totten reviews the past with the 
satisfactory feeling that he has done what he could, 
and that his years have not been spent in vain. 



— 'i^^fS^' 



OWEN R. JONES, farmer and stock-raiser, 
resides on section 31, Vermillion Township, 
where he operates a farm of 500 acres be- 
longing to his father-in-law, Horace L. Sage. The 
two gentlemen live in the same house, which is a 
large stone building, pleasantly situated a short 
distance fiom Barretts Station. Mr. Jones is of 
Welsh ancestry, being the son of Owen and Mar- 
garet Jones, of Anglesea, North Wales, where our 
subject was born May 20, 1835. His parents had 
eleven children — John, Elizabeth, William, Dora- 
tliea, Jacob, Owen R., Cadwallader, Hugh, Miriam, 
David ,and one who died in infancy. John is a far- 
mer living in Wales near the old home, is married 
and has a large family. Elizabeth is the wife of 
Owen Jones, who is a farmer and has five children. 
William is pursuing agriculture near Lake Crystal, 
Blue ICarth Co., Minn., is married and has six 
children. Dorathea died in AVales when about fif- 
teen years old. Jacob is a retired farmer living in 
Emporia, Kan., and is married and has three chil- 
dren. Cadwallader lives in Wales and has a family 
of twelve children. Hugh died in infancy. Miriam 
was the wife of John Hughes, but was taken from 
her earthly home in Wales at the early age of 
twenty-five years. David was a farmer, and died 
in Wales in June, 1880, leaving a wife and four 
children. 

Our subject was reared upon a farm, where he 
remained until nineteen years of age. He then 
came to America, landing in New York, whence he 
went direct to Waukesha County, Wis. He at- 
tended school one winter, and afterward worked a 
month on a farm. Proceeding to Milwaukee he 
apprenticed himself to a carpenter, with whom he 
worked six months. Concluding that he preferred 
country to city life, he departed for Rochester, 
Minn., where lie was employed upon a farm for 



two years. During a brief sojourn in New Orleans, 
he enjoyed an insight into Southern life, but was 
not induced to make that his permanent home. In 
1859 he came to Knox County, 111., and there 
worked upon a farm, continuing at that occupation 
until the breaking out of the Civil War. 

In the summer of 1861 Mr. Jones enlisted in 
Company C, 42d Illinois Infantry, and immediately 
following his enlistment was actively engaged in 
various parts of Missouri, looking after Gen. Price. 
The command wintered at Tipton, in Moniteau 
County, ami the following season took part in the 
engagements at Columbus, Ky., Island No. 10, and 
at New Madrid, when Col. Roberts spiked the stone 
battery and so enabled gun boats to proceed down 
the river. Our subject ^arrived on the field of 
Pittsburg Landing at the close of that memorable 
battle. He was at Farmington Miss., wiih Gen. 
Palmer at luka, also at Tuscumbia, Ala., Portland, 
Decatur, and during the latter part of 1862 at 
Nashville. In the latter city he remained about 
three months, being subsequently engaged in the 
battles of Stone River, Tullahoma, Tenn., Bridge- 
port, Ala., Chickamauga and Mission Ridge. After 
tiie last named battle his company was sent to the 
relief of Burnsides at Knoxville. They next went 
to Dandridge, Tenn., and tlien crossed into North 
Carolina. 

Mr. Jones' term of service having expired, he 
re enlisted at Stone Mills, East Tenn., and was 
given a thirty days veteran furlough. After this 
period of rest and recuperation he again entered 
actively into the life of a soldier, and took part in 
the conflicts at Buzzard's Roost, Rocky Faced 
Ridge, Resaca, Calhoun, Kenesaw and Lost Moun- 
tains, New Hope Church, Atlanta a'ld Jonesboro, 
ill Georgia. When the army was divided and 
Sherman started for the sea, our subject's command 
was sent back to Chattanooga. They were at Co- 
lumbia, Tenn., Spring Hill., as well as at the bat- 
lU'S of Frankfort and Nashville, which resulted in 
the defeat of Hood by Gen. Thomas. From there 
they were sent to East Tennessee, near the home of 
Andrevv Johnson, and were thence ordered to 
Texas, reniainiug in that Slate until mustered out. 
Mr. Jones vvas honorably discharged from service 
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years and five months, and was among the last of 
the members of the Union army to be mustered 
out. He returned to the quiet pursuits of agricul- 
ture, and rented a farm in Illinois until 1869. He 
then came to Kansas and settled in this county, 
where he continued to reside two years. Remov- 
ing to Gage County, Neb., he settled on land which 
now forms the site of Wyraore. After a residence 
there of about eight years he sold out and removed 
to his present liomestead. He is the owner of 385 
acres of land on the Blue River, near tlie mouth of 
the Vermillion. 

Mr. Jones was married May 20, 1866, to Miss 
Amy Sage. He has an interesting family of nine 
children, named respectively: Joseph E., Julia, 
Arcliiljald, Horace, Owen W., Edith, Ellen, Jacob 
and El ma. 

Mr. Jones is a member of Henderson Post No. 
'143. G. A. R., at Frankfort; also of Frankfort 
Lodge No. 67, A. F. & A. M. He belongs to the 
Repuljliean party, giving to its principles the same 
sturdy support which he gave to the Nation in her 
time of need. He has been and is at present Scliool 
Director, an oflice which lie fills in an acceptable 
manner. He has been a very hard-working man, 
and well deserves the success that has crowned his 
efforts. As a man of kindly nature, upright char- 
acter, a competent agriculturist and stockman, and 
a reliable citizen, he commands the respect of the 
people, who will welcome his portrait, which may 
be found elsewhere in this work, as a valuable and 
interesting feature thereof. 



l[ ON. J. T. WATKINS. Emerson says "All 
'W)il history is only biography.'" We find this 
i}^^^ especially exemiilified in the community in 
(^) which Mr. Walkins resides. Its history is 
only tlie biography of a few men. chief among 
whom is our subject. Mayor of Beattie, and also a 
large and prominent farmer and stock-raiser. 

Our subject now owns 210 acres of fine farming 
land adjoining the city on tlie east. The ea-.t half 
of the town of Beattie lies on his original half 
section, INIr. Watkins iiaving purchased it of the 



Government in 1860, while still in Indiana. The 
railroad coming through, the town was platted be- 
tween Mr. James Fitzgerald, our subject and the 
railroad, which formed the station here. Our sub- 
ject gave the alternate lots to the railroad to locate 
a depot, and has disposed of the balance, his land 
originally running up to the center of sections 21 
and 22, on which Center street now runs. 

Jeremiah Watkins, father of our subject, was 
born in New Jersey, and moved to Pennsylvania, 
where he married Miss Anna Pugh. They reared 
a family of seven children. Removing to Dear- 
born County, Ind., he died on the old farm, in Octo- 
ber, 1846. Our subject was born Feb. 17, 1834 in 
Washington County, Pa., where he lived until 
seven years of age, and with his parents removed 
to Indiana. There he finished Ids school education 
and worked on his father's farm until reaching his 
majoritj', when he took up f.arming for himself. 

Hannah Heuslis, daughter of Elias and Sarah 
Ileustis, was born in Dearborn County, Ind., where 
she lived until after her marriage to the subject of 
our sketch. Mr. Watkins continued farming in 
Indiana until the year 1876. He was also engaged 
in the sawmill and lumber business and also in the 
culture of bees, dealing in honej- quite extensively, 
and being well known all over that section of the 
country as a successful apiarist, breeding and pro- 
pagating Italian bees. In the spring of 1877, he 
with his family removed to this State, settling in 
the town of Beattie. His farm w.as simply used for 
grazing purposes and he soon set about improving 
it. So successful was he in this undertaking that 
his farm is now considered one of the finest in Guit- 
tard Township. Mr. Watkins engaged in general 
stock raising, including fine grades of horses, cattle 
aud hogs. He has also been interested in village 
real-estate, and still owns more or less town lands. 

Mr. and Mrs. Watkins have become the parents 
of five children — Clara Elvira, John E. Anna 
Florence, Ada M. and Paul C, all of whom are at 
home and enjoying thorough school advantages. 

The town of Beattie being incorporated in 1884, 
Mr. Watkins was chosen as a memberof its first Coun- 
cil, and has held city office continuously since that 
time ; he is now serving his second term as Mayor. He 
h:is also been a member of the Scliool Board for 



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the last six years, and is now serving as Clerk in 
that body. He has never been an office-seeking pol- 
itician, but serves his townsmen to the best of his 
ability when chosen by them to represent their in- 
terests in local affairs. 

Until the time of the Civil War. Mr. Watkins 
was a member of the Democratic party. At that 
time he found reason to change his political views 
and turned squarely to Republicanism, where he has 
ever since remained. Our subject has been a lead- 
ing man in organizing the Baptist Church and 
building the edifice of that societ3\ Every matter 
pertaining to the building was left to his care and 
faithfully has he discharged the duties that de- 
volved upon him. He is now a Deacon of the 
church and one of its chief supfjorlers. All in 
all, Mr. Watkins is a man without whom Beattie 
would not be what it now is, in a commercial, 
moral or social way. 



ff^ON. MILO A. TUCKER. A stirring and 
}lf)j! successful business man and farmer, Mr. 
~^^ Tucker retired from the active labors of 
(^) farm life in 1880, and estal)lished himself 
as a grocer and proprietor of a meat-market in 
Beattie. He sold out this latter enterprise in 1888. 
and since that time has been taking life easj' amid 
the comforts of a pleasant home in the central part 
of the city. He is familiarly known to most of the 
people of this region as one of its most reliable 
men and praiseworthy citizens. 

In briefly reviewing the life historj' of Mr. 
Tucker, we find he was born in Mercer County, 
Pa., Sept. 11, 1833. When he was a boy of three 
years his parents removed to Riple3- County, Ind., 
where he developed into manhood, and resided 
until 1856, engaged in farming pursuits. That 
year, pushing still further Westward, he established 
himself in Marshall County, Iowa, where he prose- 
cuted agriculture until after the outbreak of the 
Civil War. In 1862 he enlisted as a Union sol- 
dier in Company K, 23d Iowa Infantry, which was 
assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, 13th Army 
Corps, and operated around Vicksburg and other 



important points in the South. During his service 
of nearly three years he took part in the battles of 
Ft. Gibson, May 1, 1860; Champion Hills, May 
16; Black River Bridge, May 17; and was in the 
siege of Vicksburg, after which he assisted in 
guarding the prisoners during their transportation 
froin the captured city to Memphis. In the mean- 
time, on account of exposure, he had contracted 
rheumatism, from which he suffered severely, and 
just before the expiration of his term of enlistment 
was obliged to accept his honorable discharge on 
account of disability. His army record will bear 
lair comparison with that of thousands of others, 
who took their lives in their hands and went to 
fight the battles of their country. 

Upon retiring from the army, Mr. Tucker re- 
turned to Marshall Couut^^ Iowa, where he lived one 
year, and then proceeded further westward to Paw- 
nee County, Neb. There, taking up a tract of wild 
land, he proceeded with its improvement and cul- 
tivation, and lived upon the farm which he thus 
opened until 1872. Then, selling out, he came to 
this count3', of which he has since been a resident. 
In the meantime he was married, Nov. 22, 1855, 
to Miss Sarah Small, a native of Indiana and the 
daughter of Samuel Small, who was of English de- 
scent, and whose parents were natives of Kent 
County', England. He emigrated to Pawnee County, 
Neb., and died there in 1868. His widow is still 
living, and a resident of Pawnee Citj'. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Tucker there have been born 
seven children, and the family circle remains un- 
broken bj- death. The eldest, Martha E., is now 
the wife of William Hatton, of Richland Township; 
Theion W. occupies himself at railroading, and is 
a resident of East Norway; Samuel D. emplovs 
himself as a butcher in Wallace, Kan.; Thomas C. 
is an employe of the Grand Island Railroad, and 
lives in Beattie; Sarah E., Lena M. and Milo A., 
remain at home with their parents. Mr. Tucker, 
with his wife and five of their children, are mem- 
bers in good standing of the Methodist P^jiscopal 
Church. Mr. Tucker, politically, votes the straight 
Republican ticket, and gives his unqualified support 
to the principles of this part^-. 

David Tucker, the fiither of our subject, was 
liorn in Pennsylvania in 1805. In Mercer Countv, 



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about 1826, he was married to Miss Eleanor Hazen, 
who was bom in tliat county, March 7, 1807. Tliey 
remained residents of the Ke}'stone State until 
1836. The father followed farming all his life, 
and died in Indiana. The widowed mother then 
icmoved to the vicinity of Albion, Marshall Co., 
Iowa, where she died in 1862. They were the par- 
eats of seven cliildren, all of whom lived to mature 
years. The youngest fcon and child, Haden L., 
was the first to be called hence, having died in 
tiie army. 

Samuel and Elizabeth (Clark) Small, the parents 
<if Mrs. Tucker, emigrated from Kent County, 
Ergland, prior to their marri.age, and after this 
event were residents of Indiana until 18S6. Then, 
removing to Marshall County, Iowa, they lived 
there until 1864. Thence they went to Pawnee 
County, Neb., and the father improved a farm in 
the vicinity of West Branch, where he sojourned 
until his death, which occurred in 1868. 

Mr. Tucker has been a prominent man in his 
community, representing his ward in the City 
Council, and likewise officiating as Mayor of Beat- 
tie. He owns a farm in the vicinity of Frankfort, 
and h is a neat and comfortable home on Center 
street, in the central part of the city. A life of 
honesty and uprightness has gained him the esteem 
and confidence of his fellow-men, while his indus- 
try, economy and good judgment have enabled 
him to fortify himself against want in his old age. 



ffONATIIAN BISHOP. If the amazed old- 
world traveler seeks to know the reason of 
the wonderful growth of the Far "West, es- 
pecially of that young giant Kansas, he 
must look for it not so much in tlie character of 
the soil or climate, altiiough they are favorable, as 
in the disposition of the early settlers. The usual 
freedom accorded all classes of people and all legit- 
imate enterprises in this noble and progressive 
State is duo, no doubt to the fact that all, or nearly- 
all the original settlers were native Americans. It, 
is not here asserted that Americans are a more 
liberty loving race than the people of any other 



nation, but they have had a longer experience of 
its blessings than almost any others, and have ex- 
perimented more largel}- witii the various theories 
of freedom offered for their acceptance by different 
classes and conditions of people, and are there- 
fore better fitted to put into practical operation 
those principles of true freedom which have best 
stood the tests of actual practice. 

The father of the subject of this sketch was 
George Bishop, a native of the State founded by 
that sedate old lover of freedom and equal and 
exact justice — William Penn. The mother was 
Ellen Smith, also a native of the Keystone State. 
After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. George Bishop re- 
moved from Pennsylvania and settled in Greene 
Connty, Ohio, where they continued to residi? the 
remainder of their lives. They became the parents 
of nine children, of whom our subject was the third. 

Jonathan Bishop was born in Greene County, 
Ohio, May 7, 1838. He grew to manhood on his 
father's farm, and remained at home until his mar- 
riage. Nov. 14, 1861, he took for a life partner 
Miss Lucinda Rakestraw, the event being celebrated 
in Clarke Count}', Oiiio. IMrs. Bishop is a daugh- 
ter of Joseph and Isabella ((4oudy) Rakestraw, na- 
tives respectivelj' of New Jersej' and Pennsylvania. 
Immediately after marriage they journeyed to 
Illinois and located in Mason County, where thej^ 
made their home for some time, subsequently re- 
turning to Clarke County, Ohio, where they lived 
until the close of life. Their family comprised 
four children, of whom Mrs. Bishop is the eldgst. 
She was born in Clarke County Oct. 8, 1840, and 
remained in the parental care until her marriage. 
She received a good education in her youth, which 
she has kept eonstantl}' polished b}- extensive read- 
ing of standard works, and by social intercourse 
and keen observation of the powers and phenomena 
of nature, by which she is surrounded. 

Mr. and iSIrs. Bishop are the parents of nine 
children, four of whom are living. They are: 
George A. married Miss Blinn; Joseph M., Mary 
E. and Albertus R. The deceased are Mary E. who 
died when fourteen years old; Flora E. died when 
seven; Ocie M. also fell asleep at the interesting 
age of seven years; Albert R. crossed his little 
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])romisiiig babe of foui-teen months; one other 
little '•bud of licipe" was phieked by the angel of 
death, and" traiisphiuted to the Father's garden of 
immortality to bloom in i)i'ri)etnal lieauty beside 
the crystal River of Life. 

The first home of our subject after his marriage 
was made in Clarke County, Ohio, where he resided 
four years on a farm whicii he operated. Hoping 
to improve liis fortunes, he removed to DeKalb 
County, Ind., and resided there until 1878, when 
he removed to Marshall County Kan., and settled 
in Center Townshi)), on section 28, where he has 
since made his home. 

Mr. Bishop enjoys the confidence of the commu- 
nity in which he lives, which is attested by the fact 
that he was elected to the oHice of Justice of the 
Peace, and re-elected to the same position wiien his 
term liad expired in the fall of 1888. He takes a 
deep interest iu all matters pertaining to the politi- 
cal welfare of the country-, and is active in further- 
ing the interests of the part}- with which he 
atflliates in his own district. His abilities in 
managing a campaign have been recognized and 
his services utilized in placing him in a responsible 
position on the townsiiip Central Committee. 
The educational interests of the township, in which 
he takes a pronounced interest, will never suffer so 
long as he is kept in his present position as a mem- 
ber of the School Board, an ofiice which he has filled 
for several years. Any enterprise having for its 
object the furthering of the public welfare can 
depend upon the help and counsel of JMr. Bishop. 
His numerous public and private benefactions have 
endeared him to a large circle of frienils. and h;ive 
won for him a deserved popularity among the 
masses. 

^(^)AN S. WHITE is a son of Judge Robert 
fl\# White, of Marysville, Marshall Co.. Kan., a 
■^ sketch of whom may be seen in another part 
of this work. He was born in Carter Count}-, K}'., 
May 0, 184.5, where he passed the early years of his 
life of his childhood's home surrounded by the lov- 
ing care of his parents, and the devoted ministra- 
tions of the sable tenants of his father's estate. 



When young Van was thirteen years old, his parents 
removed to Miami County, Kan., and he remained 
with them in their new home f(jr about five j'ears. 
His education was not carried on very systemati- 
cally, but the stirring events transpiring in the 
State of his adoption, sup|)lied to a great extent, 
the lack of a more bookish stock of knowledge. 

About the year 1863, our subject went to Colo- 
rado, and engaged in the stirring and sometimes 
dangerous, but always fascinating occupation of 
raining. His success was not remarkable, but his 
labors were productive of a fair degree of remun- 
eration, and he returned to Kansas with capital 
enough to set up in a business, which, if less excit- 
ing than the one he had abandoned, promised 
surer and more steady returns, and permitted its 
followers to enjoj- all the comforts and elegancies 
of civilized life. The mining experience of Mr. 
White extended over a period of about six 3-ears, 
and upon his return he located in Marshall County, 
Kan., in the vicinity of Mar3sville, where he con- 
tinued to reside until 1886, when he purchased 160 
acres of land in Center Township, on section 13. 
and erecting commodious and handsome build- 
ings, engaged in the business of general farming 
and stock-raising. His strong common sense prompts 
him without neglecting any other duty, to confine 
his attention to a special department of the general 
occupation mentioned above, and so thinking, he 
has chosen to make a specialty of raising fine horses 
and cattle. The success attending his efforts, has 
amply justified his wisdom and foresight in so 
doing. 

Mr. White and Miss Mary J. Grimes, daughter 
of the late James H. and Susan Grimes, deceased in 
Marshall County, were united in marriage in Cen- 
ter Township. Feb. 22. 1870, and have been blessed 
with six children, namely: Silas H., Margaret E., 
Susan M., Van S., Jr., Ann E., and Maud. Mrs. 
Mary J. White was born in ^'irginia, Sept. 16, 
1849, and is a fine, handsome lady, well calculated 
to grace a palace, but serene!}' content U) fulOll the 
more important, if less outwardly lofty duty of 
training the children of her household, that they 
may worthily fill honorable stations in the future 
of this great Nation. 

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he has no time to attend to the minute details of 
party management, l)ut lie kee])S his ej'es open to 
take careful note of all great questions agitating 
the public mind. Being a firm believer in the prin- 
ciples of the Democratic party, he supports it with 
liis freeman's right of suffrage. The deep interest 
he has always taken in educational matters, has re- 
sulted in placing him in the position of School 
Director, which he has held for some time with 
great credit. 



"\fl OHN McKEE. The eye of the passing 
traveler, weary with the rays of a summer 
noonday sun, beholds with pleasure and 
longing, the inviting shade furnished by 
seemingly innumerable trees, nestling in a valley, 
and throwing their branches out in strong relief 
against the surrounding landscape, while the foli- 
age seems to rest upon the clouds hovering in the 
distance, and green and blue are intermingled in 
bright yet restful contrast. Coming gradually 
nearer, soon the landscape enlarges, and an orchard 
of perhaps 1,000 trees presents itself to view. 
Clusters of ripe, tempting fruit hang suspended, 
which appears to have been kissed lovingly and 
lincerino-ly by the morning light, and to have 
cauo-ht the glow of the orb of day, reflecting 
his blushes over the world. Twenty acres of fine 
land are devoted to the culture of fruit, while one- 
half acre is devoted to grape culture. Here are 
cultivated various kinds of grapes, which hang 
pendant from the vines, and purple and sweet, are 
beautiful as well as tempting. 

He to whom this, one of the finest orchards in 
all the State of Kansas, is due, and of wiiom we 
write this biographical notice, is John McKee, 
owner and proprietor of section 17, in Center 
Township. ■ Ireland is the land of his birth, and the 
date tliereof Oct. 23, 1828. But no recollections of 
the lakelets, moorlands, and heaths of the green 
isle of Inisfail, hover around his childiiood days, 
for when only one year old he was taken by his 
parents to the township of Smith, near Peterborough, 



Canada. Under such diverse circumstances from 

the beginning of his life, he grew through the joys 
and sorrows incident to childhood, and became 
familiar with the duties devolving upon a farmer. 
Naturally upon reaching nianiiood he chose that as 
his calling, 'and engaged in agricultural pursuits 
until January, 1871, when he removed further 
South, leaving the possessions of the English, and 
forever more casting his lot amid the heterogeneous 
surroundings of a new land. He settled on his 
present land, which he had purchased two years 
prior to his removal to Kansas. 

Marshall County had bj- this time become quite 
an agricultural center, and was developing from 
its primitive wildness, so our subject did not 
participate in the first opening uj) of the land, but 
his farm was in appearance totally different from 
its present condition. His earnest, unremitting 
labor has brought about this change, for he has 
erected a commodious, comfortable home, attract- 
ive without, and within cosily furnished, exhibit- 
ing everywhere the presence of refined tastes. The 
entire estate is fenced by hedge, which looks es- 
Ijecially prettj' during tiie summer season, and 
is alw.ays well trimmed and neatlj- kept. 

Prior to his removal to this county, Mr. McKee 
was united in marriage, June 11, 1852, in his old 
home in Peterborough, Upper Canada, with Miss 
Mar)- Finlay, a native of Wicklovv, Ireland, and 
born March 3, 1835. The Emerald Isle was her 
childhood home, but when a maiden of twelve or 
tliirteen years she came with her parents to Canada, 
and under the parental roof continued to reside 
until she went to make a home for her husband, 
t^uite a number of years after marriage Mr. and 
Mrs. McKee came to make their home in the 
United States. Their famdy consisted of five chil- 
dren, of whom the eldest is a son, William L., who 
is at home; Susan, the second born, is the wife of 
Allen Reed, and resides in Center Township, Kan.; 
Tempie and Nina remain to enliven the home, while 
Flora is the wife of Theodore Pollock, and lives in 
]\Iarysville. 

Notwithstanding his devotion to general farm- 
ing. Mr. McKee is interested in cattle raising, and 
buj'S and feeds them in large numbers annually. 
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ive partisanship, but is firmly ''dyed in the wool " 
of Republican principles, casting his ballot for its 
nominees. Religiously Mr. and Mrs. McKee are 
members of the Baptist Cliuicli, and are particu- 
larly charitable toward those in want, whether the 
need be one of the soul or body, and are emi- 
nently worthy of tlie proud position they occupy 
in the esteem of their nei"iibors. 



ILLIAM C. THOMPSON, wlio occupies a 
farm on section 26, Balderson Township, 
is a native of Branch Count3-, Mich. His 
birth took place Dec. 15, 1843, and in his native 
count}' he grew to manhood. Though quite young 
at the breaking out of the Civil War, he entered 
into the patriotic enthusiasm whicii swept over the 
North, and in August, 1862, enlisted in Company 
G, 4th Michigan Cavalry. He took a gallant share 
in the regimental work in the terrible contests at 
Murfreesboro and Stone River, and through the 
Thomas campaign. Receiving his discharge in 
September, 1863, he returned to Michigan and be- 
gan farming. 

In the spring of 1869 was celebrated the mar- 
riage of our subject to Olive Hamilton, a native 
of New York State, where she was born July 10, 
1847. She is the daughter of James and Bath- 
sheba (Neal) Hamilton, natives of Scotland and 
New Jersey, both deceased. Mrs. Thompson was 
the youngest of two children, though each of her 
parents had been married before. Her fatlier had 
been a soldier in the War of 1812. Mrs. Thomp- 
.son has become the mother of four children, three 
of whom are living: Justin II., Bertha Maj- and 
Myrtle L. 

The father of our subject was William G. Thomp- 
son, a farmer and cooper, and a native of Ver- 
mont. His mother was Betsej' (Reed) Thompson, 
a native of Elaine. Thej^ were we<lded in Maine, 
and after a few years spent in that State, emigrated 
to Canada, where they remained for many years. 
In 1840 they went to Michigan, being very earlj- 
settlers of the section in which they made their 
home. In that .State they remained until their 



death, the father dying iu 1858, and the mother 
in 1868. The parental family consisted of twelve 
children, our subject being the eleventh. Nine of 
the family still survive. 

The subject of our sketch came to Kansas in 
1870, settling upon the farm where lie still resides. 
He has eighty acres of land, all under cultivation, 
and. in addition to his farming, raises some stock. 
He has now seven head of horses and a dozen hea<l 
of fat hogs. He is a member of Chase Post No. 101, 
G. A. R., at Beattie. He takes an active interest 
in politics, and is a straight Republican, who never 
fails to east his vote in behalf of the principles 
which he advocates. He is at present serving as 
Justice of the Peace, discharging the duties of this 
office in a creditable manner. For several years 
he has been a member of the School Board. 



HOMAS PETERS. Half a hundred years, 
or thereabouts, B. C, Julius C.Tsar, tiien in 
the full tide of his glory, carried his vic- 
torious arms across the narrow portion of the 
sea wiiieh separates the island of Britain from 
the continent of Europe, and succeeded after sev- 
eral ineffectual attempts in, at least partially, con- 
quering the natives. They were a brave race and 
onl}^ bided their time to throw off the Roman yoke. 
Tlie time at length came, but the emancipated peo- 
ple were not destined to long enjoy their land in 
peace. The barbarous nations of Northwestern 
Europe invaded the fertile lowlands, and despite 
the utmost exertions of the rightful owners of the 
soil they gradually possessed themselves of all the 
level districts, pushing the natives into the mount- 
ainous regions where they were at last successful 
in staying the onward march of the invading liosts. 
The people who thus found refuge in what is now 
called Cornwall, in uilison with the adjoinino- dis 
trict now known as the principality of Wales, main- 
tained their independence and language for manv 
centuries. In course of time, owing to its position 
on the border between England and Wales, its 
people became largely assimilated in manners and 
language with the dominant English. Intermar- 



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riages became comparatively common, and in- 
creased in frequency as the years rolled on, so that 
to-day it is probable that the Cornish have more 
p;nglish than Welsh blood in their veins. In spite 
of what has just been said of their adnnixture 
with the English, they still retain many national 
peculiarities, and it is perhaps needless to say are 
very proud of their ancestry, 

The subject of this sketch, as well as his father, 
William, and his mother, Elizabeth, (Blake) Pe- 
ters, were born in tiiat celebrated land and cherish 
the tradition.? of their race with loving fidelity, 
William Peters and Elizabeth Blake were married 
in Cornwall and continued to reside in their native 
place until after the birth of their eldest son, 
'Ihomas, P^el). 15. 1824. When the child was about 
six years old the parents emigrated to Canada and 
remained there during the remainder of their lives. 
Their home was in Hope Township, Durham 
County, where the father died in 1860. They were 
the parents of eight children, Thomas, as before 
stated, being the eldest. When the gentleman whose 
name heads this sketch was twenty-seven years old 
he left his father's house and opened a farm in 
Durham County, which he operated twenty years. 
He left Ontario in the fall of 1871 and located on 
section 32, Center Township, Marshall Co,, Kan,, 
where he purchased 160 acres of fertile land, and 
set to work to bring it under cultivation. During 
the time that has elapsed since he became a resident 
of the State of Kansas, he has diligently striven 
to improve his farm to the utmost, and has the 
satisfaction of knowing that the labor has not been 
bestowed in vain. He is now the owner of a com- 
fortable and pleasant home, where he inaj' reasona- 
bl}' hope to spend the remainder of his life in peace 
and contentment. Although his various buildings 
are not so handsome as some that his neighbors 
have erected, yet they answer his purpose very well 
and therefore cause him no needless anxiety. 

March 7, 1850, Sir. Peters and Miss Mar3- Anne 
15edford were united in marriage at the home of 
the bride's parents in Hope, Durham County, On- 
tario. The birth of Mrs. Peters occurred Feb. 7, 
1828, in the same village in which she was subse- 
qtiently married. This union has resulted in the 
addition of eight children to the family of Mr, and 



Mrs. Peters, namely: Franklin R,; Charlotte, John 
E., Mary E., Anna B., Alfred B., Ellen J. and Fan- 
nie (). Franklin resides at home and is a great 
comfort and support to his parents, who are now 
in the decline of life; Charlotte is the wife of Will- 
iam Little; John is a resident of Kalamazoo, Mich. ; 
Mary is the wife of Charles Baker, of Brown 
County, Kan,; Anna is the wife of the Rev. Rich- 
ard Finley, also of Brown County, Kan.; Ellen is 
the wife of Franklin Hunt, of Blue Rapids Town- 
ship, this county; Fannie is the wife of John Hunt, 
and also resides in Blue Ra|)ids Township. 

Mr. Peters and his family are entitled to and re- 
ceive the respect and esteem of their neighbors for 
their many good qualities. The integrity of Mr. 
Peters has never been questioned, as following the 
traditions of his race, he regards his word as 
others do their oath. This conscientious regard 
for the principles of right and justice, while it 
may not have made him a millionaire, h.as pro- 
cured for him the implicit confidence of all with 
whom business or social duties have brought him in 
contact, and is a better heritage to bequeath to his 
children than all the golden wealth of the Astors 
or Yanderbilts. Our subject and his wife are both 
active and devoted members of the Methodist 
J^piscopal Church. In political affairs, Mr. Peters 
is in active sympathy with the Republican party. 



ILLIAM H. KOENEKE, one of the most 
prominent men of the village of Herkimer, 
is an extensive grain dealer, and has an 
elevator which is a credit to the town, and brings 
to it a large amount of business. He is a public- 
spirited citizen, taking a genuine interest in what- 
ever pertains to the welfare of the community', and 
giving substantial encouragement to the projects 
calculated for its advancement. 

Our subject was born in Cook County, 111., July 
15, 1852, and in 1860, when a boy of eight years old, 
accompanied his parents, Thomas and Mary (Schatta) 
Koeneke, to this county. They located on a tract 
of wild land in Logan Township, where the father 
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still live. Tliomas Koeneko was a native of Hol- 
stein, (ierraany, where he was reared and he married 
ft maiden wiio was born in Hanover. Both were of 
pure German stock, and emigrated to America 
prior to their marriage, which took plate at Bine 
Island, Cook Co., 111. They had been trained 
from childhood in tiie doctrines of the Lutheran 
Church, to which they still loyally adhere. 

Growing up amid the pioneer scenes of life 
on the frontier, our subject became strong and 
well developed, and at an early age was taught to 
make himself useful on the nev? farm. Wild .ani- 
mals were plentiful at the time his parents settled 
here, also the Otoe Indians, who were their near 
neighbors, but peaceable and friendly. His school 
advantages were quite limited, but by his own 
efforts he acquired sufficient education to prosecute 
business successfully. Upon approaching manhood 
lie left the farm and engaged in the lumber busi- 
ness with his brother-in-law, William Wieters, con- 
tinuing with him until 1887, when he purchased 
the entire business and is now conducting it alone. 
He began operating in grain some years ago, and 
later also purchased the interest of Mr. Wieters in 
this branch of trade. 

In the fall of 1888 Mr. Koeneke put up a large 
elevator, and in addition to his lumber trade in 
this place, is also carrying on a similar business at 
Bremen, in this county. He_likewise has a farm of 
ninety acres adjacent to the town limits, and a fine 
dwelling is now (August, 1889) in process of erec- 
tion. He also has two other farms of 160 acres 
each in other parts of the county, both of which 
are under a good state of cultivation, and improved 
with the necessary buildings. Mr. Koeneke has 
made the most of his money in his farming prop- 
erty, and is now unquestionably well-to-do. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Julia, 
daughter of Frederick and Catherine Brockmyer, 
was celebrated at the bride's home in Mav, 1878. 
Mrs. Koeneke was born in Kansas, of German par- 
ents, her father having emigrated from Hanover 
some years since. Her mother was a native of 
Mecklenburg, and they now live near Hanover in 
Washington County. Mr. and Mrs. Koeneke are 
the parents of four children, viz.: Sophia, Ernest, 
Mary and Julia. Both parents and children are 



members of the Lutheran Church, in which our 
subject and his wife were carefully- reared by their 
respective parents. Mr. Koeneke has been quite 
prominent in local affairs, and served as Treasurer 
of Marysville Township, when Herkimer was a part 
of that township. He is widely and favorably 
known throughout this section as one of its most 
useful and wide-awake men. 



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ifU^UBBARD C. SMITH, a pioneer of 1858, 
Tfji) came to this State in the above-mentioned 
'•sy^ year, and to Marsh.all County in 1866. He 

1^ established himself as a farmer in the 
wilds of Guittard Township, and is now numbered 
among the i)roininent business men of the city of 
Beattie. He is engaged as a general merchant, 
and is the owner of a fine body of improved land, 
embracing 320 acres on sections 28 and 29, which 
is operated bj' a renter and largely devoted to fine 
stock. Mr. Smith is thus in the enjoyment of a 
handsome income, and is looked upon as one of the 
leading men of this com m unit}'. 

Mr. Smith was born in Gardner, Me., July 21, 
1834, but when a child of two 3'ears his parents 
removed to Ohio, where his father died while still 
a young man, in 1842. The mother then returned 
with her children to the Pine Tree State, where 
Hubbard C, our subject, lived until a youth of 
eighteen years. Then leaving New England he 
emigrated to Ohio, and completed his education in 
Baldwin Universit}', after an attendance of two 
years. At the e.Kpiralion of this time he, in the 
spring of 1858, made his way to Kansas, sojourn- 
ing for a time at Wyandotte and St. Joseph. In the 
meantime he employed himself in teaching school, 
until the fall of that year. 

Young Smith now set out across the plains with 
a wagon train to New Mexico, where a corapar.n- 
tivel3^ brief sojourn satisfied him and he returned 
to Wyandotte. In 1859, still infected with the 
spirit of adventure, he started for Pike's Peak with 
a wagon, to which was attached a yoke of cows and 
a yoke of bulls. Some of his men, however, f.ail- 



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ing hini, he turned back before reaching his desti- 
nation and began cutting and selling hay in Kan- 
sas City, at a time when there only a few houses 
on the bliiflf, and a cornfield between it and the 
bluff. That year also Mr. Smith repaired to Roeli- 
ester, and took up his abode with Dr. Sheldon, tiie 
first physician in this region. Later we find him 
in Centralia, Nemaha County, stopping with the 
Galesburg Colony. Later he rode from Centralia 
to Galesburg, 111., camping out at night and being 
two weeks on the road. Thence he repaired to his 
native State, via Cleveland, Oliio, and spent the 
winter. In the spring he started to return, repair- 
ing to Boston to take a steamer, wiien the news 
came of the firing upon Ft. Sumter. The next 
morning our subject enlisted as a Union soldier in 
Company C, 3d Maine Infantry, for three months' 
service. lie did this from pure patriotism, as he 
had been proffered a good position in Ohio. His 
regiment was sent to Alexandria, arriving there 
soon after the shooting of Col. Elsworth — an epi- 
sode which will be remembered as one of the most 
thrilling events of the war. 

The 3d Maine Infantry was one of the first regi- 
ments at the battles of Bull Run and Arlington 
Heights, and after the battle of Alexandria it was 
re-organized and assigned to the command of Gen. 
McClellan. They were ordered to Fortress Mon- 
roe, and spent some time in the swamps of York- 
town. Later Mr. Smith was assigned to picket 
duty, and frequently slept in "Washington's pew." 
He still preserves a piece of wood from this pew in 
the church, wliich he sent to the maiden, who after- 
ward became his wife, l)ut who was then merely a 
girl. Their next point was Fair Oaks, where thej' 
pitched their tents and made excellent beds of 
evergreen branches. In the meantime Mr. Smith 
had been promoted to Orderly Sergeant. Night 
after night the troops dozed on their arms, as it 
were, being drawn up in line of battle, and one 
night Mr. Smith obtained sleep on a bed made of 
three rails thrown over a ditch half filled with 
water. This was his last night in tlie ranks. The 
next day at 9 A. M. they were early drawn up in 
line of battle, their breakfast being brougiit to 
them, lest the enemy should surprise them un- 
prepared. In the engagement which followed 



many of the rebel troops wore taken prisoners, and 
Mr. Smith received a rebel bulletin his lung, which 
he still carries. He was sent to the hospital at 
Fortress Monroe, being carried six miles by men 
on a stretcher. He was well cared for, and regards 
his sojourn at that fortress as one of the most 
pleasant episodes in his life. Two weeks later he 
was sent to Albany, and being the first wounded 
soldier to arrive there, was warmly received, and 
remained there until being given a furlough. He 
then returned to his native State, and was given an 
honorable discharge in November, 1862. 

Our subject remained in his native State the fol- 
lowing winter, and would willingly have re-en- 
tered the service had he felt able to do so. He 
was finally drafted and attempted to do duty, but 
after six months he was sent to the convalesent 
camps at Arlington Heights, where he spent the 
winter, and was a second time discharged in the 
spring of 1864. He then returned to the West and 
purchased a farm near Centralia, Nemaha Co., 
Kan., where he made the usual improvements and 
remained until 1866. That year he sold out and 
located as a homesteader on the farm which he now 
owns. He battled with grasshoppers and other 
disadvantages until 1873. That year on account 
of ill-health, he abandoned farm life, and com- 
menced his experience as a general merchant. 
Aside from his residence in Beattie, he owns other 
valuable city property and is generally well-to-do. 

For the last twent}' years Mr. Smith has been 
most of the time a member of the School Board, 
and has represented his ward in the City Council. 
He was appointed Postmaster by Pi-esident Ha3es, 
and held the office fi-om 1878 until 1885, a period 
of seven years and seven daj's, and upon settling 
with the department there was found to be $13 to 
his credit. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Vina 
Hamilton occurred at Old Centralia, Nemaha 
Countv, Oct. 8, 18G5. Mrs. Smith was born in 
Mahoning County, Ohio. April 18, 1844, and is the 
daughter of Hugh Hamilton, a pioneer settler of 
Nemaha Count3' who came to Centralia as earl^^ as 
1858. Of this union there have been born five 
children, only three of whom are living — Frank L., 
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Hamilton, the mother of Mrs. Smith, spent her 
last days near the latter, (l3'ing at the farm in 1883. 
The father is still living and a resident of this 
State. 

John Smith, the father of our suhjeet, was, like 
his son, a native of Maine, and in early manhood 
married Miss Martha Wakefield, of (iardner. Tiiere 
were born to them five children, four of whom 
lived to mature years. The mother, after the 
death of her husband, came to Kansas, and spent 
her last days with her son, our subject, dying in 
November, 1868. Besides their own children Mr. 
and Mrs. Smith have an adopted daughter, Marian, 
who is now ten years of age. 



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\f, OHN G. BROWN. Were all the men of 
Elm Creek Township as enterprising as Mr_ 
Brown tliere would not be a neglected farm 
within its limits or anj' tumble-down build- 
ings and poorly-fed stock. Without making any 
pretensions to elegance, he has a well-regulated 
home and believes in extracting all the comfort 
from life that is possible. He is a skilled farmer 
and has had a large experience as a dealer in live 
stock. His possessions embrace 170 acres of choice 
land, finely located on section 26. During his 
younger j'ears he studied for a veterinary surgeon 
and has attained quite a reputation as a practitioner, 
being very successful. He keeps quite a large 
number of horses and cattle and takes a pardonable 
pride in the results of his labors, both as a farmer 
and the success of his operations in live stock. 

Our subject was born in Cook County, 111., May 
18, 1848, and is the son of John and Catherine 
(Landgraff) Brown, who were both natives of Ger- 
many. The parents upon emigrating to America 
settled in the above-named county, where they 
spent the remainder of their lives. Their family 
included nine children of whom John G. was the 
second born. His father died when he was but 
three years old and he was doubly orphaned by 
the death of his motlier ten years later and then, a 
lad of thirteen, was thrown upon his own resources 
and commenced the battle of life for himself. B3' 



the advice of friends he went to Blue Island and 
entered the employ of a drayman with whom he 
remained two years. We next find him in the 
now great city of Chicago, studying veterinary art 
under the instruction of his uncle, John Landgraff, 
with whom he remained three years. 

Finally, our subject leaving the city rented a 
large farm of 490 acres west of it, which he operated 
three years. Then setting out for the farther 
West, he came to this county and locating on a 
farm in Marysville Township, raised one season's 
crops. He then returned to Chicago which had 
been devastated by the big fire, and eng.iged in the 
practice of veterinary surgery, while he put in his 
spare time in gardening at which he was employed 
ten or twelve months. In 1877 he returned to this 
county and purchased two farms in Herkimer 
Township west of Marysville, where he lived about 
seven years. Then selling out he purchased a 
farm south, in Elm Creek and lying on section 4. 
In due time he sold this also and purchased one- 
half of section 35 in Marysville Township, and a 
part of section 4 iu Elm Creek Township. He sold 
this proijerty three years later and purchased tliat 
which he now owns. 

To jMr. and Mrs. Brown there have been born 
nine children, viz.: Eva, AVilliam, George, Katie, 
^Minnie, Emma, Mary, John and Frederick. Mr. 
Brown, politically, gives his support to the Denio- 
cratic party and his excellent wife is a member in 
good standing of the Baptist Church. Mr. Brown 
has carefully examined the questions relating to 
capital and labor, and some time since identified 
himself with the A. O. U. W. He is also a mem- 
ber of the K. of H. and the German Odd Fellows. 

-^iJNDREW BIGHAM. On section 22 in 
Wl. Marysville Township, lies the homestead 
of the subject of this sketch, a worthy 
monument to his industry and persever- 
ance. A man perhaps who has not been the hero 
of any thrilling event, he has yet made footprints 
on the sands of time, which will be disoernable long 
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he has exerted and the example of diligence and 
frugality by which communities have been built 
up and the fabric of society given a solid and 
steadfast existence. Upon the character of its 
early settlers largely depends the status of a com- 
munity and Mr. Bigham has materially assisted in 
developing the best resources of his adopted 
count}' and given his encouragement to the pro- 
jects calculated for the best good of her people. 

A native of the city of Toronto, Canada, our 
subject was born Feb. 7, 1837, and lived there 
until a youth of seventeen years. Then striking 
out for himself, he came over into tlie States and 
settled in DeKalb County, 111., whence he removed 
later to Ogle County. In the meantime he had 
learned the trade of a mason, which he followed in 
connection with farming until 1887. Since that time 
he has occupied himself with agricultural pursuits 
including dairying. In Sept. 1877, leaving the 
Prairie State he came to Kansas and located in 
Oketo Township, this county. Next he rented a 
farm in Marysville Township, and in the fall of 
1879. homestoaded eighty acres on section 22, 
which comprises his present farm. Here he has 
effected good improvements, bringing the land to 
a productive condition and erecting the necessary 
l.uildings. His milk product finds a ready sale in 
Marysville and vicinity and yields him sutticient 
returns for his labor. 

Mr. Bigham was married in Brant County, Can- 
ada, Nov. 6, 18.59, to Miss Eliza Mathews, who was 
born tliere April 12. 1839. To them have lieen born 
nine children, namely :Emerilla J., Martha M.,Addie 
A., Minnie M., Maggie M., Joseph T., George E., 
Golden F. and Samuel W. MarthaM. married William 
Coigrove; Enierilla J. m.irried AVilliam Inglesby ; 
Addie A. married William Reefover; Minnie M. 
married Joseph Ford. Joseph died when two and 
one-half years old. The other four children re- 
main under the parental roof. Mr. Bigham, po- 
litically, is a sound Republican, while he and his 
estimable wife are members in good standing of 
the Baptist Church. In this our subject has offi- 
ciated as Deacon for the past two years. He is in 
favor of the establishment and maintenance of 
schools, and all other enterprises tending to effect 
the moral and social welfare of the community. 



Under his hospitable roof iiave been gathered from 
time to time, some of the best residents of the 
county, among whom he numbers his friends and 
of whose respect he is amply deserving. 

The father of our subject was Thomas Bigham. 
likewise a native of Toronto, Canada, and who 
married Miss Jane Davidson, who was born in 
Ireland. The}- lived in the Dominion for a number 
of years afterward, then removed to DeKalb County, 
111., and later to Ogle County, that State. Their 
next removal was to this county, where they lived 
until the fall of 1888, then went into Idaho, where 
they now reside. The seven children born to 
them lived to mature \'ears, among tlie elder of 
whom was the subject of this sketcb. 



\TOHN A. WILLIAMS. Wealth may bring 
I power and influence, but it fails to inspire 
I genuine affection and respect. Virtue and 
(^^y goodness are sure to meet with their reward, 
and this sentiment 's forcibly illustrated in the 
lives of Mr. Williams and his estimable wife, who, 
quiet, unobtrusive people as they are, and blest 
with a moderate suppl}' of this world's goods, 
command the highest respect of the people of their 
community. The}- have reared a fine family of 
sons, and it is seldom the lot of the biographer to 
meet a more pleasant household or a home more 
attractive in genuine comfort and content. Mr 
Williams is a farmer by occupation, and owns 160 
acres of land on section 18 in Walnut Tovrnshii). 

The early home of our subject was on the other 
side of the Atlantic, he having been born near the 
city of London, England, in Middlesex County, 
March 8, 1849. He lived there until a young man 
of twenty years, and then emigrated, in company 
with his parents, John and Mary A. (Painter) Will- 
iams, to the United States, in May, 1869. The 
voyaffe was made on a steamship, the '-City of 
New York," sailing from Liverpool to New York 
in seventeen days. Thence the family came di- 
rectly to Waterville, this county, and the father 
of our subject homesteaded 160 acres of land, from 
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pied b3' John A. Three 3'ears later the father pur- 
chased a farm in Washington Count}', tiiis State, 
to which the parents removed, and wliere tliey still 
live. Their early home across the Atlantic was in 
the village of Norwood Green, ten miles west of 
London, in whieli city thej' were born, reared and 
married. Afterward thej' kept a restaurant for 
many years. Both were members of the C'iiurch 
of England. 

The subject of this sketch soon became familiar 
wilii tlie best methods of farming in America, and 
and in due time took unto himself a wife and help- 
male, being married in this county to Miss Lucy 
l)iaughten. Of this union there were born two 
children — Walter B. and Sylvia L. Mrs. Lucy 
(Braughten) Williams departed this life at the 
homestead, April 24, 187S. 

Our subject contracted a second marriage with 
Miss Irene, daughter of John A. and Mary (Clev- 
enger) Thompson, who was born in Madison 
County, Iowa. The parents of this lady were na- 
tives of Virginia, but removed to Ohio with their 
respective families, and in that State were married. 
They came to Kansas about 1868. sojourning here 
two and one-half years, then returned to Iowa, and 
lived there until 1878. That year the}' came back 
to Kansas. and are now living near Manhattan. Of 
this marriage of our subject there have been born 
live children, viz: Gluy B., James O., Artliur L., 
John R. and Ernest A. His first wife was a Presby- 
terian in religious belief. Our subject and his 
present wife are members of the Friends' Church. 
Mr. Williams, politically-, is identilied with the Re- 
publican party. A\^ith the exception of serving as 
Constable one term in Walnut Township, he has 
declined the responsibilities of office. 



VtjAMES SHORES. Nature has done much 
\ for this gentleman in bestowing upon him 
^\ I a mind of more than ordinary intelligence, 
'^^ and a keen perception of tlie obligations 
which man owes to his fellowman. He is a pleas- 
ant and outspoken citizen, one whose opinions are 
generally respected in his communitj', and Ik has 



made for himself a good record, especially during 
the late Civil War. when, as a resident of North 
Carolina, he stood up bravelj' for the Union cause. 
He is well-known to the citizens of Baldcrson 
Township, and is at present occupying the office of 
Road Overseer in his district. His well-regulated 
homestead is located on section 4. 

In noting the antecedents of our subject, we find 
that his father was David Shores, a native of North 
Carolina, engaged both in farming and mercantile 
pursuits. The maiden name of the mother, was 
Rachel Clanten, who was reared not far from the 
early home of her husband in North Carolina, 
where thev were married, and spent their entire 
lives. David Shores departed hence in 1875, and 
his wife three j-ears later, in 1878. There had been 
born to them thirteen children, six of whom are 
still living. 

The subject of this sketch was the fifth child of 
his parents, and was born in North Carolina, Sept. 
25, 1836. His advantages for an education were 
estremelv limited, and he w.as made acquainted at 
an early age, with the duties and responsibilities of 
life. He started out for himself when a youth of 
nineteen 3'ears, emplo^'ing himself at whatever he 
could find to do, and vcrj- soon thereafter was mar- 
ried, in December 1855, to Miss Sarah, daughter of 
the late Thaddeus and Eliza Maj-nard, natives of 
North Carolina, and the parents of two children, 
of whom Mrs. Shores was the younger. The j'oung 
people settled in their native township, and re- 
mained residents of North Carolina until October, 
1869. Then removing across the Mississippi, thev 
established themselves in Andrew County, Mo., 
where they sojourned until 1883. That j-ear they 
came to Northern Kansas, and settled at the home- 
stead, where they now live. This comprises 160 
acres of land on the Otoe Indian reservation, all of 
which is under a good stale of cultivation. Mr. 
Shores put up a frame house, together with a barn 
and other outbuildings, and has a large orchard of 
a|)ple trees, besides shade and ornamental trees. 
He usually keeps about ten head of cattle, six head 
of horses, and fifteen head of swine. 

Of the first marriage of our subject, there wei'e 
born eleven children, nine of whom are living, 
namely: Sarah D.. M. Elizabeth. .1. liush. \\\\\- 



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iam A., Lucy, Charles, Benjamin, Archie, and May. 
The motlier of these children departed this life in 
1882. Our subject, in December, 1886, contracted 
a second matrimonial alliance with Mrs. Lyda 
(Sturgeon) McManamy, of Kentucky. Of this 
union there are no children. Mrs. Shores is a mem- 
ber in good standing of the Baptist Church, while 
our subject finds his religious home with the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, iu which he has ofiiciated 
as Steward, and is a leading member. He is held 
in high esteem by all who know him, and is dis- 
charging the duties of his ofHce in a manner credit- 
able to himself, and satisfactory to all concerned. 
He has bad considerable experience as overseer, 
having held that position while a resident of Mis- 
souri. He takes an active interest in politics, and 
uniformly votes the straight Republican ticket, 
fighting for the interest of this party, as faithfully 
as during the old secession days. 

ORGAN HEDGE, junior member of the 
firm of Brainard & Hedge, lumber and 
grain dealers, Oketo, stands well in regard 
to ahilit}- and reputation in the commercial 
circles of Marshall County, and he and his partner 
are conducting a growing and prosperous busi- 
ness. He claims Indiana as the place of his nativ- 
ity, he having been born in Blackford County, 
that .State, Oct. 1, 1845. His parents, Abner and 
Charlotte (C'asterline) Hedge, natives respectively 
of Tenn-sylvania and New York, settled in that 
county after their marriage, and made their home 
there until February, 1877, when they came to 
Kansas and located in Marshall Count3', on the 
Vermillion River, seven miles northwest of Frank- 
fort, and there the father's useful career was cut 
short by death. The good mother is still spared 
to bless her children with her presence. 

Our subject is the fourth in order of birth 
of the family of nine children born to his worthy 
parents, and by them was reared to a useful and 
honorable life, passing his early years on a farm. 
In the year 1877 he left the place of his birth and 
accompanied his father to this State, and from that 



time was actively engaged in farming on the Ver- 
million River, till the fall of 1886, when he re- 
moved on to his own farm in Oketo Township. In 
1888 he abandoned agricultural pursuits, and 
coming to Oketo, entered into business with his 
present partner, under the firm name of Brainard 
& Hedge. In his business transactions he has 
shown a cool head and clear judgment, and he and 
Mr. Brainard already' command an extensive trade 
in lumber and grain, and their credit stands high 
in financial circles. It will thus be seen that they 
are an influence for good in promoting the mate- 
rial prosperity of the village of Oketo, and are in- 
strumental in its upbuilding to a considerable 
extent. 

The marriage of Mr. Hedge to Miss Clara Brain- 
ard took place in this count}^ after his settlement 
here, and in their pleasant home one child, Earl 
M., has been born to them. Mrs. Hedge was born 
in Lewis County, N. Y., and is a daughter of M. 
C. Brainard, whose sketch appears on another 
page of this work. 

Mr. Hedge is a man of exemplary habits, and, 
with his wife, occupies a high position in social 
circles, they being held in general esteem for their 
many pleasant, genial qualities. Our subject has 
a mind and opinions of his own, as is shown by his 
political affiliations, he being an ardent advocate 
of the Democratic party. 



TEPHEN SHELDON is one of the firm of 
Jones & Sheldon, liverymen and horse 
dealers. Oak street, Beattie. If it is a 
pleasure to recount the success of any hon- 
orable business man, how much more pleasurable 
is it to outline a sketch of one, who, by his abilitj', 
energy and economy, has made for himself a place 
among the prominent business men of this little 
city. Such a man have we in the subject of our 
present sketch, who, starting in life with but a 
small amount of this world's goods, has by his own 
exertions gained his present enviable position. 

Mr. Sheldon was born in Geauga County, Ohio, 
Nov. 27, 1851. When about fourteen jears old, 



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his parents removed to Eaton County, Mich., eight 
miles northwest of Lansing. Here he lived on a 
farm until eighteen jears of age, gaining a good, 
practical education. He then began spending his 
winters in the lumber woods, working upon a farm 
in the summer, and saving his earnings until he was 
about l\vcnt}'-seven j'ears old, when he came West, 
stopping near Jefferson City, Mo. hi February, 
1878. he came to Beattie, then but a small railroad 
station, and went with his brother Julius Slieldon, 
into the lumber business, carrying on the only 
business of the kind located here at that time. 
Our subject remained in this business some three 
or four years doing well. Then selling out, he en- 
gaged in farming until about a year ago, when he 
came to the city and joined Mr. Jones in the livery 
business, the firm also having a sale stable. 

The wife of our subject was Ida, daughter of 
H. M. Newton, and was born in this county, in 
1862. Their marriagt took place July 15, 1889. 
Fernando C. Sheldon, the father of our subject was 
born in New York, and when a young man, he re- 
moved to Indiana, and thence to the Western re- 
serve of Ohio, where he married Miss Augusta 
Maynard. To them were boru four children, of 
whom three still survive: our subject, Elmer, liv- 
ing in Greenville, Mich., and Ernest, of Hamden, 
Ohio. The mother, and only daughter, died in 
Michigjin, when our subject was sixteen years of 
age. The father married again, came to Kansas, 
but returned to Ohio in 1874, and there died the 
following year. Oursubject votes with the Repub- 
lican party. 



j^^ TAFFORD HOLMES. Among the many 
^^^^ pleasant, genial and successful residents of 
111// )J) Marshall County, considerable mention may 
be made of the gentleman whose name ap- 
pears at the head of this biograpliical review. Of 
American birth, he is intensely and devotedly at- 
tached to the land of his birth, and for her stars 
and stripes cherishes a most patriotic affection. 

Born to Nelson and Julia A. (Iseminger) Holmes, 
our subject spent the earlier portion of his life 
among the i)k'asant hills and valleys of Monroe 



County, Ind. His father was a native of the south- 
ern part of that State, while his mother was born 
in Ohio. Their first home in Indiana was in Jack- 
son County, whence they removed to La Porte 
County in an early day. The closing period of 
their lives was spent in the homes of their children, 
and they passed to rest in York County, Neb. Of 
their family of six children, our subject was the 
third in order of birth. 

The first four years in the life of him of whom 
we write, were spent in the place of his birth, Mon- 
roe County, Ind., where his earthly career com- 
menced July 9, 1845. When he had arrived at the 
age before mentioned, he was taken by his parents 
to La Porte County, and there grew to a hardy and 
vigorous manhood. His father's farm was his early 
tramping ground, and there he passed the happy 
years of childhood in boyish pleasures, developing 
a robust system; but as he grew older, fun and 
frolic gave place to the busy occupation of a farmer. 
He remained witii his father until he w:is prepared 
to estal)lish a home, and found family ties of his 
own. 

Reared in La Porte County, it was natural that 
our subject should select a wife from among its 
fair daughters. He was united in marriage, Oct. 
29, 1868, with Miss Sarah Taber, a native of In- 
diana, and born in Lake County, April 12, 1845. 
After marri.agc Mr. Holmes and his young bride 
settled in La Porte County, which continued to l)e 
their home until the fall of 1880. Then attracted 
to Kansas by reports of its fertile soil and vast re- 
sources, Mr. Holmes and his wife, accompanied by 
their children, started for Marshall County, and 
located on section 4, Center Township, of which he 
has since been a resident. On this estate he <rives 
his almost exclusive attention to general farmino- 
in which he has been prospered greatly. His farm 
has been increased in size until it now comprises 
240 .acres. Upon it has been erected a substantial, 
comfortable residence, and other buildinus neces- 
sary on a modern estate. 

Of the three children born to our subject and his 
estimable wife, two are living, and one, William R., 
died when six months old. The survivino- are: 
Carleton K., and Dolly E. They are growing to 
manhood and wonuiuliood undei- the parental roof 



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and receiving such thorough and practical educa- 
tions as will fit theni to occupj- prominent places in 
the social world in future years. Our subject and 
his wife are members in good standing of the Chris- 
tian Ciiurch, and are highly esteemed by their 
many acquaintances throughout the county. Mr. 
Holmes is a very pleasant, genial associate, occupy- 
ing a prominent position in the ranks of the Re- 
publican party, while his wife possesses the, many 
graces of true womanhood, and as the years pass 
by, is gaining a beauty more lasting tiian tliat of 
youtli, the beauty of loveliness. 

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^' AMES M. WILLIAMS is a man of superior 
I intelligence and one of tl\e most enterprising 
and public-spirited citizens of Center Town- 
sliip. His charming home on section 12 is 
a rallying point for the culture and wealth of the 
entire neigliborhood. The father, James Williams, 
a native of North Carolina, is a shrewd business 
man and a well-posted observer of current events. 
The mother, Maria (Sawj^er) Williams, was also 
born in North Carolina of a good family and is a 
capable woman and a good mother. Mr. and Mrs. 
James B. Williams were married in their native 
State and made that their home until 1850 wiien 
they travelled northward, and after a leisurely sur- 
vey of the district traversed b}' them, located in 
Hartford City, Ind. They were the parents of 
twelve children, of whom James M. is the fourth. 
Hand-in-hand Uie^' have passed througli the many 
struggles of a long and laborious life and are now 
enjoying a well-earned repose in their pleasant home 
in Indiana, where Mr. Williams has retired from 
the active duties connected witli the management 
of his farm. 

The subject of this biography was born on his 
father's farm near Elizabeth Citjs N. C, March 8, 
1850, and was only a few months old when his par- 
ents emigrated to Ijidiana. His 3'outh and early 
manhood were spent on the farm of his parents. 
The schools were far superior to the usual ones 
found in ordinary country districts, and j'oung 
James improved tlie opportunities offered by 



them to the best of his ability and thus became 
quite a noted scholar in that locality. In 1870, 
when oul}' twenty years old, he was enabled to de- 
rive some pecuniary benefit from his previous close 
ai^plication to his studies, bj' accepting a position 
to teach others what he had thoroughly learned 
himself. He followed the profession of teaching 
for a period of seven years, but subsequently 
rented a farm and engaged in the occupation of a 
tiller of the soil in imitation of our first parents. 

One of the happiest days in the lifetime of Mr. 
Williams, and best remembered, was the one when 
Miss Louisa Jones transferred her happiness into 
his keeping, and trustingly set out with him to seek 
what the future held in store for them. Their 
marriage was celebrated Feb. 27, 1879, and after 
one year's residence in the neighborhood of their 
youthful days they emigrated to Kansas, and located 
on section 12, Center Township. Marshall County, 
where thev had previously purchased 160 acres of 
land. The soil was highly productive and markets 
good, our young friends were blessed with j'outh and 
healtii, which, united witii thrift and intelligent 
labor, have brought them their just reward of a 
flourishing and well ordered estate that now em- 
braces 240 acres of finely cultivated land, upon 
which he has made many good and valuable im- 
provements, besides the commodious buildings 
erected at convenient places for the use and com- 
fort of his family and dependents, and for shelter 
for the high grade stock, which forms a very con- 
siderable and profitable part of his farm opera- 
tions. 

jMrs. Williams is one of the ornaments of the 
social and literary world of Center Township, but 
is equall}' charming in domestic life, and her gra- 
cious hospitalitj' is a real boon to any world-weary 
one who chances to stray that way. She is a native 
of Indiana, where she was born Aug. 16, 1853, 
near Hartford City. Her parents, John and Dolly 
(Buo}') Jones were residents of that city for a num- 
ber of years; their last resting place is in the beau- 
tiful cemetery, Olive Branch, adjoining the thriving 
town, which was the scene of their earthly 
activities. Mr. Jones was a native of the historic 
little State of Delaware, hallowed to the annals of 
our country by the gallant efforts of the doughty 



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sons of liberty in their struggle for freedom from the 
yoke of the haughty Briton. Mrs. Jones was born 
in Monroe Country, Ohio, anrl was tjie wortli3- mate 
of a good man. 

Mr. and Mrs. Williams have become the parents 
of two children — Jim, and one who died in earlj' 
infancy, like a tender bud that was plucked too soon. 
Mr. Williams is a wide-awake citizen, keenly- alive 
to anything that will tend to promote the interests 
of his district, but takes a proportionally great in- 
terest in national affairs and assists with all his 
might, whatever will, in his opinion, produce the 
most good for the greatest number. He takes a 
deep interest in educational matters, believing that 
the proper training of the young is a dut}' that the 
present generation owes to those who will follow. 
Politicallj", our subject is a Republican, but would 
not subordinate right principles to mere partj' suc- 
cess. He has filled the position of Justice of the 
Peace with eminent ability for two 3-ears. 

Elsewhere in this work appears a fine lithographic 
engraving of the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. 
Williams. 



<if;OHN B. KIRCH. Gradually, as tlie old pio- 
neers yet spared are retiring from the ac- 
tive labors of life, the 3'ounger men are 
l^^/ filling their places, the most of tliem in a 
manner befitting their training, pursuing the same 
course of industry and economj' which enabled 
their parents to battle successfully with life on the 
frontier, and leave to their descendants a goodly 
heritage. 

The subject of this notice, a 3-oung man of thirty- 
three 3'ears, has the entire chaige of the old 
homestead of his father, which consists of 240 acres 
of well-improved land finel3' located on section 17 
in Elm Creek Township. John Kirch, the father 
of our subject, was one of the earliest settlers of 
this county, and is still living upon the old home- 
stead which he built up from the wilderness. He 
located here in 1857, and was the first Gierman set- 
tler in his communit3'. He was born in German}' 
Sept. 28, 1820, in the county of Luxemburg, and 
was first married in 1847 to Miss Anna Mar3' Kat- 



ter, who died on the ocean while making the voy- 
age to America. He was again married in 1850, 
his second wife being Miss Anna Thielan, also a 
native of the Fatherland, and the daughter of John 
Thielan, who is living in Wisconsin, at the ad- 
vanced age of eight3'-eight years. On arriving in 
America the father of our subject settled in Ozau- 
kee Count}', Wis., and made it hisiiome until 1857. 
That j-ear he brought his family to this county, of 
which they have since been residents. When he 
settled here the Indians still roamed over the broad 
prairies, some hostile, others friendly. Upon one 
occasion some white settlers had been out buffalo 
hunting, and returning from the pleasures of the 
chase, met some Pottawatomie Indians, with whom 
the}' engaged in deadl3' conflict, killing three of 
them. Mr. Kirch buried the bodies of the fallen 
warriors a few da3's after the occurrence. 

In common with the people around them, the 
parents of our subject endured many hardshi[)s and 
privations while battling with the difficulties of life 
on the frontier, butindustr}' and ceaseless endeavor 
bore their legitimate fruits, and in due time they were 
amply rewarded. There came to the household a 
family of six children — three sons and three daugh- 
ters — of whom John B., our subject, was the eldest 
son and third child. He was born in Ozaukee 
Count}', Wis., Aug. 22, 1856, and was about nine 
months old when his parents came to this county; 
hence he knows no other home, and here have cen- 
tered his chief interests. He grew up on a farm, 
and received his education in the common school. 
He chose agriculture for his occupation, and at an 
early age adapted himself to the various emplo}-- 
ments of farm life. 

Our subject remained a bachelor until approach- 
ing the twenty-seventh year of his life, and was 
tlier. married, May 31, 18f-3, to Miss Anni C. Hil- 
(lebrandt, daughter of Joseph and Lena (Oswald) 
Ilildebrandt. This lady was born in Leavenworth, 
Kan., Oct. 17, 1862. Her union with our subject 
has resulted in the birth of three children — John 
E., Charles W., and Harr3' H. Charles died when 
a babe of eleven months. The two living are 
bright boys upon whom the parents are building 
great hopes of the future. 

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taking a' lively interest in local affairs. He is 
serving as Township Trustee, to which office he 
was elected in November, 1888. He has been a 
School Director in his district four year.s, and 
School Treasurer nine years. Both he and bis es- 
timable wife are members in good standing of the 
Catholic Church, as are also his father and mother 
and the other members of tlie family circle. 

Elsewhere in this volume appears o fine litho- 
graphic view of the cozy home of our subject and 
his wife, and it is the universal wish of their hosts 
of friends that they may be spared many years to 
enjoy their comfortable home and the good things 
of this life. 

f=^RANClS W. HAMMETT. The family of 

Pg) this name has been for many years identi- 
fied with the most important interests of 
Elm Creek Township. They are almost uniformlj' 
industrious and well-to-do, possessing in a marked 
degree the faculty of getting on in the world. 
The subject of this notice is one of the most 
worthy representatives of the name and is com- 
paratively a 3'oung man. on the sunny side of 
forty, a native of Marshall Count}', III., and born 
Dec. 30, 1852. In his home surroundings he is 
remarkably fortunate, having a ver}' intelligent 
and amiable l.ady for a wife, and an interesting- 
group of children, and it is to his credit that around 
his fireside centers his chief interests. 

The parents of our subject were Josiah M. and 
Rachel (Frazier) Hammett, mention of whom is 
made in the sketch of J. M. Hammett on another 
page in this Album. Francis W. was the fourth 
child of the family, and spent his boyhood and 
youth in a comparatively uneventful manner on 
the farm, acquiring habits of industry and receiv- 
ing his education in the common school. In the 
summer of 1866 the family, leaving Illinois, came 
to this county, and our subject thereafter remained 
a member of the parental household until his mar- 
riaue. This interesting and important event was 
celebrated at the residence of the late John 
Shroyer Oct. 2, 1878. the bride being Miss Harriet 



Shroyer, who was born in Ohio Feb. 13, 1857. 
The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Hammett 
was May Zortman; she was a native of Ohio, and 
is now deceased. 

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hammett 
settled on section 29 in Elm Creek Township, where 
our subject prosecuted farming successfully, and in 
due time invested the proceeds in additional land. 
He is now the owner of 305 acres, located on sec- 
tions 19 and 29, Elm Creek Township, where he 
has erected good buildings and effected other im- 
provements. He makes a specialty of stock-rais- 
ing, and keeps himself thoroughly posted in regard 
to modern methods, while availing himself of the 
most approved machinery. He iiaturallj- has little 
time to mix with politics, but gives his support to 
the Democratic part}-. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Hammett there have been born 
five chddren, viz.: Royal F., Rinaldo, Idella, 
George A. and Essie P. John Shroyer, the father 
of Mrs. Hammett, was reared to manhood in his 
native State of Ohio, where he married a maiden 
of his own county, and tiie}' lived in the Buckeye 
State for some time thereafter. Upon their remo- 
val tlience they settled among the early pioneers 
of tills county, and thereafter remained residents of 
Elm Creek Townsliip until departing hence. Mr. 
Shroyer died about 1864-65; the mother survived 
until February, 1883, spending her last days on 
the old homestead. Their family consisted of ten 
children, of whom Mrs. Hammett was the seventh 
in order of birth. All of these are yet living and 
located mostly in Kansas. 

aARL F. BARKS was born in Prussia, April 
. 1, 1823. AYhen a young man he learned 
' storikeeping. serving five years at that em- 
ployment, after which he spent three years in the 
German army. After leaving the armj- he engaged 
in store keeping for thirteen years. In 1861, he 
with his family, consisting of a wife and five chil- 
dren came to America, landing at Quebec in Sep- 
tember of that year. He went directly to Prince- 
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for a period of eight years. He tiien sold out but 
remained in Bureau County, engaged in other 
business for ten j'ears. In 1879 he came to this 
county, buying 160 acres of land on section "27; 
near Marysville, on which place he has since re- 
sided, having a good home, both buildings and 
farm being in an excellent condition. 

The wife of Mr. Barks bore the maiden name of 
Catherine H. Guhl. Their marriage took place in 
Germany, September, 1846. Mrs. Barks has be- 
come the mother of seven children, two of whom 
died when quite young. The others are as follows: 
AVilliam; Henrietta and Theresa, deceased; Her- 
man and Lizzie. Mrs. Barks died in JIarysville 
Township, Dec. 21, 1882. 

Mr. Barks is a man exhibiting the sturdy good 
qualities of his race, economical, industrious and of 
strict integrity. His political adherence is given 
to the Democratic party. He is a member of the 
Lutheran Church in Mar3^sville, as are also his 
children, who are married and have homes of their 
own; one in Washington, one in Princeton, 111., 
and one in Marysville. 



jYRON A. HILL, Postmaster of Stolzen- 
'i.( bacli. was appointed to this office in Janu- 
ary, 1882. and still holds the position. He 
is numbered among the prominent farmers 
of Balderson Township, and occupies a large, sub- 
stantial stone residence, which in former da3's was 
the Presbyterian Mission House for the Otoe In- 
dians. It has been renovated and modernized, 
and makes one of those quaint-looking buildings 
which we frequently' read of, but seldom see. 

Mr. Hill is principally di.stinguislied for his 
strong temperance princi[)les and his warm interest 
in the .•>abbath-scliool. Both he and his wife and 
and all the children are members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Hill has held the 
offices of Steward, Class-Leader and Trustee. Two 
of his children have been superintendents of the 
Sabbath-school, and all make themselves useful as 
teachers therein. In the County Sundaj'-school 
Association Mr. Hill is a prominent light, having 



served as Vice-president in Kansas, and in Illinois 
he was President of the County Sundaj'-school As- 
sociation for three j-ears. 

Coming of good old New England stock, our 
subject was born Jan. 3, 1827, in Oneida Count}-, 
N. Y., and was the second in a family of four chil- 
dren, the offspring of Uriah and Rhoda (Tibbals) 
Hill, who were natives respectively of Connecti- 
cut and Greene County, N. Y. The paternal 
grandfather, Uriah Hill, was of Englisii parentage, 
and born in Connecticut. The parents of our sub- 
ject were married in New York State, after which 
they settled in Oneida County, and died there, the 
the mother in April, 1833, and the father in June, 
1843. Three of their children are living, the two 
besides our subject being residents of Illinois and 
California. 

Mr. Hill was reared to manhood in his native 
count}-, receiving a good education in the common 
school. After the death of the father the children 
had guardians appointed over them. Upon at- 
taining his majority, Byron A., leaving the Em- 
pire State, made his wa}' to Marshall County, 111., 
where he engaged in farming and as a house car- 
penter until December, 1880. Then, selling his farm, 
he removed first to Fairbur}-, Neb., and thence, 
in March, 1881, came to this county, and the year 
following took jjossession of his present homestead. 

The 10th of August, 18ii2, witnessed the mar- 
riage of our subject with Miss Amanda Leigh, 
daughter of Elisha N. and Sarah (Bowman) Leigh, 
who were natives respectively of New Jersey and 
Virginia. The}- became residents of Marshall 
County, III., at an early day, and had a family of 
seven children, Mrs. Hill being the fifth. She was 
born in Tazewell Count}', 111., Dec. 15, 1832. Mr. 
Leigh died March 16, 1871. The mother survived 
her husband a number of years, passing away in 
May, 1883. 

Of the nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hill 
seven are living: Harry H. died Feb. 22, 1878, 
aged four years; Katie died Feb. 8, 1878, aged 
two years. Rhoda E. was born May 19, 1H,53; 
S. Alice, Aug. 3, 1855; Horace W., June 2. 1857; 
Frank L., March 5, 1860; Sherman S., Jan. 7, 
1864; Lucy Renette, Sept. 1, 1867; and Charles 
B., Dec. 1, 1870. Mrs. Hill has 320 acres of land, 



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all in one bod}', including forty acres of timber 
and stone quarry. The farm is operated princi- 
pally by Mr. Hill and bis son, Sbevman. Tbey keep 
about sixty bead of cattle, fourteen horses and 
fifty bead of swine. 

Mr. Hill. takes an active part in politics, and was 
first an Abolitionist, second a Free-Soiler, and lat- 
terly a Republican. He has served as a member 
of iIh: Scliool Board, and also as Commissioner of 
Highways in Illinois. During tiie late Civil War 
be was an efficient member of the Union League. 
He takes an active interest in local affairs, and in 
his temperance principles has the warm sympathy 
of his whole family. 



"if; OHN L. HAZLETT. To this gentleman was 
given the honor of naming the township for 
Ex-President Grover Cleveland, as he had 
/ been instrumental in securing its formation. 
John L. Hazlett, whose residence is in section 10, 
Cleveland Township, was born in Butler County, 
Pa., Nov. 6, 1835. His father, Reuben, now de- 
ceased, was a native of Indiana, following the occu- 
pation of a farmer. His mother was Rlary Duffe.v, 
a native of Carlisle, Pa. Of the large family of 
nine children, six are living — Eliza, Mrs. McBride, 
of Butler, Pa.; Jane, Mrs. Messick, of Genesee 
County, Mich.; Catherine, Mrs. Messick of this 
county, near Marysville; Reuben, of Danville, 
Ark.; Matilda, Mrs. Duff, of Butler County, Pa., 
and the subject of our sketch. 

Mr. Hazlett's education was maini}' acquired in 
country schools and at a boarding-school at North 
"Washington, Pa. In May, 1871, he reached this 
county after a somewhat lengthy trip, having come 
via boat from Pittsburg to Kansas Cit}', changing at 
Wheeling, Cincinn.ati and St. Louis. From Kan- 
sas City his journey was by rail to Frankfort. This, 
however, was not his first trip to Kansas, as in 1869 
be had worked at his trade (carpenter) in Sedalia 
and Holden, Mo. 

Mr. Hazlett lived in Frankfort one year, then 
located at Irish Creek, in this township and has 
made it his home ever since, continuing, however. 



to work in Frankfort for the space of ten years. 
At this particular time it was all Vermillion Town- 
ship, and for seven years he served as Justice of 
the Peace, having his office .at Frankfort. In 1882 
Mr. Hazlett took a trip to Colorado, being absent 
about two months. In 1873 he made his perma- 
nent home on the farm where he now resides, but 
may stilf be found working at his trade, which he 
learned when twenty-five years old. having built 
many of the houses and barns throughout the 
country. Mr. Hazlett is a fine mechanic, as much of 
the machinery used in rhat vicinity will tcstif}-. 
November 21, 1858, our subject was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Bridget E. Magee, daughter of 
William Magee, deceased. Mrs. Hazlett's birthplace 
was Butler County, Pa. Fifteen children blessed 
this union, and of the number ten are living. Will- 
iam R. married Jane Kelly, is a resident of this 
township, and the father of three children — David 
Edward, Cecelia M. and Mary G. ; Eugene A.; Ida 
L. and Viola, (twins;) Ida married John Harris of 
this township, and has three children — Walter J., 
John Ray and Mary C; Zachary J.; Flora J. and 
Leo E., (twins;) Margaret A., Ellen T. and Henri- 
etta. They have lost one pair of twins. 

Mr. Hazlett's farm consists of eighty-live acres, 
the management of which he has given up to his 
sons. He was elected Township Trustee at the 
organization of Cleveland Township in July, 1885, 
and has served ever since, with the exception of 
one year, and is its present incumbent. Mr. Haz- 
lett's wife and family are Roman Catholics, but he 
is not a communicant. 



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\l]ACOB S. PARTHEMER. A prominent 
figure in Barrett is the gentleman whose 
name heads this sketch. Six feet in height 
(^jl/ and proportionately large, with gray hair^ 
mustache and goatee, and florid complexion, light 
ej'cs beaming from behind his spectacles, and an 
air of dignity and self-respect, he would be notice- 
able in a far larger city. The position which he 
occupies as one of the prominent general mer- 
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notice of a passing visitor, and inquiry would de- 
velop the fact that he has been fur many years an 
important member of the society of the town. 

Philip Parthemer, great-grandfather of our sub- 
ject, emigrated from Germany to America in 1744. 
He took part in the Revolutionary War, and lived 
beyond the three-score years and ten allotted to 
man. He was a whitesmith, or worker in edge 
tools, in wiiich trade his son, John Jacob, grand- 
father of our sul)ject, was instructed. Jacob Par- 
themer, father of our subject, was a native of 
Pennsylvania, and during the War of 1812, was a 
member of a regiment from that State. He en- 
gaged in no active service, however, as the war 
ended before his command could reach any scene 
of battle. He married liar)', daughter of Jona- 
than Suster, of an o'd Pennsj'lvania family. Their 
family embraced three sons and seven daughters, 
of whom our subject was the eldest: Elizabeth is 
the wife of Martin Wetzel, a farmer and miller; 
her home is in Milford Center, Union Co., Ohio, 
and they have a family of grown children. Mary 
married Alexander Amrine, who died over thirty- 
five years ago; she subsequently married Zephniah 
Reed, who died leaving a small family; her home 
is in Milford Center, Ohio. Christian is a farmer, 
at the same place; he married Jane Bo^^er. Cath- 
erine, now Mrs. Isaac V. Coffey, lives upon a farm 
in Waubansee County, Kan. Joseph lives in 
Maysville, Union Co., Ohio, where he is employed 
as clerk in a store; he is a blacksmith by trade. 
Magdaline died at the age of thirteen years. Har- 
riett is single, and resides vvith her sister Elizabeth 
in Milford, Ohio. Malissa is the wife of Albert 
Gibson, a farmer. Sarah. Mrs. Ed Turner, lives 
with her husband and family in Champaign County, 
Ohio, upon a farm. 

Our subject was born in IJauphin, Pa., in 1818, 
and passed his boyhood in his native State, ac- 
quiring an education in subscription schools there. 
When about twenty-one years of age his parents 
removed to Union County, Ohio, and settled upon 
a farm near Maysville. He had been reared to the 
pursuit of agriculture, which his father followed, 
and he also learned the carpenter's trade. At the 
two employments he found abundant use tVir his 
physical energies, and exercised his mental [)owers 



by teaching school a number of terms. Earl} in 
December of 1841 he was married to Maria, daugh- 
ter of John and Nancy Amrine, the bride being a 
native of Union County, Ohio. The wife died in 
1851, leaving five children to the care of the be- 
reaved husband. On April 13, 1852, our subject 
was married a second time, the bride being Miss 
Maria Clayton. Shortly after this marriage he re- 
moved to Marion, Butler Co., Iowa, where he re- 
sided until October, 1859. He then came to this 
county, and at the Junction City land office enterc<l 
160 acres of land, lying in Wells Township, two 
miles west of Barrett. Upon this land he resided 
until his youngest son became of age, when he 
transferred the title to him and moved into town. 
During his first years in Kansas he engaged in 
school teaching. After his removal to Barrett he 
occupied himself with carpenter woik and wagon 
repairing until 1872, when he began merchan- 
dising. 

Of the five children left by Mr. Parthemer's first 
wife all still survive except the oldest; this was 
a daughter, Adeline, who became the wife of Jacob 
Collins, and died in Butler County, Iowa, within 
a year after her marriage, at the early age of 
seventeeii. Ann is the wife of Ira Ingles, a farmer 
living in Butler County, Iowa. Arthur served 
in the Union army during the late Civil War, is 
unmarried, and for several years has been a resi- 
dent of Arizona. Nancy J., widow of Hiram 
Overacker, is living in AVashington. May Ellen 
is a widow and resides in Logan County, Kan. 
The result of our subject's second marriage was 
one son, Jonathan, who is now living at Clayton, 
Norton Co., Kan.; he married Miss Hattie Mosher. 

Mr. Parthemer was the first Postmaster of the 
village, having been appointed by Abraham Lincoln 
in 1861. The office was then located on the west 
side of Vermillion Creek. Mr. Parthemer con- 
tinued in charge of the office until 1869, when he 
resigned. He was again appointed in 1872, but 
resigned after a short time. In 1887 he was again 
re-appointed, and is still holding the position. He 
was also the first Justice of the Peace in Barrett, 
and held the office for fifteen years. He has 
served as Township Trustee, Township Clerk, and 
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School District Clerk, and for nine years was 
School Treasurer. He is now Notary Public of 
Barrett. He is a man of high standing in the 
Methodist Church, of which he has long been a 
member. He is a supporter of the principles of 
the Republican party, and is a man of upright 
character and good business qualifications, an ex- 
cel'ent conversationalist and a highly respected 
citizen. 

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517 EVI H. EBY, minister of the German Bap- 
I (@, tist Church, presides over an intelligent 
JJ^^ congregation, comprising residents of Guit- 
tard, Richland, Balderson, and St. Bridget town- 
ships, the services being held in the Barklow 
school-house. They contemplate erecting a church 
edifice in the near future. The church was estab- 
lished in 1883, and deacons were appointed, but 
there was no minister. In the spring of 1884 Mr. 
Eby came to Kansas, and in connection with Will- 
iam Smith and N F. Brubaker, assumed charge of 
the congregation, which is composed of forty-two 
members. He has proven himself a faithful and 
efficient pastor, and is thoroughtly alive to the 
duties of his position. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Stephen- 
son County, 111., Sept. 9, 1858, and there spent the 
early years of his life. He received a good edu- 
cation, having attended Mt. Morris College after 
leaving the common school. Then, being elected 
to the ministry, he expected to give four more 
years to stud}', hut entered upon his duties at 
once. He was married while a resident of Lena, 
111., March 1, 1883, to Miss Angle Yarger, and es- 
tablished himself in Brown County, this State. 
Thence, in 1 884 he came to this county and pur- 
chased a farm of eighty acres on section 15 in 
Richland Township, where he has effected the usual 
improvements, and in connection with his ministe- 
rial labors h.as prosecuted agriculture in a very 
successful manner. He is the father of two bright 
children — Ethel E. and Edna D. 

Mrs. Eby was born April 2, 1858, in Stephenson 
County, 111., and is the sister of George Yarger, 
a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. 



She took kindly to her books in her childhood, and 
developed into a successful teacher, which profess- 
ion she followed for some time prior to her mar- 
riage. The father of our subject was Enoch Eby, 
a native of Franklin County, Pa., and born Nov. 
13, 1828. He lived there and in Huntingdon 
County until the removal of the family to Illinois 
about 1850. He married Miss Hettie Howe, and 
they reared a family of seven children. They 
were residents of the Prairie State until 1886, and 
Enoch Ebj' for twenty-two years was an Elder in 
the church, and for five j'ears was Moderator in the 
General Annual Conference. He was invested 
with the Bishop's Order and is now a resident of 
Hntcliinson, Kan. About 1877 he, in company 
with Daniel Fry, was sent as a missionary to Den- 
mark, where he remained seven months, organizing 
societies and laboring generally in the interests of 
the church. In connection with these duties he 
came to Kansas, there being but few to build up 
the church in the West. He traveled over a large 
portion of the State and much of the territory ad- 
joining. He has since 1876 given his time almost 
exclusively to church work. The wife and mother 
died in 1861 -at West Point, 111. The father w.as 
married a second time in 1863, in Pennsylvania. 



<| IfelLLIAM W. EDDY. Nowhere in Mar- 
\/yj/l shall County can a more attractive home 
^^ be found than that of the above named 
gentleman. It is a farm of 160 acres, all under 
thorough cultivation, and containing upon its fer- 
tile expanse 600 apple trees and many other fruit 
and shade trees and a substantial house, together 
with adequate farm buildings. Its owner and 
occupant came to this county in September, 1871, 
having previously purchased this quarter-section of 
hind In Walnut Township, on section 14. Five 
acres of land had been broken, and the remainder 
was open prairie. During the fall after his arrival 
Mr. Eddy built a part of the house which he now 
occupies, and in the spring began breaking the 
Imd and improving the farm. He had a hard 
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house, but that he has been eminently successful 
his home and its attractive surroundings now prove, 
lu place of the wild prairie devoid of shade, and a 
few acres of broken ground, whicii he once saw. lie 
can now look fortii over fine fields beautified by 
growing crops, large orchards from vvhich an al)un- 
dance of fruit is obtained, and in the sliade of 
beaulifid trees whicli he has grown, can take a well- 
earned rest. 

Our subject's paternal grand fatlier. Herrick 
Eddy, was born in Nova Scotia, and came with his 
parents to America, wiien about four years of age. 
He spent his life chiefly in Connecticut. In Win- 
dom County, of that State, his son Waldo, the 
fatlier of our subject, was born, reared, married, 
and died. In the same count}' our subject's motlier, 
Sarah (Seamons) Edd}-, was born and died. She 
was of the Baptist Church. Tlie parental family 
consisted of three children, all living, our subject 
being the second in order of birth. 

The subject of our sketch w.as born in Connecti- 
cut Feb. 20, 1837, and in his native State grew to 
manhood, obtaining a good education and receiv- 
ing excellent home training. In his native State 
he married, and there continued to reside until his 
removal to Kansas. The wife of our subject bore 
the maiden name of Nancy F. Blanchard. She is 
the daughter of George and Caroline ( Bradley) 
Blanchard. Her father was a native of Rhode 
Island, from which State he removed with his par- 
ents to Connecticut, and in that State he still 
spends a portion of his time with a son, Caleb 
Blanchard, and the remainder of his time with iiis 
daughter, Mrs. Eddy. The mother died in Marys- 
villein the year 1888. her remains being interred 
in the old family cemeterj' at Shakersville, Conn., 
where the bodj- of Mrs. Eddy's grandfather, Caleb 
Blanchard, also reposes. Mrs. Blanchard was 
reared in the faith of the Congregational Cliurch, 
having membership in that denomination in Con- 
necticut. Mrs. Eddy is the mother of six chil- 
dren: George W. ; Caroline R, now the wife of 
Frank Griffee (see sketcii of Marshall Griffee which 
occupies another page in this book): Mary R., 
Horace S., Lewis H., and Susan W. 

Mr. Eddy is a member of the Democratic party, 
but in local matters votes for men whum he coii- 



sidders best qualified for office, regardless of their 
political faith. Ho is a man of fine moral princi- 
ples, 'enterprising business habits, and commands 
the hearty respect of his fellow-citizens. 



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\T^iLI OOLDSBERRY. This substantial old 
jp veteran of eighty -three years was found cora- 
/*i=^ fortably located at his large, well reguhitetl 
farm, which embraces 320 acres on sections 22, 29 
and 30, in Guittard Township. His surroundings 
indicate the patience and perseverance with which 
he must have labored in redeeming a portion of 
the soil of Northern Kansas from its primitive 
condition. The pioneer history of this part of the 
county would scarcely be complete without the 
record of the life and labors of Mr. Goldsberry. 
who has borne no unimportant part in bringing it 
to its present condition. His has been a career to 
wiiich his descendants may revert with pride and 
satisfaction after he has been gathered to his 
fathers. A native of Ross County, Ohio, Mr. 
Goldsberry was born May 31, 1806. A few years 
later his parents removed to Indiana, where Eli 
completed the rudiments of a common-school edu- 
cation, and became familiar with agricultural pur- 
suits. When a young man of twenty-three years, 
in 1829, he was married to Miss Anna Guy. The 
young people settled upon a farm, and in the 
course of a few years the household circle em- 
braced ten children. The wife and mother died in 
Indiana, and our subject was then married to Miss 
Elizabeth Paulson, who came with her family to 
Kansas, and died at the homestead in this count\' 
in 1858. 

About 185() Mr. Goldsberry moved across the 
Mississippi into Iowa, where he lived two years, 
and thence came to this county, arrivino- in Guit- 
tard Township on the 8th of August, 18.58. He 
took up a tract of Government land, and a home- 
stead besides, and added to his real estate until he 
was at one time the owner of 640 .acres. He paid 
special attention to the home fai-m. however, insti- 
tuting one improvement after another as rapidly as 
possible, and Laboring early and late in tliecultiva- 



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tion of the soil, and endeavoring to obtain a foot- 
liold. In due time his industry met witli lis 
reward, and be is comparatively independent. He 
makes a specialty of stock-raising, and among other 
good qualities uniforml}' votes with the Republican 
party. 

For his third wife Mr. Goldsberry married Miss 
Sarah Wi)lfe, and to tliem were born eleven chil- 
dren, ten of whom are living, namel}': Hulda E., 
John E., Martha, Clinton B.,Ida A., Silas G., Will- 
iam W. Francis M., Ruth and Marinda. Mrs. 
Sarah (AVolfe) Gohisbcrry was born in Boone 
County, Ind., in April, 1841, and in 1860 came 
with her husband to this county, of which she has 
since been a resident. 

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^1 ACOB L. HOLLO WAY. While great praise 
is due the men who left the comforts of the 
East for the purpose of building homes and 
establishing homesteads in the new West, and 
who lived and died where so many j-ears of earnest 
labor and unremitting toil had been passed, 3'et 
we must not forget the important part taken in the 
development of the resources of the county, by 
those who are natives of the place they now in- 
habit, or came here when they were so young they 
have onl}' a few childish recollections of other 
scenes than the ones now surrounding them. 
Among the young men of prominence and ability, 
Mr. Jacob L. Hollo way is especially worthy of 
honorable mention. He was born in Ohio, Jan. 19, 
1852, to Noah and Mary A. (Hoig) Ilolloway. 
The mother had previous to this marriage been 
united in bonds of wedlock with Francis Sanford, 
who died in Ohio. Our subject was only seven 
years of age when he accompanied his parents to 
Kansas. (See biographical sketch of Thomas L. 
HoUowaj'.) The father of our subject has passed 
to his rest, tiie date of iiis death being Jan. 29, 
1879; but the mother still resides with her son 
Jacob. 

The boyhood and youlli of Mr. Ilolloway were 
spent in a comparativel}' uneventful manner, being 
occupied with the various duties attendant upon 



farm life, and in the intervals being engaged in the 
pursuit of knowledge in the primitive temples of 
of learning, such as were then scattered here and 
there along the lonely roads. Looking out at the 
cabin door, he used to watgh the antelope and deer 
grazing in groups, and furnishing much excite- 
ment for the pioneer hunter, who was always glad 
to add to the larder of the housewife by a nice 
venison steak, or other choice delicacies. At 
that time the Indians were numerous, not yet 
having been driven West by the advancing tide of 
civilization. Marysville, now a populous and 
thriving city, was then a rural hamlet, with few 
people, and would scarcely be recognized as the 
now prosperous town, with its railroads, schools 
and churches, and other indications of prosperilj'. 
Ten years ago our subject was united in mar- 
riage with Sarah A., daughter of George and 
America (Jones) Reedy. Their marriage was sol- 
emnized Nov. 18, 1879, in Marshall County, Kan. 
Mrs. HoUoway is a native of Missouri, coming to 
Kansas in 1858, when a mere babe, having been 
horn Feb. 17, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Holloway 
are the parents of four children, namelj': Bertha, 
born July 27, 1880; Thomas B., Jan. 17, 1883; 
William A., Nov. 15, 1884; and an infant that died 
unnamed, was born Jan. 4, 1887. With the aid of 
his estimable wife Mr. Holloway has built up a com- 
fortable home, and is now the owner of a splendid 
farm of eighty acres, well cultivated, and compiis- 
ing some of the most fertile soil in the county, 
soil, that responds readily to tiie careful hand of the 
husbandman. He and his family are highly respected 
by all those among whom they have lived for many 
j'ears, and are valued members of the best society 
of llie county. In politics he is a stanch Repub- 
lican. 



R. ANDREW J. OC'KERMAN. In com- 
piling the pioneer history of Marshall 
County, it would scarcely be complete 
without mention of the life of one of its 
earliest and most eflicient physicians, who, although 
deceased for a period of twenty-seven years, is still 
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only for his talents as a practitioner, but his gen- 
uine worth as a member of the couimunity. He 
flepartefi this life in October, 1862, and is one of 
those whose names are held in kindly remembrance. 
He was a man of decided views, a stanch Repub- 
lican, politically, and in religious matters identi- 
fied with tlie Methodist Episcopal Church as an 
exhorter, and one of its most earnest laborers. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Highland 
County', Ohio, and was the son of Daniel Oekerman, 
a farmer who prosecuted his calling in Iligliland 
County, that .State, but finally removed to Cincin- 
nati, where be spent liis last days. Our subject took 
kindlj' to his books during his youth, and through 
his own efforts acquired a good education. He 
cliose the profession of medicine, and was grad- 
uated regnlarl3' from one of the Ohio colleges. In 
1850 he was united in marriage with Miss Polly 
Herron, after which lie located on a farm in De- 
catur County, Ind., where they lived until remov- 
ing to Tippecanoe County, Ind. In the latter 
county Dr. Ockermr.n engaged in teaching school. 
Not being satisfied with his prospects and sur- 
roundings in Indiana, our subject decided to seek 
the farther AVest, and in June, 1852, set out over- 
land with a team, and landed on Muddy Creek, in 
Decatur County, Iowa. There he resumed farm- 
ing, but met with considerable discouragement on 
account of failing health. Finally he resolved to 
seek his fortunes in Northern Kansas, and setting 
out as before b}' team, he came with his familj' to 
this county, being one of the first to locate in 
what is now Vermillion Township. The hardships 
and privations afterward encountered by the Ock- 
man family, make a story similar in its detail to 
that which has so often been recounted in this 
work. Here, as before, he prosecuted agriculture, 
and as the country became settled up, followed his 
profession until 1860. Then returning to Iowa, he 
located in Brooklyn, Howard County, remaining 
there until after the outbreak of the Civil War. 
He then volunteered his services to the Union 
ca'jse, but was rejected on account of ill health, 
and onl}' survived a short time thereafter. 

Mrs. Ockerinan, after the death of lier husband, 
remained a resident of Iowa for some time, then 
returned to this county and began farming on the 



old homestead, haying to begin anew. She effected 
good imi>rovements on the place, carried on agri- 
culture successfully, and reared her family. Ic was 
difficult at times to make both ends meet and keep 
the wolf from the door, but being industrious 
and an excellent manager she succeeded, and con- 
tinued there until 1879. In the meantime she pur- 
chased a loom, and in addition to her household 
duties, and the general oversight of the farm, spun 
and wove, working sometimes the greater [lart of 
the twenty-four hours. 

In the year above-mentioned Mrs. Oekerman dis- 
posed of her farm property and remo\'ed to Frank- 
fort, where she put up a residence. She occupied 
tbis a number of years, and then, at the solicitation 
of her daughter, Mrs. Tilley, sold her town prop- 
erty, and took up her abode with the latter in 
Rock Township, where she now makes her home. 
She owns a 40-acre farm, well improved, in Ver- 
million Township. She has four children living, 
the eldest of whom, Mary H. (Mrs. Millikeu). is the 
wife of the County Surveyor, and resides in Marys- 
ville. Emma is the wife of R. H. Tilley, of Rock 
Township, and who is represented elsewhere in this 
volume. Josiah D. is traveling in the AVest. Will- 
iam H. is attending the Kansas City Dental Col- 
lege. Mrs. Oekerman is a lady of very decided 
views and opinions, and her sympathies, politi- 
call3', are with the Union Labor party. She has 
been for many years a prominent and active mem- 
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Little 
Timber school-house. Mrs. Oekerman was born in 
Bartholomew County, Ind., Oct. 15, 1826. She was 
reared there on a farm until reaching womanhood, 
and there also was married. She has been the wit- 
ness of many and great changes, and has watched 
the growth and development of the Great West 
with that warm interest which none but the inteli- 
gent mind can feel. Kansas, now a prosperous 
commonwealth, bears little resemblance to the wild 
frontier, upon which she settled with her husband, 
and endured the trials and tribulations usually 
encountered by those who ventured to this region 
soon after the Indians had left it. She is one of 
the oldest residents of Marshall County, and after 
her and her husband Oekerman Creek was named. 
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county hy whom she is held in deep i-espect, not 
only on account of her age. hut the excellent 
qualities of her character. 

The father of Mrs. Ockerman, was John M. Her- 
ron, a native of Korth Carolina, who, in addition to 
farming pursuits, operated as a blacksmith and 
wheelwright. He removed to Kentucky, where he 
sojourned a number of years, then crossing the Ohio 
River, settled in the forests of Bartholomew 
County, Ind., wher6 he engaged at his trade a few 
years, and then removed to Tippecanoe County. 
In the latter he entered a tract of land, and in 
addition to farming engaged in the manufacture of 
chairs, wheels, etc., and m.ade all his own farm im- 
plements and fixtures. In 1854 he came to this 
State with his family, and locating upon a farm in 
Vermillion Township, labored until advancing age 
caused him to retire, when he took up his abode 
with his daughter Polly. In 1862 he returned on 
a visit to Indiana, where his death occurred in 
Tippecanoe County, when he was over seventy 
years old. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Ock- 
erman was John Ilerron, who was of English de- 
scent, and who served in tlie Revolutionary War, 
receiving wounds which crippled him for life. 



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'if/ OHN T. WATT. Among the men who have 
been instrumental in forwarding the agri- 
cultural interests of Marshall County, Mr. 
Watt has occupied a prominent position. 
He is a thorough and skillful farmer as a glance at 
his fine homestead will at once indicate. He owns 
and occupies 160 acres, comprising a portion of 
sections 1, 8, and 9, Richland Township, to which 
he removed Oct. 1, 1883. This was then a tractof 
wild land without any improvements whatever, and 
it is hardly necessary to saj- that no small amount 
of time, labor and raonej' have been expended in 
bringiug it to its present condition. Tiie greater 
part has been thoroughly cultivated, and produces 
in abundance the rich crops of this region ; the bal- 
ance is good pasture. Mr. Watt has put out an 
orchard of 400 apple trees, and a (juantity of forest 



trees, which form a fine windbreak. He has fenced 
and cross-fenced his land, erected substantial build- 
ings, and gathered together the modern machinerj- 
required in developing the soil to the best advan- 
tage. In addition to general farming, he makes a 
specialty of stock-raising — horses, cattle and swine 
— and feeds the most of the fifty acres of corn 
which he usually plants. He puts in about thirty 
acres of oats, fifteen acres of flax, and has fifteen 
acres of fine meadow land, which produces a choice 
quality of timoth}- ha}'. The improvements on his 
farm liave been effected in six ^-ears' time, mostly 
by the proprietor alone, he hiring help onl}- about 
six months during the entire period. 

Mr. Watt was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, 
March 17, 1840, but when he was an infant of three 
months, his parents removed to Jefferson County, 
where he was reared to man's estate, and received 
a good practical education in the common scliool. 
About the lime of reaching his majority, the Re- 
bellion having broken out, he enlisted as a Union 
soldier, July 12. 1861, in Company A, 32d Ohio 
Infantry, which was assigned to the army of the 
Cumberland, and first sent into Virginia. He first 
met the enemy in actual conflict at tlie battle of 
Green Briar, in the Alleghany Mountains, when 
there were about 5,000 troops on each side, the 
Union boys being under the command of Gen. Mil- 
roy. He also fought along the valley of the Shen- 
endoah in many skirmishes, and was at Vicksburg 
and Port Hudson. At Harper's Ferr}-, after three 
days' fighting, he was captured with 5,000 otiiers, 
but with them was soon paroled and sent to Chi- 
cago to be exchanged. Later our subject went with 
his regiment to the vicinity of Vicksburg, where 
Grant was operating and again to Port Hudson. 
He participated in many of the important battles 
which followed, namely : Franklin, Wilson Creek, 
Jackson, Miss., Champion Hills, Black River, and 
was present at the siege of Vicksburg. After the 
capture of the city, they set out and marched 400 
miles to Meridan, Ga., deslro3'ing everything along 
the railroad lines, and some da}s marching twenty 
hours out of the twenty-four. After returning 
from Canton, Miss., they were seven days without 
rations, living on parched corn until a train of sup- 
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cai)tured a number of rebels, among them being 
one Jeff Davis, although not the leader of the Con- 
federacy. Their next expedition was up the Ten- 
nessee River, and they afterward joined Sherman 
on his march to the sea as far as Atlanta. 

Mr. Watt, when in the vicinity of Kenesaw 
Mountain, was sent out scouting with an Indian, 
and received fifteen bullet holes through his clothes, 
while his left arm was broken, and one of the large 
arteries partially severed. Prior to this, while 
scouting in the Alleghany Mountains, be was sepa- 
rated from his regiment for six weeks, but received 
no bodily injur}'. After being wounded he was 
sent to Rome, Ga., where he remained four weeks, 
then went home on a furlough. AV^hen starting to 
rejoin his regiment, he was sent to Chattanooga 
and thence to New Berne, N. C, whence he pro- 
ceeded to Washington, and was present at the 
(irand Review at the close of the war. Shortly af- 
terward he received his honorable discharge at Co- 
lumbus, Ohio, and was mustered out in Louisville, 
K}'., after having given to his country a faithful 
service of four years and three months. He has 
not yet entirelj' recovered from the effects of army 
life and his wounds. 

After retiring from service, Mr. Watt lived one 
year in Carroll County, Ohio, then removed to 
De Kalb County, Mo., where he became owner of 
120 acres of land, three miles from Marysville, the 
county seat. In connection with farming, he oper- 
ated as a contractor and builder in Marysville, 
Plattsburg, St. Joseph, and Northern Kansas, and 
was thus employed until coming to this county. 
Here he has been Township Clerk, and a member 
of the School Board, besides occupying other posi- 
tions only given to the useful and efficient citizen. 
He votes the straight Republican ticket, and be- 
lieves in ''the I'nion forever." 

While a resident of Mar3'sville, Mo., our subject 
was married Oct. 18, 1870, to Miss Nancy J., Mc- 
C'laren, and of this union there have been born four 
children, all of whom are living — Grace, Bertha, 
Bessie, and a babe unnamed. Mrs. Watt was born 
in Carroll County, Ohio, July 31, 1850, and when 
a young lady, removed to Missouri to keep house 
for a brother. She lived there until the time of 
her marriage. Her parents, John and Anna Mc- 



Claren, were natives of Virginia and Ohio, and are 
now deceased; she was the fifth in a family (jf eight 
children. 

James Watt, father of our subject, was born in 
Pennsylvania, and was married in the Key Stone 
State, to Miss Maria Thomas. Shortly afterward 
they removed to Carroll County, Ohio, and then to 
Jefferson County, where they spent the remainder 
of their days, living to a ripe old age, the father 
dying in the spring of 1882, at the age of seventy, 
two. and the mother three months later, at the age 
of seventy. The latter was born in 1812, and was 
the daughter of William Thomas. Mr. Watt so- 
cially belongs to the Masonic fraternity, also to 
the A. O. U. W., the G. A R., and the Pilgrim 
Knights. By a course of general reading he has 
kept himself well informed in regard to current 
events, and is in all respects a representative citizen. 



c^^HOMAS McMAHAN, of Irish-American 
((^^ parentage, is a leading, influential, and re- 
^^^ spected citizen of Marshall County, which 
has been his home for a period of nearly twent}' 
years. He is the son of John and Sarah (Lon- 
don) McMahan, the former a native of Ire- 
land, and the latter of Northumberland County, 
Pa. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. John Mc- 
Mahan located in Northumberland Count}-, Pa., 
where for many years they were valued and indus- 
trious members of the community. They afterward 
removed to Bradford County, Pa., where they both 
passed to their final rest. In their family of eight 
children our subject was the eldest, and, as is the 
usual experience with the eldest child in a laro-e 
family, he was never allowed to lapse into idleness, 
but was a constant example to the younger children 
of thrift, prudence and industry. The date of his 
birth was March 26, 1832, and he was born during 
the sojourn of his parents in Northumberland 
County, Pa. His father was a contractor, but also 
owned and operated a farm. Here the son grew to 
manhood, learning to make himself useful at what- 
ever needed his attention, and helping his father 
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father and mother removed to Bradford County, 
Pa., where he continued to live until 1871, com- 
ing tiien to Marshall County, accompanied by liis 
wife and four chiklreu. 

The first home of Mr. and Mrs. SIcMahan was 
in the same location as their farm of the present, 
being situated on section 18, Franklin Township. 
He is the fortunate possessor and cultivator of 167 
acres of land, comprising as fine land as is to be 
found in the West. He has made some good im- 
provements on his home place. He has received 
the assistance of his wife in all his efforts to ad- 
vance his interests and to provide for his children. 
}fe was married, in Bradford County, Pa., Dec. 23, 
1856, the wife being in her youth Miss Jemima 
Elliott, daughter of Joseph S. and Jemima (Hor- 
ton) Elliott. (For further account of the life of 
her parents see sketch of J. M. Elliott, elsewhere 
in this volume.) Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were the 
parents of nine children, of whom Mrs. McMahau 
was the eightii in order of birth. She was born in 
Bradford County, Pa., April 6, 1837, and lived in 
the home of iier birth until her marriage. 

Our subject and his wife are the parents of 
seven children, two deceased. Below they are 
enumerated: The eldest died in infancy; James E., 
Mattie E., Thomas W., George C, John V. and 
Maud I. Mattie was snatched from the loving par- 
ents by the hand of death, dying in the springtime 
of life, at the age of twenty years. She passed 
away in Franklin Township, Nov. 19, 1881, just 
when the carefull}' -nourished bud was blossoming 
into a lovely rose. Truly, there is "no home, how- 
e'er defended, but has one vacant chair." Though 
gone before these man3' years, she is still sincerely 
mourned for by those who held her dear. The 
other daughter is receiving a good education in the 
district school, and is being fitted to be an orna- 
ment to societ}', which her refinement and accom- 
plishments will permit her to adorn. The sons are 
all residents of this count}'. One sou, James E., 
has located the "•Home City" Nurserj' on his 
father's farm. 

Our subject in his political affiliation is in sym- 
pathy with the Union Labor party, and has held 
various offices in his township, among them being 
Town Clerk for two terms, and also School Treas- 



urer for six years. The people have thus endeav- 
ored by every possible means to display their 
confidence in him. In the Masonic fraternity he 
is a valued member and active worker. Mrs. Mc- 
Malian is in her belief a Christian Scientist, and is 
known for miles around as possessing admirable 
traits of character and wonderful strength of mind. 
In the best social circles of the community our 
subject and his wife are honored guests, while in 
turn they welcome their man}- friends under their 
own hospitable roof. 



il—^ ENRY BRENNEKE, general merchant, grain 
i/jlj and live-stock dealer of the town of Bremen, 
J\^ is widely and favorably' known as locater 
(^) and chief support of the place where he re- 
sides, as well as a man of means. He is one of 
those whose present prosperity has been attained 
by untiring industry under the most discouraging 
circumstances, and whose life presents a stirring 
example to those who are just beginning a career. 
The parents of our subject, Henry and Mary 
(Hille) Brenneke, were natives of Germany, where 
five children were born to them, our subject first 
seeing the light in Hanover, June 28, 18i7, and 
receiving a good education under the compulsory 
laws of his native land. The eldest son, Christ, 
came to the United States in 1861, and as soon as 
he had earned sufficient money sent for his father 
and family to come to him. Ihey embarked on 
the sail ship "Adler" and after a voyage of seven 
weeks, landed May 31, 1864 at New York City, 
whence they came directly to Cook Count}', III., 
finding that their son, Christ, had died a month 
before their arrival. An older daughter of the 
family ,Johnnah, wife of Henr}' Poppe, had come to 
America and was at that time living in Illinois, 
her husband being in the army. Left without 
money, and with no accquaintances near, ex- 
cept the friends of the deceased son and brother, 
the father, mother and children, hired out to work 
by the day or month, as tiiey best could. A 
daughter, Mary, wife of Frederick Germer, was yet 
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been earned for the purpose, she was sent for; and 
with the arrival of herself and family, the parental 
family were reunited. Our subject was about 
seventeen years of age when he came to America, 
and for tiiree years worked upon a farm in Illi- 
nois. After the return of his brother-in-law, Mr. 
Poppe, from the service, the two cnme to Kansas 
to look up a location for the family. The follow- 
ing yenr all came to this county, locating on Moun- 
tain Creek, this being in April, 1867. Here our 
subject took a homestead of 160 acres on section 6, 
where Bremen is now located. The father located 
in another part of the township, but spent his last 
days with our subject, dying July 13, 1874 aged 
sixty-four years. The mother still lives, making 
her home with our subject. 

Here in 1872 the marriage of our subject took 
plf.ce, his bride being Mary, daughter of Heni-y 
and Eva (Vogel) Schneek, a native of Wurteni- 
burg, German}', where her parents and ancestors 
were born and reared. ISIr. and Mrs. Brenneke 
have lost two children — Henry and Caroline — and 
Ave still live to gladden their lives. The surviv- 
ors are named respectively, Herman, Frederick, 
Wilhclmina, Anna and Maria. 

Our subject still owns his original homestead, 
including the town site, which was platted in 1886, 
on wiiich he has a good frame residence and other 
buildings, a store and a grain office; he also owns 
eighty acres of his father's home farm. Mr. Bren- 
neke has a partner in the mercantile business, Mr. 
Otto Peicker, and the firm usually carry from |4,000 
to ^5,000 worth of goods. The grain and live- 
stock business is carried on solely bj' Mr. Brenneke. 
The town of Bremen owes its existence to the 
efforts of our subject, who, now as the only general 
merchant and grain and stock dealer in this place, 
is the chief business support of tiie town and its 
contributory districts. 

Mr. Brenneke and his wife are members of the 
Lutheran Church, the same faith having been held 
by their ancestors for generations back. For sev- 
eral years our subject has held the office of Trustee 
in that church. He is a man of independent politi- 
cal views, voting for those whom he considers 
most capable of administering the offices to which 
they are nominated. For three years past he has 



served as Postmaster of this place. He is one of 
the charter members of the Bremen Farmers' Mu- 
tual Insurance Company, of which body he has 
been Secretary for about twelve years. He has 
served as Clerk of the School Board during a per- 
iod of eighteen years. He is possessed of the 
sterling traits of character that make a man a power 
in a community, and is one whose presence seems 
indispensable to the town in whose development 
he is BO deeply interested, and to whose growth he 
so largely contributes. 

,., M .^~~^m^^, ^ ,„, 



Vf OSEPH MANNING. In the front ranks of 
those who were attracted to Kansas by ru- 
mo-'s of its vast wealth of soil, and itsappar- 
(^^ ently unlimited resources, was he of whom 
this brief notice is written. He is located on sec- 
tion 18, Franklin Township, which has been his 
permanent residence since 1883. Both the father 
and grandfather of our subject were by name John 
Manning, the father of our subject, a native of 
Clermont County, Ohio, where he married Mi.ss 
Ursula B. Morgan, also a native of the same State 
as himself. Living in this, the home of their youth, 
until 1850, tney resolved to seek pastures new, and 
accordingly- repaired to Appanoose Count}-, Iowa, 
which, with the exception of four years in Lee 
County, the same State, has since been their home. 
There the father passed away from earth, leaving 
his wife and family in good circumstances. The 
mother of Joseph Manning yet survives, residing 
in Appanoose County, Iowa. 

The home circle of Mr. and Mrs. John Manning, 
Jr., was enlarged until in time eleven children 
clustered around the fireside, and among these our 
subject was the fourth in order of birth. He w.ns 
born in Franklin Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, 
on the 20th of November, 1837, and lived in his 
birthplace until he was about thirteen years of age, 
when he accompanied his parents to Iowa. This 
was his home until 1870, but in the meantime sev- 
eral important events had occurred in his life. 
About the time he became of age the topic of slav- 
erj- was one of all absorbing interest, and a nation 



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was threatened with extinction and ruin. Popular 
feeling was aroused to a fever heat, and enthusiasm 
for the national cause was unbounded. In liis quiet 
country home our subject had ample time to reflect 
on these vital questions, and when the call for 
more soldiers came he responded at once to the ap- 
peal. He was for three years a faithful and cour- 
ageous soldier, having enlisted in August, 1862, in 
Company I, 36th Iowa Infantry, and escaped with, 
out any severe injuries being received in service. 

When Mr. Manning's term of service had expired 
he returned to his old home in Appanoose County, 
Iowa, and soon afterward married. He was very 
fortunate in liis selection of a life partner, his wife 
being Miss Maria I. Holshouser, to whom he was 
united in the bonds of wedlock Dec. 31, 1865. Her 
parents were Milus A., and Caroline (Ativinson) 
Holshouser, the former a native of North Carolina, 
and the latter supposed to have been born in Ind- 
iana. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hol- 
shouser settled in Putnam Count}', Ind., which was 
their home until 1850, when they came to Wa- 
pello County, Iowa; after a five years' sojourn in 
the latter county they again removed, this time 
locating in Appanoose County, Iowa, where Mrs. 
Holshouser died in 1861. At the present time iier 
husband yet survives. To Mr. and Mrs. Holshou- 
ser was born a family of eight children, of whom 
Maria I. (Mrs. Manning) was the fourth. Her birth- 
place was Putnam Count}', Ind., and the date of 
her birth Aug. 30, 1849. 

Remaining in Iowa for only a few 3'ears after 
their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Manning were induced 
to remove to Kansas, and preempted a homestead 
of 160 acres in Marshall County on section 18, 
Franklin Townsliip. The ensuing five years were 
passed in the busy pursuits of agriculture in this then 
new country, but the charms of old friendships, 
and the ties of old associations drew him back to 
the home in Appanoose County, where the family 
remained until 1883. He dales his permanent resi- 
dence in Kansas from tliat year, as he then removed 
to Marshall County, where he has a good farm now 
well improved and carefully cultivated. . 

During all these years of labor, Mr. Manning has 
been greatly assisted and cheered by the faithful, 
ever devoted wife, and has also enjoyed the com- 



panionship of his children, of whom there were 
born six, namely: William A., who died in infanc}'; 
Nevada A., who was removed from the loving par- 
ents and friends b}- the angel of death, waiting to 
lead this fair flower of earth to gardens of unfad- 
ing glory. Her death occurred in Appanoose 
County, Iowa, Feb. 14, 1882, when she was four- 
teen years of age. The living children are: Ed- 
ward A., Gertie M., Mary E. and Clyde C. 

Mr. Manning affiliates witli the Republican part}' 
in matters political, and has held several of the 
townsliip offices. Together with his wife, he has 
been a consistent member of the Methodist Church, 
which he has assisted in every way possible, both 
by the example of an upright life, and by giving 
it financial aid. They are also welcome additions 
to the social circles of their vicinity, and being 
now in life's prime, will probably devote the re- 
mainder of their lives to the cultivation and im- 
provement of their property and the education of 
their ciiildren. 



^^!5jK0RGE HAHN. This county is indebted 
if <^w7 ^*^ ''''^ lands across the sea for many of her 
'^^JS most enterprising citizens. Not the least 
among them is the above named gentleman, 
who resides upon a well-tilled farm on section 34, 
Franklin Township. He is a native of Germany, 
in which country he was born May 2, 1838, being 
the son of Christian and Catherina (Patzke) Hnhn, 
both of whom lived and died in their native land. 
The parental famil}' consisted of thirteen children, 
of whom our subject was the third. He passed his 
bo3'hood upon his father's farm, and at the age of 
sixteen found employment as clerk in a general 
store. This position he occupied for three years, 
when he returned to the farm, remaining until the 
age of twenty-four. Believing that the New 
World afforded a better field for the energies of a 
young man, he came to America, landing in New 
York the 2d of August, 1862. From that city he 
went direct to Detroit, Mich., in or about which 
place he remained until 18C5, when he went to 
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j-ear, employed for the greater part of that time in 
running a sawmill. He next crossed the plains to 
Denver. Col., driving a mule team and making one 
round trip, which consumed about two months. 
He then returned to Denver and entered the em 
ploy of a stage company, being on the route from 
Denver to Living Si>rings, for over a year. At the 
expiration of this time be started a hay rancli, four- 
teen miles west of Living Springs, Col. He lived 
upon this ranch about nine months, when he returned 
to St. Joseph, iMo., where he remained for over a 
vear, suffering from rheumatism, wliich had taken 
so firm a hold upon his system that he was unable 
to work. As soon as he had sufficiently recovered 
to engage in light employment, he accepted a po- 
sition as bar-tender, and after the expiration of a 
year, entered upon the work of traveling agent for 
a wholesale wine, liquor and grocery house of St. 
Joseph. He remained in the enii)loy of this estab- 
lishment for about eighteen months, leaving it to 
accept the position of travelling agent of an agri- 
cultural implement house, which he retained for 
nearlj' three years. In 1871 he visited his native 
land, remaining about six months. During this 
time he was married, and returning to America, he 
settled in St. Joseph, Mo., where, ably assisted by 
his wife, he operated a milk dairy for a period of 
eight years. In 1879 he sold out and opened a 
flour, feed and commission store, in which business 
he continued successful!}' until 1883. At this time 
he sold out his business and came to this county, 
settling upon section 34. Franklin Township, where 
he owns 160 acres of well-lilled land. Since his 
settlement in Kansas, he has given his attention to 
farming, in connection with which lie makes a 
specialtj' of raising Poland-China hogs. 

The marriage of Mr. Hahn took place Sept. 7, 
1 871, his bride being Miss Ottilea Engler, daughter 
of Prof. Carl and Caroline (Behrcnd) Engler. The 
mother died in Germany, and the father is now a 
resident of Home Cit}\ Mrs. Ilahn was i)orn in 
German}' Jan. 21. 1852, and has borne her husband 
nine children — Carl, Christian, Katie, George, Ot- 
tilea. Gustav. Henrietta, Lena and Otto. 

The home of our subject is one of those well- 
kept places suited to the needs of an enterprising 
farmer, and an intelligent family. The buildings 



are comfortable and attractive. Mr. Hahn is a 
man of industrious habits, as his life well shows, 
possessing in a marked degree the traits of charac- 
ter, which make of him one of the most reliable 
and energetic citizens of the township. His fel- 
low-citizens have shown their confidence in his 
ability by placing in his hands different school of- 
fices. He is now a member of the Union Labor 
party, though formerly in sympathy with the Dem- 
ocrats. He has been President of the Society of 
the Lutheran Church, of which he and his wife are 
earnest and consistent membirs. 



— '--SN^-^- 



JOHN B. RESER, the subject of this sketch, 
is most emphatically a self-made man in all 
that the term implies. He was born in Au- 
rora, 111., March 29, 1846, and came to this 
county in 1870, locating a farm of 160 acres on sec- 
tion 30, Clear Fork Township. His farm, then a wild 
and unbroken i)rairie, has by his energy and enter- 
prise been brought to its present state of cultivation. 
It is now one of the model farms of the community, 
well-fenced and possessing all the requisite buildings 
and machinery for its successful operation; it is in 
every respect all that a farm should be. 

The parents of our subject, Anthony Reser and 
his wife, whose maiden name was Phileta Soul, 
were both natives of Ohio, and had nine children. 
Almira J., now i\Irs. Shedden; Armena, Mrs. Latli- 
rop; Marilla, Mrs. Lewis; Charles W., John B., 
our subject, Alanson S., Dema M., Ella A., now 
deceased, and Florence I. Dema and Florence are 
unmarried. John B. Reser, our subject was broiKi^ht 
up and educated in Plato. Kane Co., 111. He after- 
ward attended the Elgin Academy for two years, 
where he acquired an excellent education which he 
afterwards put to practical use by teaching school 
in Illinois for seven years. He came to this county 
in 1870, where he has lived ever since, except for 
two years which he spent in l)e Kalb and Kane 
counties, HI. 

The wife of the subject of our sketch was Phebe 
E. EUithorpe, d.aughter of Stephen R. Ellilhorpe, 



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of Burlington, Kane Co., 111. Born in Burlington, 
she resided there with her parents until her mar- 
riage with John B. Reser, which took place Aug. 
17, 1869. Of this union three children were born 
— Mi'rt L., Mettie A. and Ella A., a bright and 
intelligent family of whom any parents might be 
proud. Although a prominent man, respected and 
admired by everyone, Mr. Reser has never sought 
public office, though he has served as Township 
Trustee and was Township Clerk for three years, 
and has also served for three terms as School Clerk. 
Mr. and Mrs. Reser with their two eldest children, 
are active and influential members of the Congre- 
gational Church. They are deeply interested in 
the moral and intellectual advancement of the com- 
munity where they reside. 



c^p^HOMAS J. MANN, a prominent and well- 
/jf^^ known farmer and stock-raiser of Oketo 
^^^y Township, has, on section 23, one of the 
best appointed and best managed farms in Mar- 
shall Countj^ and also one of the finest residences 
within its bounds. Elsewhere in this Album ap- 
pears a fine view of this beautiful structure, which 
not onl}' produces a favorable impression on the 
exterior, but within is filled with evidences of 
skilled hands and refined tastes. 

Our subject is a native of Ohio, having been 
born in Delaware County, June 20, 1839. He was 
third in order of birth of the ten children born to 
Eleazer and Lucy (Cook) Mann, natives respect- 
ively of New Jersey and Ohio. The father, a son 
of Shuey Mann, a native of New Jersey, was reared 
in Ohio, where his par.ents had removed in the 
early days of its settlement, and he there married a 
daughter of Capt. Cook, an ofBcer in the War of 
1812. Thej' spent the earl}- years of their wedded 
life in Delaware County. 

Our subject passed the most of his boyhood in 
the State of his birth, and from his worthy parents 
received the careful training that so well fitted him 
for his honorable and useful career in after life. 

At the age of fourteen, a manly, active, self- 
reliant lad, he left his old home and went to Iowa, 



where he lived till he was seventeen years old. 
Not content with the quiet life that he was leading 
there, the spirited, venturesome youth desired to 
see more of the world, and determining to visit the 
Pacific Coast and find what life held for him there, 
he pushed on across the plains and mountains to 
Oregon and Washington territories, the journej- in 
those anti-bellum days being fraught with dangers 
and perils that the modern traveler, comfortably 
seated in a luxurious Pullman car behind the swift 
iron steed, knows not of. Our subject remained in 
that part of the country one year, working in the 
cabinet shop of Hergan & Shanler. He then made 
his way to Idaho, where he was employed in split- 
ting clapboards and burning coal during the three 
ensuing years. At the expiration of that time he 
invested some of his money in ponies, and with 
them recrossed the plains to Jackson County, Iowa. 

Desiring to become more settled in life and to 
have a home of his own, Mr. Mann was soon united 
in marriage with Miss Elizabeth West, and she has 
been to him all that a true wife can be, ever faith- 
ful to his interests, a blessed home-maker, a cheer- 
ful helper, a wise counselor, a loving mother to 
their children, and he gratefully acknowledges his 
indebtedness to her in bringing about their pros- 
perity. She is a daughter of the venerable Evan- 
der West, formerlj- of Jackson County, Iowa, 
now living in Seward County, Neb. Her mother, 
Mary West, died in 1887. Mrs. Mann was the 
second of seven children, and was born Nov. 1.5, 
1842. Twelve children have blessed her marriage 
with our subject, of whom the following six are 
living: Charles, Herbert, William, Calvin, George 
and iMary. They have been carefully trained and 
educated to be useful members of society, and the 
.^ons are all connected with the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church, while in politics, they follow in the 
footsteps of their father, and are ardent supporters 
of the Republican party, and strongl}' in favor of 
the temperance movement. 

After marriage Mr. Mann settled down to the 
life of a farmer, purchasing a farm in Jackson 
County, Iowa. He managed it successful!}' four 
years, and then came to Marshall Countj', this 
State, Sept. 10, 1869, being the d.ate of his advent 
here. lie cast in his lot with the pioneers of this 




Residence OF Angus M- Leod ,Seg. 26. Oketo Township. 




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section of the county, and bought a farm two miles 
east of this place, which he carried on till 1882. 
In that year he disposed of it ,it a good price, and 
going to Marysville opened a hotel in that eitj-, 
whicli he managed one 3ear. At the expiration of 
that time he came to Oketo and purchased his pres- 
ent farm. Besides the trials that the Kansas 
farmer often has to contend with in his agricultu- 
ral operations, Mr. Mann has had the additional bur- 
den of seven years sickness from an abscess in the 
back, caused by a runaway team, that nearly dis- 
abled him, and would have completely unnerved 
and discouraged a less resolute and strong- 
hearted man. Notwithstanding these drawbacks 
his success since coming to Kansas has been con- 
spicuous, and he is numbered among the solid, 
moneyed men of Oketo Township. He has a 
model farm, comprising 240 acres of land, under a 
high state of cultivation, 160 acres being in corn, 
with a fine set of buildings for every needful pur- 
pose, including a handsome residence, erected in 
1887, and considered one of the best in the count}'. 
Everything about the place is in perfect order, and 
betokens the guidance of a master mind and hand. 
Mr. Mann is engaged extensively in raising stock 
of excellent grades, and handles ninety head of 
cattle, sixteen horses and flfty-ftve hogs. During 
the last two 3'ears he has had the misfortune to 
lose nearly 200 hogs a j^ear. On his farm is the finest 
living spring in the county, which furnishes water 
for an artificial fish pond, ten feet in depth, fed 
through two tanks and pipes, the cost of its con- 
struction being ^2.50, and this year he has had it 
stocked with German carp, 1,000 in numlier. 

Mr. Mann has had a wide and varied experience 
in life, and as an intelligent observer and thinker, 
has profited therebj'. He is a fine type of our self- 
made men, and all that he is, and all that he has, 
he owes to his own exertions, as when he set fortli 
in the world to make his own way therein, his only 
capital was a sound intellect and a good phj'sique, 
together with a shrewd, ambitions, self-helpful 
spirit. Tliese same traits, while they have been 
prominent factors in bringing about his prosperous 
circumstances, make him an invaluable citizen, and 
as a pioneer of this State, for so he may be denom- 
inated, though not among the early settlers, he has 



done good woik in aiding the development of its 
wonderful agricultural resources and stock-growing 
interests. He and his wife are valued members of 
the Methodist Episcopal Churcli, and he has served 
in the capacity of Steward. lie is a member of the 
local School Board, and is earnestly interested in 
educational matters. He takes an active part in 
politics, formerly affiliating with the Democrats, 
but of late identifiying himself with the Repuub- 
lican party. He favors temperance legislation, 
and every such worthy cause finds in him a strong 
champion. 

Mr. Mann, Mr. McLeod,and Jacob Lawson have 
laid out jointly a town on the Ohio RiverA'allc}' Rail- 
road eight miles north of Mar3sville, the plat con- 
taining forty acres beautifully situated on the Blue 
River, and from the lay of the land it is bound to 
make a fine village in the near future. 

NGITS McLEOD, a young farmer and 
stock-raiser of more than ordinary intelli- 
gence and enterprise, is ably performing 
his share in upholding the great agricul- 
tural interests of Marshall County, and in him 
Oketo Townsliip finds one of the most active and 
skillful members of its farming communitj'. He is 
a son of Alexander McLeod, of Marysville Town- 
ship, a sketch of whose life appears on another 
page of this work. 

Our subject is the eldest child of his parents, and 
was born in Scotland, March 25, 1856, being tliree 
years of age when he accompanied the family to 
America. He received his early education at 
Kincardine, Canada, and later attended the public 
schools of Bay City, Mich., and completed his 
studies in the excellent Normal School at Emporia, 
Kan. Thus liberally educated he was fitted for 
any career in life that he might choose to adopt, 
and he first entered the teacher's profession, teaching 
one year in this county. Wishing to still further 
equip himself for his work, he became a student in 
Thomas J. Bryant's Business College at St. Joseph, 
Mo., and pursued a full course in that institution. 

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tenlioD to farming, and has ever since pursued 
that vocation, remaining with his father till he was 
twenty-six, affording him valuable assistance, and 
at the same time gaining equally valuable experi- 
ence in carrying on agriculture. He then began 
farming on his own account, and has a valuable 
farm of 280 acres, all in a body, and under excel- 
lent cultivaiion, and supplied with a suitable set 
of buildings, including a neat dwelling, erected in 
1884, and a substantial barn built in 1889. A 
view of the principal structures on his homestead 
is given on another page. His place is well stocked 
and he handles about two car-loads of cattle each 
3'ear and the same number of hogs. This season 
(1889) his well-tilled harvest fields have vielded 
fine crops, so that he has a large surplus over what 
his stock can consume. Bringing an active and 
well-trained mind to bear upon the problems that 
confront every earnest and thoughtful farmer as 
to the best methods to be pursued in the cultiva- 
tion of his own particular plot of ground, our 
subject has met with the success that his efforts 
merit, and he is already regarded as one of our 
progressive and most successful farnners. 

January 1, 1879, Mr. McLeod and Miss Nellie 
Taylor were united in marriage, and three children 
have been born of their happy wedded life, namely : 
Mary Bell, Alexander T.. Archibald W. Mrs. 
McLeod is the fourth child of Thomas and Mar^- 
(iSinclair) Taylor, of St. Joseph, Mo., they having 
had five children, of whom four are now living. 
Mr. Taylor is a blacksmith by trade, but he owns 
and operates a farm in Washington County, Kan. 
Mrs. McLeod was born in Canada, and was about 
six years old when her family came to the "'States." 
She received a good education in the public schools 
of St. Joseph, and a careful training in the parental 
household that well fitted her to preside over a 
home of her own. Both she and her husband are 
leading members of the Presbyterian Church, of 
which he is an elder, and both are very active in 
the Sunday-school as teachers, and he has been 
Superintendent. 

Mr. McLeod possesses excellent business qualifi- 
cations, fine tact, and the canny thrift and keen 
foresight, undoubtedly inherited from his sterling 
Scotch ancestry, which are so essential to success 



in any walk in life. Gifted with an irreproachable 
moral character, he is reputed to be a model young 
man, who is an honor not only to his family, but 
to the community at large. Ho is actively inter- 
ested in politics, and in him the Republican party 
finds one of its most honest and zealous supporters. 
He has proved that he has all the qualifications 
necessary for a public-spirited civic official, and he 
has served Oketo Township as Clerk, filling that 
office with characteristic faithfulness and ability. 



■^ OHN KANE. For the past twenty years this 
gentleman has been a busy, prosperous and 
honored resident of jMarshall County, and 
both _as a pioneer of the county and as a 
veteran of the Civil War, merits and receives the 
respect of all whose acquaintanceship or friendship 
he has made. His farm is situated on section 34 
in Herkimer Township, and is universally conceded 
to be one of the best in the county, both in point 
of fertility of the soil and improvements made upon 
it by the owner. He is not only interested in general 
farming, but is a stock-raiser cf no small import- 
ance, making a specialty of Durham cattle, Poland- 
China hogs and Norman horses. In the raising of 
these he has been uniformly successful, and has 
been assisted financially by the selling of the stock 
he has raised. 

A resident of his present farm since 1879, our 
subject has changed its outward appearance from the 
primitive condition of nature to a"thing of beautv;" 
where once wild animals ranged now the stock 
quietly graze; on the old camping ground of the 
Indians, the only lights visible are those shining out 
with pleasant beams from friendly cottages; the 
forest trees, scattered here and there irregularly in 
former years, now are outlined in graceful rows, 
symmetrical and beautiful, against the blue of the 
sky. In the midst of the surrounding landscape, 
as the principal feature visible to the eye, stands 
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Kane, a commodious, 
recently erected frame house. Near it is a fine orch- 
ard of three acres, and in the background are corn- 
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stretches the fair laii(L responding with almost 
human sympath\- to the work of the farmer, and 
bestowing upon him bountiful harvests of grain 
and fruits in season. 

Mr. Kane naturally takes an honest pride in Ills 
military record, |having fought for his country dur- 
ing the period of the dreadful conflict l)etween the 
North and Soutli. He enlisted in Angust, 18G1, in 
Companj- I, 38th Oiiio Infantry, as a private. As 
the terrible contest deepened and thickened, liis 
courage rose to the emergency, and with the neces- 
sit3- for immediate action his soul laid aside every 
fetter binding it to earth, and he was prepared to 
even die for tlie land he loved. For personal bra- 
verj' he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 
May, 1864, a position he held until his discharge 
at the close of tlie war. Beiow we mention some 
of the battles in which he participated: Stone 
River, Mission Ridge; Jonesborough, Ga., thence 
with Slierman on his march to the sea, an ever-to-be- 
remembered march, during which tlie army was 
under constant fire. At Resaca our subject received 
a wound but was not disabled thereby. At Jones- 
borough, in September, 1864, he received a gun-shot 
in the left arm, which, although only a flesh wound, 
tore the muscles of the arm very considerably', and 
still is a source of frequently recurring pain to him. 
He took part in the grand review at Washington, 
D. C, and was mustered out of the service July 22, 
1865. Thus was terminated an honorable period 
in the life of Mr. Kane, and although a time of 
horrors, yet in the midst of the sorrows were a few 
joj'S, and some pleasant and amusing occurrences, 
to which our subject enjoys referring, and of whieii 
he often thinks when memory goes back to those 
hours of struggle. 

Of Irish and Scotch parentage Mr. Kane was 
born in Londonderry', Ireland, Sept. 12, 1841. In 
the t^merald Isle he passed the days and years of 
childhood, but when ten jears of age came witli 
his parents, Henry and Mary (King) Kane, to the 
United States. They took passage from Liverpool 
in 1851. in the sail-ship '"Fidalia," which was 
anchored in New York harbor in thirt^'-tliree days 
after leaving the shores of England. Continuing 
iheir journej* westward the family setttled in Ful- 
ton County, Ohio, and tliere tlie father died in a 



few months succeeding his arrival in this countrj', 

the date of his death being June 26, I 852, when he 
had reached the age of forty-five years. The mother 
survived her husband many years, and passed to 
her final rest Oct., 13, 1886. They were both mem- 
bers of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and 
the paternal ancestors as far back as the record ex- 
tends were natives of Ireland, while the mother's 
people came from Scotland to Ireland many gener- 
ations ago. 

Preempting a claim of eighty acres in Herkimer 
Township, this county, in July, 1870, Mr. Kane 
there remained until 1879, and thence removed to 
his present farm, buying 160 acres, later addino- to 
it 140 acres, all then in a wild condition, upon 
which few furrows had ever been turned. This 
was the basis of his present possessions, and has 
been the scene of his labors for these many years. 
When peace had once more returned to bless the 
countrj', and the tumult of war was being foro-otten 
in the excitement of business prosperity, Mr. Kane 
turned his thoughts to domestic ties, and in found- 
ing a home of his own, chose as his wife Miss 
Sarah, daughter of Nicholas and Helen (Rector) 
Simmons. This lady was a native of New York, 
and came to Ohio when a child in company with 
her parents. The wedding celebration of our sub- 
ject and his excellent wife occurred in Fulton 
County, Ohio, on the 3d of September,! 865, and for 
the next five years the}- resided in the county which 
had for so long been their home, and where they 
had so many warm friends. The parents of Mrs. 
Kane, Mr. and Mrs. Simaions, also came to Mar- 
shall County, May 10, 1870, and located in Herki- 
mer Township, where the father passed away in 
1872. and the mother Jan. 25, 1888. They were 
either natives of Germany or of direct German 
descent. 

The home circle was completed by the birth 
of seven children, of whom two, John F. and 
Lillian, were laid to rest by the grief stricken par- 
ents. There remain to bless the home five chil- 
dren, whose names are recorded as follows: Albert 
H.. Mary E., William A, Leion W. and Lena T.. all 
at home. Politically, our subject aims in local 
elections to cast his ballot for the one he deems 
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upon him in official life, but in general elections 
he affiliates with the Republican party. When he 
first came to this county he not only had nothing, 
and was $400 hi debt, but now enjoys the possession 
of a competence which will educate his children 
and protect his age from want. 



-^f RCHIE P. McLEOD. Scotland may be 
@£M fitly described as a cradle of heroism. 
Cowardice, either physical or moral, being 
considered almost in the light of a crime, 
1)3' the noble people inhabiting either the highlands 
or lowlands of the country whose soil was trodden 
by such heroes as Wallace and Bruce, and their 
followers. They are a brave, generous, thrifty, 
intellectual, and for the most part moral and relig- 
ious people. Liberty-loving, and intolerant of 
oppression, their descendants in America, contrib- 
ute not a little to the capacity which this countr3' 
has thus far shown to resist all abridgement of the 
proper liberties of its citizens. The Scottish emi- 
grant brings with him not only his love of freedom, 
but also a shrewd thriftincss that assures him a 
living in anj' situation, and makes him a desirable 
member of every community. 

To this renowned and glorious people, celebrated 
in song and story, romance and history, Archie 
McLeod is proud to trace his ancestry-. His par- 
ents, Duncan and Barbara (^Patterson) McLeod, 
were both natives of North Carolina, of Scotch 
parentage. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McLeod were 
married in their native State, and made it their 
home for some time, subsequently removing to 
Georgia, where they remained one 3'ear. They 
then gathered up their belongings and emigrated to 
Knox Count3', Kj'., and lived there until a short 
time previous to their death, when the3' removed to 
Harrison County, Ky. They passed away from the 
cares and trials of life in the latter county, leaving 
the heritage of a good name to their children. 

Archie McLeod was born near Macon, Ga., on 
Aug. 20, 1828, being the fifth in order of birth in 
a family of six children. His 3'outh and earl3' 



manhood were passed in Knox County, Ky., in 
which place he remained till 1851, when he went 
with his parents to Harrison County, where he fol- 
lowed farming and also taught school; employing 
himself in the latter occupation principall3' during 
the winter months. He was engaged in the pro- 
fession of teaching for the space of about ten years, 
making Cla3' and Harrison counties the theatre of 
his operations. 

October 13, 1861. Mr. McLeod, then in the very 
prime of life, enlisted, at Lexington, Ky., in Com- 
pany B, 6th Kentucky Cavalry, and served with 
true Scotch- American valor till Dec. 23, 1864, 
when he was mustered out and honorably dis- 
charged. Upon first entering the service he was 
elected Orderlj- Sergeant, but was promoted for 
distinguished gallantry in action, to the First Lieu- 
tenancy of his company, in September, 1862. and 
retained this rank till the time of his discharge. 

Li F'ebruar3', 1865, Lieut. McLeod departed from 
his home in Kentucky and located in Illinois. He 
bought a farm in Berlin, Sangamon County, and 
made it his residence for about four years. In 
September, 1869, he sold out his possessions and 
removed to Marshall Count3', Kan. He home- 
steaded land in Center Township, on Section 30, 
and imniediate!3' began improving it, with the 
intention of making it the permanent residence of 
himself and family. All the work necessary to 
make a comfortable home was pushed forward with 
vigor and spirit, and he owns at present 167 acres 
of well cultivated land. Farming and stock-rais- 
ing occupies his attention exclusivel3'. He makes 
a specialtj' of Norman horses, and his intelligent 
zeal has been rewarded with a large measure of 
success. 

Mr. McLeod has lieen married three times, his 
first wife being Miss Frances Kinne3-, to whom he 
was united in Harrison County, Ky., Nov. 18, 
1857. Mrs. McLeod was a native of Harrison 
County, and six months after her marriage was 
called away from the pursuits of life to enjoy the 
beauties of a home above. About five years after 
the loss of his first wife our subject was again 
married, the lady of his choice being Miss Garrard, 
a native of Harrison County. The wedding was 
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She became the mother of eight children : Anna, 
William R., Barbara, K<hvard D., an infant who 
(lied shortly after birth, Thomas. Hattie and Ev- 
erett. Mrs. Sarah McLcod died in Center Town- 
ship, Marshall CoiinU', Jan. 11, 1862, leaving a 
large circle of friends and acquaintances besides 
her family to mourn her departure. 

September II, 1884, Mr. McLeod was married 
to Miss Frances .1. Means, a sister of J. W. Means, 
a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. 
Mrs. McLeod was born in Piatt County, Mo., Nov. 
,10, 1840. She is a well educated and very 
intelligent lady, fully able to occupy a leading 
place in the community in which she resides. 

Mr. McLeod has lield the office of Justice of the 
Peace for twelve years, in Center Township, which 
shows the high regard for probity and fairness in 
which he is held bj' his neighbors. He has also 
been Township Trustee for one year, and in every 
relation which it has been his lot to sustain toward 
ids neighbors has given unqualifiedly good satis- 
faction. Politicall}', he is a Republican, and ma- 
terially assists his party in all legitimate campaign 
work. He is a fine, upright, energetic man, and 
enjoys the respect and esteem of the entire district. 
He has been an active and influential member of 
the Baptist Church for about thirty years, and has 
a character without a stain. 

KM RS. ELIZABETH ROBINSON. In no 
'' ''^ other country, perhaps, does a woman 
have a better chance to support herself 
and those depending upon her, when the 
decree of fate demands tb.at she ra.ake the effort, 
than in so-called free America, but even here the 
attempt is fraught with a thousand difficulties and 
triiils unknown to and not experienced by the 
sterner sex. In tht; matter of recognizing and pro- 
viding for the fact that a woman has the right to 
make and provide for a home for herself and those 
depending upon iier, owing to the taking away of 
the natural head of the house or for any other rea- 
son, the '-West" and Kansas especially is far in 
advance of the Eastern States. A woman is recog- 



nized as a citizen, and has more rights granted b}' 
law than the doubtful one of paying taxes without 
representation. 

One of the noblest among the many noble women 
of Marshall County, is the one whose name is at the 
head of this sketcli. Mrs. Robinson is a daughter 
of Henry Nealy, who was born in Canada of Irish 
ancestry. Her mother was Sarah H. Switzer, of 
Gierman ancestry. After marriage the parents set- 
tled in Upper Canada, where they lived continu- 
ously until called upon to go hence. Mr. Nealy 
was a farmer by occupation, but for thirty years 
was Sheriff of the countj-. This couple became the 
parents of four children, one son and three daugh- 
ters. Elizabeth vv.as the eldest of the family. She 
was born in Newberg, township of Camden, L'p- 
per Canada, Oct. 20, 1828. She remained with 
her parents till her marriage which took [ilace in 
her native town, June 1. 1857. 

John Robinson, the husband of our subject, was 
born in England about 1817. He was only three 
years old when his parents removed to Canada. His 
father was Thomas Robinson, his mother Mary(\Vil- 
liu) Robinson. Their death occurred in Canada, where 
they had spent tiie greater portion of their lives. 
John Robinson grew to manhood in the town- 
ship of Smith, near Peterborough. He followed 
the occupation of farming, and after marriage set- 
tled near Peterborough, in Can.ada. They resided 
there until the decease of Mr. Robinson, which oc- 
curred June 21, 1872. The}' were the parents of 
nine children, named respectively, Henrj' N., 
George W., Isabella, Albert R.. Sarah J., Victoria 
E., Adelaide, Moreley P. and Frances E. 

In the spring of 1871 John Robinson visited 
Marshall Count}' and purchased 362 acres of land 
in Center Township, on sections 19 and 20, in- 
tending to remove and locate on the place he had 
bought, but death intervened, his departure taking 
place the following spring. Six j'cars afterward 
Mrs. Robinson disposed of her properl}' in Canada 
and emigrated to Kansas, locating on the land 
which her husband had previously secured in Mar- 
shall County. She erected a handsome residence 
and other good buildings, which she keeps in flrst- 
cLass condition. She has also made other good im- 
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with gratifying success. She has a fine farm which 
is a credit to her and an ornament to the neighbor- 
liood. 

When a lovely maiden of nineteen, Mrs. Robin- 
son confessed her faith in her Redemer and united 
with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which 
communion also Mr. Robinson found a religions 
home. She takes a deep and abiding interest in 
whatever concerns the welfare and prosperity- of 
the young, taking especial interest in educational 
and religious affairs. In her labor of love for the 
advancement of her friends and kindred in moral 
and mental subjects, she is carrying forward with 
loving fidelity the work so nobly begun by her 
husband. It may be truly said of Mrs. Robinson 
th.at she is a " noble woman nobly planned." 



•J^^feJ- 

HRISTIAN BLUHM. It has.Mjeen very 
truly said that " All a.'-i architects of fate, 
_i^ working in these walls of time." Some build 
structures, fair in outward appearance, but with 
eager haste and careless hand upre.ired, so that the 
seemingly perfect building soon totters on its mold- 
ering pillars, wavers and falls. Others fail to gain 
even the outward symmetry and beaut3',and discour- 
aged and disheartened, retire from the midst of 
the busy workers, and in indolence, languidly and 
listlessly watch other architects. But happily many 
there are in this world of action who erect eternal 
monuments, commemorative of their perseverance, 
honor and integrity, and leave these structures to 
be examined by others, and to be admired both for 
beautiful outward aspect and inward stability. 

As one of these latter ones, we present the name 
of Christian Bluhm, together with a brief record 
of the most important occurrences in his life, a 
long and active one, passed partly in the United 
States, and partly in the Fatherland. A native of 
Mecklenburg, Germany, Mr. Bluhm was born July 
1 1. 1827, and was reared as other boys in his land 
under the compulsory education law. When he 
had reached the age of twent3'-one years he was 
united in marriage, in 1848, with Miss Sophia 
Muiik, daughter of William Monk, and a native of 



Mecklenburg. Both the Bluhm and the Monk fam- 
ilies for many generations, and as far back as the 
family record extends, were natives and residents 
of Mecklenburg, and also members of the Luth- 
eran Church. On both sides the ancestors were, 
without exception, people of worth and ability, 
respected and admired for courage, thrift and in- 
dustry. A few 3ears after their marriage, Mr. and 
Mrs. Blnhm, accompanied by their son, Joseph, left 
their old home, and their friends and relatives, to 
seek a fortune in a newer country, and a richer 
soil. In 1852 thej' made the voyage across the ■ 
ocean, taking passage from the port of Hamburg 
in a sail-ship, the "Aleza," which made the trip to 
New York in ninety days, so that the passengers 
landed Dec. 1.5, 1852. Crossing the State i)f New 
York they reached Buffalo, without money, home- 
less and friendless. 

Many stout hearts have been disheartened un- 
der less appalling circumstances, but our subject 
went to work cutting wood at two shillings per 
cord, ai.d his family lived on the pittance thus 
earned until something better offered itself to them. 
Securing employment in the cement works at Ak- 
ron, N. Y., the family removed to that city which 
was their home until 1870. Then, in accordance 
with the famous advice of one of our wisest and 
most brilliant statesmen, thej^ came West, and for 
a time were located in Cook County, 111. Their 
eyes still turned further toward the setting sun, 
and Kansas became their home in the spring of 
1873. The first year of their residence here they 
occupied rented land, but in 1874 Mr. Bluhm 
erected the buildings on his present farm, which he 
purchased in 1873. He is now owner of 360 acres 
of fine land, in excellent cultivation, with pastures 
and meadows, and inclosed bj- good fences. On 
this homestead he has put up a commodious frame 
residence, with a fine barn, and all the outbuildings 
now considered essential to a modern farm. Real- 
izintT the importance of fruit to the development 
and financial value of his land, he has set out a 
Hire orchard, and now has 100 bearing trees within 
its limits. 

The only child of Mr. Bluhm and his excellent 
wife is their son, Joseph, the cliief manager of the 
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in November, 1849, but accompanied his parents 
to their new home across tiie Atlaiilic in 1852. 
Here he earl}' learned to work, and became indis- 
pensable to the home wliile yet young in jcars. 
He was niariied in 1^76. to Miss Henrietta, daugh- 
ter of William and Mary Kinka. Tliis lady was 
born in Mecklenburg, German}', and came to Amer- 
ica in 1868, her parents having died in Germany 
prior to her emigration here. Her family are all 
members of, and in sympath}' with the Lutheran 
Church, to which she has devoted a great deal of 
her time, and has earnestl}' endeavored to promote 
the cause of the Gospel. Joseph Blulim and his 
wife have become the parents of four children, viz.: 
George, Albert, Ernest and Augusta, all living 
and receiving good educations in the home schools, 
while at the same time they are becoming proficient 
in various kinds of manual labor. Mr. Bluhm and 
his son make a specialty of Poland-China hogs, 
raising between 100 and 120 head each year. Hav- 
ing arisen from an humble beginning to affluence, 
they can look back on a past of honorable endeavor 
and unremitting labor, with the pleasant conscious- 
ness that their present prosperity is due alone to 
their own efforts. They realize that thej' have 
been aided also by encouraging words, and kind 
actions on the part of their neighbors, who have 
ever accorded them the highest respect, .as is due 
those who have promoted the interests of their 
communitv. Politically, our subject and his son 
are both Republicans. 

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'iT'OHN ROLL. Among the many attractive 
homes of this county none would more 
quickly strike the eye of a stranger than 
that occupied by the subject of this sketch, 
and none would prove more attractive to those 
who cross the threshold. The house is comforta- 
ble and homelike in appearance, made still more 
attractive by its setting of shade and fruit trees, 
and is situated on section 10, Center Township. 

Tlie father of our subject was Frederick Roll, a 
native of Switzerland. The mother, whose maiden 
name was Anna Rolle, wa.s also a native of that fa- 



mous land, where the parents married and settled. 
They emigrated to America in 1854, settling in 
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where they lived about 
ten years. They then removed to Benton County, 
Iowa, where they now reside. They had a family 
of seven children, Ave sons and two daughters, our 
subject being the sixth chil i in order of birtii. He 
was born in Tuscarawas County, Nov. 29, 1854, 
being about ten years of age when his parents re- 
moved to Iowa, where he grew to manliood. He 
made the best of his educational advantages and 
acquired a good education at the common schools. 
He continued to reside under the parental roof 
until he was nearly twenty-three years old, when 
he came to Brown County, this State. During the 
first year of bis residence he worked by the month 
upon a farm. He then settled upon land which he 
had previously bought in that county, and there 
he remained until 1882, when he sold his farm, and, 
coming with his family to this county, bought .320 
acres in the township where he has since been a 
resident. He subsequently sold 160 acres. 

Miss Maggie S. Pfister, to whom our subject was 
married, in Brown County, Kan., J.an. 1,1879, is, 
like her husband, of Swiss descent. Her father 
Christian and her mother Mary (Witchie) Pfister, 
were natives of Switzerland but were livino- in 
America previous to their marriage. Their home 
was at Highland, 111., where Mr. Pfister died, Feb. 
18, 1882. They had four children, of whom Mrs. 
Roll was the second, she having been born at 
Highland. 111., March 3, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Roll 
are the parents of six interesting children: Freder- 
ick C, Anna M., Mary M., Lizzie M., Eva I. and 
John W. 

Mr. Roll is now an adherent of the principles of 
the Union Labor party, though formerlv belong- 
ing in the ranks of the Democracy. He has been 
entrusted with the cares of the scliool funds, hold- 
ing his office to the satisfaction of the communitv. 
His farm has not only been thoroughly improved, 
but upon it heh.as erected substantial and adequate 
buildings for the carrying on of agriculture, and 
in .addition to this has set out a great number of 
fruit and shade trees. He now owns 1 60 acres and 
he and his wife take great pleasure in their attract- 
ive home. Both are worthy members of the Ger- 



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man Reformed Church. Not only is Mr. Roll a 
good farmer and a reliable citizen, but he and his 
wife are people of more than ordinary intelligence 
and worthy recipients of the respect which Ihey 
receive. 



^1 OSEPH WILSON. Prominent among the 
) wealth}' stockmen and farmers of tliis county 
is our subject, senior member of the firm of 
Joseph Wilson & Son, who occupies a fine 
brick residence, surrounded by excellent farm 
buildings, on section IG, Marj-sville Township. 
The father of our subject, Joseph Butler Wilson, 
was a native of Hudson. N. H. His mother was a 
native of Massachusetts, her maiden name being 
Harriet Crossfield. The parents first settled in 
MaWen, Mass., where they lived until their death. 
They were blessed with but two children, our sub- 
ject and his sister Harriet, who became the wife of 
Charles Heath, and died in Maiden, Mass., in 1887. 
Our subject was born July 29, 1820, passing his 
early life in his native place, Maiden, Mass. His 
father being a millwright he worked at that busi- 
ness until the age of twenty-seven. He then went 
to Lowell, Mass., where he was employed in a car- 
pet machine shop for the period of two years. He 
then took a position as foreman in a machine shop 
at Brady's Bend, Pa., the shop being known as the 
Brady's Bend Rail Works. Here he remained for 
eighteen months, when he returned to the New 
England States, and for six months was employed 
in Providence, R. I. While here he was married 
to Sarah Phillips, of Brady's Bend, Pa. Mr. Wil- 
son moved to South Boston, Mass., and there fol- 
lowed his trade of machinist for about six years. 
He then started a hotel and family grocery store 
in the same place, which he carried on for about 
four years. Returning to Maiden on the death of 
liis father, he remained tliere eight j^ears, building 
several houses and speculating in land. During 
his early life Mr. Wilson was extremely fond of 
hunting and made several trips to the West on 
hunting expeditions. In 1872 he, with his son 
Charles, then nineteen years of age, came to Ind- 



iana and engaged in hunting for an entire season. 

Previous to coming to Kansas in 1873, our subject 
sold his properly in Maiden and Boston, and select- 
ing Marshall County for his home he located on 
section 16, Marj-sville Township. Since coming to 
this State he has given his attention to farming 
and stock-raising, being one of the wealthiest men 
of the township, where he owns about 900 acres of 
land. la com pan}' with his son Charles, he makes 
a specialty of breeding fine Percheron horses. They 
Iveep about 100 head of horses and about 250 head 
of cattle. 

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have been the parents of 
three children — Harriet E., who is the wife of 
Colvin T. Mann, of Marysville; Charles B., the 
junior member of the firm of Joseph Wilson & 
Son, (for whose history see another page of this 
Album); and Clara Belle, who died in her first 
year in South Boston, Mass. Mrp. Wilson died in 
Maiden, Mass., about 186G. 

Although formerly an active member of the 
Republican party, Mr. Wilson now supports the 
principles of Democracy. He is not only the 
owner of the fine farm mentioned but also of val- 
uable property in the city of Marysville. That he 
is an enterprising man speaks for itself in the posi- 
tion he occupies among tlie stockmen of the sec- 
tion. He is a very affable and pleasant gentleman, 
one with whom it is a pleasure to meet, an honor- 
able man in all his dealings in society, and enjoying 
the hearty esteem of all who know him. 

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S; O H N T. BURKE. The future of our 
country depends upon the young men of 
to-day, and as they are trained and reared, 
so will the nation grow in enterprise, wealth, 
and honor, or the reverse. It is then with pleasure 
that we can observe the worth and scrupulous 
honesty of these young men who are to be the 
presidents, governors, congressmen, and magis- 
trates of our nation. They are to be law makers 
and law observers, otherwise perils will attend the 
years to come. 

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one of tliose residents of Marshall County, who 
will in time be in authoritj' over others; for pos- 
sessing those qualities which bring a man to the 
front, and that enterprise which will make him 
prominent among his fellow men, he will assist in 
developing the vast resources of Marshall County, 
so ihat she will continue to be as she has been in 
the past, one of the grandest and most fruitful of 
all those in the State. 

Mr. Burke is a resident of section 6, in Cleveland 
Township, where with his mother he has a fine, 
commodious stone house, with a large barn and 
everything essential to the conducting of a farm 
on the modern scale. Politically, our subject is a 
strong Democrat, but refuses offlcial honors. He 
has however served as Township Clerk four years, 
two being in this township, and two while it was a 
part of Vermillion Township. 

Born May 28, 1861, to Edward Burke, a native 
of County Roscommon, Ireland, our subject is thus 
still in his early manhood, and h.as before him the 
prospect of a bright, happy and useful future. It 
may be well to preface the sketch of our subject 
by first stating a few important facts in the history 
of his father. Edward Burke was born in 1826, 
and the first years of his life were passed in the 
Emerald Isle, whence he emigrated to the United 
States in 1851. For a few years after his arrival 
on these shores, he resided in Providence, R. I., 
then located in Wheeling, W. Va., and worked 
on the great White Sulphur Railroad Tunnel near 
Wheeling. In 1858 he removed to this county, 
settling on section 6, in Cleveland Township, where 
his family now live. Here he bought 160 acres 
of Government land at $1.25 per acre, and upon 
it built a homestead where he lived and died. It 
was a wild country during the first years of his 
residence here, being inhabited by Indians and 
wild animals, deer, turkey and wolves being 
numerous. 

The wife of Edward Burke, and the mother of 
John T., is deserving of more than passing notice, 
as she was a faithful companion to her husband 
during his lifetime, a sympathizing friend to all 
around her in times of trouble, a sharer in every 
joy, and a devoted mother, an.'cious only for the 
happiness and welfare of her children. Her maiden 



name was Margaret Dolan, and she was united in 
marriage with Edward Burke, April 8, 1860. Her 
father was Martin Dolan, who died at his home in 
Ireland about 1869. She came to the United 
States when a girl, and to her present home April 
15, 1860. The first years of the married life of 
Edward Burke and his wife were passed in hard 
work, untiring labor. Their home was a round 
log cabin with one room, 20 x 16 feet. The first 
school ever taught in the district in which our 
subject resides, was under the supervision and per- 
soniil instruction of Mrs. Edward Buriie, and was 
conducted in the summer of 1862. At the time of 
his death the father had by his enterprise and 
business abilitj' become the owner of 640 acres of 
Land. They had only one child, John T. Burke, 
the subject of this notice. Edward Burke passed 
to his final rest April 26, 1889, having attained 
the age of sixty-three years. He was a man uni- 
versally respected, sincere, honorable, living a life 
above reproach, and charitable with the failings of 
others as well as benevolent and philanthropic. He 
was a member of the Catholic Church. The first 
mass ever said in this localitj' by a resident Catho- 
lic priest was in the house of Mr. Burke, by 
Father Fitzgerald. 

Mrs. Burke in early times cooked in the old 
Dutch ovens, and has three of them in her posses- 
sion, prizing them as souvenirs of happy days for- 
ever gone. Were they gold-lined they could not 
be more precious in her sight, iind she will hand 
them down to the next generation as heirlooms, 
and relics of the pioneer days of Kansas. She also 
has among other treasures the picture of •' The 
Last Supper," which was a gift to her and hung on 
the w,all of the old log cabin for ten years. In 
those times the Indians would often prowl around 
in their vicinity, sometimes even visit them, when 
she' would make them presents of such little trink- 
ets as would delight their fancy and please their 
eyes. Often too she would give them meat or 
other articles of provision; indeed she feared to 
refuse them .anything the}- asked for, thinking that 
were she to do so, they might take her onl}- child. 
Mrs. Burke is at present a hale, heart}', cheerful, 
and loveable lady of fifty-six j'ears. 

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passed, his education being received in St. Mary's 
College, in Pottawatomie County. Kan., after 
which he engaged in teaching school two terms in 
the home district. Then the management of the 
farm fell to him and he had to abandon teaching. 
When John Burke was a lad the people used to 
freight goods to Denver, and he would hitch his 
dog to the wagon and haul corn from the old log 
cabin to the house. This dog was a cross between 
Newfoundland and shepherd, and seemed to pos- 
sess almost human intelligence, attending John to 
and from school and working in harness like a 
horse. WliLMi John was in his third 3-ear he was 
one day playing in the garden, and knowing that 
the tea canister w.as almost empty, and seeing his 
mother making a flower bed in the garden, he took 
the last tea leaf that remained and planted it in 
his flower bed, observing to hei' that she would 
soon have plenty of green tea. 

In their pleasant residence our subject and his 
mother live happily' and cosily, and there thej' 
welcome their many friends with gracious hospi- 
talit}-, extending to all the welcome which is so 
pleasant to receive and which they so well know 
how to offer. 



LEXANDER McMILLAN occupies a farm 
on section 22, Logan Township. The land 
is nearly all fenced, and the entire 160 
^' acres under cultivation or in pasture. 

Though not so large as some farms in the town- 
ship, the place is one of the most attractive, the 
fields evincing careful tillage, while an excellent 
house and adequate farm buildings, together with 
a fine orchard of 200 trees, give evidence that its 
owner is a progressive and painstaking agricultur- 
ist. In addition to the usual products of a Kansas 
farm, this one produces choice varieties of apples, 
pe.aches, plums and cherries, together with various 
small fruits. 

The blood of patriots throbs warmly in the veins 
of our subject, whose ancestors fought on many a 
holly contested field for the inalienable rights of 
"life, liberty , and the pursuit of happiness." Before 



entering upon his own history ,a few words regarding 
bis family will not be amiss. Glancing backward 
four generations we find John McMillan, who was 
either of Scotch birth, or of direct Scottish ancestry. 
He served in thd Revolutionary War, having at that 
time a son, Arthur, who was old enough to carry 
dispatches and make bullets for the soldiers. This 
Arthur McMillan w.as born in Washington County, 
N. Y.. and there married to Martha Duncan, also 
of Scotch ancestry. He spent the most of his life 
in his native State, both he and his wife dying, 
however, in Illinois, wLen considerably past three- 
score years and ten. He had been a soldier in the 
War of 1812, as was his son .Lames, the father of 
our subject. James E. IMcMillau was a n.ative of 
Washington County, N. Y. He married Elizabeth 
Haswell, a native of Vermont. They resided in 
New York State for a number of j-ears, and in 
that State their family of eight children, with the 
exception of the youngest, were born. From the em- 
pire State they removed to Illinois, thence to Min- 
nesota, .and thence to Howard County, Iowa, where 
they died, aged eight3'-four and eighty-five years 
respectively. Of the mother's ancestry little is 
known, as her parents died when she was but six- 
teen years of age, and she left Vermont soon after. 
Her father h.ad published the first newspaper in 
Bennington County, Vt.. the sheet being called 
The Farmer, which name was afterward changed to 
that of Vermont Gazette. After his death his son 
and son-in-law continued the publication for several 
years. 

Alexander Mo^Millan. tlie subject of our sketch, 
was the eldest of his father's children, and was born 
in Franklin County, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1821. He 
was reared in the Empire State until near the age 
of eighteen, when his parents removed to Kane 
Count}', 111. In that county our subject was mar- 
ried to Charlotte, daughter of Jonathan and Sallie 
Ilinsdell, a native of Tompkins Count}', N. Y.. 
who had come to Illinois with her parents about 
the year 1837. The result of this union was three 
children: Sopronia E., now Mrs. M. C. Calhoun, 
whose home is in Dakota; Lavina .L. who married 
W^illiam McKean, and died in Kingman County, 
Kan., leaving seven children; .and Sophia C, now 
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III. Mrs. MoMilUiii <liucl Ai)ril 10, 1863, aged about 
forty years, and our subject later married Anna 
VanVolkenburg, a native of Fulton County N. V. 
She has borne him tiiree children: lUirton A., who 
died at the age of sixteen; Grace E.. vvho died in 
iufancj'; and Cora B. 

On Sep. 12, 1861, our subject enlisted as a pri- 
vate in Company I, 8tli Illinois Cavalry, and 
served gallantly- until Feb. 28, 1863, when he re- 
ceived an honorable discharge on the surgeon's cer- 
tificate of failing e3-esight. During his period of 
service he had taken part in the battles of Will- 
iamsburg, Mechanicsville, South Mountain (Md.), 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, and others. In April. 
1877, he removed to this county, and located upon 
the farm which he now occupies. 

Jonathan Hinsdell, father of our subject's first 
wife, spent several years in the lumber business at 
Mecklenburg, N. Y., .<ind thence removed to Illi- 
nois, in which State he spent his last days as a re- 
tired farmer in Elgin. The father of Mr. McMillan's 
present wife was a soldier in the War of 1812. 
Both he and her mother died when she was about 
ten years old, in New York Stale. 

Mr. and Mrs. McMillan are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, having high standing 
in that societ3'. Mr. McMillan is an enterprising 
farmer, a reliable citizen, and justly respected for 
his manv fine traits of character. 



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; OSEPH SMERCIIECK. The interests of a 
cosmopolitan population have blended finely 
together in the settlement of Northern Kan- 
(^^1/ sas, there having emigrated to it people 
from nearly all countries, seeking the one common 
purpose, usualh' of financial advancement. Many 
of them are well educated people, and have exer- 
cised no small influence upon the moral and social 
welfare of their count}-. The subject of this notice 
is one of the most intelligent men of his neighbor- 
hood — well-educated and well-read, one who has 
given more than ordinar}- thought to the "problem 
of life," and is progressive in his ideas. Mr. 
Smercheck has chosen farming for his calling, in 



which he has been uniformly successful, making a 
specialty of fine stock, including graded horses, and 
has about forty head of Hereford cattle and 150 
head of swine. He is also an apairist of consider- 
able note, having thirty colonies of bees which he 
cultiv.ates as much for pleasure as the profit. 
Around the homestead are fruits of all kinds, fur- 
nishing the family with the luxuries of the season. 
The dwelling is built of stone, surrounded with 
ornamental and shade trees, while the barn and 
other outbuildings are neat and substantial, and 
fully adapted to the shelter of stock and the sto- 
rage of grain. The farm is 160 acres in extent, 
and included in the estate is another quarter-sec- 
tion a half mile south, occupied bj- one of the 
sons. 

The subject of this notice was liorn in the Aus- 
trian province of Moravia, Feb. 2, 1839. His 
father, Joseph Smercheck, Sr., was also a Moravian 
and born in 1808. He was married in early man- 
hood to Miss Theresa Ondrachek, who was a native 
of the same province as her husband and son, and 
born in 1818. They owned a large amount of land 
in the old country and were the parents of six chil- 
dren, three of whom are living. 

Our subject remained a resident of his native 
province until 18.58, and then, in company- with 
his parents and the three children living, set out 
for America on the ocean steamer "Austria." 
When out about thirteen days and in mid ocean 
the vessel caught fire and was burned to a complete 
wreck, only the iron work remaining. She had 
started with 700 souls on board, and of this large 
number only sevent3'-two were saved, fortj'-one of 
these being picked up by a French bark. The par- 
ents and three sisters of our subject perished, hav- 
ing cast themselves overboard, preferring to meet 
death by water rather than fire. Nine of the pas- 
sengers got away in a boat belonging to the 
steamer. Twenty-two others, including our sub- 
ject, were rescued by a Norwegian vessel, the 
"Catherina," after many hours spent on the burn- 
ing ship. Our subject w.as ten hours in the water, 
clinging to spars, ropes, and whatever he could 
hold to. They were taken to Quebec, Canada. All 
this time our .subject had about his person the sum 
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to take care of before starting. The dreadful ex- 
perience can never pass from his recollection. His 
bodily suffering was great, but bore no comparison 
the affliction he suffered in the loss of tiiose who 
were most dear to him on earth. 

From the city of Quebec our subject repaired to 
Racine, Wis, where he found relatives, and there- 
after for a time attended school and worked for his 
board on a farm. In the spring of 1860 he pur- 
chased forty-five acres of land, upon which he 
worked two years alone. He lived in Wisconsin 
until 1865, then selling out, removed to Linn 
County, Iowa, and purchased 100 acres, where lie 
sojourned until the spring of 1870, which wit- 
nessed his advent to this county. He liad in the 
meantime been married. Nov. 21, 1861, to Miss 
Ellen Smercheck, his cousin, and the daughter of 
Frank Smercheck, who is now a resident of Blue 
Rapids Township. Mrs. Smercheck was born June 
10, 1844, in Moravia, and came with her parents 
to America in 1856, they settling in the vicinity 
of Racine, Wis. They are now residents of this 
county. 

To our subject and his estimable wife there have 
been born two sons, the eldest of whom, Albin, 
married Miss Emma Dvorachek, and operates the 
other farm above described; they have one child, 
Ella, now (1889) four years of age. The 3'ounger 
son, William, is unmarried and remains with his 
parents. Mr. Smercheck has made his mark in the 
community, being a man of more than ordinary 
intelligence and thoroughly posted upon leading 
events. He has served as School Director in his 
district, was at one time Clerk of the Board, and 
in the fall of 1888 was elected Township Clerk of 
Blue Rapids. Upon becoming a voting citizen he 
identified himself with the Republican party, and 
is fully in sj-mpathy with the Union Labor move- 
ment. In local politics he exercises a sensible in- 
fluence. 

Frank Smercheck, a brother of Mrs. Smercheck, 
enlisted during the Civil War in the 26th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry, and was severely wounded in the 
lower limbs at the battle of Resaca, Ga.; he died in 
1871. Three cousins of our subject also se'-ved in 
the Union army as members of the 26th Wisconsin 
Infantry. One, Joseph Sbytousky, was wounded 



at the battle of Gettysburg and died in the hospital. 
Another, Joseph Smercheck, served his full term 
of three years, and although participating in all the 
battles in which his regiment engaged, was never 
wounded. The third, Vincent Smercheck, died in 
a hospital near the city of Washington from the 
effects of disease contracted in the army. Mr. 
Smercheck has accumulated a good property, and 
is a man generally respected in his community. 



ICHARD B. MOORE, an lionored citizen 
and valued civic oflicial of Marshall County, 
which he represents as Countv Commis- 
isioner, is a resident of Oketo, where he 
holds the position of Postmaster. He is a fine type 
of the noble heroes that composed the Union army 
in the late Civil War, through whose valor our 
grand Republic was saved from disunion and dis- 
honor. He fought in man}' battles, and won a fine 
military record, and by his gallant conduct gained 
merited promotion from the ranks to be an officer 
of his company. It gives us great pleasure to be 
able to present a sketch of the life of this veteran 
to his many friends through the pages of this 
volume. 

He is a native of Chester County, Pa., and was 
born July 4, 1839, on the anniversary of the Na- 
tional holiday of our country, whose dearest in- 
stitutions he was called on to aid in defending in 
less than a quarter of a century thereafter. He 
was of (Quaker ancestry, and still clings to the faith 
of his fathers. His parents, Ziba and Mary (Bell) 
Moore, were natives of Maryland. After marriage 
they took up their abode in Chester County, Pa., 
and there dwelt in peace and comfort until death 
called them hence. They were engaged in agricul- 
tural pursuits. In their pleasant household seven 
children, three sons and four daughtei-s, completed 
the family circle. 

Our subject was the fifth child born to them, and 
he was reared to the life of a farmer on the old 
homestead in Chester County, and remained under 
the parental roof until he was nineteen years of 
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youth, eager to see something of the world beyond 
the bounds of his native county, lie set out to travel 
in the West,, visited Ohio and Indiana, and even 
l)ressed on until the Rocky Mountains reared their 
imposing heights across the plains before him. At 
the end of two 3'ears he retraced his steps to his old 
Pennsylvania home, and there the breaking out of 
the Rebellion found him quietly pursuing the vo- 
cation to which he had been reared. He eagerly 
watched the course of events in the South, and not- 
withstanding he was a Quaker by birth and breed- 
ing, and the peaceful doctrines of that faith had 
been early instilled into his mind, he cast aside all 
such considerations, animated by a holy love of 
country, the date of his birth perhaps being an in- 
spiration to patriotism, and resolving to cast in his 
lot with the brave fellows who had alread}' rushed 
to the defense of the stars and stripes, he enlisted 
Sept. 1, 1861, in Company' C, 97th Pennsylvania 
Infantr}-, and did faithful service at the front for 
three long and weary years. For his good soldierl}' 
qualities and his bravery in action, he was pro- 
moted to be corporal of his company, and later was 
commissioned sergeant. He took an active part with 
liis regiment in the following battles: Fernandina, 
Fla.; Ft. Clinch; Jacksonville, Fla. ; Ft. AVagner, 
Ft. Gregg, and Ft. Sumter; accom|)anied the But- 
ler expedition up the James River, Va.; faced the 
enemy atDrury's Bluff; fought with them at Green 
Plains, Va., and was a participator in other import- 
ant engagements with the Confederates. He did 
not escape unscathed from the heat of battle, but 
w^as wounded at one time in the right shoulder by a 
gunshot, and again in the left hip, and once more 
in the right thigh. He was thus unfitted for active 
service for nearlj' four months. He was lionorably 
discharged at the expiration of his term of enlist- 
ment, and was mustered out at Philadelphia, Pa. 
After his bitter experience of life on Southern 
battlefields, our subject returned to his home in 
Chester Countj', Pa., nnd continued to reside there 
until 1874, being engaged for the most of the time as 
agent for the Baltimore (Central Railroad, at Avon- 
dale, and the Wilmington, Western & Pennsylvania 
Railway at Landenburgh. From 1874 to 1876 lie re- 
sided in Philadelphia, and during the Centennial he 
was employed as money changer for the Centennial 



National Hank, at the entrance to the gates. In 
January, 1877, he came as far westward as Elmore, 
Ottawa Co., Ohio, and in the following spring made 
his appearance in Hodgeman County, this State, 
where he took up 160 acres of laud under the pro- 
visions of the Homestead Act. lie remained there 
until the fall of 1880, and then removed to Em- 
poria, where he lived but a few months, when he 
again changed his place of residence, and coming 
to Oketo in the spring of 1881, has ever since made 
his home in this county. In the spring of 1882 he 
purchased a farm in Balderson Township, which is 
still in his possession, and which is under excellent 
cultivation, and is f.'iirly well improved. He gave 
his attention to agriculture, continuing to live on 
his Balderson farm until the spring of 1889, when he 
removed into the village of Oketo, he having ijeen 
appointed to the position of Postmaster by Post- 
master General Wannainaker to succeed B. B. 
Tatinan, receiving his appointment in April, 1889, 
and taking charge of his office in the following May. 
In the fall of 1887, he was elected County Commis- 
sioner for this county, and is still serving in that 
capacity. 

Maj' 15, 18G9 JNlr. Moore's marriage with Jliss 
Celina S. Moore, was celebrated near Elmo, Ottawa 
Co., Ohio. Mrs. Moore is a daughter of the late 
Cyrus and Esther (Knight) Moore, and she was 
born in Ottawa County, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1844. She 
is a woman of i)leasant, amiable disposition, and 
infinite tact, and knows well how to make home 
cozy and attractive to husband and children, and 
their numerous friends. Two sons have lieen born 
to her'and our subject, David I., and Clinton J. 

Mr. Moore is a man of progressive views and 
liberal spirit, with a frank, kindly nature that has 
gained him a warm place in the hearts of a large 
circle of friends, and he is an influence for good in 
the community. He is scrupulously honest and 
just in his dealings, and is regarded as the soul of 
honor, and his fellow-citizens seeing in him one 
who is in every way admirably fitted for public 
life, have often called him to res|)onsible positions, 
and besides the ofHce of County Commissioner, 
which we have before mentioned, he has held a 
variety of township offices, and has particularly in- 
terested himself in educational matters. His pub- 



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lie career has been without blemish, as he has 
always conducted himself so as to promote the 
highest interests of the town or count}-, and 
remembering his course as a soldier, we may 
add, and of his country. He is a valued member 
of Olveto Post No. 477, G. A. R. ; and also of Lodge 
No. 91, A. F. & A. M. of Marysville, and of Chapter 
No. 222, AVestchester, Pa. Politically, be is a stanch 
Republican; religiously, he belongs to the Friends, 
and is a true disciple of that faith. 



eHARLES G. SCRAFFORD is the pioneer 
banker of Summerfield, where he has erected 
a fine Jjank building, 24 x 40 feet, wliich is 
fitted up with a large fire-proof vault and burglar- 
proof safe. The business was opened up the 9th 
of May, 1889, with the following officers: J. A. 
Gilchrist, President; S. L. Davis, Vice-president; 
C. G. Scrafford, Cashier, and Ed. R. Felt, Assistant 
Cashier. The Board of Directors consists of Frank 
Thoman, D. E. Swartout, C. G. Scrafford, A. J. 
Felt, R. M. Emory, Walter Spurling, J. E. Taylor, 
J. E. Gilchrist, and S. L. Davis. They do a gen- 
eral banking business and make a specialty of loan- 
ing money, of which tliey have always plenty on 
hand. 

Before entering upon the sketch of our subject, 
a few lines regarding his ancestors will not be 
amiss. The first of whom we have knowledge, is 
Charles Scrafford, who early in the last century 
ran away from his home in Germany and came to 
America, having bound himself out to pay his 
fare. Next in order is his son George, a Revolu- 
tionary soldier under Washington, and later a par- 
ticipant in the war of 1812. Next came Charles, 
and following him George, who is the father of 
our subject. To George Scrafford were born 
twelve children, our subject being the eldest. 
Three of the boys served in the Union army during 
tlie late Civil War, and their father also offered liis 
services to the Nation. 

C. G. Scrafford, of whom we write, came to 
Kansas in the year 1856. At Osawatamie, fifty 
miles southwest of Kansas City, he secured a quar- 



ter section of land and built a large log cabin. He 
then brought his family, consisting of his wife and 
one child, as far as Kansas City, where the boat 
was boarded by border ruffians, who would not 
allow them to land, saying that there were too 
manj- Ohioans in the State already. Mr. Scrafford 
found an opportunit}', however, to land his family, 
in the upper corner of the State among men of his 
own views who would act the part of friends. 
Since coming to the State he has spent three years 
in Doniphan Count}' and thirty years in Nemaha 
County. His family resides at Seneca in the latter 
county, and all his business interests, except the 
State Bank of Summerfield, are there. 

Our subject was married to Justianna Lappin, 
daughter of Finle}' Lappin, the pioneer of Nemalia 
County. Mr. Lappin was the first white man to 
settle on the town site of Seneca, which place he 
named and where he is now living at the ripe old 
age of eightjr-seven. Mr. and Mrs. Scrafford have 
reared three children, having lost their second son 
by deatii. They are named respectively Josephine, 
Frank, Fred, and Grace. 

Mr. Scrafford received but a limited education in 
his youth, but in later years obtained a practical 
one, becoming very well informed. In his boy- 
hood he was a chum of General McPherson, who 
made so gallant a record during the late war. He 
is a stanch Republican, in the principles of which 
party he was bred. Religiously he is a Universal- 
ist. He is a man of upright character, fine busi- 
ness ability and one whose interest in Summerfield 
will be to the advantage of that young cit}-. Our 
subject has been County Treasurer of Nemaha 
County, and has been Mayor of Seneca several 
terms. 



J I AMES M. DAA'IS. One of the first stock- 
raisers and most prominent farmers of St. 
' Bridget Township, is the above-named gen- 
' gentleman who resides on section 28, where 
lie owns 320 acres, 200 of which are thoroughly 
cultivated. In addition to general farming Mr. 
Davis makes sorghum sugar, for which he raises 
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fifty to sixty head of cattle, seven to ten horses, 
and about thirty-five head of hogs each year. He 
occupies a well built and comfortable house and 
has erected adequate farm buildings. He is a na- 
tive of North Carolina, having been born in Hay- 
wood County, that State, in 1850, and is the son 
of Henry and Elizabeth (Curtis) Davis. His 
father was a planter, and our subject was reared 
upon the farm. He received a common school 
education and when a small boy went three miles 
to school. At about the age of twenty-one, he 
left his home intending to go to New York, in- 
stead of which he journeyed to Illinois. He 
stopped in Champaign County and engaged in 
farming, making his home there about nine years. 
In 1876 he was attacked by the Western fever and 
departed for the Black Hills, Dak., where he en- 
gaged in raining; Those were troublesome times 
in that section, where the sallies of the Indians 
made life outside the forts and settlements, very 
precarious. Gen. Custer and his gallant followers, 
were engaged in daring service against the preda- 
tory red men, whom they drove westward, but at 
the expense of the bloody massacre upon tlie Little 
Big Horn. Our subject spent a few months in 
the Hills without striking p.i}' dirt in a.ny quantity, 
and not being content with a "grub st.ske," he 
started eastward. He arrived in Brown Count}', 
Kau., in Jul}', 1876 without a dollar in his pocket. 
He went energetically to work farming and em- 
ployed with a thresliing machine, in which business 
he has been verj- successful. In a siiort time he 
was enabled to purchase a tiiird interest, and two 
years later was sole owner of a fine new steam 
thresher. 

In that county our subject became acquainted 
with Miss Linda F. Webster, a school teacher from 
Meigs County, Ohio. She was a very energetic 
and intelligent lady, and he justly thought her 
sympathy and presence would round out and com- 
plete Ills life. He won the lady's consent to be- 
come his bride, and after tlieir engagement slie 
returned to her home in Oliio. Eighteen months 
later at the home of her father, Abraiiam Webster, 
the marriage was solemnized, taking place on the 
29lh day of Nov. 1879. T'lie young couple re- 
mained in Brown County, for three years after 



their marriage, and then bought a farm in Nehama 
County. They improved the place and occupied 
it for three years, when it w.as sold and the present 
home purcliased. 

Mr. and Mrs. Davis have been blessed with four 
children : Frank Lee, Pearl Elton, Eva Mabel, and 
Cora. 

Mr. Davis is liberal in his political views, though 
he generally votes the Democratic ticket. He is 
an enterprising and progressive business man, an 
intelligent and reliable citizen, and a man of up- 
right character, who commands the respect of the 
community. 

^ R. WILLARD O. PACKARD. The famil- 
I iar form of this gentleman is well known to 
the people living around Mina Station and 
vicinity, among whom he has discharged 
the duties of his profession in that manner which 
has gained him their esteem and confidence. A 
native of Bridgewater, Mass., he was born March 
14, 1820, and is the son of Willard and Hannah 
(Smith) Packard. The parents, leaving New Eng- 
land when Willard O. was but a child, emigrated 
to Cattaraugus County, N.Y., and settling on a tract 
of new land sojourned there until our subject was 
a man of twenty-five years. They then pushed on 
further westward to Illinois, settling near Syra- 
cuse, in DeKalb County, where they lived until re- 
moving to Iowa and taking up their abode with 
their son, Albert P. There they spent their last 
years, dying at an advanced age. 

The subject of this sketch was given a practical 
education in the common school, and not long after 
completing his studies, having chosen medicine for 
his profession, he entered the office of Dr. Wm. N. 
Langmade, of Cattaraugus County, N.Y., and in 
due time commenced practice in Illinois. He re- 
mained there until after the outbreak of the late 
Civil War, and then on the 1st of January, 1862, 
proffered his services to his country by enlistino- in 
Company A, 58th Illinois Infantry, under command 
of Capt. R. W. Healy and Col. W. F. Lynch. The 
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and our subject took part in the battles of Ft. 
Donelson, Ft. Henry and Shiloh. At tlie latter 
place his brother was killed by his side on the first 
day of the fight and Willard O. narrowly escaped, 
several balls having passed through his clothing 
and one through the front of his cap, and twice 
the cartridges were knocked out of his cartridge- 
box. Later he was one of those detailed to re- 
move forage from a boat which was the first to 
arrive after the fight. Mr. Packard, in carrying 
large sacks of corn up the hill from the boat, 
missed his footing and was doubled back and down 
so that it caused partial paralysis, from the effects 
of which he still suffers. The sight of his right 
eye is also affected. On account of these injuries 
he receives a pension of $12 per month. He re- 
ceived his discliarge for disability at the Marine 
Hospital, located at that time in Chicago. Oct. 28, 
1862. 

Upon leaving tlie army Mr. Packard returned to 
Courtland, in tlie vicinity of his old home, where 
he remained until liis recovery, which was effected 
bj' liis own treatment, including a galvanic bat- 
tery, lie suffered much witli his left limb, which 
became withered to the extent that it could be 
spanned by the fingers. His ordinary weight prior 
to entering the army was 230 pounds, but the re 
suit of his injuries was to reduce this to less than 
110 pounds. He finally brouglit his limb to its 
natural size. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Nancy E. 
Croff was celebrated Feb. 22, 1852, in Belvidere, 
111. This lady was the daughter of Ezra and 
Marie Croff, of Belvidere, the former of whom 
died in Courtland, 111., about 1875. Our subject 
in 1877 removed to Montgomery County, Iowa, 
where he lived on a farm and practiced medicine 
when able four years. Then selling out he came 
to this county and settled upon the eighty acres 
which constitutes his present homestead. This is 
pleasantly situated near the little station of Mina. 
The Doctor makes a specialty of chronic ailments, 
in which he has been remarkably successful, and 
frequently in the course of his practice drives out 
in the country to the distance of twenty miles. 

To the Doctor and his wife there have been born 
six children, four sons and two daugliters. Wil- 



lard E. is married and the father of three daugh- 
ters and one son. He lives on a farm of his own 
two miles north and one mile west of Mina. 
Jacob is married and the father of two children ; 
he lives on his own farm a quarter of a mile west 
of his father. John W. is married and has three 
children; he likewise operates his own farm a 
quarter of a mile east of his father. Lucy Adell 
is the wife of Wilbur Nash, who is engaged in the 
lumber business in Toledo. Washington; they are 
the parents of four children, two sons and two 
daughters. Sidney <). married Miss Emma J. 
Ford, daughter of John II. Ford of this county, 
and the}' have two children, a son and daugliter. 
Pauline Diana is the wife of C.C. Spiker; they 
have two daughters and a son and live on a farm 
near the Doctor. Our subject is thus pleasantly 
situated, having the most of his children around 
him. In politics he votes the straight Republican 
ticket and socially belongs to Cortland Lodge, 
No. 229, I. O. O. F., with which he has been identi- 
fied for a period of twenty -eight years. He is also 
a member of Axtell Post, No. 253, G. A. R., and 
witli his wife belongs to the Baptist Church of 
Marysville. His motto has been to do unto his 
neighbors as he would be done by ; and he has 
never figured as defendant in a magistrate's court 
or been involved in any trouljle witli his neighliors. 
He has a comfortable property, suflicient to insure 
him against want in his declining years. 



(^^HOMAS W. WADICK is an enterprising 
[flf^^ farmer and stock-raiser, who owns a fine 
^^Jy farm on section 4, township 5, range 10, 
Cleveland Township. He was born within twelve 
miles of Brockwell, Lower Canada, Dec. 26, 1842. 
His fatlier was W^illiam Wadick, of Flora, ITpper 
Canada, where he emigrated in 1851. His mother, 
whose maiden name was Mary Middleton, was of 
Scotch descent. Her father and mother were both 
born in County Wexford, Ireland, whence they 
emigrated to Canada in 1839. 

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is unmarried; Ellen E. and Mary, who are vi the 
convents at Monroe and Mt. Clemens, IMich. Ar- 
thur, who is married and has four children, lives 
near the old homestead in Canada; William J., who 
is also married, and lives near the old home; Mar- 
garet is the wife of an officer in the prison at To- 
ronto, and has four children; and James, who is a 
machinist in Toronto, Canada. Our subject came 
to Palo Alto Count}-, Iowa, in July, 1866, to Kan- 
sas in April, 1872, and traveled throughout the 
western part of the State, when he came back to 
this place and worked nearly a year at his trade of 
a stone cutter, particularly on the public school 
building at Waterville. On the 10th of Novem- 
ber. 1872, he bought 160 acres, where he has since 
lived. He now owns a fine farm of 440 acres, well 
stocked with graded Hcrefords. Poland-Chinas and 
Berkshires. 

Thomas Wadick was married Oct. 10. 1872. to 
Miss Catherine Corteen, whose parents were na- 
tives of the Isle of Man. Born and educated there, 
she lived with her [larents until she emigrated to 
the United States in 1872. Bj this marriage Mr. 
Wadick has six children — William A., Thomas A., 
James F., Joseph E., Robert F. and Henr}' C. 

Mr. Wadick began life upon but little ca[)ital; 
he is a good, upright citizen, and of exceptional 
intelligence. He is fond of his books, and possesses 
an extensive law library. He and his family are 
firm Catholics, though his wife's parents are Wes- 
le3-an Methodists. He is a Republican in politics. 

*. : sg^^ii^c : ~, 

l^ E^^ JOSEPH WILSON, whose portrait on 
I'm^ another page, lends added value to this 
/4i\V volume, is a minister of the Universalist 
5^ Church.and Pastor of Grace Chapel, Frank- 
fort, and is recognized as one well-fitted for the dis- 
charge of his responsible duties. He was born 
Sept. 22, 18.31, in Westmoreland County, Pa., near 
what is now known as West Newton, and is the son 
of John and Elizabeth (Porter) Wilson, who were 
likewise natives of the Keystone State. Both of 
his grandfathers were natives of Ireland. 

The father of our subject w.as a farmer by oc- 



cupaLion, and when the latter was a child the parents 
removed to Tuscarawas Countj% Ohio, settling near 
New Philadelphia, and later located in the vicin- 
ity of Princeton, Bureau Co., 111. There the father 
died in 1870, the mother having passed to rest 
when her son Joseph was four years of age. The 
father was h second time married to Mrs. Lily 
(Gorsuch) Karenhapock. Of the first marriage 
there was born five children, namel}': Year P.. 
James R., Samuel. Joseph, our subject, and Mary 
M. Year P. is a resident of Denver, Col., and 
President of the company- known as Y. P. Wilson 
& Sons, publishers ; he married Miss Maria Dotts, of 
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and they are the parents 
of twelve children. Samuel died near Abilene. 
Kan., in March, 1886. Mary M. died in Illinois at 
the age of twenty years. 

When twent3^-three years of age our subject was 
united in marriage with Miss Jane Shaw, near New 
PhiLadelphia, Ohio. Soon afterward they located 
in the vicinity of Princeton, 111., where they re- 
sided for seventeen years, and in the meantime our 
suliject purchased 173 acres of land near Walnut, 
111. In 1871, leaving the Prairie State, he came to 
Kansas and settled near Abilene, where he carried 
on farming for five years, and improved two farms. 
In the fall of 1876 he came to this count}- and 
purchased his present farm which comprises a fine 
tract of land 400 acres in extent. Mr. Wilson 
makes a specialty of live-stock, also of fruit, hav- 
ing an orchard of 700 apple and peach trees of the 
best varieties. Upon his farm is a stone quarry 
from which material has been taken for the con- 
structi<jn of some of the best business houses in 
Frankfort. 

Mr. Wilson began his ministerial labors as a lay 
preacher at the .early age of twenty-six years, and 
has continued his pious duties since that time. He 
is the only minister of the Universalist faith on the 
line of the Central branch of the Union Pacific 
Railroad. He completed his classical education in 
the college at Delaware, Ohio, where he was a student 
three years. Originally he was a Democrat, and 
voted for James K. Polk, and after that he was a 
strong Republican, until the organization of the 
Greenback party, and its consolidation with the 
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nominee for State Senator in 1886, making a large 
number of stirring campaign speeches in this 
county, and coming within 116 votes of his oppo- 
nent. He was a great admirer of Peter Cooper, 
for wlioni he voted in 1876. Socially, he belongs 
to the Masonic fraternitj'. Lodge No. 67, at Franli- 
fort, in wliich he h;is filled all the Chairs besides 
representing it in the Grand I^odge. He is also 
identified witli the Vermillion Lodge, No. 110, 
I. O. O. F., in which he is now Vice-Grand. 
I To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson there have been born 
ten children, viz.: William W., John B., Mary E., 
(deceased), Uriah S., Vear P., Nora M., Viola P., 
David and two babes that died in infancj^ unnamed. 
William W. married Miss Mary M. Bain, and has 
four children. The other children are unmarried 
and at home with their parents. Mr. Wilson is a 
man of considerable ability, and is popular among 
the people. His farm lies one mile northeast of 
Frankfort, and is embellished with a large, hand- 
some stone residence, occupying a prominent and 
beautiful site in the northwestern corner of section 
27. In addition to being a first-class farmer, he is 
a good financier. He has served as Justice of the 
Peace four years, and Collector, Clerk and School 
Trustee, being a member of the School Board for 
nine years. While in Illinois, he was also Township 
Supervisor. 



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AVID GUTHRIE. The rapid growth and 
development of St. Bridget Township, is 
due to the men who first took up their abode 
here, many of them settling upon the raw 
prairie, from which they have constructed first- 
class farms and comfortable homesteads. Among 
them m.ay be mentioned the subject of this sketch, 
who is snugly established on eighty acres of land, 
the whole of which he has brought to a good state 
of cultivation. He makes a specialty of fruit rais- 
ing, having devoted six acres to peaches, apples, 
pears, plums, apricots, cherries, gooseberries, grapes, 
currants, raspberries, strawlierries. and whortle- 
berries. His trees and vines are beginning to bear, 
and he anticipates in the near future handsome re 



turns from the outlay of time and labor. He has 
a goodly number of forest trees, including a pecu- 
liar specimen called the honej Mexican, which pro- 
duces a very good quality of honey. 

The dwelling of our subject is a small frame 
house, comfortable, although not very commodious, 
while adjacent are the various outbuildings re- 
quired, including an apiary within which are sev- 
eral hives of bees. The family includes seven sons, 
who, it is hardl}' necessary to say, are the pride of 
their parents' hearts. They are named respect- 
ivel}', Jacob W., John S., Aaron A., David, Evans, 
Alexander, and Franklin. One son, Milton A., 
died at the age of twenty months. 

A native of Lee County, 111., our subject was 
born March 6, 1846, at Guthrie's Grove, and is the 
son of William Guthrie, who was born and reared 
in the city of Cork, Ireland. The latter emigrated 
to America when a young man of nineteen years, 
well-equipped with a good education and careful 
training. Grandfather Guthrie had died in Ire- 
land, when his son William, was a mere child, and 
the latter was adopted by Capt. Rainer, a noble- 
man of Cork, who treated him much as his own 
son, giving him an excellent education. After his 
arrival in New York City, the father of our sub- 
ject operated as clerk in a store one year, then 
made his way to Pittsburg, Pa., where he found 
young men enlisting as soldiers for the Black Hawk 
War. He also proffered his services as a soldier, 
and was in the army five j'ears. In the meantime 
he was present at the capture of the old chief him- 
self. Later, coming to Northern Illinois, he stood 
upon the present site of Chicago when it was 
marked by only nine houses. For one day's work 
he could have become the possessor of an}^ lot in 
the village. He, however, made his way further 
westward, and utilized his land warrant by secur- 
ing land in the vicinity of what is now Guthrie's 
Grove, in Lee County, 111. 

Our subject's father was united in marriage with 
Miss Matilda, daughter of Joseph Ross, one of the 
oldest pioneers settling on the eastern line of Lee 
County, 111. Mr. Ross was a native of Virginia, 
where he was reared to man's estate, and married 
Miss Mary Hunt, of Charleston, Va. They spent 
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years of age, Mr. Gutbrie went iuto Taylor Counly, 
Iowa, where in due time be met and married, in 
1872^ Miss Eunice Easter, daughter of Jacob and 
Batlisheba (Blunt; Easter, who were formerly of 
Ohio. The Easters upon coming to Iowa, settled 
in \an Buren County, where Miss Eunice was born. 
Her parents are still living, and are now residents 
of Taylor County, Iowa. After marriage, Mr. 
and Mrs. Gutbrie settled on a farm in Taylor 
County, where thej^ lived nine years, and then re- 
moved to Atchison County, Mo. A year later our 
subject purchased in this county the land which he 
now owns and occupies. It must be acknowledged 
that he has contributed his full quota to the growth 
and development of this region. His perseverance 
and industry can scarcelj' fail of their legitimate 
reward. He has obtained a fine start, and has 
abundant reason to expect '"continued prosperity." 



G. EDWARDS, M. D. Before entfering 
jyil upon the life of the gentleman whose name 
heads this sketch and who is a prominent 
physician and surgeon of Marysvilie, a 
few words regarding his parents will not be amiss. 
His father, Joseph Ea wards, was born in Virginia 
and there lived until his maturitj-, being a farmer 
and stock-raiser. Moving to the famous Blue 
Grass region, he married Miss Hannah Morgan, 
who bore him four sv^ns and five daughters, all 
of whom lived to mature years. The father 
continued the business of stock-raising, removing 
to Clark County, 111., in the year 1851, dying there 
in the fall of 1856. The mother survived until 
the year 1883. The parental family' consisted of 
William M., now a practicing ph3sician in Colby, 
Kan.; Giles, who died in the arny, during the 
late Civil War; Levi, now deceased; our subject; 
Mrs. Matilda Maxie and Mrs. Malinda Bartlett, 
now widows residing in Illinois ; Mrs. Sarah 
Meeker, also residing in Illinois, and Mrs. Frances 
Francis. 

The subject of our sketch is a native of the Blue 
Grass State, where he was born Sept. 15, 1837, and 



where he remained until tlie age of fourteen, when 
his parents removed to Illinois. In the latter 
State he finished his education, graduating at 
Marshall College, after which he studied medicine 
with Dr. Frank AVhite, professor of Materia Medica 
in St. Louis Medical College. After having read 
with Dr. White for sometime, Mr. Edwards took 
his lectures at the college in which his instructor 
was a professor, graduating in the class of '61. 
Feeling that his country needed his services he de- 
termined to devote the energies of his young man- 
hood to her and therefore enlisted in the Union 
service, being enrolled in the 1st Missouri Cavalrv. 
He was with his regiment but a short time, beino- 
detailed to the post hospital at Jefferson Barracks, 
then engaged at the post hospital in Jefferson City, 
and later spending a jear in the post hospital at 
Raleigh, Mo. After this hospital experience he 
spent some time in field service, then for eight- 
een months was fulfilling the duties of his profes- 
sion in the general hospital on Hickory street, St. 
Louis, Mo. From this time until the close of the 
war he was in the field, taking an active part in 
the actions at Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove and a num- 
ber of skirmishes. Although naturally a lar"e 
man Mr. Edwards weighed only 130 pounds when 
discharged from the service, his health havino- 
been very much shattered by the arduous labors 
and exposure of those years of active patriotism. 
Soon after the close of the war our subject came 
to Marysvilie and located for practice, and is now 
the oldest resident doctor in the county. 

During the busy days of hospital service in St. 
Louis, Dr. Edwards found time for wooing, and in 
1864 was married in that city to Miss Carrie 
Wright, an estimable and educated lady. She wns 
born in Mobile, Ala., and was the daughter of I. 
Wright and when a young lady removed to St. Louis 
with her widowed mother and lived in that city 
until after her marriage. To her was born one 
child, Lillian B., who still gladdens the hearts of 
her parents in the home circle. 

Dr. Edwards is the most trusted surgeon in tiie 
county. For the last eight years he has held the 
position of local surgeon for the St. Joseph and 
Grand Island branch of the I'nion Pacific Railroad. 
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ern Kansas Merlical Society which was established 
in 1884, and was its first president. He was also 
at one time president of tlie Marshall County Med- 
ical Association and is at the present time Treas- 
urer and Censor of that body and Vice-Piesident 
of the Railroad Medical Society of Grand Island, 
Omaha & Kansas City. He also holds honorary 
nu-mbership in the Nebraska Railroad Society. Dr. 
Edwards was President of the Pension Examining 
Board up to the time of Cleveland's administration. 
He has been an active Republican worker but not 
an office seeker and he belongs to the Central Re- 
publican Committee of this Congressional District. 
He is a man of more than ordinary ability as the 
above facts will show, and is highly esteemed by 
all who know him, not only as a well read surgeon 
but as one of nature's noblemen. He is a member 
of the Masonic fraternit3'. He is a warm personal 
friend of Dr. Livingston of Plattsmouth, Neb. 



G 



EORGE WASHINGTON DUFFY, Sk. The 
results of perseverance and industry have 
probably no finer illustration than in the 
career of Mr. Duff}-, who is one of the leading men 
of Noble Tovvnship. He settled within its limits 
during its pioneer days, and has borne no unim- 
portant part in bringing this part of the county to 
its present condition. During the years past he 
labored earl}' and late, and is now in the enjoy- 
ment of the reward which usually follows a course 
of industry and the practice of economj'. He owns 
and occupies a beautiful homestead, embracing 320 
acres of land, comprising a portion of sections 22 
and 23. Public-spirited and liberal, he is a uni- 
versal favorite in his community, both in business 
and social circles, and especially prominent in the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Our subject is the offspring of an excellent fam- 
ily, being the son of John Duffy, who was born 
and reared in Ohio. Thence he removed during 
his early manhood to the vicinity of Marietta, 
Ohio, where he carried on farming until 1833. 
Then, resolving to seek the more western country, 
he emigrated to Illinois and entered a tract of land 



in the vicinity of Bloomington, McLean County. 
There he spent the last years of liis life< He broke 
a vast amount of prairie along the Rock River, 
and was subjected to all the hardships and priva- 
tions of pioneer life. He was a man of decided 
views and an earnest supporter of the Democratic 
parly. 

The mother of our subject was L3dia (.AlcCoy) 
Duffy, a native of Ohio and of Scotch descent. After 
the death of her husband she sold her property 
and removed to Dallas City, 111., where her death 
took place about 1880. Siie was a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. The parental house- 
hold originally included eight children, of whom 
George W., our subject, was the fourth in order 
of birth. The others are named I'espectivel}' : 
James and Samuel, deceased; Joseph, a resident of 
Dallas City, 111.; Susan, deceased; Mary, a resi- 
dent of Kansas; Charlotte, who lives in Dakota, 
and Elizabeth, a resident of Missouri. Samuel 
during the Civil War served as a Union soldier in 
an Illinois regiment, and died in Arkansas. Joseph 
served his full term of enlistment. 

The subject of this sketch was born at the old 
homestead, near Marietta, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1827. 
He was five years old when the family removed to 
Illinois, and remembers the time when wild game 
was plentiful in McLean County. He pursued his 
early studies in the log schoolhouse, and was only 
twelve years old at the time of his father's death. 
He remained with his mother until twenty years 
old. He remembers the time when the present site 
of Bloomington was simply marked by three or 
four log cabins. He hauled grain to Chicago in 
1842, and at the age mentioned beg.an farming for 
himself. 

In 1850, during the gold excitement, our subject 
crossed the plains to California, landing in Placer- 
ville after a journey of four months. A few days 
after his arrival he commenced teaming between 
Placerville and Sacramento, at which he made con- 
siderable money. He spent a 3'ear on the Pacific 
Slope, then returned home via the Isthmus of Pan- 
ama and New Orleans, but with the intention of 
revisiting the Golden State. Circumstances trans- 
pired which caused him to change his intentions, 
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sota, taking with liim his live stock, and located on 
a tract of land twent}' miles from Red Wing, where 
he was one of the first settlers. He improved a 
farm of 280 acres, which proved particularly 
favorable to the raising of wheat, and which be- 
came the source of an ample income. He effected 
fine improvements, and this farm was designated 
as one of the most valuable in that region of coun- 
tr}-. He made a specialty of live slock, breeding- 
French draft horses, and maintained his residence 
there for a period of seventeen 3'ears. Selling out 
in 1874, he came to this county and located on his 
present place, purchasing first 160 acres of raw 
land, and later adding to it a like amount. He has 
constructed first-class modern buildings, having a 
fine house and a good barn, with all the necessary 
outbuildings for the shelter of stock and the stor- 
ing of grain. A windmill convej'S water to what- 
ever point desiied, and the farm is equipped with 
modern machinery for plowing, sowing ami reap- 
ing. Upon this farm stand some of the oldest 
trees in Noble Township. There is a large orchard 
and a grove, and the land is watered by a branch 
of the Vermillion. It is largely devoted to stock- 
raising — in fact, nearly all the grain which it 
produces is utilized in the feeding of cattle and 
swine. Of the former Mr. Duff^- feeds usually 100 
annually, and about 350 hogs. He does his own 
shipping. The operations of the farm are carried 
on by three teams of fine draft horses, and are con- 
ducted with that skill and thoroughness which sel- 
dom fail of generous returns. 

In McLean County, III., our subject was married, 
March 7, 1849, to Miss Lydia Arnold. This lady 
was born in Ohio, on the 7th day of November, 
1830, and the result of her union with our subject 
was the birth of six children, viz: Ann J., Mrs. 
King, of Henr3' County, Mo.; Anderson, who is 
farming on 120 acres of good land in Noble Town- 
ship; Ira, who is engaged in selling organs and 
pianos in Nebraska; George W., Ji\, who is farm- 
ing in Noble Township; Frank B., who is engaged 
in selling musical iustruments and sewing machines, 
having his headquarters at Seneca, Kan.; and Cora, 
Mrs. AVeston, who is the wife of a leading grain 
merchant of Frankfort. 

During his residence in Minnesota Mr. Duffy 



was quite prominent in local affairs, holding the 
offices of Countj' Commissioner and Justice of the 
Peace for man}' years. Here he has filled the same 
positions, and has likewise served as School Di- 
rector. He is an active member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, in Vermillion, in which he has 
officiated as Class-Leader and Steward. At pres- 
ent he is a Tiustee, and assisted substantially in 
the erection of the church edifice, besides being a 
member of the building committee. He has been 
sent as a delegate to various church conventions, 
and is an active worker in the Sunday-school. Po- 
litically, he votes the straight Democratic ticket, 
and has been prominent in the councils of his 
part}' in this section. 

The father of Mrs. Duffy was John Arnold, 
who was born and reansd near Marietta, Ohio, 
where he carried on farming during his early man- 
hood, and thence emigrated to Hancock County, 
111. In 1850 he crossed the plains to California, 
where his death took place soon afterward. The 
mother, Mrs. Mary (Kile) Arnold, was likewise a 
native of Ohio, born near the early home of her 
husband. After his death she removed to Good- 
hue County. Minn., where her death took place; 
she was a member in good standing of the United 
Brethren Church. The four children of the par- 
ental family were named respect! velj': Lydia, Mrs. 
Duffy, Isaac and Samuel, residents of Vermillion; 
and ]\Ianly, who is farming in Noble Township. 
Mrs. Duffy was born in Ohio, Nov. 7, 1830, and 
was twelve years of age when her family removed 
to Illinois, where she was reared to womanhood, 
and where she lived with her parents until her 
marriage. 

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r^ OCHESTER SWART is the owner and occu- 
pant of a pleasant farm on section 9. Wells 
Township. He is a native of Madison 
^) County, Ind., and was born March 26, 
1845. He is a son of Gilbert and Lydia (Dun) 
Swart. His father was a native of Virginia, and of 
(German descent, while his mother, who was born 
in Indiana, traced her ancestry to Ireland. 

Gilbert Swart, upon leaving his native Stale, 



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first settled in Ohio, and thence removed to Ind- 
iana, and finally in tlie year 1864, to Knox County, 
111. There his wife died in December, 1884, and 
there he continues to reside. The paternal family 
consisted of nine children, five of whom are now 
living. They are: Ari-etta, wife of Alexander 
Hamilton, of Illinois; Rochester, John D., of Ne- 
braska: Marcus D. L., of Illinois; and Elizabeth A., 
of the same State. 

The gentleman of whom we write, was reared to 
farm pursuits, and received a common-school edu- 
cation. In March, 1864, bei?ig then nineteen years 
of age, he enlisted in the Union Army, and was en- 
rolled in Company E, 34lh Indiana Infantry. He 
participated in the engagement .at Palo Alto, on the 
Rio Grande River, where he was captured by the 
enemy. After an imprisonment of four days, he 
was released on parole at Brownsville, Tex. He 
was subsequent!}' exchanged, and continued in the 
service until Februarj', 1866, when he was honor- 
ably discharged. He then located in Illinois, and 
in 1886, he came to this county, and settled upon 
tile eighty acres which he has since made his liorae. 
His land is fertile and well-improved, and its owner 
is successfully carrying on the pursuit of agri- 
culture. 

Mr. Swart is a believer in. and supporter of the 
principles of the Democratic party, and never fails 
to cast his vote in its interest. He is a member of 
the A. F. & A. M. Lodge. Not yet having found 
the lady of his choice, Mr. Swart is keeping bache- 
lor's hall. He is an industrious and upright man. 
and highly respected by his fellow-citizens. 



^f^^ ENRY SPEALMAN, a iiighly respected 
'^ citizen of Oketo Township, where he is 
ofitably engaged in farming and stock- 



portion of Marshall County, and in perform- 
ing the laborious task of reclaiming a valuable 
farm from its wild prairies, he has greatly aided 
in its development, and has materiall}' added to 
its wciillh. He is a native of the State of Penn- 




sylvania, born Feb. 15, 1820, to John G. and Mary 
Spealman, also natives of the Keystone State. An 
uncle of our subject took part in the War of 1812. 
His father was a blacksmith by trade, but subse- 
quently devoted himself to farming. He and his 
wife spent the early years of their married life in 
Pennsylvania, finally removing from there to Mason 
County, 111., of which they thus became early set- 
tlers, and afterward casting in their lot with the 
pioneers of Ogle County, that State. There the 
father died twenty-five years ago, and the mother 
followed him to the grave two years later. They 
had seven children, four of whom are now living. 
He of whom we write was the sixth child of 
his parents, and he grew to a robust, manly man- 
hood amid the scenes of his birth, obtaining his 
education in the subscription schools of the day. 
At the age of twenty-two he began life for him- 
self, having previous to that time assisted his 
father in his work. He was first emplo3'ed in some 
rolling mills in Columbia County, Pa. Two years 
later he took a trip through the Southern States, 
being desirous to see something of the countrj', 
and he spent the winter of 1844 in New Orleans, 
working in a cotton press till May, 1845. We next 
hear of him in Galena. 111., where he was em- 
ployed in a brickyard. After that he returned to 
Pennsylvania, and remaining there a year, he came 
westward .again as far as Illinois, and continued to 
be an inhabitant of the Prairie State till 1866. In 
that year he came to Kansas and located on this 
sjjot, where he has ever since made his home. It 
w.as raw prairie then, with no indications of its 
present value as one of the most highly productive 
and best improved farms in this vicinity. His was 
the pioneer task of breaking the soil and prepar- 
ing it for tillage, besides erecting suitable buildings 
for every necessary purpose, and tlie condition in 
which it now is, with its 240 acres all under fine 
cultivation, devoted principally to the raising of 
corn and oats, of which it yields abundant harvests, 
with its fine orchard and beautiful grove of maples 
and cotton-wood trees, planted by his own h.ands, 
and with its comfortable dwelling and neat out- 
buildings, sliows well the care, labor and money 
exi)ended in bringing about the great change. 
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which was consummated in Danville, Columbia 
Co., Pa., June 27, 1847, Mr. Spealmaii was so furt- 
unate as to seeufe the faithful co-operation of a 
good wife, one who has been a genuine helpmate, 
and has greatly aided him in the upbuilding of his 
pleasant home. Though she has been an invalid 
for a year, a patient and cheerful sufferer, yet she 
is still the household guide. She is a native of Penn- 
S3'lvania, one of a large family of children born to 
John and Rachel (Funston) Ricliart, farmers of that 
State. Her marriage with our subject has been lilessed 
to them by the birth of nine children, seven of whom 
are living, and two deceased: John R., James, 
"William, Mary. Andrew, Clara and Marquis. The 
children have been all given good educations, and 
and are well established in life. 

In his career as a farmer, Mr. Spealman has 
shown himself to be a man of sound practicalitj', 
an excellent manager, and a good worker, and these 
traits have been important aids to him in the ac- 
quirement of his substantial property. He stands 
well in this community as a man and a citizen, and 
has been true to ail the relations of life that he has 
sustained toward others, as a husband, father, 
neighbor and friend. He has always interested 
himself in public matters, especialh' in politics, and 
the Republican party finds in him an active sup- 
porter. He was formerly connected with the Ma- 
sonic fraternity. He and his wife belong to the 
Methodist Church, which has no more consistent 
members within its folds than they. 



^^EORGE JESTER THOMPSON DILLE. 
Ill (^— . The career of Mr. Dille. one of the leading 
^^jj) citizens of Noble Township, presents an 
array of interesting facts which are in the main as 
follows: He was cradled at the modcBt home of his 
parents in the vicinity of Wheeling, Belmont Co., 
Ohio, where his birth took |)lace Jan. 18, 1826. 
Two years later his parents removed to Indiana, 
where, when of suitable years, the boy conned his 
lessons in the primitive log school-house, with slab 
seats and puncheon floor, and window panes of 
greased paper. From a building of this descrip- 



tion he was graduated at an early age, but im- 
proved his op|)ortunities for gaining useful 
information by reading evenings, bj' the light 
of a tallow candle. When a youth of twenty- 
one years he started out for himself, leaving 
the farm and commencing his apprenticeship 
at the cooper's trade, in Eckmansville, in his 
native State, at which he served three 3^ears. 
Afterward he worked as a journeyman six months, 
then returned to his parents in Indiana. In the 
meantime he had emplo3^ed his le sure hours with 
his books, and after passing the requisite examina- 
tion entered upon his first term as a school teacher, 
at the age of twentj'-two years, in Hancock County. 
He followed teaching winters thereafter, and em- 
ployed himself at his trade in the summer until 

i8r)5. 

In the meantime our subject, on the 3d of March, 
1852, was married in Madison County, Ohio, to 
Miss Amanda, daughter of William Creath, the 
latter of whom was a native of Kentuck3^ The 
paternal grandfather, William Creath, a native of 
Scotland, emigrated to America and located in 
South Carolina, where he empl03'ed himself as a 
general mechanic. He served as a soldier in the 
Revolutionary War, and later removed to Ken- 
tucky and followed wheelwrighting in the Blue 
Grass region for some time. Finall3- he went to 
Madison County, Ohio, where he followed his trade 
and died. 

The father of our subject nntil reaching his ma- 
jorit3' was emplo3'ed in farming pursuits. Then 
repairing to London, Ohio, he learned blacksmith- 
ing, which he prosecuted in connection with farm- 
ing in Madison County, and became owner of a 
fine estate. He died at the old homestead in Madi- 
son Count3-, in 1871. He was a prominent man in 
his communit3', and an Polder in the Presb3'terian 
Church. Grandmother Creath was in her girlhood 
Miss Margaret Douglas, a native of South Carolina, 
and the daughter of James Douglas, a cousin of 
Stephen A. Douglas. She is now deceasei?. The 
maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Dille was 
Mar3' Jlonahan, a native of New Jersey, and the 
daughter of Peter Monahan, who was born in Ire- 
laud and emigrated to America when a lad of ten 
years. He first lived in New Jerse3' and worked 



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on a farm. Later he removed to Ohio and located 
in Madison County, where he lived until joining his 
children in Indiana, where lie spent his Last days. 
He was in sympathy, religiousl}',with the doctrines 
of the Friends' Church. The wife and mother died 
at the old homestead in Ohio, June 16, 1889, at 
the age of eighty-flve years. She was a member of 
the Presbyterian Church. Of the fourteen chil- 
dren born to her and her husband ten grew to 
mature years: Owen is deceased; Amanda, Mrs. 
Dille, is the eldest living; Silence is a resident of 
Oregon: Margaret S. lives in Rooks County, Kan., 
Mary A. continues a resident of Madison Count3', 
Ohio; William A. lives in Ross County, that State; 
John, a minister of the Presbyterian Church, lives 
in Phoenix, Ariz.; Abigail, Martha and Hannah 
continue their residence in Madison County, Ohio. 
Owen, during the first 3'ear of the Civil War, en- 
listed in the 13th Iowa Infautrj', and fell at the 
battle of Pittsburg Landing mortally wounded. 

Mrs. Dille was born near Mt. Sterling. Madison 
Co.. Ohio, May 20, 1827, and was the eldest 
(laughter of her parents' large family. She was at 
an early age trained to habits of industry, and 
assisted her mother in spinning, weaving, bleach- 
ing cloth and making the garments for the house- 
hold. She remained under the home roof until her 
marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Dille began their wedded 
life together in Elizabeth City, Ind., where our 
subject followed teaching and also worked at his 
trade until 1855. Then, deciding to seek the far- 
ther West, he gathered together his family and 
household effects and started by team overland to 
Washington Count}', Iowa. They crossed the Wa- 
bash River at LaFayette, Ind., the Illinois at Spring- 
field, and the Mississippi at Burlington, Iowa, and 
Mr. Dille purchased land and began the improve- 
ment of a fiirm. His plans were interrupted by 
the outbreak of the Civil War, as under the tirst 
call for three-years men he enlisted, at the age of 
thirty-five years, in Company C, 8th Iowa Infantry, 
and was mustered in at Camp McClellan, near 
Davenport. Soon afterward he went with his regi- 
ment to Springfield, Mo., and engaged in various 
skirmishes with busliwhackers. At Sedalia he was 
seized with a disease which the following 3'ear 
coni[)clled him to accept his honorable discharge. 



After his nine months' service, in the arm}' Mr. 
Dille joined his famil}- in Ohio and later the3' re- 
moved to Henr3' CouDt3', Ind. In 1863 he joined 
a company of home guards which was sent after 
the raider. Gen. Morgan, and followed him to the 
Big Miami. In Februar}', 1865, seeing little pros- 
pect of peace, our subject enlisted once more as a 
Union soldier, in the 147 Indiana Infantr}'. He 
was mustered in at Richmond, and with his regi- 
ment assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and 
held as Gen. Hancock's reserve. Mr. Dille states 
that the declaration of peace between the North 
and the South was the happiest event of his life, 
but upon him, as upon thousands of others, there 
fell a great cloud soon afterward, in the assassina- 
tion of President Lincoln. Mr. Dille enjo3'ed in a 
marked degree the confidence of his superior ofiS- 
cers, and among others soon after the war was re- 
tained to guard pi'opert}' in the Shenandoah Val- 
ley, where he remained until Aug. 17, 1865, and 
was then mustered out and received his honorable 
discharge August 25. 

Our subject now returning to Indiana, com- 
menced again at the bottom of the ladder, having 
not only lost his Iowa property but being tioOO in 
debt. He established himself upon a small farm in 
Henry County, which he rented and made a spe- 
cialty of live stock. In the fall of 1872 he deter- 
mined upon a change of location, and coming to 
this county, purchased his present homestead — 160 
acres. He has made all the improvements which 
are upon it, setting out forest and fruit trees, the 
latter including some of the choicest products of 
this region. He has 600 grape vines, which are 
already the source of a snug income. He has 
deeded eight3' acres of his farm to his son, Jose[)Ii 
W. The balance is operated by other parties. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Dille there have been born 
seven children, the eldest of whom was Mary Ann, 
who is deceased; David C. occnpies himself as a 
farmer and school teacher in Nemaha County. He 
owns forty acres of land at America City, where 
he is Princip.al of the High School; Joseph W. 
t'perates the land spoken of; C. M. Clay, de- 
ceased; Orinda S. has been a teacher for the past 
ten years; Lulu M. is the wife of Mr. ]\IcCreary, 
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Vinnie remains at home with her parents. Mr. 
and Mrs. Dille are connected with the Presb^'terian 
Church at Vermillion, which our subject assisted 
in organizing, and in which he has been a Ruling 
Elder for ten years. He has been active in the 
Sunday-school, and in fact has filled all the church 
offices, excepting officiating as minister. He has 
done a large amount of mission work throughout 
the Presbytery of Highland and Topeka. Politi- 
call}', he was in early daj's a Free Soiler, but is 
now one of the warmest adberents of the Repub- 
lican i)arty. He was ever the opponent of slavery, 
and while in the army procui-ed a piece of the gal- 
lows upon which .lohn Brown was hung, which was 
cut in the shape of a heart, and wliich is now in the 
possession of his son. 

The father of our subject was the Rev. .Joseph 
Dille, a native of Washington County, Pa., and the 
son of Caleb Dille, who was born in New .Jersey. 
The latter was b}- occupation a farmer and stock- 
raiser. He served in the lievolutionary War under 
the direct command of Washington from the begin- 
ning to the end of the struggle. Afterward he es- 
tablished himself on a farm in AVashington County, 
Pa., but later removing to the wilderness of Bel- 
mont County, Ohio, entered a tract of land from 
the Government and improved a farm. Finally be 
removed to Henry County, Ind., where he spent 
his last da3-s. He was a Whig, politically, and a 
Presbj'terian in his religious views. 

The paternal great-grandfather of our subject 
was Caleb Dille, Sr., a French Huguenot, who fled 
from his native country on account of religious 
persecution, and upon arriving in America settled 
in New Jersey. He was a man of marked force of 
character, and a leader in his community, by whom 
he was held in high esteem. His son Joseph, the 
father of our subject, lived on the farm until 
twenty-two years of age, then entered the ministry 
of the Baptist Church, and became one of its most 
prominent and efficient laborers. He entered land 
in Ohio, and later emigrated to Indiana, in tlie 
meantime laboring in the Master's vineyard, as his 
strength permitted until his death, which took 
phace in Hancock Count}', Ind., in 1875. He had 
attained the ripe old age of eighty-four j'ears. He 
belonged to the old Free Soil party in the early 



days, and later was a Republican. During the 
Civil War he kept himself thoroughlj' posted, and 
maintained a lively interest in the success of the 
Union cause. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was Elizabeth Thompson; she was born in Virginia 
and was the daughter of Jester Thompson, a na- 
tive of Delaware and a farmer b}' occupation. 
Grandfather Thompson participated in the War of 
1812, and spent his last days in Ohio. Mrs. Dille 
died in 18.55, at the age of fift3'-fonr years. The 
parental family Included fourteen children, of 
whom Mar}', Daniel, Barbara, Hugh, Richard, Caleb, 
Cinderella, David and Reuben are deceased. The 
survivors are: Joseph, Nancy and Elizabeth Ann, 
residents of Indiana; George, our subject; Squire, 
living in Indiana. Caleb during the Civil War 
enlisted, in 1862, in the 16th Indiana Infantry, and 
served until the close. Squire enlisted in 1861, in 
the -ITth Indiana Infantr}', and served until re- 
ceiving his discharge for disability. Subsequently, 
however, he was drafted and served until the close 
of the war. 



and 



TEI'HEN GREEN, who owns and occupies 
a farm on section 8, Wells Township, has 
been a resident here since 1871. He is a 
native of Rushville, Schuyler Co., 111., 
was born May 19, 1841. His parents, John 
and Ann Green, were residents of Delaware, and 
the former is said to have lieen a relative of Gen. 
Green of Revolutionary fame. John Green re- 
moved from his native State, Clark County, Ky., 
at an early da}-, and later to Schuyler County, 111., 
at an early period in the history of the latter. 
The family subsequent!}- removed to Fulton, 111., 
where the parents resided many j-ears. William 
Green, a Ijrother of our subject, was a private in 
the 84th Illinois Infantry during the late war. A 
half l)rother, Hinman Rhodes, enlisted in the 28th 
Illinois Infantry, was elected captain, promoted to 
colonel and finally became a brigade commander. 
Stephen Green had but limited advantages in liis 
youth, as his father having become disabled, he, at 
the age of twelve, was obliged to assist In the sup- 



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port of the family. He was about ten years of age 
when they removed to Fulton County. For a 
number of years lie had the main responsibility of 
the family fortunes, and for a time was liis p.irents 
sole support. On Jan. 4, 1869, he was united in 
marriage with Hettie Smith. Tlie following year 
he came to Kansas and for a short time made liis 
home in Nemaha Count}'. 

On entering Marshall County in 1871. he home- 
steaded eighty acres of land on the section where 
he now resides. There was an old log cabin on 
the place and a few acres had been broken, but it 
was principally in the primitive condition of the 
Western prairie. Mr. Green luul $27.50 in money 
when he settled there, so, like all pioneers he has 
had experience in the hardships and privations in- 
cident to getting a start in a new country. lie 
has been energetic and persevering and has won a 
merited success. He is now the owner of 160 
acres, well improved and cultivated and compris- 
ing a comfortable home. 

Mrs. Green was born in Pike County, 111., and 
was a daughter of Thaddeus O. and Abigail Smith. 
She has borne her husband seven ciiiklren: Fred, 
Abigail, Anne, William, and an infant daughter 
unnamed, are living; Maggie and Thaddeus are 
deceased. 

Mr. Green is a Union Laljor man. He has served 
as School Treasurer of his district. Not only in 
the conduct of his own business but in the affairs 
of the section, Mr. Green is a man of enterprise 
and as such is held in esteem by his neighbors. 



ILLIAM MURPHY. This gentleman first 
looked upon the country west of the Mis- 
WW sissippi as early as 1839, when a yoving 
man twenty-two years old. He thereafter spent 
about four j-ears in travel, and the fact that lie 
Anally took up his abode in this county is sufHcient 
evidence that he found here advantages less 
equaled by those of any other section. At least 
he was contented to pitch his tent here in 1871 and 
has since made his home witliin its borders. We 
find him pleasantly situnted and the owner of a 



good farm on section 27 in Clear Fork Township, 
where he lias transformed a portion of what was 
once an uncultivated waste, into one of the best 
farms to be found in this region. 

The subject of this sketch was born in York 
County, Pa., Oct. 29, 1816, and is the son of James 
and Mary (Smith) Murphy, who vvere likewise na- 
tives of the Keystone State. His paternal ances- 
tors were of Irish origin, and his grandfathers on 
both sides of the house did good service in the 
Colonial army during the Revolutionary War. 
William was the third son of his parents and was 
reared on a farm in his native county, receiving 
a limited education, but being trained to those 
habits of industry and sentiments of honor which 
have formed the basis of a strong and reliable 
character and enabled him to become a man among 
men. As before stated, he emigrated to the West 
soon after reaching his majority. He remained a 
bachelor until approaching the thirty-third 3-ear 
of his age, and was then married in 1849 in Penn- 
sylvania to Sarah A. Blaney. who bore him several 
children of whom only one is living: James C. S., 
who is now living in Irving. The mother died in 
1861. In 1863 Mr. Murphy contracted a second 
marriage, with Mrs. Caroline Aikens, widow of 
John Aikens, of York County, Pa., and the daugh- 
ter of Levi and Margaret Schenk, of Pennsylvania. 
Six children were born of this union, three of 
whom survive, William, Belle and Valentine. 

Mr. Murphy, after first visiting the West, re- 
turned to his native State and came to this county 
for permanent settlement in 1871. He preempted 
160 acres of land on section 34, Clear Fork Town- 
ship and at once engaged in its cultivation and im- 
provement. Not long afterward, however, he 
made an exchange of property, coming to his pres- 
ent farm. Upon this likewise not a furrow had 
been turned, and now looking around over his fertile 
fields and his convenient buildings, with the otlier 
pleasing accessories of farm life, it is hardly neces- 
sary to say that he must have made good use of 
his time since settling here. In due time he was 
enabled to extend his possessions, and is now the 
owner of 400 acres altogether. He h,as accumu- 
lated his property by his own industiy and good 
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sistance from any source. Among the many self- 
made men of ^larshall Count}', there are few who 
have made a better record. 

Mr. Murph}^ politically is a sound Democrat. 
He has served on tlie School Board in his district, 
and as a peaceable and law-abiding citizen is the 
eucourager of those projects tending to improve 
the county and elevate society. 

^?=!!SlEOKUE K. FL'LTON.a man of much sound 
ml (^^ business abilit}', occupies a high place among 
^^a the practical, successful farmers and stock- 
raisers of Marshall Count}-, of wliich he was a 
pioneer, and in tlie improvement of a fine farm he 
has materially contributed to its upbuilding. This 
valuable piece of property is very pleasantly lo- 
cated on section 34, Oketo Township, and here he 
and his family enjoj' life iu a beautiful home, re- 
plete with all the modern comforts and conve- 
niences, his residence being the finest in this part 
of the county, and with its tastefully laid out, pic- 
turesque grounds, forms a pleasing feature in the 
landscape. 

Mr. Fulton is a descendant of sterling New York 
ancestry, both his parents. John and Sally M. 
(Greene) Fulton, being natives of the Empire 
State, the former born near Syracuse. The father 
was a farmer by occupation, .and became a pioneer 
of two States, as subsequent to his marriage he 
moved to Ohio, and thence to Ogle County, 111. 
There he and his wife rounded out long and useful 
lives, and united in life, were not long divided in 
death, he dying in February, 1887, and she three 
months later. They had five children, four of 
whom are now living. 

Our subject was the second child in the family, 
and he was born in Ohio, Aug. 18, 1839. He was 
quite young when his parents removed to Ogle 
County, 111., and there he was reared to a strong, 
manly manhood amid the pioneer scenes that ob- 
tained there in those daj's. His parents early in- 
stilled into him those principles of honor and 
integrity that have been his guides in after years, 
and from them he inherited traits of thrift and 



shrewd common sense that have contributed much 
to his success in his career as a business man and 
as an agriculturist. He gleaned a solid education 
in the common scliools, and at the age of twenty- 
one established himself in business as a merchant in 
Ashton, 111. He was so prospered in that venture 
that at the age of twenty- three he bought in a 
partnership with C. W. Barber in a general mer- 
chandise store in Ogle County. In 1865 lie severed 
his connection with Jlr. Barber, and formed a 
partnership with C. E. Adams in Dement, now 
Creston, 111., continuing in business with him till 
1868. Witli characteristic foresight r.nd shrewd- 
ness, he saw the fine chance that an energetic busi- 
ness man had for making money in the great and 
growing young State of Kansas, and he wisely de- 
termined to invest some of his capital here, and turn 
his attention to agricultural pursuits on this rich, 
productive soil, and iu 1869 we find him located in 
Marshall County, where with excellent judgment 
he had selected his present farm as possessing many 
advantages over other sites. It was tlien merely a 
tractof wild prairie land,devoid of cultivation or im- 
provement. It comprises 377 acres of choice, hio-hlj' 
productive land, all in a bod\- and under admirable 
tillage, and supplied with a substantial, roomy set 
of buildings and every convenience for carryinc 
on farming advantageously, for in the busy years 
that have intervened since his settlement here he 
has wrought a great change by the persistent force of 
steadfast and well-directed labor. Four years ago 
lie erected his present h.andsome, commodious resi- 
dence, the finest house in Oketo, at a cost of ^3,000. 
He devotes much of iiis time to raisino- stock and 
handles about sixty-eight head of cattle, thirty 
horses and two car-loads of hogs. 

July 21, 1861, Mr. Fulton was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Eliza AVoodcock, a daughter of 
Sanford and Susan (Black) Woodcock. Her father 
was a native of New Hampshire, and was a manu- 
facturer of cards for woolen mills. Her mother 
was a native of New Braintree, Mass. They had 
nine children, five of whom are now living. Mrs. 
Fulton was the youngest of the family, and she 
was born in Leicester, Mass., March 22, 1840. She 
is a true lady of superior culture and refinement, 
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schools of Worcester, Mass., was finisheil in an ex- 
cellent private seminar}' in that city. She came 
West to visit her sister in Illinois, and there met 
and married our subject. Their union has been 
blessed to them by the birth of seven children, of 
wliom three are living, as follows: Lena, Charles 
and Mj'rtie. Lena lias a decided talent for music, 
which has been cultivated. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fulton are people whose social 
status is of the highest, and their pleasant, cour- 
teous manners win them hosts of warm friends, 
and their inviting home is the center of the most 
charmiug hospitality, its inmates vying with each 
other to contribute to the pleasure and comfort of 
guests who may happen beneath its roof. They 
are sincere Christians, and are earnestly interested in 
the work of the Presbyterian Church of which they 
are prominent members. A man of Mr. Fulton's 
well-known force of character, influence and capac- 
it}', cannot and ought not to be allowed wholly to 
escape the responsibilities of public life, and he has 
done his duty in tliat direction, devoting some of 
his time to aiding his fellow-citizens in carrying on 
the local government, has done serviceable work as 
a member of the School Board, and has held the 
office of Township Treasurer. He formerly affil- 
iated with the Kei)ublican party, but the policy of 
the Union Labor party more nearly meeting his 
views, he has latterly given his allegiance to that 
party, is prominent in its councils, and has been a 
delegate to count}' conventions. 



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|L^ ENRY HUN D, Treasurer of Richland Town- 
Ijfjij ship, and a prominent man in his commu- 
J^^ nit}-, owns and operates one of the best 
'^ regulated farms in that region, comprising 
140 acres finely located on sections 1,9 and 18. In 
connection with general farming, he makes a speci- 
cialty of stock-raising, and by his industry and 
good management has become well-to-do. 

Mr. Hund came to Kansas as early as 1869, and 
located upon a tract of land near the present site of 
Beattie. A year later, however, he removed to 
bis present place, first purchasing eighty acres. 



After bringing this to a good state of cultivation, 
he purchased sixty acres more. He has one of the 
oldest and finest orchards in this part of the 
county, the trees being of his own planting. He 
also has an abundance of the smaller fruits, includ- 
ing grapes, cherries and plums, with peaches and 
pears. His homestead in all its appointments indi- 
cates the supervision of an intelligent and enter- 
prising man, who keeps abreast of the times, and 
is not willing to occupy any secondary position. 
His possessions are the result of his own industry 
and perseverance, as he began life without means, 
and his career is a fine illustration of what a man may 
accomplish by industry and frugality. In his busi- 
ness transactions he has conducted himself in such 
a manner as to secure the esteem and confidence of 
all who know him. 

The early years of our subject were spent in 
Germany, where he was born Dec. 31, 1835. His 
father died when he was a mere lad, and when 
Henry was a youth of seventeen years, the widowed 
mother with her five children set out for America. 
Coming directly to the West, they located in Logan 
County, 111., where Henry worked on a farm until 
after the outbreak of the Civil War. On the 9th 
of August, 1862, he enlisted as a Union soldier in 
Company B, 106th Illinois Infantry, which was as- 
signed to the army of the Tennessee. He was 
present at the siege of Vicksburg, and after the 
surrender of the city repaired with his regiment to 
Little Rock, Ark., and was engaged in scouting 
and skirmishing with the enemy. He was pres- 
ent at the battle of Jacksonville, and during his 
entire service of three years was neither wounded 
nor captured by the enemy. After the close of 
the war he was given an honorable discharge, Aug. 
1,1865. 

Our subject now returned to his old haunts in 
Logan County, 111., where his mother still so- 
journed, but he determined to seek his permanent 
home in the farther West. He accordingly came 
to Kansas in 1867 to look over the country, and re- 
moved here two years later. He remained a single 
man until April 7, 1874, and was then married to 
Miss Lavina Wolfgang, of Rock Township, this 
county. Mrs. Hund was born in Jefferson County, 
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Wolfgang, who came to Kansas in 1870, and set- 
tled in Rock Township, where he now resides. To 
him and his excellent wife, Mrs. Sallie (Schwartz) 
Wolfgang, there were born seven daughters and 
one son, and six of the children arc still living, 
making their home mostly in Kansas. 

Jacol) and Mary (Laux) Uund, the parents of 
our subject, reared a family of five children, and 
the father died in his native land, Germany, as 
before stated. The mother came to tiiis county 
with her son Henry, our subject, making her liome 
tliereafter with him, and died Aug. 15, 1882, at 
the age of seventy-three years. 

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IIRIST?:N JOHXSON. in driving about 
the agricultural di-stricts of this county, one 
'finds few homes which excel, or even equal 
that of our subject, in beauty and appearance of 
comfort. It is situated on section 16, Walnut 
Townsliip, and comprises 160 highly cultivated 
acres. The dwelling is a large neatly painted frame 
structure, situated about 100 yards from the road 
to which it is connected by a fine drive-way. The 
door yard contains a number of beautiful flower 
beds with walks leading through and around them 
in different directions, and displaying much taste 
in its arrangements. Everything about the home 
is in a perfect state of order and neatness, and pre- 
sents a very attractive appearance. 

Mr. Johnson is a native of Denmark, having 
been born Aug. 5, 1845. He was reared in his na- 
tive land and educated under its compulsory laws, 
and there learned the blacksmith trade. He came 
to the United States on the steamship "Peruvia," 
making the voyage in about twenty-one days, hav- 
ing left Liverpool the 16th of Ma3-, 1866, and ar- 
riving in this country July 17. They were obliged 
to remain off New York harbor six weeks on ac- 
count of cholera on shipboard. Of the 700 emi- 
grants on board, 120 died on the trip. After 
landing Mr. Johnson came at once to Doniphan 
County, Kan., where he worked as a farm hand 
until 1873. He then went to Toledo, Ohio, where 
he was employed on a railroad for several 3'ears. 



He there married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob 
Miller, a native of Bavaria, Germany. In 1878 
the}' came b.ack to Doniphan County, where our 
subject rented a farm, upon which he lived for 
four years. He then removed to the farm where 
he now resides. It was at that time open prairie, 
but has been brought to a high state of cultivation 
and improvement. 

Mr. Johnson is a member of the Lutheran 
Church, to which he had become attached while 
yet in his native land. His wife was reared in the 
same faith. His father, Christen, and his mother, 
Nicolin (Hemming) Johnson, were members of the 
same church, and they with their ancestry, so far 
.as known, were natives of the same pLace. Mr. 
Johnson is a supporter of the principles of the 
Republican party. He is much pleased with his 
success since coming to Kansas, a success which 
well illustrates his energy of character, persevering 
industrj' and business ability. His early educa- 
tion was Yery thorough, and he speaks and writes 
five different langu.ages with readiness. 



\f; AMES S. MAGILL. This gentleman is the 
oldest living resident, excepting one, in the 
northern part of the count}'. Francis Linn 
having been in JNIarj'sville one month prior to 
the arrival of Mr. Magill, who, having taking a pre- 
emption claim, located five miles northwest of wh.at 
is now Marj'sville, reaching the Big Blue River, 
July 8, 1856. The subject of this sketch was born 
in St. M.ary's Count}-, Md., May 1, 1S21, residing 
there until 1845, having in the meantime received 
his education at the common schools, but finishing 
it at Charlotte Hall. 

At the early age of fifteen years he left his home 
to become a clerk in the mercantile business, fol- 
lowing that vocation until he was twenty-one. 
For the following three ye.ars he served as Deputy- 
Sheriff and Constable, employing his leisure time in 
the study of law. In 1845, Mr. Magill removed 
to Georgetown, S. C, and again entered the mer- 
cn utile business, and there on May 11, 1847, he 
married Miss Ella M.. the youngest daughter of 



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Capt. J. H. Christian. Mr. Magill remained in 
Georgetown until the fall of 1848, when he re- 
moved to Savannah, Ga., continuing in the same 
line of business until 1851, when he located at 
Marietta, Ga., in that year and engaged in busi- 
ness until the spring of 1853, when he returned to 
Savannah, and accepted a position as clerk and 
book-keeper in a commission house, remaining 
with this firm until May, 1856. 

The Western fever, which was then raging at its 
height, found in him a victim, and upon severing 
his connection with the commission house he started 
for Kansas, having been for two years deprived of 
the society of his family. He came to Atchison 
with a colony of South Carolinians, and upon his 
arrival found Gen. Marshall with four or five men. 

The wild condition of that country may be un- 
derstood when it is noted that it was necessary for 
the colonists to travel in company, it being very 
unsafe to cross those broad prairies alone, if one 
had any valuables in his possession. That same 
fall Mr. Magill took up 160 acres of land, and 
made the usual improvements. Having an oppor- 
tunity in 1860 to dispose of it, he did so and re- 
moved to Marysville. Marshall County having 
been recently organized he was elected District 
Clerk of the Count}', a position which he held 
until January, 1861, when he entered upon the 
practice of his profession. In 1866 he was elected 
County Treasurer, filling that office for two terms ; 
with this exception he has followed his profession. 
At various times he has served as Justice of the 
Peace, City Clerk, Police Judge, and one term as 
Coroner. Mr. Magill was one of the thirteen 
original stock-holders who located the town tract, 
and still owns part of it. 

The country having been mostly settled b}- 
Southern men, and these becoming scattered at 
the breaking out of the war, it was impossible to have 
a quorum from 1862 until 1886, when a sufficient 
number were enabled to be present to proceed to 
business. There is yet serious trouble in collecting 
what they had early let go by default. 

Mr. Magill has built a number of residences in 
the town and is considered a public-spirited citizen, 
a man whose influence is given for the benefit of 
the community where he resides. Mrs. Magill 



followed her husband in 1858, bringing with her 
one child, but leaving the eldest at school. Of the 
ten children born to them, but six are living — 
Katie D., Mrs. P. H. Peters, now a resident of this 
city, who has two sons — William J. and ISIagill; 
Loyal S., who married Miss Mary Rozine. and now 
a resident of Hanover, this State; Hettie A., Mrs. 
Daniel N. Kelly, of Marysville, who has three 
sons — Roy, John J. and Harry; Harry W. and 
Nellie P., who are members of their father's house- 
hold; and James S., Jr. The children deceased, 
died in infancy. 

Miss Ella M. Christian, wife of the subject of 
this sketch was born in Georgetown, S. C, Oct. 6, 
1831, and there made her home until her marriage. 
Capt. J. H. Christian, her father, was a native of 
Massachusetts, being reared as a sea-faring man, 
and the last twenty j'ears of his life was engaged in 
steamboating on the various rivers near South Car- 
olina; at the time of his death, being master and 
owner of one and part owner of another vessel. 
He was married in Georgia to Miss Catherine Fry, 
and reared a famil}- of four children — Eliza, who 
married a Mr. McWilliams, now deceased ; Henry R. 
at present is one of the agents of the Ocean Steam- 
ship Company, Jacksonville, Fla.; Benjamin is 
deceased; and Ella the wife of our subject. Capt. 
Christian died in 1847, aged about sixty-eight 
years; his wife removed to Kansas and died in 
1867. 

Mathew Magill, the father of James S., was born 
in St. Mary's County, Md., in 1783. He mariied 
Miss Dorotha Jarboe, and they had a familj- of 
seven children (both parents dying when our sub- 
ject's father was only three j-ears old.) Mathew 
Magill was a farmer in St. Marj-'s County, follow- 
ing that vocation until his death in 1837. His wife 
survived him, dying in 1846. Of the children, 
John F. remained in his native town engaged in 
teaching and farming, and died at the ripe old age 
of seventy-two j'ears; Susan A., who remained un- 
married, also contiimed to reside in her native 
county, and died at the age of seventy; William H. 
left St. Mary's County in 1839 at the age of nine- 
teen years. His whereabouts is unknown; Benja- 
min remained near home, having married and 
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removed to Savannah. Ga., engaged in the commis- 
sion business and died in that city; Ignatius, who 
tilled the position of station agent at Monlv's Cor- 
ners, S. C, died at that place. Consequently the 
subject of this slieteh is the only one of these seven 
cliihlren now livina'. 



ARTIN V. B. HALL, one of tlie oldest 
settlers of Wells Township, is a native of 
Kane County, III., and was born Feb. 17, 
18;37. He was the son of Hiram and Eliza- 
l)etli Hall, his father being a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, and his mother of Virginia. The Hall family 
are undoubtedly of English descent, while his ma- 
ternal ancestors are probably German. Our sub- 
ject was the second in a family of four children. 
When about three j'cais old his parents removed 
to Nodaway County, Mo., where lie was reared and 
received such education as the common schools af- 
forded. 

In 1858 Mr. Hall, in company with William 
Trosper, came to this county, where he took up a 
claim of 160 acres of land, about one and a half 
miles west of the present city of Frankfort. These 
primitive acres were improved by their owner, who 
made them his home until 1862. He then returned 
to Missouri for a sojourn of tsvo years, thence re- 
turning again to this count}', where for several 
j-ears he occupied rented land. In the fall of 1872 
he settled on his present location, and is now loca- 
ted on the northwest quarter of section 22, Wells 
Township, where he has a cozy and pleasant home. 
Mr. H.all has been a hard-working and industrious 
man, and like all early settlers in a country, has 
had his share of hardship and privation. The 
first winter spent here after his marriage, he and 
his wife lived for three months on corn coffee and 
hominy. 

November 24, 1858, Mr. Hall was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Anna J. Trosper, the record of 
which event is said to be the first made in Marshall 
County. Miss Trosper was Ijorn in Nodaway 
County, Mo., Jan. 4, 1844, and was a daughter of 
William and Sarah Trosper, the former a native of 



Kentucky, and the latter of Illinois. Her mater- 
nal grandfather, Samuel Ferguson, was a soldier in 
the Black Hawk A\^ar. Her father was twice mar- 
ried. His first union resulted in the birth of six 
children, four of whom are living, Mrs. Hall being 
the eldest. The others are: John S., now at Bige- 
low, Kan.; Robert, and Emily J., wife of J. J. 
Roper, of Washington. By his second marriage, 
Mr. Trosper became the father of three children, 
two of whom are now living — Sarah M., the wife 
of Samuel Strange, of Marysville, and Amanda, 
who is living at Bigelow, Kan. 

Mr. Hall, politically, is a Democrat, and a hearty 
supporter of the party measures. He is now serv- 
ing his second term as Trustee of Wells Township 
with credit not only to himself, but to his constit- 
uents. He has served as Constable for three years, 
and was for several years Clerk of the township. 
Mrs. Hall is a member of the Christian Church, and 
an active member of society. As an upright and 
worthy man, and a reliable citizen, Mr. Hall is hon- 
ored by the community in which he lives, and can, 
with his wife, enjoy the fruits of their labors in the 
consciousness of having assisted in the develop- 
ment of a great and growing State. 



^^^EORGE .J. WINKLER 
ml 5^ upon the life of our sul 
^^4' regard to his parents 



WINKLER. Before entering 

., ^__ . - bject a few words in 

will not be amiss. 
George J. Sr., and Tillie Winkler, were natives of 
Germany, from which country they emigrated to 
America in 1852, settling in Westmoreland County, 
Pa., where they breathed their last. They had a 
family of three sons and two daughters, of whom 
our subject was the fourth child and third son. He 
was born in Germany, Dec. 12, 1842, and was con- 
sequently about ten years of age when he came to 
America. He grew to manhood in Westmoreland 
Count}-, making that county his home until his re- 
moval to Kansas, May 6, 1878. In Marcli, 1865, 
he enlisted at Pittsburg, and served in the Union 
army until the latter part of July. After being 
mustered out of service he engaged in farming. In 
May, 1878, he came to this county, livino' in 



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Marj'sville for a 3'car and then locating on section 
3, Marysville Township, where lie is now living, 
occupjing a finely improved farm of 160 acres. 

While residing in Pennsj'lvania, Mr. Winkler 
was married to Miss Margaret McCaulej', who died 
in December, 1869, leaving one son, George E., who 
was educated in the common schools of Pennsj'l- 
vania and this State, and also attended for a time 
the State Normal at Fort Scott, and the State Ag- 
ricultural College at Manhattan. He has been a 
teacher for the last five years. His present wife is 
Mary Jane, daughter of Jacob and Rosana ( Wills) 
Karns, of German ancestry. She was born in 
Westmoreland County, Pa., Aug. 12, 1845. She is 
a very bright and intelligent woman, well fitted to 
discharge the duties of wife and mother and to do 
what woman can to elevate and brighten the lives 
of those about her. Cordial and kindly to the 
stranger within her gates, Mrs. Winkler's generous 
nature finds its chief expression in her efforts to 
make her home one to which her children in after 
years may look back as the most attractive spot on 
earth. Her marriage to Mr. Winkler took place in 
Westmoreland County, Pa., July 4, 1872. To 
them have been born seven children — Anna B., 
Rosana M., John F., Catherine M., Agnes A., 
Elizabeth J., and Lena M. 

Mr. Winkler was formerly a mem\)er of the 
Democratic party but has lately identified himself 
with the Union Labor party, and both he and his 
wife are communicants of the Catholic Church. 



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Jf( OSEPH C. DICKEY, junior member of the 
|! firm of McCurdy & Dickey, liverymen, is 
I, one of the most extensive farmers of Water- 
fy ville Township, where he has held manj' 
offices of trust and responsibility. He is possessed 
of more than ordinarj' intelligence, and is one of 
those stirring, energetic characters who prefer a 
life of activity to one of indolence. He started in 
life poor in purse, and by a course of economy and 
prudence laid the foundations for a snug fortune 
and enough to ensure him against want in his de- 
clining years. He established his present busi- 



ness several years ago, and at the same time has 
carried on his farm of 190 acres, a valuable piece 
of property lying adjacent to the town limits. 

Jefferson County, Ohio, is the native place of 
our subject, and the date of his birth May 25, 
1838. His father, William Dickey, was a native 
of Pennsj'lvania, whence he emigrated to Ohio 
when a 3'oung man, settling in Jefferson County. 
Later he removed to Coshocton County, where his 
death took place about 1877 at the age of seventy- 
five years. He was a farmer, merchant and car- 
penter combined, and although never becoming 
wealthy, accumulated sufficient to keep him in com- 
fort during his old age. He had served in the War 
of 1812 during his younger years and was Justice 
of the Peace for a long period. Religiously he 
belonged to the Associate Reformed Church. 

Mrs. Elizabeth (Beaston) Dicke}', the mother of 
our subject, was born in Baltimore. Md., and died 
in 1867 at the age of fift^'-five years. The paren- 
tal household included ten children, seven of whom 
are living. Joseph C, when quite young removed 
with his parents from Ohio to Ft. Wa3'ne, Ind., 
where he learned blacksmithing and worked at his 
trade twenty years. Soon after the outbreak of 
the rebellion he enlisted in April, 1861, in Com- 
pan}' F, 12th Indiana Infantrjs with which he 
served one year and was then made a member of 
Company D, 129th Infantry'. Shortly afterward 
he was promoted to First Lieutenant and two 
years later was tendered a captain's commission, 
with which rank he served until the close of the 
war. 

Mr. Dickej^ followed the fortunes of his com- 
rades in the camp and on the field, and participated 
in many of the important battles of the war, among 
them that of Winchester, Va., and was at the bat- 
tle of Resaca, Buzzard Roost, Kenesaw Mountain. 
Peach Creek, Good Hope Church, Jonesborougli, 
nil through the Georgia campaign, being at Frank- 
fort and Nashville, and Kingston, Nortli Carolina, 
and in other minor engagements and skirmishes. 
He was captured near Harper's Ferrv' in 1861 and 
confined in Libby and Salisbur3' prisons for a 
period of seven months, being then paroled, then 
enlisted in the 129th Indiana and continued till 
the close of the war. lie was mustered out of the 






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RtsiDENCCOF David Heisse,5ec.2 Rock Township. 



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service at Washington and received his honorablo 
discharge. Then returning to Manchester, Ind., 
he sojourned tliere until 1868, and that year came 
to this count}'. 

For a period of ten years thereafter Mr. Dickey 
worked at his tr.ade and in the meantime established 
himself in the esteem and confidence of his fellow- 
citizens. During the administration of President 
(iarfield, he was appointed Postmaster of Water- 
ville and has served as Count}' Commissioner two 
terms. He was at one time Clerk of the School 
Board two terms, and served as Mayor one term 
and member of City Council two terms. In Ma- 
sonry he has attained to the Royal Arch degree. 
He is also identified with the G. A. R. and the 
A.O.U.W. In politics he uniformly supports the 
principles of the Re|)ublican party. 

Our subject was married in 1863 to Miss Cathe- 
rine, daughter of Lewis M. Stewart, of South 
Whitley, lud. Tiie three children born of this 
union were named respectively, William L., who 
is in Kansas Cit}', working at the tinsmith business; 
Ray and Daisy are at home. 



lOBERT W. SMITH. For a period of 
of twenty-three 3'ears Mr. Smith has wit- 
nessed the growth and development of 
^P Northern Kansas, and has been no idle wit- 
ness of the changes which have transformed the 
wide frontier into the abode of a civilized and in- 
telligent people. There is no individual without 
an influence, wherever he may be; he is either as- 
sisting in the general advancement of his commu- 
nity, or retarding its best interests b}' his lack of 
enterprise. Mr. Smith most decidedly belongs to 
the former class, having contributed in a marked 
degree to the development of Marsliall County. 

A pioneer of 1866, Mr. Smith emigrated to this 
region in the fall of that j'car, and settled in Clear 
Fork Township, of which he has since been a 
resident. His native place was in Armstrong 
County, Pa., and he was born Dec. 30, 1838. His 
parents were Robert and Sarah (Wray) Smith, the 
former likewise a native of the Kejstone State, and 



the paternal grandfather was born in Ireland. On 
his mother's side Grandfather Wray is supposed to 
be of Scotch-Irish origin. Robert VV., our subject, 
was the second child of his parents, and spent his 
boyhood and youth at the homestead in his native 
county, where his father owned a farm, although 
he was likewise engaged in mercantile pursuits, 
having his business at Elder's Ridge. 

Young Smith pursued his early studies in the 
common schools and completed them in the acad- 
emy at Elder's Ridge, and afterward for a time of- 
ficiated as clerk in his father's store. Naturally 
intelligent and observing, he has always kept him- 
self posted upon matters of general interest, and 
has qualified himself for the. transaction of all 
ordinary business. After about six months spent 
in general merchandising on his own account at 
Polder's Ridge, he, in the spring of 1860, decided 
to cast his lot with the pioneers of Northern Kan- 
sas. He according!}' packed up his stock of goods, 
and crossing the Mississippi, established himself as 
a general merchant at Barrett, where he carried on 
business for nearly two years. Barrett at that 
time consisted only of a corn and sawmill com- 
bined, and, as may be supposed, there was little 
call for his merchandise. He accordingly com- 
menced the freighting of goods between important 
points in the West, and in the pursuance of this 
business traveled over the Rocky Mountains, being 
thus engaged until the fall of 1866. He then es- 
tablished himself on a tract of land near Barrett, 
whence he removed to his present place in 1870. 
The country around was thinly settled, and the 
laud which he acquired possession of was compara- 
tively without improvement. It has required the 
labor of years and the outlay of hundreds of dol- 
lars to bring bis farm to its present condition, 
provided, as it is, with substantial buildings, and 
the land brought to a good state of cultivation. 
In addition to this property, Mr. Smith has a half 
interest in 647 acres in the county. 

Mr. Smith came to this region a single man, and 
here found a wife and helpmate, being married in 
September, 1867, to Miss Henrietta Edg.ar. This 
lady was a native of Knox County, III., whence 
she came to Kansas with her parents, in 1860, the 
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born six children, viz: Harr3% William F., Sarah, 
Jaracs, Edgar and Robert. Mr. Smith, politically, 
votes tlie straight Republican ticket, and, as one 
of the' pioneers of the county, is prominently iden- 
tified with the Old Settlers' Association. 

Mrs. Smith was born in Knox County, 111., 
March 5, 1841, and is the daughter of Thomas and 
]Martha Edgar, both of whom were natives of 
Kentucky. She lived there with them until a 
young lady of nineteen years, and then came to 
this county. The parental family consisted of 
seven children, five of whom are living: Mary, 
Mrs. Hopkins, a widow; Henrietta, Mrs. Smith; 
.lane, the wife of James Smith, of Topeka; Will- 
iam, and Rebecca, Mrs. Frederick Brown, of this 
countj'. The father of Mrs. Smith settled in Clear 
Fork Township, improving a farm, where he spent 
the remainder of his days, passing away in 1885; 
the mother is living at the old home in this town- 
sliip. 

•^ €^-B ^^ 

^OHN JOERG. Among the man}- elements 
which tend to the prosperity of our land, 
the vigor and energy of Iier German citi- 
^_ zens have borne a prominent part. A fine 
example of these qualities is found in the subject 
of our sketch. Mr. Joerg was born in Krenznach, 
Germany, April 27, 1849. When three years old his 
parents went to Milwaukee, Wis., where our sub 
ject grew up and obtained his education. 

John Joerg, Sr., the father of our subject, was a 
farmer, and during his later 3'ears he lived a retired 
life at Marysville. He died in 1884, aged seventy- 
eight j-ears. His wife was Miss Catherine Schild, 
who bore him six children, five of whom are now 
living. She now lives in this city, eighty-one 
years old. 

Until the age of eighteen our subject lived upon 
his father's farm, six miles south of . Milwaukee. 
He then learned the carpenter's trade, at which 
he worked in Milwaukee for about six years. He 
then went to Chicago where he remained until 
1871, when coming to Kansas he continued at his 
trade at Blue Rapids for one j^ear. Returning to 
Milwaukee he remained a year and in 1874 moved 



to Marysville, starting a steam furniture factory, 
the first ever here. He brought two car-loads of 
machinery and gave emploj'ment to fifteen men. 
In this business he continued three years, when he 
sold out and engaged in other business. At one 
time he was contractor and builder, having con- 
tracts for building all the best houses in the town, 
putting up twent3--one. About 1884 he put up 
a good building and started a grocer}' store at 
the corner of Broadway and Sixth street, where he 
now has one of the largest groceries in the city, 
also carrying on general jobbing business in poul- 
tr}- and eggs, buying as much as any man in the 
city of Marysville. Since quitting the furniture 
business Mr. Joerg has been a very successful bus- 
iness man, having added to the size of his grocery 
and building. He now owns four good buildings, 
three fine residences and other citj' propert}'. 

Our subject married Miss Agnes Ranksch, of this 
city, Dec. 13, 1875. They have three children, all 
living: Jennie Elinora, Albert John and Minda 
Katie, all of whom are at home and will receive 
good educations, and all the advantages for culture. 
Miss Ranksch was born in Pennsylvania, in 1855, 
and is the daughter of George Ranksch, who came 
to Marysville in 1871, and here died in June, 1889. 
The mother also died here. 

The subject of our sketch was one of the early 
and active members of St. Gregory's Catholic 
Church, and has been instrumental in bringing it 
up to its present high standing financially, being 
one of the building committee, and an earnest 
worker all of the time he has been here, as men- 
tioned in the sketch of the Rev. Father Schmickler 
and the Church. He votes the Democratic ticket, 
and, though not an office-seeker, is now serving his 
fourth term as Alderman of the third ward. 



LEE MILLER. A cursory view of the 
business portion of a town, gives the 
stranger a better idea of its prosperity than 
any other adjunct. So the visitor to Marj-sville 
notes with surprise and pleasure the large number 
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suit of their legitimate object. Prominent among 
these business houses is that of Mr. Miller, who oc- 
cupies a large store in the Koester Block, with a 
slock of drugs anil stationer}', and every article 
that goes with the first-class prescription and gen- 
eral drug store. 

The father of our subject, Jotham P. Miller, was 
born in "Westchester County, N. Y., near Sing 
Sing, in tiie year 1818. There he passed his early 
life engaging in business in Sing -Sing and New 
York Cit3^ About 1849 he came to Wisconsin, 
traveling b}' lake and settled in York, Dane Countj-, 
where he took up a new farm. This farm he im- 
proved and on it he lived for man}- j'ears, and at 
last retired to Columbus, Wis., and afterward came 
to Marysville, this count}'. 

Our subject was married to Miss Sarah M. .lolin- 
son in 1849. He is the father of tliree children, 
all still living, our subject being the eldest. The 
second child, Joette, now Mrs. T. J. Morse, of Be- 
loit, Kan.; Alia, who is still at home. For many 
years before coming to Kansas he suffered with 
asthma, but is now a hale and hearty man. He 
belongs to the Republican party and is a member 
of the Masonic order, and of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church. 

Mrs. Sarah M. (.lohnson) Miller was born near 
Verona, Oneida Co., N. Y. When a young lady 
she, with her parents, moved to Dane County, Wis., 
where she lived until her marriage. She was the 
daughter of Elias O. and Phoeba Johnson. Our 
subject was born in Dane County, Wis., Dec. 22, 
18;')1. When lie was six years old his father 
moved to Columbus, whei-e he was educated. After 
leaving school he entered the drug store of Frank 
Iluggins, remaining for three years. He then went 
to Sing Sing, N. Y.. and for eight years was with 
an uncle who was in the drug business. He then 
came toBeloit, Kan., and established a drugstore for 
himself, carrying on a successful business for two 
3'ears. He then sold out and came to Marysville, 
and buying out a drug store which had been es- 
tablished three months, he has by strict business 
methods and an agreeable manner built up a pros- 
perous trade and a popular reputation. 

Mr. Miller was married at Albany, N. Y., in 
January. 1880, to Miss Stella Riclitmeyer. The 



result of this union is one child — Earl. While re- 
siding in Beloit, Mr. Miller was elected Coroner of 
Mitchell County, but moved away before qualify- 
ing for the office. While not an active politician, 
he has accepted an opportunity to serve the city as 
member of the City Council, representing the 
Fourth Ward. He is a member of the Knights of 
Pythias, and a man very highly spoken of, honest 
and honorable in all his transactions. 

■if OSEPH GORBUTT. Among those who took 
part in the labors incident to the opening 
up of Wells Tow^nship, and whose success is 
_^ due wholly to their own unceasing industry 
and practical ability, is the gentleman above 
named, who owns and occupies a fine farm on sec- 
tions 14 and 15. His first settlement in Marshall 
County was made on section 14, where he home- 
steaded eighty acres of Government land. Deer, 
coyotes and other wild animals roamed over the 
prairies when he took possession of his claim. 
Their haunts have now become a highly productive 
and attractive estate. Since his first settlement, 
Mr. Gorbutt has added eighty acres by purchase of 
railroad lands, making his present acreage 160. 

The gentleman whose name heads this sketch wa.s 
born in Woodford County, Ky., Jan. 10, 1836. 
He is a son of Joseph and Johann Gorbutt. The 
father was a native of Manchester, England, and 
the mother of Paisley, Scotland. They emigrated 
to America when young, and finally married and 
settled in the Blue Grass State, where the father 
died in 1869. The mother is now living in this 
county. 

Our subject was reared to manhood in his native 
county and received his education in the common 
schools, which at that time did not afford such ad- 
vantages as at present. His father being a woolen 
manufacturer, he was reared to that business, which 
he followed until about thirty-five years of age. 
In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, 5th 
Kentucky Confederate Cavalry, which was first at- 
tached to the command of Gen. A. Buford, and 
later was transferred to that of Gen. Morgan. Mr. 



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Gorbutt participated in the battles of Perrysville, 
Stone River, and numerous others of minor im- 
portance. He toolc part in the celebrated Morgan 
Raid in Ohio, and with the brigade was captured 
at Bufflngton. He was confined at Camp Douglas, 
Ohio, for about eighteen months. Receiving a pa- 
role at tiie expiration of that time, he returned to 
Kentucky and resumed the duties of a civilian. 

On November, 1865, Mr. Gorbutt was united in 
marri.ige with Sallie W. Dougherty, who was a na- 
tive of Franklin County, Ky. The union has been 
blessed by the birth of five children. Annie and 
Kiltie are engaged in public school teaching, while 
William J., Rose and John still reside under the 
parental roof. In 1870 Mr. Gorbutt left his Ken- 
tucky home and settled in this count3\ He has 
not only shared in the privations of pioneer life, 
but has also suffered from the elements. During 
what is known as the "Irving cyclone," that caused 
so much destruction a few years ago, Mr. Gorbutt 
lost all of his personal property, including house, 
barn, etc. This clean sweep put him at quite a 
disadvantage, but he has overcome his obstacles 
and now stands upon a firm financial basis. 

The gentleman of whom we write has served for 
several years as a member of the School Board of 
his district. He is a member of the Christian 
Church. In politics he is a stanch Democrat. As 
a man of upright character, and a citizen interested 
in the upbuilding of the locality where he has made 
his home, he merits and receives the respect of his 
fellow citizens. 



,T^LBRIDGE G. WILLIAMS. Tiie kindly 
|W| Christian countenance of Mr. Williams is 
11' — ^ known to a large portion of the people of 
Noble Township, among whom he has sojourned 
pleasantly for many years. His life career has 
been interesting and varied, during which he 
served as a soldier in the Union Army while the 
late Civil AVar was in progress, and endured more 
than the usual amount of hardship and privation, 
which resulted in permanent injury to a naturally 
robust constitution. lie will not own. however, 



that he has ever regretted offering bis life to the 
service of his countr}% which sacrifice he esteemed 
no more than his duty. He is a prominent figure 
in tiie G. A. R., and a very active member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. Providence has 
blessed him, finauciallj', and we find him pleasantly 
located on a good farm of 160 acres, occupying 
the southwest quarter of section 23, in Noble 
Township. 

A native of the Buckeye State, our subject was 
born at the modest homestead of his parents, near 
Adanisville, Muskingum County, Feb. 19, 1837. 
Three years later his parents removed to Hocking 
County, making the journey overland with a team. 
Elbridge was there i eared to man's estate, receiv- 
ing three months' schooling each year in the prim- 
itive log school house, which has been so often 
described in this volume. In the meantime he 
learned the arts of plowing, sowing and reaping, 
and chose farming for his vocation in life. He re- 
mained under the parental roof until reaching his 
majority, at which time his father gave him eight}' 
acres of land. Upon this he went to work with the 
ambition inspired by ownership, put up a log house 
and in due time installed within it a wife and help- 
mate. He was wedded in Hocking County, Aug. 
5, 1858, to Miss Rachel McKitrick, who was born 
in Vinton Count}', Ohio. They lived upon this 
farm until August, 1862, when our subject laid 
aside his personal plans and interests and enlisted 
in Company G, 90th Ohio Infantry. He was 
mustered into service at Camp Chase, and soon ac- 
companied his regiment to the front. He partici- 
pated in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, 
Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and went with Sher- 
man on the march through (Georgia. Later he was 
in the fight at Buzzards' Roost, Resaca, Dallas, 
Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, and in fact 
in most of the important battles of tlie war which 
followed. 

Mr. AVilliams, although experiencing many hair- 
breadth escapes, was fortunately neither wounded 
or captured b} the enemy, and at the close of the 
war received his honorable discharge at Circleville, 
Ohio, after a service of nearly three years. Fre- 
quently in battle his clothes were perforated by 
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and frequently he felt the wind from the balls as 
they rushed past his face. He was in sixteen reg- 
ular battles besides skirmishes, wliieii were some- 
times equally dangerous. I'pon retiring from the 
service he returned to his farm in Ohio, whicii had 
been managed by his wife during iiis absence. He 
lived there until 1871, then selling out in the fall 
of that j'ear, came with his family to this countj- 
and located where he now resides, purchasing a 
tract of wild land from the Chicago, Burlington & 
Union Pacific Railroad Compan}-, for $8.50 per 
acic. There were no improvements, and it is 
hardly necessary to say that in order to bring it to 
its present condition there has been expended a 
large amount of time, labor and hard cash. Mr. 
Williams broke the ground, fenced his fields, set 
out forest and fruit trees, erected the buildings and 
has now one of the most attractive homesteads in 
this region. He raises corn in large quantities and 
keeps considerable live stock, including cattle, 
draft horses and swine. He has been, since leaving 
the army, unfitted for manual labor, but his mind 
remains vigorous and unimpaired, and he has dis- 
charged the important duties of superintending his 
farm in a most admirable manner. 

Jlr. and Mrs. Williams are tlie parents of two 
children only — Lizzie and Clark. Their daughter 
is the wife of E. A. Coulter, a dair^'man in Pawnee 
City, Neb. Clark remains with his parents at the 
homestead. It is hardly' necessary to say that Mr. 
Williams is a warm adherent of the Republican 
party. Fie serves as School Director in his dis- 
trict and has been Sciiool Treasurer for two years; 
he is also Road Supervisor. He was one of the 
most efficient members of the building committee 
during the erection of the Meliiodist Episcopal 
Church edifice, and has officiated as Steward in the 
church. 

The father of our subject was Ciurden D. Will- 
iams, a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, and 
the son of Jesse Williams, who wns born in Mary- 
land. The latter emigrated to Ohio during the 
earliest settlement of Muskingum County, where 
he entered land and cleared a farm of over 300 
acres. There he spent his last years, dying in the 
faith of the Baptist Church; he traced his ancestry 
to England. Gulden Williams was reared to man's 



estate in his native county, but in 1840 removed to 
Hocking County, Ohio, where he cleared a farm 
from the wilderness and became owner of 380 acres 
of land in the vicinity of Logan, Ohio, where he 
died Oct. 12, 1868, at the age of fifty-seven years. 
He was a Republican, politically, and a member of 
the Baptist Church. 

Mrs. Charlotte (Williams) Williams, the mother 
of our subject, was the offspring of a different 
family from that of . her husband, but supposed 
not to be related in any way. She was like 
wise a native of Maryland, born near Baltimore, 
and was the daughter of Stephen Williams, like- 
wise a native of that State and one of the earliest 
pioneers of Muskingum County, Ohio, where he 
died. Mrs. Williams departed this life in Hocking 
County, Ohio, in 1887, when nearly seventy-six 
years old. The seven children of the parental fam- 
ily, of whom our subject is the eldest, were named 
respectively: lilbridge G., Harriet and Jesse, who 
live in Hocking County, Ohio; Lucy, Mrs. Hone, 
of Noble Township, this county; Caroline, of Ohio; 
Gurden and William; the two latter are deceased. 



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iiHOMAS J. PLUNKETT. This honored 
old pioneer ventured into the wilds of Kan- 
sas as early as the spring of 1 858. The ap- 
pearance of the country at that time can better be 
imagined than described. The settlei-s were few 
and far between, and the ground was mostly trod- 
den b}- wild animals. The outlook was certainly 
anything but prepossessing; but the men who came 
to this region at that time were [)0ssessed of more 
than ordinary courage and were prepared for what- 
ever emergency might arise. Our subject was no 
exception to the rule, and "came to stay." 

Upon arriving in this county, Mr. Plunkett se- 
lected a piece of wild land and settled upon it. and 
here he has since remained. This preemption claim 
occupied the southeast quarter of section 8 in St. 
Bridget Township, and under the careful cultiva- 
tion of years has been made to assume a widely 
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when the present proprietor first looked upon it. 
Ho 1ms now brought the land to a state of good 
cultivation, and planted an abundance of fruit 
trees, including several orchards of apples, peaches, 
pears, cherries and the smaller fruits, of different 
varieties. Mr. Plunkett was prospered in his early 
efforts, being successful, financially, and has added 
to his real estate until he is now the owner of 400 
acres, all in a productive condition. In the early 
daj's there was not even grass upon the land. Now 
there is a rich growth of this green covering, under 
the trees and about the home. For man^- years 
the nearest market was at Marysville. In order to 
get grass for his live stock Mr. Plunkett was 
obliged to travel some distance to a slough. Now 
there is an abundance of this kind of feed growing 
of its own free will. One winter, a few years after 
his settlement here, the snow fell to such a depth 
that it covered a shed where Mr. Plunkett sheltered 
his calves, and he dug a tunnel through to them 
and led them out under the arch to water. Later 
he encountered the grasshopper plague, and in his 
own fields has seen them so thick that they com- 
pletely covered the blades of corn upon which 
they would feed and leave not a vestige of when 
taking their leave. In this manner tliej' would go 
through the whole field. 

Mr. Plunkett has been a witness of many won- 
derful changes since coming to this section of 
country, during which time occurred the Pike's 
Peak excitement, when on the trail just south of 
his home tliere passed hundreds of teanrs in a single 
caravan, each usuall3' drawn by four yoke of oxen, 
and seeming to travel day and night. As settlers 
came in and it became necessary' to establish lines 
and boundaries, and organize townships and school 
districts. Mr. Plunkett performed his share in the 
good work. He was one of tlie original founders 
of St. Bridget's Church, organized in 1859: he as- 
sisted in the erection of the church edifice, and has 
freely contributed in supporting the society. 

The subject of this sketch was born April 3, 
1829, ten miles from the city of Dublin. Ireland, 
and was there reared almost under the shadow of 
the famous College of Meynooth, four miles dis- 
tant, although he did not have tiie privilege of at- 
teudiug the institution. To this the British CtOV- 



ernment contributed £30,000, and it arose to such 
importance that it is now named among the princi- 
pal educational institutions of the world. Many 
eminent men have been graduated from its halls, 
and taken high positions among the noted charac- 
ters of the nineteenth centurj-. 

The parents of our subject were Alexander and 
Bridget (Smith) Plunkett, natives of County 
Meath, Ireland, adjoining County Dublin. Their 
family consisted of six sons and four daughters. 
The father was a farmer b^' occupation and in 
moderate circumstances, but managed to give his 
children a fair education. One of his sons, James, 
was unusually bright, took readilj' to his books 
and became a fine scholar. He emigrated to 
America, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where 
he operated first as a stone mason and later as a 
contractor. Thomas J. Plunkett, our subject, left 
the old country when a young man and settled 
first in Connecticut. Later he, too, emigrated to 
Cincinnati, Ohio, where ho lived several years and 
occupied himself as a gardener. In that citj- ho 
was married to Miss Mar}-, daughter of James 
Laird, an Irish gentleman who spent his entire life 
upon his native soil. The young people soon 
moved to Kentucky, and Mr. Plunkett was em- 
ployed in building stone fences. About 1857 he 
set out with his little family' for the West, crossed 
the Mississippi, and located in the vicinity of Da- 
venport, Iowa. This now flourishing city at that 
time consisted of one unfinished hotel. Mv. and 
Mrs. Plunkett were then the parents of one child. 
Upon leaving Davenport, the}' sojourned in Leav- 
enworth Cit\', this State, a short time and soon 
afterwards established themselves in this county, 
where they have since remained. 

Our subject and his estimable wife arc now the 
parents of nine children, eight of whom were born 
in Kansas. Their eldest daughter, Mary Ann, 
(Mrs. D^die) is married and the mother of three 
children; she lives in Wymore, Neb. Josephine 
obtained a thorough education and upon leaving 
school qualified herself as a teacher, but failing 
health compelled her to abandon this profession; 
she is now an invalid. John, Thomas, James and 
William, are at home with their parents. Maggie 
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where Mr. McCafferty is engaged as a painter; 
tiiey have one child. Kate is the wife of Nicholas 
Ki-iley, of Pawnee County, Neb. ; they live on a 
farm and have two children; Sarah is unmarried 
and remains at home with her parents. Our sub- 
ject, i>olitically, is a Democrat and religiously is a 
member of the Catholic Churcli. 

(|]_^^^OUATIO N. FARRAR. Among the many 
l(J progressive and intelligent farmers of Mur- 
'1\^ ray Township, none take higher rank than 
((®) the subject of this sketch, who is one of the 
old homesteaders of the county, having added to his 
original 160 acres another quarter on section .5, and 
the same amount on section 8. all adjoining and 
making up a fine farm. 

Our subject was born in Madison Count}', Ohio, 
Dec. 30, 1841, and was reared and educated in his 
native county, receiving the best advantage.s af- 
forded there. He was of English descent, being 
the son of Henry Farrar, whose biography occu- 
pies another page in this work. When about twenty 
years of age our subject went to Kentucky, where 
he enlisted in the 1st Kentuckj- Infantry, his en- 
rollment taking place Feb. 9, 1862, at Bowling 
(Jreen. The regiment to which he belonged was 
organized in Ohio, but not being able to obtain a 
place in the army as an Ohio regiment, it trans- 
ferred its enrollment to the adjoining State, Ken- 
tuckj'. The regiment was under the command of 
Col. Eryant, and later of Col. Guthrey, and com- 
pany C, to which our subject belonged, was under 
the leadership of Capt. Ralph Hunt. Twentj'- 
seven months after Mr. Farrar's enlistment his regi- 
ment was discharged, the time of regimental 
enlistment having expired, and our subject served 
on detached duty for the succeeding nine months 
of his own term. While with his regiment he par- 
ticipated m the battle of Shiloh, being in the thick 
est of the fight, and receiving a flesh wound only, 
though twenty of his company were wounded and 
a number fell. His second engagement with the 
enemy was at Stone River. He also participated 
in the battles of Corinth and Chickamauga, in the 



latter of which he saw hot shot and cannister to his 
entire satisfaction. Mr. Farrar was a private dur- 
ing the entire term of service, and is justly proud 
of his military record in the ranks of those who 
bore the brunt of the great conflict. AVhile on de- 
tached duty Mr. Farrar was for five months clerk 
of Union Prison No. 3, of Lexington, Ky., and 
there became familiarized with clerkly duties. At 
the expiration of his three j'ears' service he re- 
ceived an lionorable discharge, and returned to his 
home. After a short sojourn there he went to New 
York City, and for two years served as clerk for a 
stock man. He returned again to the Buckeye 
State, in which sometime later lie was married to 
Miss IMartha Minter. 

In 1*870 I\Ir. Farrar came to tliis State and took 
up a soldier's claim on the fractional part of Mur- 
ray Townshi)). At that time much of the town- 
ship was unbrolien. Tliere was no post-office or 
marketing place nearer than Frankfort. Mr. Far- 
rar w.is a poor man when he came to the county, 
and endured many hardships in the improvement 
of ins homestead. Undiscouraged by tiiem he 
labored on, and being energetic, economical and 
industrious he has succeeded, and now owns one of 
the most highly cultivated and attractive farms in 
the countj'. Since his marriage he has found an 
able second in his wife, wlio is a very smart, active 
and intelligent lady. 

Mrs. Farrar was liorn in Adams County, Pa., 
April 19, 1850, being tlie daughter of Samuel and 
and Mary (Hutchinson) Minter, both natives of 
Pennsylvania, where they were reared, educated 
and married. Her father, Samuel Minter, was of 
German extraction, and her mother a native of 
New Jersey, and of New England parentage. The 
daughter, Mrs. Farrar, was but a small cliild when 
her parents moved to Salem, Ohio, wliere they lived 
for some years, from thence removing to London, 
Madison Co., Ohio, where the father died in 1862, 
at the age of forty-six. The mother survived him 
until 1871. when she died at the age of fortj-.. Mr. 
Minter was a stonemason, and a very skillful work- 
man. l>oth he and his wife were, in their latter 
years, members of the Presbyterian Church. Their 
family consisted of two sons and two daughters, of 
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two. The other son, Charles S. Minter, is with bis 
wife residing at Cortez. Col., where he follows the 
trade of a blacksmith. One daughter, P'lora, is now 
a teacher in the public schools of Lancaster, Ohio, 
being the widow of T. V. Clover. Mrs. Farrar re- 
ceived tiie best of training in her early 3ears. She 
was educated in London. Ohio, and became a teacher, 
ranking high in her profession. She is the mother 
of eleven bright and interesting children, named 
respectively: Robert K., Edwin O., Neil, Pearl, 
Flora, Minter, Lena, Henry H., Homer T.,Dale and 
Georgie, all of whom still cluster about the home 
fireside. 

Mr. and Mrs. Farrar are worthy members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Farrar 
has held official place. He is a member of- Axtell 
Post. No. 252 G. A. R. He is a stanch Republican, 
and takes an active interest in local politics, though 
not in an office-seeking capacity. He is warmly 
interested in educational affairs, as is his wife, who 
occupies a position upon tlie School Board, where 
she exhibits excellent judgment in her decisions. 



DGAR R. FULTON has been prominently 

E connected with the First National Bank of 
Marysville, since its establishment in 1882, 
occupying with ability the important position of 
cashier. He became a resident of Marysville, in July, 
1882. The above mentioned bank was organized 
August 1, 1882. and succeeded to the business of 
the Marshall County Bank. The doors were opened 
Oct. 15, 1882, with the following officers: M. 8. 
Smalley, President; 8. A. Fulton, subsequent!}' be- 
came President: Perry Hutchinson, Vice-president; 
E. R. Fulton, cashier. They commenced business 
with a capital of 850,000, now increased to $75,000, 
and are doing well, having met with uniform and 
unvarying success. 

Born in Clearfield County, Pa., Feb. 10, 1856, 
Mr. Fulton there lived during the days of his boy- 
hood, and received a good, practical education, 
becoming well- fitted for the responsibilities of an 
active life. At the age of seventeen jears, he fol- 
lowed the march of human progress Westward, and 



located at Falls City, Neb. While residing in 
Falls City, he read law in the office of his brother 
S. A. Fulton. Subsequently he was graduated in 
the class of '77, from the Law Department of the 
University of Iowa, and commenced the practice 
of his profession in Western Kansas, locating in 
Hodgeman County, where he was a successful attor- 
ney for some time. Since he engaged in banking, 
he has quit the practice of law. 

The 20th day of May, 1885, he was united in 
marriage with Miss Jennie A. Schmidt, a daughter 
of Frank Schmidt, a banker of this city, whose 
sketch also appears in this volume. Two bright 
and interesting children have come to bless the 
home circle, a son, Edgar R., Jr., and a daugliter, 
Jennie L. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton are members of 
the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Fulton is also iden- 
tified with the Masonic fraternitj', having passed 
tlie chapter degrees. Politically, he is strongly in 
sympathy with the Republican party, and votes 
that ticket. 

Moses Fulton, the father of him whose life re- 
view is thus recorded, was born in Clearfield County, 
Pa., on tlie same farm where our subject first saw 
the liglit. There the father lived and died.* He 
was born in 1812, and passed to rest May 25, 1865. 
His wife, the mother of Edgar R., was Miss Annie 
H. Caldwell, who became the motlier of eight chil- 
dren, two of whom, our subject and his brother 
S. A. are residents of this county. Both of these 
gentlemen have identified themselves with the most 
important matters pertaining to tiieir communit}-, 
and enjoy the respect of all who know them. 

OLOMON L. DOTSON. The name of this 
gentleman is familiar to the older residents 
of this count}', as one of those who located 
on the banks of the Vermillion in tlie earl}' 
days, where he has some very rich bottom land, 
included in a well-regulated farm of 177 acres, lying 
on section 31, Bock Township. Before proceeding 
further with his personal history it may be inter- 
esting to mention those from whom he drew his 
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of William Dotson, who was born in Virginia, and 
tlie grandson of Richard Dotson, likewise a native 
of the Old Dominion, and a farmer who, at an 
early date removed to Wood County, W. Va., and 
opened up a farm in the wilderness. During his 
career he served as a soldier in the Kevolutionar}' 
War, and also fought the French and Indians. He 
spent his last days in Tyler County, Va., pnssing 
away at the ripe old age of one hundred and four 
j'ears. 

The paternal great-grandfather of our subject 
was .Solomon Dotson, a native of England, who 
emigrated to America during the Colonial times 
and established himself on a large tract of land in 
Ritchie Countj', W., Va., where he cleared a farm 
and remained upon it until his death when over 
ninety-three years old. roliticall3^ he was a Demo- 
crat, and religiously, an active member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. The maiden name 
of the mother of our subject was Marj- A. Franks, 
a native of Virginia and a daughter of Henrj- 
Franks, who was also born there. He farmed along 
the Ohio River, in the western part of the Domin- 
ion, being among the first settlers of that region. 
He fought in the Indian War and was wounded. 
He became well-to-do, and spent his last years sur- 
rounded by all the comforts of life. The great- 
grandfather Frank was a native of Germany, and 
served as a Revolutionary soldier at the battle of 
Bunker Hill. The paternal great-great-grandfather 
was Hobbs Dotson, who was born in the Turkish 
Emiiire, and went to England with his parents, 
where he spent the remainder of his life. The 
motlier of Mr. Dotson died in Virginia at the age 
of eighty-seven years; she was a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Sixteen children completed the household circle 
of William and Mary A. Dotson, seven of whom 
are deceased, namely: Emanuel, John, Nancy, 
Thomas, Betsey, Maria and Margaret. The sur- 
vivors are: Henr}-. a resident of Virginia: Lottie 
and William, also living there; Solomon L., our 
subject; Mary A., a resident of Belle Plain, Kan.; 
J. Cynthia; Eliza .and Jane, of Virginia, and 
Squire, of Missouri. 

The suliject of this sketch was born in what was 
then Wood, but is now Ritchie County, W. Va., 



near Maryetta, July 8, 1816, and there spent his 
early years upon the farm. He obtained a ver3' 
limited education in the subscription school, dressed 
fla.\, bunted wild game, killed bears, wildcats and 
panthers, frequently fighting the bears with dogs, 
of which he had tw-enty-one at one time, and thus 
attained to man's estate. He then purchased 100 
acres of land, which he cleared and brought to a 
state of cultivation. lie I'aised sheep to a great 
extent and lived in his native count}' until 186.5. 
Then selling out he removed to Adair County, Mo., 
where he purchased an improved farm of 120 .acres 
and raised cattle and sheep. Aft r two years, 
however, he became dissatisfied, and changed his 
residence to Benton Count}', Iowa. Thence, in 
1868, he came to this count}', secured eighty acres 
of land in Clear Fork Township, and lived there 
about ten 3'ears. Indians and wild game were 
plentiful when he first settled there. In 1878 he 
sold out and purchased his present farm. The cy- 
clone of 1879 destroyed his orchard, his barn and 
a part of his house. The family sought shelter in 
the basement of the latter and were not seriousl}' 
injured. He rebuilt as soon as possible, and has 
all modern improvements. He makes a specialty of 
graded cattle, a good quality of draft horses and 
full-blooded, Poland-China and Berkshire swine. 

Mr. Dotson was first married, in Harrison County, 
W. Va., in 1835, to Miss Orlindo Tucker, who was 
born there and died in the Old Dominion in 1863. 
Of this union there were eight children, of whom 
Serena, Betsey, Squire, Clarence and Cora are de- 
ceased. Eli is a resident of Nemeha County, Neb.; 
Columbus lives in Ringgold County, Iowa; Floyd is 
a resident of Pottowatamie County, Kan.; Clarence 
died in California, leaving one child, a daughter, 
Mabel. Eli, during the late Civil War, enlisted in 
1861, in the 14th Virginia Infantry and served un- 
til the close, suffering the horrors of imprisonment 
at Andersonville, and receiving a wound in the 
hand; Squire was under Gen. Sherman in the 82d 
Ohio Infantry, enlisting in October, 1861. He 
died at Goldsboro, N. C. 

Our subject contracted a second marriage in 
Ritchie County, W. Va., with Miss Elizabeth West, 
who was born in Tyler County, that State, and 
died in Clear Fork Township, this county, in 1876. 



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The four children born of this union were; Jerusha, 
who married J. J. Tilley ; Vietta, the wife of James 
A. Barrett; Eveline. Mrs. W. Long, of Rock 
Township, this county, and Porter, who remains at 
home with his father. Our subject was married the 
third time in Rock Township in 1878, to Mrs. 
Telitha (Cain) Trosper, a native of Kentucky, and 
who died at the homestead in Rock Township in 
March, 1880. 

The present wife of our subject, whom he mar- 
ried in Marysville, Oct. 25, 1886, was formerly 
Miss Carrie C. Clark, daughter of Daniel D. Clark, 
the latter a native of Sidney, Me. The paternal 
grandfather of Mrs. Dotson was Samuel Clark, a. 
native of England, who upon coming to America 
carried on farming in Maine and New Hampshire, 
dying in the latter State. The great-grandfather 
was closely allied to the nobility and died in En- 
gland. Daniel D. Clark was born Jan. 3, 1805, and 
was reared to man's estate in Maine, whence he re- 
moved with the family to New Hampshire, and 
engaged as a stone and marble cutter, in which he 
became an expert. He also worked as a cooper, 
and died in New Hampshire in 1882, when seventy- 
eight years old. He was first a Whig and then a 
Republican, and a member of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church until during his latter years, when he 
became a Second Adventist. 

The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Dotson 
was Lydia Quinby. She was born in Sandwich, 
N. H., and died in Concord, that State, in 1887 
when eighty-one years old. Her father was of En- 
glish descent and spent his last years in Concord, 
N. H. Mrs. Dotson was the sixth in a family of 
eleven children, of whom Charles C, Mar3' A., 
Olive A. and Fanny A. are decased. Esther G., 
Mrs. Curtis, is a resident of Concord, N.H. ; Laura 
J.. Mrs. Turner, lives in Iowa County; Samuel F. 
resides in Michigan; Lucinda H., Mrs. Gross, lives 
in Beverly, Mass.; Sarah E., Mrs. Cook, is a resi- 
dent of Concord, N. H., where Daniel G. also lives. 

Charles C. Clark during the Civil War enlisted, 
in 1861, in the 2d New Hampshire Infantry, was 
captured by the rebels and confined in Anderson- 
ville prison, finally being exchanged when the war 
was over. He was nearly dead then, and was not 
found by his friends until the fall of 1866, when 



he was sent home from Annapolis (Md) Hospital. 
He died the following year. ' Another brother, 
Samuel F., enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Battery, 
and was given a Captain's commission, serving 
from 1861 until the close of the war. 

Mrs. Carrie C. Dotson was born Jan. 6, 1837, in 
Concord, N. II., and was first married there, Aug. 
14, 1853, to John D. Heath. Mr. Heath was like- 
wise a native of Concord, and a cabinet-maker by 
trade; he died in 1856. Mrs. Heath subsequently 
removed to Columbia County, Wis., where she en- 
gaged as a seamstress and remained until 1866. 
Thence she removed to Chicago, and from there 
in February, 1885, to Beattie, this county, and be- 
came the owner of a good propertj', which she 
occupied until her marriage to our subject. She 
has one son, Charles A. Heath. 

Mrs. Dotson, while in Wisconsin made her home 
with an uncle, Moses Smith, who had married one 
of her father's sisters. He became a true friend to 
the widow who w.as struggling to maintain herself 
and son. He is now an old man of seventy-six 
years, and is tenderlj' cared for by the lady whom 
he befriended in former years and with whom he 
makes his home. Mr. Smith was born in New 
Hampshire in 1812, and lived there until after his 
marriage, when he emigrated to Columbia Count}', 
Wis., and became the owner of a large farm. He 
also practiced as a veterinary surgeon, having been 
regularly graduated from a school of this profession 
at Portsmouth. Mass. From Columbia he removed 
to Sauk Count}', where he also became owner of a 
large farm, and was well-to-do when an unfortunate 
train of circumstances deprived him of his prop- 
ertj' and made of him a comparatively poor man. 
In 1872 lie come to Jewell Count}-, this State, and 
homesteaded a tract of land near Oraio, which he 
proved up and upon which he lived several years. 
He then disposed of the property and engaged as 
a bookkeeper in the co.il mines at Oraio until 1887, 
when at the solicitation of Mrs. Dotson he took up 
his abode with her, retiring from active labor. 
Mrs. Dotson affectionately speaks of him as her 
adoitted father, and always addresses him as '-Pap 
Smith." Mr. Smith has a remarkable memory and 
has seen many changes during his long life, espec- 
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freighted goods in New Hampsliire before the 
building of a railroad, and had the pleasure of a 
ride on the first institution of this kind in the Old 
Granite State, rolitically, he is a stanch Repub- 
lican. 

RTilLK II. XEAL. One of the most 
beautiful farms in Marshall C'ount\-, is 
that owned and occupied b3' the above 
named gentleman. It is admirably lo- 
cated on section 4, Vermillion Township, on land 
sufficiently high to afford a magnificent view to the 
east, south and west, and overlooking the city of 
Frankfort, which lies one mile south. The estate, 
though small, consisting of but eighty-four acres, is 
thoroughly cultivated, the fertile fields enclosed by 
neat hedge fences, and the orchard is one of the 
finest in the county. Mr. Neal has made the 
raising of fine apples a speciality, and his orchard 
contains several hundred trees of the best varieties 
of that fruit. He also raises peaches, grapes and 
various small fruits. His display at the F"rankfort 
Fair, Sept. 11 to 16, 1889, was one in which any 
fruit-grower would take great pride. Though the 
place is supplied with comfortable and adequate 
buildings, our subject contemplates the erection of 
anew residence at an earh^ daj'. Mr. Neal devotes 
his attention to general-farming, fruit and stock- 
raising. He is a breeder of Norman and Cl3'des- 
dale horses,and owns two very fine blooded stallions. 
"Beauty of the West" is a splendid imported Nor- 
man, and '-Glasgoiv' Bridge, Jr." a beautiful high- 
spirited animal of Clydesdale and Morgan blood. 
Our subject is the son of Arthur and Sarah 
(White) Neal and traces his ancestry to Irish stock. 
His father, and grandfather, John Neal, were na- 
tives of Virginia, from which State the grandfather 
removed into Indiana, while it was still a territory. 
The father was twice married, his first wife being 
Nancy Conley, who bore him seven children — 
Diana, Nancy, John, Harvej', Rebecca, Wesley and 
James. Diana is the wife of William Kenned}% a 
farmer residing in Missouri; Nancy was the wife 
of Ephraim Beasley, a farmer, she died in Logan, 
111., in 185G: John is a retired farmer, whose hoiiie 



is in Kearney, Neb., he married Mahala Mitchell, 
and has si.x children now living; Harvey died at 
the age of twenty-three near Mitchell, Jnd, he was 
unmarried; Rebecca is the wife of Benjamin Pot- 
ter, a farmer of Center Township, their family con- 
sists of eight children. Wesley died in Indiana at 
the age of fifteen years, and James when about 
twelve years of age. The mother of our subject 
wf.s twice married, her first husband being Benja- 
min Sutton, by whom she had two children. John 
W. Sutton, died April 12. 1889 at Lancaster. 
Schuyler Co., Mo. He was a railroad engineer, 
and during the later years of his life followed 
farming. He had been twice married. His first 
wife was Narcissa Combs, and his second, Miss 
Mary Bailey. Rachael lives in Denver, Col., and 
is the widow of Elisha E. Allen, a cabinet-maker, 
she has two children. 

The marriage of our subject's father and mother 
resulted in the birth of five children — Anna, Emily, 
Arthur H., Maria and Clara. Anna was the wife of 
Frank Clutter, a brick-layer. She died at Mt. Vei'- 
non, 111., when thirty-five years of age, leaving 
four children; Emily married Robert Wild, a com- 
mercial traveller, whose home is in Atlanta, Ga.; 
Maria is the wife of William Hutchinson, a me- 
ch.anic at the same place, she has four children; 
Clara is the wife of James Robinsou, of Atlanta. 
who died in 1885, leaving her with one child to 
mourn his loss. 

Arthur H. Neal was born in Lawrence County, 
Ind., Oct. 23, 1844. He was reared on a farm and 
received a good common-school education. The 
excitement attending the breaking out of the 
Civil War, gave rise in the Hoosier State to a mar- 
tial spirit among the very young, and hundreds of 
her youths gave their flesh, blood and growing 
energies to the cause of the Union. Among these 
patriotic sons of Indiana was our subject, who at 
the early age of seventeen, enlisted in the Northern 
army. He was enrolled in 1861 as a member of 
the 50th Indiana Infantry, serving under Gen. A. 
J. Smith. Among the more prominent engage- 
ments in which he took part were Mumfordsville, 
Ky., Bowling Green, Parker's Crossroads, Little 
Rock, Mobile, Ft. Blakely, Spanish Fort and Nash- 
ville. He was one of the number sent to the relief 



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of Gen. Banks in his Red River expedition. During 
the engagement at Saline River, Arlt. he was 
wounded in the left shoulder, and for four months 
was unfit for dutj-. At the expiration of his term 
of service he re-enlisted, and as veteran was trans- 
ferred to the 52d Indiana Infautr}'. After yems of 
gallant service he was honorablj' discharged Oct. 
23, 1865. Upon leaving the army he engaged 
in farming near Richland County, 111., and was 
for three years a renter of land. 

On Sept. 30, 1866, our subject celebrated his 
marriage to Harriet Mayden, an intelligent and 
agreeable 3'oung lady in whom he found a fitting 
companion. She was a native of the Hoosier 
State, and the daughter of William and Catherine 
JIa3den, former residents of Tennessee. Five chil- 
dren iiave been the result of this marriage — Minnie, 
Charles, Emma, Irena and Lillian. The latter 
died in infancj'; Emma, the third daughter, is a 
public school teacher, and was an attendant of the 
late session of the Marshall County Normal Insti- 
tute. All have received, or are receiving an excel- 
lent English education. 

Mr. Neal is a stanch Republican and an active 
worker in the ranks of the parly. He has served 
as a delegate to the Countj^ Convention at various 
times. Both he, and his wife are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. He enters earnestlj- 
into the business which he has undertaken, and 
takes great pride and interest in carrying it to a' 
successful end. He is a man of more than ordinary 
intelligence, of high principles, and is held in great 
esteem by his neighbors. 

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"JTl AMES W. NASH. This gentleman owns 
and occupies one of the most beautiful homes 
in Cottage Ilill Township — a fine farm, un- 
der a thorough state of cultivation and im- 
proved with substantial modern buildings. It is 
devoted mainly to general agricnlture, with a 
goodly assortment of live stock, and yields to its 
proprietor each year considerably more than is 
necessary for his current expenses. Mr. Nash was 
one of the earliest settlers of this region, and being 



a liberal and public-spirited man, upright and 
honest, enjoys in a marked degree the esteem and 
confidence of his fellow- citizens. He has held 
some of the minor offices, but prefers to give his 
time and attention to his farming interests. 

A native of Stark County Ohio, our subject was 
born Sept. 7, 1840, and is the son of David E. 
Nash, whose birth took place in 1813. The latter 
settled in Stark County, Ohio, during its pioneer 
days, but in 1842 pushed on further Westward into 
Elkhart County, Ind., where his death took place, 
March 21, 1845. He was a life-long farmer, and 
was a member in good standing of the Methodist 
Church. He married Jliss Judith Winder, who 
was born April 15, 1812, and was the daughter of 
James and Ann Winder. She departed this life 
March 4, 1856, in Elkhart County, Ind. 

To the parents of our subject there were born 
two children onlj', of whom James W. was the 
3^ounger. His sister, Mary A., is now in Lenawa 
County, Mich. James was orphaned by the death 
of both parents when very young, and lived there- 
after in Indiana until a j'outh of fifteen years. 
He then spent one year in Pennsylvania, and from 
there emigrated to Bureau Count}-, 111., of which 
he was a resident at the outbreak of the Civil War. 
Soon afterward he enlisted as a private in Companj- 
B, 52d Illinois Infantry, and served until April, 
1862, when he was obliged to accept his honora- 
ble discharge on account of disabilitj', the result 
of hardship and privation. 

In 1866 Mr. Nash came to this county and secured 
a tract of land on section 22, in Cottage Hill Town- 
ship, of which he has since been a resident. He 
broke the first sod within its limits, and endured 
all the hardships and privations of life on the 
frontier. He has been a member of the Republi- 
can partj' since its organization, and for many 
jears a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
He also belongs to the G. A. R. 

On the 18th of January-, 1863, our subject was 
united in marriage with Miss Emma A. Bole, of 
Elkhart County, Ind. Mrs. Nash was born July 
16, 1847, and is the daughter of Ebenezer B. and 
Phebe D. (Corpe) Bole, who were natives of New 
York, and are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Nash 
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Henry I).. Ira E., ^lary L., Josepli, Irene, Addie 
and William. Judith is the wife of S. John Swan- 
son, a well-to-do farmer of Cottage Hill Township, 
and they have one child, a daugiiter — ( Jladys. Tlie 
rest of the children remain at homo. 



:],f^KV. MATHIAS JOSEPH SCHMICKLER, 
Ij!^' pastor of St. Gregory's Catholic Church. 
-f^\ At an early period in tlie iu'story of Marys- 
^^J^ville the Catholic missionaries finding here 
Messrs. Joseph EUenbeeker, Jacob and Christian 
Mohrbacher. Nick Koppes and J. P. Smith, with 
tlicm collected a small congregation, holding ser- 
vices in the school house. The first missionary 
priest was Rev. Father A. M. Weikmann, who built 
a brick structure, which was sold b}- his successor, 
who erected a frame churcli near the depot, which 
building still stands and is owned by the Church. 
The first resident priest was Rev. A. M. Meili, who 
made preparation for building the present edifioe. 
Rev. Father Hartman succeeding him, built part of 
the foundation, which was finished b3' the subject 
of our sketch. The Bishop was here to la}- the 
corner-stone, and there was a grand celebration of 
the occasion on the 9th of October, 1886. Our 
subject was sent here specially to finish the church. 
He has so far built a fine structure to the first 
storj", which is now roofed and in use, and expects 
to complete the edifice before long. It is a brick 
structure 50x10.5 feet, and from the foundation to 
the cross on the s|)ire will be 140 feet, and when 
completed will be a splendid building, having two 
stories, the lower part to consist of chapel and 
school rooms, the second story for the church 
proper. So far it has cost $8,000, and to finish 
and furnish it when completed, it is estimated that 
about ti20,000 will be required. The building is 
one of the finest architecturally designed churches 
in Northern Kansas, it having been planned by 
the architect Adolphus Druiding, of Chicago. From 
a small beginning the Church has grown to a fine 
organization of from fifty to sixty active families, 
comprising a membership of 2.50 to 300. It now^ 
has a school attended by thirty -five children, under 



the charge of a competent teacher, and the direct 
supervision of Rev. Father .Schmickler. 

Prominent among the supporters of the Church 
are Joseph EUenbeeker, Jacob and Christian Mohr- 
bacher, Nick Koppes, J. P. Smith, Jacob Ring, 
John Tracy, John Joerg, Mr. Kohorst, P. Brenan, 
Mr. Wassenberg. Mr. Mentchen, and many others. 

Father Schmickler was born in the Rhine I'rov- 
ince of Germany. April 7, 1858. He received a 
classical education at Nassau .and studied philoso- 
phy at St. Trond, Belgium. Then volunteering at 
Cologne, he spent a year in the Prussian army. 
Returning to his books, he spent three years in the 
study of theology at Louvain, Belgium. He was 
ordained at Roermond, Holland, after which he 
returned to Germany- for four months, and thence 
came to America in October, 1884. He first 
located in Wilson County, Kan., being Pastor of 
St. Ignatius church at Neodesha. He was then 
appointed Priest at Marj'sville, in August. 1886, 
and has remained here since that time. 

\f OSEPH A. WILLIAMS. In the spring of 
1866, there started out from Buchanan 
Count}-, Iowa. Mr. Williams with his wife 
and eight children for the wilds of Northern 
Kansas. His outfit consisted of two wagons and 
two span of horses, the vehicles loaded with the 
household utensils and a blacksuiithing outfit with 
which the leader of the train proposed to fight his 
battles in the new countrj', and at the same time 
labor in the construction of a homestead. The 
little caravan arrived at their destination about ten 
daj^s from the time of starting, in the meantime 
camping out wherever night overtook them and 
cooking by the wayside. 

Mr. Williams had visited this section a year 
previous and homesteaded eighty acres of wild 
land, occupying a portion of section 34, Wells 
Township, upon which not a furrow had been 
turned, nor had there been any other attempt at 
improvement. The first business was to provide a 
shelter for the family and the next to provide for 
the wants of the household during the coming 



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winter bj' the way of provisions. After planting 
his garden he put in a crop of corn and wheat, 
commenced fencing his land and as the time passed 
on erecting the buildings most needed. The fol- 
lowing year he made still furtiier progress and in 
due time was enabled to add to his landed posses- 
sions, so that he is now the owner of 200 acres, ail 
of which has been brougiit to a good state of culti- 
vation. 

Mr. AVilliams was not by any means exempt 
from the usual difficulties of life on the frontier, 
and suffered various losses by drouth, grasshoppers 
and chinch bugs, but taken altogether he cannot 
regret that he adhered to his first purpose of re- 
maining. The first dwelling was a small frame 
structure, 16 x 24 feet in dimensions, built of na- 
tive lumber — cottonwood, sycamore and burr 
oak — the principal part of which was hauled from 
Atchison. They occupied this a number of years 
and finally becoming desirous of a change, re- 
moved to Blue Rapids, where the^- lived two years. 
Tliey then returned to the farm quite contented to 
remain. For several years Mr. Williams has been 
engaged in quarrying stone near Bigelow and 
usually gives employment to about fifteen men. 
In 1888 he put out about 10,000 feet of curbing, 
all of which was shipped to Kansas City. 

The subject of this notice was born in Guernsey 
County, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1826. His parents were 
Oliver and Dinah (McGrew) Williams, the former 
a native of Pennsylvania and born in 1804. His 
paternal grandfather had a half brother who served 
as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Dinah 
Williams was a native of New England and is now 
deceased. The father of our subject is still living 
and a resident of Iowa, and has arrived at the 
eighty-fifth year of his age. He was one of the 
earliest pioneers of Guernsey County, Ohio, to 
which he emigrated when a young man, before a 
wagon road had been laid out and when the coun- 
ti-y was veritably a wilderness. He operated as a 
millwright and house carpenter during his early 
manhood and later learned blacksmithing. 

The subject of this slvctch received a very limited 
education in the pioneer schools of Ohio and for a 
time attended a select school. He studied his first 
lessons in a log school house with iiuncheou floor 



and slabs for seats and desks. Light was admitted 
through window panes of greased paper, and heat 
was furnished from a large fireplace extending 
across nearly one end of the building. Ihe smoke 
was coaxed up a chimney built outside of earth 
and sticks. Young Williams did not attend school 
after he was fourteen years old, being required 
thereafter to raalve himself useful on the farm. He 
began learning the blacksmith trade in 1840, which 
he has followed up to the present time, including 
his term of service in the arm}'. 

After the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Will- 
iams enlisted Aug. 1, 1862, in the 27th Iowa In- 
fantry which was assigned to the 16th Corps, Army 
of the West, under command of Gen. A. J. Smith. 
They were in detached service and Mr. Williams 
operated as a blacksmith. He enlisted at Dubuque 
as regimental blacksmith and finished iip as fore- 
man at headquarters. He remained in the ranks 
until August, 1865, and then received his lionora- 
l)le discharge. 

In the meantime, while a resident of his native 
Slate Mr. Williams was married April 8, 1847, to 
Miss Mary A. Walters, who was born in Monroe 
County, Ohio, in 1828, and is the daughter of 
Samuel and Catherine Walters. To our subject 
and his estimable wife there has been born a large 
family of children, nine of whom are living, viz.: 
Clarissa, Mrs. Anton Weeks, of Noble Townsiiip, 
this county; Olivia, the wife of AVilliam Greve, 
living near Los Angeles, Cal.; Alvaretta, Mrs. 
Peter Cline, of this county; Lovina, the wife of 
Martin Goldsberry of this county; Oliver, a resi- 
dent of Osborn County; Josiah, St. Clair, McGrew, 
and Hattie are at home with their parents. 

Mr. Williams has served as a School Director in 
his district a number of terms, but aside from this 
has invariably declined the responsibilities of office. 
He usually voles the straight Republican ticket 
ai.d has contributed his full share in developing 
the best interests of Marshall County. His integ- 
rity has never been questioned and both as a farmer 
and a citizen he occupies no secondary' place in his 
community. Togetlier with his estimable wife he 
has labored many years in the establishment of a 
home and the accumulation of a competence, and 
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degree of satisfaction in the knowledge of lives 
well spent, and reaping solace from the friends witli 
whose esteem and confidence thej' arc blest as a 
part of their reward for well doing. 

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lIp^ICHARD MORTON'. The results of per- 
'L^ severance under difficulties and adverse 
i^\ circumstances, are admirably illustrated in 
^P' the career of Mr. Morton, one of the early 
homesteaders of Kansas, who came to the frontier 
during the time which tried men's souls. From a 
tract of wild, uncultivated Land, he has constructed 
a valuable homestead, 1 60 acres in extent, and 
finely located on section 26, Rock Township. He 
has, in addition to this, eighty acres on section 35. 
The whole has been brought to a productive condi- 
tion, and the buildings of the home farm, although 
making no pretensions to eleg.ancc, are all that is 
required for the comfort and convenience of tiie 
family. In and around the dwelling are the evi- 
dences of refined taste, chiefly the result of the la- 
bors of Mrs. Morton, who is a very intelligent lady, 
and delights in beautifying iier home. Their chil- 
dren have been given the best advantages, and the 
family stands second to none witiiin the limits of 
Rock Townsliii). 

The subject of this sketeii was born near Sea- 
fortli, Huron Co., Canada, Dec. 13, 1840, and lived 
with his parents on a farm until a youth of sixteen 
years. He in the meantime received only limited 
school advant.ages, and now, starting out for him- 
self, began an apprenticeship at the carpenter's 
trade, which he has since followed the greater part 
of the time, although likewise prosecuting agricul- 
tural pursuits. He proved h.-indy with tools, and 
at an early age developed the business talents which 
have been the secret of his success through life. 
At the age of nineteen he commenced as a builder 
and contractor, which he followed thereafter for a 
period of twelve years, in the meantime making his 
home with his parents. 

In the spring of 1869, Mr. .Morton decided ui)on 
seeing something of the Great West, and jonrncvcd 
across the Mississippi to Colorado. He sojoui-iied 



in that region only a short time, then coming to 
this county, homesteaded eighty acres of his pre- 
sent farm, which has since been his abiding-place. 
•For two years thereafter he worked principally as 
a carpenter, but In the meantime labored at the 
improvement of his farm as he had opportunity. 
In 1871 he located upon it permanently, and orad- 
ually made farming his principal business, although 
doing carpenter work as opportunity permitted. 
He made very good headway until 1873, when a 
fire destroyed his buildings and grain, and in the 
fall of 1874, the maxim that misfortune never 
comes singly, was verified, as his team ran away, 
and Mr. Morton suffered the fracture of an arm 
and leg, by reason of which he was laid up for some 
time. He had come here to sta}', however, and 
there was nothing to do but make the best of cir- 
cumstances. In 1876 his homestead was proved 
up, and since that time he has been prosperous. 

In 1880 Mr. Morion invested a portion of his 
surplus capital in 100 acres of school land on sec- 
tion 35, Rock Township, for which he paid $4 per 
acre. Three years later he sold this and purchased 
eighty acres adjoining on section 35, at $8 per 
.acre. Many of his fields are enclosed with hedo-e- 
fencing, which being nicely trimmed, is ornamental 
as well as useful. Among the other attractions of 
the place is a fish-pond and a never- failing spring 
by which it is fed. Jlr. Morton makes a specialty 
of stock-raising as well as feeding, and ships an- 
nually several car-loads of cattle and swine. He 
keeps seven head of gr.aded Norman horses, utiliz- 
ing two teams in his farming operations. The 
homestead lies about five miles from Frankfort. 
In addition to his other labors, Mr. Morton planted 
forest and fruit trees, having a fine apple orchard, 
and maple and cottonwood groves, which serve as 
a protection from the summer sun and the wintry 
blasts. 

In Centralia, Kan., on the 28tii of Jul^', 1871, a 
marriage ceremony performed by the Rev. T. B. 
Gray, united the destinies of our subject with Miss 
Susan, daughter of G. E. Ewing, the latter a na- 
tive of Maryland. The paternal grandfather of 
Mrs. Morton was William J. Ewing, likewise a na- 
tive of Maryland, and who occupied himself as a 
farmer and wagon maker. The great grandfather. 



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James Ewing, served as a private in the Revolu- 
tionary War, and Iiis son, William, was in tiie War 
of 1812, in a cavahy regiment, and furnished his 
own equipments; both died in Maryland. The 
father of Mrs. Morton was a well-educated man, 
and during his 3'ounger years engaged in school 
teaching. He likewise studied medicine under the 
instruction of Dr. Andrew, of Westerville, Ohio, 
and began the practice of his profession in Han- 
cock County, that State. After living in various 
other places, he finally crossed the Mississippi in 
186.5. locating in Centralia, Kan., where he was in- 
strumental in the organization of a college. Later 
he came to this county, and homesteaded a tract of 
land in Rock Township. Five years later he re- 
moved to Beattie, and embarked in the drug busi- 
ness. Next he removed to Council Grove, this 
State, where he followed his profession. He was 
a Republican, politically, and a member of the 
Church of God. 

Mrs. Elizabeth (Peters) Ewing, the mother of 
Mrs. Morton was born in Licking County, Ohio, 
and was the daughter of William Peters, a native 
of Maryland, who emigrated to the Buckeye State 
at an early day, settling in Licking Couiity. He 
married Miss Sarah Bashford, of Virginia, whose 
father was born in Ireland. This lady died in 
Beattie, this county, on the 19th of February, 
1883; she had been a member of the United 
Brethren Church for the long period of fort}' years. 
Mrs. Morton was the eldest child of her parents, 
whose family consisted of four daughters and two 
sons. Her younger sister. S. Jennie, Mrs. Cook, 
is a resident of Ellsworth Countj^, this State; 
Jerry R. is a resident of the same county; Mattie. 
Mrs. Storm, resides in Pawnee County, Neb.; 
Daniel L. acquired a good education, and became 
Principal of the Wyandotte School, where he died 
in 1885; Mary, Mrs. Ott, is a resident of Rock 
Township. 

Mrs. Morton was born near Johnstown, Licking 
Co., Ohio, Oct. 23, 1844. She was reared in her 
native town, and received a good education, fitting 
herself for a teacher, and conducting the first school 
in Wyandot County, when a maiden of eighteen 
years. She came to this State in 186.5, and fol- 
lowed her profession six terms, and until her mar- 



riage. Of this union there have been born three 
children — Ida H., Clara E.. and George W. The 
eldest daughter is ijrejjaring for teaching. Miss 
Clara is musically inclined, and is studying the art 
at Frankfort, with the intention of fitting herself 
for a teacher. 

Mr. Morton, politically, is a sound Republican, 
and one of the leading lights of his party in this 
region, frequently being sent as a delegate to the 
County conventions. He has served as Township 
Trustee and Assessor three years each, and has been 
a School Director in his district for the past fifteen 
years. He assisted materially in the building of 
the first school-house in his district, donating the 
work. He has also oflSciated as Road Supervisor. 
Both he and his estimable wife are members in good 
standing of the Methodist Episcojml Church, at 
Frankfort, in which Mr. Morton is a Trustee. 

The father of our subject was Elisha Morton, a 
native of Vermont, and the son of Silas Morton, 
who, during his younger 3'ears carried on farming 
in the Green Mountain State, then removed to the 
Province of Ontario, Canada, and settled on a farm 
near Toronto, where he became well-to-do, and 
spent his last days. He was of Scotch descent. 
Elisha Morton was a boy when his parents removed 
to Canada, and he lived there until reaching; man's 
estate, becoming owner of a 100-acre farm, wiiich 
he operated together with a steam sawmill. Dur- 
ing the Canadian Rebellion he was forced into the 
service, handcuffed, and hauled on a sled with oth- 
ers to the seat of war. He finally made his escape, 
and remaining a resident of the Dominion, died 
tliere in 1876. He was a believer in the Christian 
religion. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject, 
was Samantha Gager, and she was born m the Pro- 
vince of Ontario, Canada, in 1818. Grandfather 
Gager was a native of Massachusetts, where he was 
educated, and taught school during his younger 
years. Later he removed to Canada, and followed 
farming in the Dominion until his death. He mar- 
ried a Miss Huntley, whose father was a native of 
Wales. The latter upon emigrating to America, 
settled in Massachusetts on a farm, and later served 
in the Revolutionary War. Finally he removed 
to Canada, where he died. Tlie mother of our 





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subject is still living" at the oM homesteatl in Can- 
ada, and sympathizes with the doctrines of the 
Christian Chnich. The parental household con- 
sisted of eight children, the eldest of whom, Enos, 
is a farmer of Williams County, Ohio; Huldali, 
Mrs. Hilborn, is a rssident of Horton, this State; 
Rebecca. Mrs. Abby, lives in Michigan; Richard, 
our subject, was the fourth in order of birth; Sid- 
ne}- is a farmer in Rock Township, this county; 
Alonzo is a carpenter by trade, and makes his head- 
quarters at Frankfort; Alfred, deceased; AVealth_v 
lives with her mother in Canada. 



^Il"^^ EV. JOHN M. BROWN, whose portrait is 
II 11/ 
lly<f presented on another page of the Album, 

/ *i \V was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in 

^^^ Axtell,iind was looked upon as one of its 

ablest and most efficient men. During the earlj' 

years of his ministry he organized seventeen 

churches in Illinois, Missouri and Kans.as. He 

was born in Moscow, Livingston Co.. N.Y., Oct. 

18, 1827, and departed this life at his home in Ax- 

tcll.Nov. 2, 1888. He came to this county in the 

spring of 1879 and at once located in the town 

which ever afterward remained the object of his 

solicitude and affection. 

Mr. Brown was sent to this community to or- 
ganize a PiX'sbyteriau church, which he successfully 
accomplished with a membership of twenty-one 
persons. He remained associated with this until 
his decease, building it up to a strong and nourish- 
ing organization. He was a ceaseless worker, both 
within the church and without, and at the same 
time accumulated a snug properly including seven 
aei'es of ground within the city limits, where he 
built up a fine home and operated as a fruit grower 
and horticulturist. He loved nature in all her 
forms, and nothing gave him more pleasure than 
to witness the development of bud and flower and 
finally the perfect fruit. 

Mr. Brown in 1885 organized Fair View Church, 
five miles northwest of Axtell, of which he was pas- 
tor for two years. He also presided over a congre- 



gation which held its meetings in the Star school- 
house south of Axtell. During the period of his 
pastorate in Axtell, he organized the Presbyterian 
Church in Oneida, Kansas, and it was chiefl3' 
through his efforts that the church edifice in that 
city was erected. His labors were unifornilv 
blessed with success. Prior to his estalilishment at 
Axtell, he h.ad been the pastor of a congregation 
at Hays City, Ellis County, where he was stationed 
a little over two years and at the same time 
preached at Ft. Haj-es. which was then a Govern- 
ment post. He completed his ministerial studies 
at CoUinsville and Oalesburg, III., and began 
preaching when a young man of twenty-five 
j^ears. 

The father of our subject was Rev. Amos Philips 
Brown, who was likewise a minister of the Presby- 
terian Church, and a native of Thornton, N.II. 
He spent his boyhood and youth among the (ireen 
Mountain hills and was married in Boscawen, Mer- 
rimack County, to Miss Jane Little, likewise a 
native of that State and one of a family which pro- 
duced a large number of ministers and men of note. 
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived for a 
time in New Hampshire, and then removed to New 
York State where they sojourned until 1 834, then 
emigrated to Illinois and were among the earliest 
pioneers in Jersey County. The father commenced 
his pious work among a scattered people and la- 
bored without faltering until his health failed. He 
was never content except when laboring for the 
Master, and died at the age of sixtj'-seven years, 
after having spent all of his active life as pastor 
and teacher. His first wife died when compara- 
tively a young woman and he was a second time 
married. 

The subject of this sketch was only seven jears 
(jf age when his father removed to Illinois, and he 
there obtained a practical education in the com- 
mon school and was carefully trained by his excel- 
lent parents. About the time of reaching his 
majority he was married in Galesburg, to Miss Eliz- 
abeth Bartlctt, who was born and reared there. 
She became the mother of eight children, and died 
in Hays City, this State, in 1876. Of these chil- 
dren onlj- four are living, four having dieil prior 
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of Prof. Richard Lem.in, and resides in Columbus, 
Ohio, where Mr. Leniaii is engaged as :i teacher of 
music and German; Hattie L. married E. E. Caps, 
and they are residents of Hastings, Neb., where 
Mr. Caps is engaged in the drug business; Lottie 
C. is the wife of S. E. Butt, and they live in Leav- 
enworth, whore Mr. Butt is connected with a geu- 
llemon!s furnishing house; Alfred L. married Miss 
Georgia Wood, and they live in Denver. Col. 

In due time our subject contracted a second 
marri.Tge in Cleveland, Ohio, witii Miss Emma JNI. 
Uuot, who was born in Mantua in 1832, and is the 
daughter of Jeremiah and Huldali (Harmon) Root. 
Tlie parents of Mrs. Brown were natives of Massa- 
chusetts and Connecticut respectively, and in early 
life when twelve and five j'ears old removed with 
their parents to Portage County. Ohio, and were 
married in Aurora. They afterwai'd removed to 
Mantua, Ohio, where Mr. Root accumulated a large 
propertj'. He made a specialty of farming, al- 
though he was ofHciall3' connected witli township 
and county affairs. He had an excellent knowl- 
edge of common law, and was frequently called 
upon to operate as arbitrator in settling estates 
and other matters. He exerted a decided influence 
in his communit}' and was numbered among its 
most useful men. He departed this life at iiis 
home in Aurora in 1873, aged seventy-eight 3'ears. 
The wife and mother survived her husband three 
years, dying in 1876, at the age of seventy-five. 
Both were members of the Congregational Church, 
and Mr. Root politicall3^ was a sound Republicnn. 
He was once solicited bj' liis part3' to become their 
candidate for the State Legislature, but declined 
the honor. 

Mrs. Emma M. Brown was one of the younger 
members of her father's family, and like the others 
received a good education which she completed in 
the Female Seminary at Hudson, and at the West- 
ern Reserve College in Lake Count3', Ohio. She pos- 
sessed considerable musical talent and was a very 
successful teacher of this art for some time prior 
to her marriage. She is a member in good stand- 
ing of the Presb3-terian Church and occupies a 
high social position. 

During the progress of the Civil War, Mr. 
Brown who had been a resident of Miiioiik, III., for 



eight years as pastor of the church there, consid- 
ered that lie had a sterner duty to perform, and on 
the 11th of August, 1862, enlisted in Company H. 
77th Illinois Infantry as First Sergeant. He re- 
paired at once to the front with his rciiiment and 
participated in many of the impoi'tant battles 
which followed, including the fight at Arkansas 
Post, the siege and capture of Vicksburg, and 
other less important engagements. His health in 
time became greatlj' im[)aired, and on the 3d of 
June, 1863, he was obliged to accept his honorable 
discharge for disability. L^pon retiring from the 
service he located in Pierce City, Mo. 

Mr. Brown was a charter member of Axtell Post, 
G. A. R., No. 253, at Axtell, which was organized 
chie(l3' through his instrumentality, and in connec- 
tion with which he officiated as Chaplain most of 
the time till his death. He leaves a record of a 
long and useful life, and his name is held in kindly 
remembrance by all who knew him. An earnest 
advocate of the cause of temperance, he seemed 
man3' limes to stand alone in the face of fierce op- 
position, yet he never wavered but always stood 
firm in his convictions. He never sacrificed prin- 
ciple for party or for the sake of gaining the good- 
will of the public. Truly applicable to Mr. Brown 
are the words, " Whatsoever tli3' hand findeth to 
do, do it with thy might, for there is no work in 
the grave, whither thou goest." He believed and 
'acted upon the belief that he must work now, work 
while the day lasts, work till He comes, then will 
be rest, blessed, eternal rest. 



\f]lTDGE WILLIAM P. MADDEN. The dis- 
comforts now felt b3' settlers in a newly 
opened section, are not to be compared to 
I those endured b3' the pioneers of civiliza- 
tion. Except in a few mountain regions of the 
West, the frontiersman is a thing of the past. How 
much we of the present age owe to those who en- 
dured liardshi|)S and great dangers a few years ago, 
is inestimable. High honor should be given our old 
settlers, even if they succeeded only in opening up 
tlie country, and much more if thev, through such 



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discouraging surroundings, have ruist'il tiiemsolvt'S 
to comfort or affluence. Among those of this 
county wlio have experienced all the hardships of 
pioneer life, is the subject of this sketch, now a 
successful farmer and stock-raiser on section 1. St. 
Bridget Townsiiip, where he owns and occupies a 
finely improved farm of 640 acres. He is one of 
tiie oldest permanent settlers, not only of this 
county, but of the State, having been a resident 
since 1851. On coming to tliis county he obtained 
160 acres of (iovernment land, being on the north- 
west quarter of section 12, in what is now St. 
Bridget Township. The entire county was a wild 
waste of unbroken prairie, and Mr. Madden had no 
neighbors, and Indians were the only human beings 
within miles. He did not possess much of tiiis 
world's goods, and it was only by hard work and 
privation that he was enabled to accomplish his 
purpose of making for himself a good home. That 
he has succeeded well, the large addition which he 
ii.as made to his original purchase, and tlie excel- 
lent improvements made, are the best evidence. 
His experience during his earlier years in this 
county would have discouraged man}', but wilii 
the true pioneer spirit he labored on, undisma3-ed 
by accidents, even the great misfortune by fire 
making him but t\\e more determined to continue. 
Judge ]Madden is of pure Irish blood, his par- 
ents, Patrick and Honora Maddeii, having been 
born, reared and married in Galway County. Ire- 
land, where both died at an advanced age. Tiie 
father was a carpenter and farmer, and both par- 
ents were members of tiie Roman Catholic Churcii. 
Our subject was the youngest but one of the 
parental family, and was born in Galway, Galway 
County, Ireland, in the year 1831. He was a 
bright boy, and wliile at school won merit for 
his scliolarship. He obtained a ver}' good educa- 
tion before coming to this country, which he did 
while yet quite young. He landed in New York, 
and continued his schooling there for sometime. 
In Albany, N. Y., he enlisted in tiie United States 
regular army. He served five years, during 
which lime he formed part of the command at all 
the forts from Leavenworth to the Pacific Slope, 
though the regimental headquarters was much of 
the time at Ft. Kearney. He took part in many 



Lidian engagements, the most notable l)cing the 
Sioux expedition, when his regiment, the 6th In- 
fantry, had some hard fighting. Company I, to 
which he belonged, was in more than a half dozen 
battles, and engaged in skirmishes, but besides 
a slight flesh wound, Judge Madden escaped un- 
hurt. He became well acquainted with the West, 
and with the modes. of Indian warfare, during his 
army life. At the expiration of his term of ser- 
vice, in 1856, he located in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 
where he remained until coming to this county. 

Judge Madden was married, in St. Bridget Town- 
ship, to Miss Catherine Rogers, a native of Ireland, 
who was born about 1849. Her parents Barney and 
Mary (Dillon) Rogers, emigrated to the United 
States when she was but a few months old. They 
first settled in Ripley, Ohio, and later removed to 
Maysville, Ky. In 1860 they came to Kansas, set- 
tling in what is now St. Bridget Township, where the 
father improved a new farm, which he had preempted. 
In 1867 Mr. and Mrs Rogers removed to Wasiiing- 
ton County, Kan., where IVIr. Rogers improved 160 
acres, and where he died at the age of one hundred 
and four years. Mrs. Rogers also died in Wash- 
ington County, when about seventy years of age. 
Both were communicants of the Catholic Church. 

iMrs. Madden was reared and educated by her 
parents, remaining with them until her marriai^e. 
She is the mother of eleven children, of whom four 
are deceased. Two died in infancy, and two boj's, 
Thomas and Jerome, died while young. The livin"- 
chUdren are all at home, forming a bright and in- 
teresting circle; they are William, John, Terry. 
Minora, Mary, Thomas and Maggie. 

Mr. Madden was the first Probate Judge for this 
count}' after the adoption of the State Constitu- 
tion, and held the office for two years. He has 
since held most of the local offices, especial!}- that 
of Justice of the Peace, in which he has served for 
a number of terms. He has made his political in- 
fluence felt in his township, and has ;ill his life 
been a booming Republican. Both he and his wife 
are dissenters from the Roman Catholic Church, in 
which faith they were bred, and have noestablislied 
religious belief. Mr. Madden is a man of fine 
natural abilities, which have been well improved 
li\- training and observation, is enterprising and 



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lionorable in his business relations, kindly in his 
home and social life, and possesses the wit and cov- 
di:il uianiiors which are so general among his coun- 
trymen. Botli lie and his wife command the 
heart}- respect of the coniinunit}'. 



ps. ETER H. PETERS. In the life of the 
J) gentleman of whom we write, we have a 
line example of what may be accomplished 
by energy and perseverance, coupled with 
good habits. lie began life for himself at the early 
age of fouiteen. and with no capital except his na- 
tive ability and a ivnowledge of the printer's traile, 
att;uned before middle life to a high position in the 
community where he dwelt. 

Mr. Peters was born in St. Louis, Mo.. Sept. 16, 
1840, and there learned liis trade, working until 
the age of eighteen in his native city. At this 
earh' period in the history of Marshall Count}', he 
came to Marysville and engaged on the Palmeto 
Kansan. of this cit}-. He had worked but a few 
months when tiie paper was discontinued. Having 
been ill at the time of the suspension of the paper, 
he was taken to a farm northwest of tlie city by 
its owner. Mr. Magill, whose sketch occupies 
another page in this Ai.isujr. After a few months 
spent at the home of Mr. Magill. our subject started 
tlie Marysville Democrat, having as his associate 
R. S. Mills. The publication of this paper was 
discontinued July 31, 1860, when the office was 
destroyed by a cyclone. In 1862, in company 
witii Mr. Magill, he started the Constitutional Ga- 
zetteer. The eighth issue of this paper containing 
some strictures on the character of Gen. James H. 
Lane, then a member of the United States Senate, 
the plant was destroyed by a company of soldiers. 
With the usual pluck of a newspaper man, Mr. 
Peters paid little heed to the discouragements 
which beset his way, and in 1864 he started the 
Marysville Enterprise, of which he was sole editor 
and proprietor. He continued its publication un- 
til 1868, when he sold to George W. Crowthers, 
who moved the paper to Irvine, this county. The 
following yeai- he started the Marysville Loromotire 



and continued its publication for several years, 
eventuall}' selling to Thomas Hughes, who changed 
the name of the sheet to the Marshall County News. 
This paper still continues under the charge of 
George T. Smith, to whose sketch we refer for the 
iiistory of that publication. On Dec. 22. 1871, 
Mr. Peters celebrated his marriage to Miss Katie D. 
Magill [see sketch of James S. Magill]. and in 
187.5 he, with his wife, removed to Atchison, Kan., 
where he owned a third interest in the Alchison 
Daily Patriot. On account of ill health he was able 
to continue his work in Atchison for but a short 
time, and selling out he returned to Marj-sville, 
whore he engaged in different mercantile pursuits 
for a time. In the spring of 1877 he removed to 
.Sherman, Grayson Co., Tex., where he eng.aged 
in newspaper work. His first enterprise here was 
in connection with J. Martin in the [)ublication of 
the Sherman Register. Continuing but a 3'ear. he 
established the Courier - Chronicle at Sherman, 
which publication he continued for several years, 
building up a health}- circulation for the sheet, 
which was made the finest paper in the county. 
His health having again failed, Mr. Peters was 
obliged to give up his newspaper work, and ob- 
tained the position of superintendent of the tele- 
graph line from El Paso to Ft. Worth, Tex. This 
telegraph line was worked in connection with the 
building of the railroad, and Mr. Peters went into 
El Paso on the first train after its construction. It 
had been thought that the travel over this line 
would be beneficial to our subject, but it proved 
of no permanent avail, and he returned to Sher- 
man, retiring from business. Notwithstanding his 
ill health, the citizens desired his services, and 
elected him Mayor of the citj'. Before the expira- 
tion of his term of office he passed from earth, his 
death occurring Sept. 30. 1883, of consumption, 
from which he had suffered for three years. 

Mr. Peters was a prominent Mason, holding the 
highest office in the Knights Templar degree, hav- 
ing been the founder of A. F. & A. M. Lodge 
No. 91, of Marysville, in which he took great in- 
terest. He w.as a member of the P^inscopal Chnrch, 
of which his widow is a communicant. He was a 
prominent man in the ranks of the Democratic 
party, never failing to c.-ist his vote in its interests. 



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He was a man of more tUan ordinarv abilil\', of 
most exemplary eliaractcr, and .uiioiiu his towns- 
men the first word has jt-l to he spoken against 
lilni. In their bereavement iiis widow and cliil- 
ilren can point witli pride to the record he has left 
behind him. 

Mrs. Peters was born in Marietta, Ga., Oct. 25, 
1852, and when her parents removed to Kansas 
she remained in her native State to complete her 
education. She graduated at tlie High Scliool at 
Savannah, Ga., and followed her parents to this 
State in 1865, remaining- with them until the time 
of her marriage. To her have been born three 
cliildren. the little daughter living but tln-ee weeks 
and the two sons remaining to comfort her in her 
widowhood: AVilllam James was born Dec. 10, 
1873, and Magill C'larli. May 26. 1876. Both are 
at home, where tbey vvill receive every advantage 
of education and training. The eider is now en- 
gaged in the office of the Marshall Xeti-s, fitting 
liimself to follow liis father's footsteps in journal- 
ism. Thougii her married life was chiefly spent in 
Sherman, Tex., Mrs. Peters expects to malie Marys- 
ville her future home, to which measure slie lias 
been led on account of tlie health of her younger 
son. She is now preparing to build, and will soon 
be occup3'ing a substantial and attractive home. 
She is a lady of intelligence and culture, hospitable 
and generous, and a true gentlewoman. 



^^ MOS FLIX. Tiiougli not an old settler of 
i ,@/ul | Kansas, the above named gentleman has 
If « known much of the iiard work and priva- 
1^ lion consequent uiion life in a new coun- 

try, having been reared among the pioneer settlers 
of Indiana, and being a member of a family which 
suffered mucli at tlie hands of the red men. His 
grandfather, James Flin, was killed by the Indians, 
while working in his field in Virginia. A dangli- 
ter of the family also suffered death at their liamls. 
The savages took our subject's grandmother, liis 
father, who was then five years old, and hisfatlier's 
two sisters — Polly and C'hlora — captives. They 



were taken to the wilderness of Kentucky, where 
the cliildren were kept in capiivity until grown. 
The mother died in cajitivitj', dropping dead while 
carrying a load of wood to cook dinner, she being 
compelled to do the drudgeiy which Indians im- 
pose upon their squaws. Her daughter desparing 
of release, became the wife of an Indian, 'by whom 
she had one child. 

John Flin, our subject's father was given a gun 
b^' the Indians when he became of age and thus 
made one of themselves. He shortly afterward 
made his escape and returned to his native Stale. 
His two sisters were afterward rescued liy Daniel 
Biione, an account of wliich event will be found in 
the various printed biographies of that noted pio- 
neer. John Fiin, wliile in the employ' of the Gov- 
ernment, as a spy. was again made a prisoner by 
the Indians, who on the eve of a battle left him 
guarded only by squaws. It was their intention 
to burn him at the stake after the battle, but he suc- 
ceeded in making his escape during the night, 
aided by some friendly squaws. He afterward 
became (iovernment Interjjreter for Ohio, Indiana 
and Illinois. 

Our subject married Agnes Priest, who with her 
parents were natives of Virginia. Fourteen chil- 
dren were born to them, our subject being the 
fourth in order of birth, and the others being 
named, respectively: James. John. Jeremiah, 
George, Millie, Klizabeth, Benjamin, Adam, Peter. 
Obadiah. Chapman, Isaac and Elijah. .Tames is 
now living in Delaware County, Ind., he is a 
farmer b}- occupation, has a wife and family, and 
is now eighty years of age; John is a plasterer 
in Marion, Grant Co., Ind, and has a family; Jere- 
miah died in 1881, in Wabash, Ind., he was a 
plasterer and brick-layer, he left a family; George 
died in 1883 in Delaware County, Ind., where he 
had followed the trade of a plasterer, he also left a 
famih'; Millie was the wife of Henry Dick, a black- 
smith, she died in Delaware County, Ind.. in 1885. 
leaving a grown family; Elizabeth was muriied 
three times; her last husband. Harris Benjamin, met 
his death by an accident in a sawmill, where a piece 
of scantling flew back and broke his neck. This sad 
event took place in Miami County, Ohio, in 1883; 
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Adam ilied in June. 1888, near Oregon. Holt Co., 
Mo., wliere be was engaged in farming; Peter 
lives in Marion, (irant Co., Ind.. he is a money 
broker, is married, hut has no children; Obadiah is 
engaged in f.nrming at Marion, Grant Co., Ind., he 
is married and has a family; Chapman is engaged 
in the same employment at the same place, he is a 
widower with a grown family; Isaac is engaged 
in farming at Albany, Ind; Elijah is a carpenter, 
and makes his home in Grant County, Ind., with 
his children, his wife being dead. 

Our subject was born in Miami County. Ohio, 
about seven miles east of the town of Troy, on 
May 27, 1816. He was reared upon a farm, and 
attended the subscription schools of the neigh- 
borhood. As soon as he was large enough to set 
out in the clearings, he was obliged to go to work. 
When twenty years old, he went to Springfield, 
Ohio, to learn the tanner's trade under John Hays. 
He remained there four years, and then started a 
tannery for himself in Delaware County, Ind. In 
1840 he was married to Harriet, daughter of Mich- 
ael and Elizabeth Wolf, the ceremony taking place 
on the last day of April. Mr. AVolf was a farmer, 
and he, and his wife and daughters, all were natives 
of the Buckeye State. In the fall of 1870, Mr. 
Flin came to Marshall County, and settled in Ver- 
million Township, where he now resides. He 
bought 320 acres of land, eighty acres of which he 
has since sold to his son, Harmon li. He has been 
a very hard working man during his long life, is a 
successful farmer, and well deserves the prosperity 
which h.as attended him. In addition to his fine 
farm he is the owner of a house and two lots in 
Frankfort. 

Mr. and Mrs. Flin are the happy parents of the 
following children. All are married except one, and 
doing well in life. Francis Marion lives in AVells 
Township, he married Susan Stonebaker, and has 
a family of seven children; Mary Eliza is the wife 
of (ieorge Stump, of Vermillion Township, and is 
the mother of seven children; Agnes is the wife of 
Abner Jobes, who is engaged as a teamster in Win- 
chester, Randolph Co.. Ind., she has two children; 
Geon'e is engaged in farming in Center Township, 
he iii;irrie<l Martha M. Campbell, who has borne 
him six childi-en; Matilda is the wife of John Os- 



burn, a trader and speculator in Frankfort, she has 
three children ; Harrison is living on eighty acres of 
the home place, his wife, formerly Miss Lydia 
Vaughn, has borne him three children; the youngest 
son. John, is still at home. 

Mr. Flin is a man still well preserved in healih 
and strength. He is a member of Frankfort Lodge, 
No. 07, A. F. (k A. M. in which he holds the office 
of Tjler. Politically, his adherence is given to the 
Democratic party, and he has frequently been a 
delegate to the county and other conventions. He 
has served three terms as School Treasurer, ful- 
filling his duties in a satisfactory manner. Both 
he and his wife are members of the Christian 
Church. He is a man of gentle manners, fine char- 
acter and a citizen who is held in high esteem by 
neighbors and acquaintances. 

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',17 OCKWOOD ROGERS. Besides being a 
ll (@ prominent lumber merchant of Vermillion, 
j**--^^. and one of its most stirring business men, 
Mr. Rogers is considerably' interested in farming, 
and owns a quarter section of improved land in 
Noble Township. He established himself at Ver- 
million in the spring of 1883. and purchasing this 
lumber-yard enlarged it, adding the necessary build- 
ings and is now in the enjoyment of a lucrative 
business. He has a fine residence adjoining, and is 
the owner of seven lots, eligibly situated and de- 
sirable. He keeps a full stock of all the material 
iu his line and numbers his patrons for miles 
around. 

Our subject was born in the vicinity of Brook- 
lyn, Province of Ontario, Canada, Jan. 9, 183.5, 
and was reared to farming pursuits, acquiring his 
education in the district school. He remained un- 
der the parental roof until a man of twenty-five 
years, and during the latter part of this time man- 
aged his father's farm. When commencing life 
for himself he entered the employ of the Grand 
Trunk Railway, remaining in the Dominion until 
18G2. That year he emigrated to Lee Cornty, III., 
but only sojourned there about two months. Then 
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father, after which he soiiglit Lee C'minty, 111., 
.Tgain, wliere he employed iiimself at f;iiin wfuk :iiul 
in drilling wells. In September, 18Git, he crossed 
the Mississippi, t.aking liis macliine with him into 
Kansas, shipping his drill to Frankfort and coming 
throiigii with a team, crossing the Mississippi at 
Rock Island and the Missonri at St. Joseph, arriving 
in Frankfort safely after a journej' of three weeks 
and three days. He still has the team which brought 
him hither. He began drilling in Frankfort, and 
was occupied at this one year, then secured a claim 
of 120 acres in Wells Township. Four months 
later he sold this and purchased a half section of 
school land in Noble Township, for which he paid 
83 an acre. Later he purchased another farm 
upon which he made good improvements, erecting 
a frame dwelling and the necessary outbuildings, 
lie operated this himself until 1883. In the mean- 
time he was visited b}- the grasshopper plague 
three seasons, and finally sold the place for ^5,000, 
after which he came to Vermillion. 

Mr. Rogers was married in Frankfort, in 1.S71, 
to Miss Ella P. Harris. This lady was born in Lee 
County, III., acquired a good education and em- 
ployed herself as a teacher in Kansas prior to her 
marriage. She became the mother of three chil- 
dren, and died in April, 1886. One child, Ralph 
Leroy, also died that j-ear. The survivors. Joseph 
L. and Effie B., are at home with their father. Mr. 
Rogers assisted in the organization of Noble Town- 
ship, and was its first Treasurer. He is at present 
the School Treasurer of his district. He served as 
School Trustee seven years, and as Township Trus- 
tee two terms. Politically he is a stanch Republi- 
can, and has frequently been sent as a delegate to 
the county conventions. In Canada he served as 
Assessor when but twenty-three years old. In 
connection with his lumber business he is also 
agent of the Plui'iiix Fire Insurance C'ompan}', of 
Brooklyn. During the cold spell of January, 1888, 
Mr. Rogers met with a serious accident by being 
knocked or kicked in the head either by a horse or 
some person. He entered his lumber yard and re- 
members nothing which transpired afterward. 
When regaining consciousness he w.as lying in his 
barn covered with blood. He succeeded in making 
his.waj- to the house and under e.xcellcnt treatment 



[lartially recovered, although one side of his face 
is partially paralyzed, and his taste, sight and hear- 
ing considerably impaired. 

Joseph L. Rogers, the father of our subject, was 
born near Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. of which State the 
paternal grandfather, Gilbert Rogers, was also a 
native. The latter when reaching manhood emi- 
grated to Canada, and located in Prince Edward 
County, where he was among the earliest settlers, 
and spent the balance of Ijis life engaged in farm- 
ing pursuits He was of English descent, and the 
family traced their ancestry back to the landing of 
the Mayflower. Joseph L. was reared to farming 
imrsuits and was at one time the owner of 200 
acres of land which he improved from the forest 
of Ontario, Canada. He married Miss Phebe Bow- 
erman, a native of New York State, and whose 
father, Israel Bowerman, was also born there and 
carried on farming. Later he removed to Simcoe 
County where he operated as a miller,aud lived to be 
ninety years old. lie was a devout Quaker, and of- 
ten offlciated as a speaker in his ciiurch. The pa- 
ternal great-grandfather of our subject emigrated 
from London, England. Grandmother Rogers was 
of German descent, and died in Canada in 18.53. 

To the parents of our subject there were born 
nine children: Wilson P. died in Omaha, Neb., in 
1886; Walter died in Canada; Laura M., Mrs. Mc- 
Brian, is a resident of Ontario, Cauda; Ralph died 
at the age of twenty years; Royal occupies the old 
homestead in Ontario; Phebe, (1st) is deceased; 
Walter, (2d) remains in Canada; Phebe, (2d) ]\Irs. 
McChcster, also lives there. 



OHN 1). GRIFFIN, Esq. Auiongthe promi- 
nent self-made men of this township, we 
find the above-named gentleman. Mr. Grif- 
fin began life without any capital but fine 
mechanical jjerceptions, good business habits and a 
more than average amount of intelligence, and at 
the present day he is considered one of the most 
rapid workmen in Northern Kansas. Belonging to 
the lietter class of Irish-Americans, Mr. Grifiin en- 



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juj's the respect and eonfidenee of the community 
wherein he resides, to an uulimited extent. 

John D. (irilfiu, wliose home is on section 8, 
township .5, range 10, is a native of County Kerry, 
Ireland, where he was born Feb. 8, 18.31. As will 
he remembered, this county was the terminus of 
the first Atlantic cable, and Mr. Griffin saw a por- 
tion of this cable, which parted in mid-ocean. His 
father, David Gritlin. of Listowel, County Kerry, 
Ireland, was born in County Limerick in 1805, and 
his mother, who was Johanna O'Connor, was a na- 
tive of the former county. Four of their thirteen 
children are living, the subject of our sketch being 
the eldest. The others are Patrick, Kate and Jo- 
hanna, both girls being unmarried. 

In 1849 Mr. Griffin reached Dunkirk, N. Y., 
where he devoted his time to the acquirement of 
the cabinet-maker's trade. Three years later he 
came to Cleveland. Ohio, and engaged in pattern- 
making and car- work. In 1860 he removed to Fre- 
mont, Ohio, and entered the shops of the Lake 
Erie ife Louisville Railroad Company, remaining 
there nine years. At the expiration of this time 
he came to Kansas, and finally located in Vermil- 
lion Township, this county, three miles north of 
Vermillion Station. In 1875 he became the owner 
of his present farm, which was then a tract of wild 
land with only a small log cabin upon it. In fact, 
at that time the improvements in this locality were 
but few. Searcel3' a fence offered anj' obstruction to 
the hurried flight of deer, wolves and other wild 
game which might be pursued by the hunter, be 
he Indian or white man. Mr. Griffin at once en- 
tered upon the following of his trade, and nearly 
every hou.se in the neighltoi'hond offers a tribute to 
his fine workmanship. 

Mrs. Griffin, nee Margaret Kelley, daughter of 
William Kelley, deceased, was born in County Kil- 
kenny, Ireland, and came to America with her par- 
ents when a child. Mr. Kelley made his home at 
Syracuse, X. Y. Miss Kelley was married to our 
subject Oct. 12, 1856, and of the ten children 
lioin to them four are living — Maggie. John PI. 
Agnes and Katie. One daughter, Alice, was 
drowned in Irish Creek by slipping from a log 
which served as a bridge .across the creek. She 
was fifteen year.s of age. One son, David, lived 



to be six years old. His son, John E., is a railroad 
bridge-builder, and lives in Cairo, 111., where he is 
the overseer of 100 bridge carpenters, receiving 
$125 per month. 

Mr. Griffin has been for the past eight years 
Justice of the Peace, and his administration is 
murked by a fine sense of justice iind a high grade 
of intelligence. The entire family are devoted 
communicants of the Roman Catholic Church. 



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R. JAMES TYLER, V^eterinary Surgeon, is 
the owner of forty acres of choice land on 
section 20, in Rock Township, where he 
has a snug home, and officiates as Town- 
ship Trustee. He is a man who has seen much of 
frontier life, having been on die plains many years 
at different times during his younger roauhood. He 
has made a study of his profession, and is consid- 
ered an expert. His patronage is not confined to 
the limits of his township, his business extending 
throughout this part of the county. 

Of Southern antecedents, our subject was born 
near Glasgow, Howard Co., Mo., Feb. 16, 1847, 
and reared there on a farm. In the meantime he 
worked at blacksmithing considerably', and grew 
up with only the education acquired in the log 
school-house of those primitive times. When a lad 
of fourteen years he. in 1861, accompanied his par- 
ents to Illinois, where he attended a free school, 
but his active temperamimt led him to seek the 
employments which would exert his muscles lather 
than his brain. When a youth of seventeen he 
accompanied his father to this State, assuming 
charge of the farm belonging to the latter, and was 
thus occupied until 1866. 

Young Tj'ler. in June of the year mentioned, set 
out on an expedition .across the plains, driving cat- 
tle to Denver. He then engaged in freighting be- 
tween Julesburg and Ft. Laramie. He encountered 
Indians frequently, and at one time was attacked 
by them on O'Fallon's Bluff.s, and later in the 
Black Hills, while hauling cord wood. He had a 
cousin with him, and their only weapons were the 
wood, so they made their escai)e by running. Tiieir 



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teams were saved. Tlie following year our subject 
was appointed a waoun boss, wliiclf position lie oc- 
cupied a number of months, after which he opera- 
te.! as blacksmith for the train, shoeing cattle, and 
followed this three years in the employ of Maj. 
Biggers. of St. Joseph. In the fall of 1868 he re- 
turned home, and soon afterward set out for North- 
ern Kansas. A dugout sheltered him that liist 
winter, and he operated his father's laud with two 
breaking teams of oxen, working steadily until the 
fall of 1869. Then going into W.ashington County, 
he homesteaded land in the vicinity of Waterville, 
but changed his location later to Frankfort, where 
he proved his claim and improved his property, 
and sold out in the spring of 1870 for $1,000. 
Thence he removed to his mother's place, where he 
prosecuted farming until 1872. That year he pur- 
chased eighty acres of land on section 28, Rock 
Township, but two years later sold this also. He 
purchased his present homestead in 1878, and in 
connection with his profession has been busily en- 
gaged in effecting the improvements which have 
made it so pleasant a resort for his family, and also 
for his friends. 

In 1875 our subject began his researches into 
veterinary- surgery, which he prosecuted four years, 
and in the meantime practiced with Dr. Keeper, of 
Frankfort. He carries on general farming on a 
small scale, but has an extensive practice. His 
home lies four and one-half miles north of Frank- 
fort. He has an abundance of fruit and shade 
trees around his home, and the buildings, without 
being pretentious, are of sufficient size and char- 
acter ft)r the needs of those who sojourn there. 

A marriage ceremony performed at the bride's 
home in Waterville Township, in 1874, united our 
subject with Miss Kate A. Mullender. This lady 
was born in Cuba, N. Y.. Nov. 11, 1855, and is 
the daugliter of John M. Mullender, who is now a 
prominent farmer living near Waterville. The 
family came to this county in 1868. To the Doctor 
and his estimable lady have been born five chil- 
dren, namely: John, Charles, George, Monroe and 
Martha. The Doctor, politically, is an uncompro- 
mising Democrat, and for five years served as a 
Justice of the Peace. He has lieen for the past 
eight years a School Director in his district, and is 



connected with the Masonic fraternity at Frank- 
fort, lie is frequently sent as a delegate to the 
Democratic county convention, being a man who 
has considerable influence in local politics. 

The father of our subject was Pleasant Tyler, a 
native of North Carolina, and the son of Joseph 
Tyler, who was likewise born there, and occupied 
himself as a farmer and mechanic. He was the owner 
of a plantation, and during the War of 1812 served 
as a private. Finally he removed to Virginia, 
where he followed his trade a few years, then 
changed his residence to the vicinity of Evansville, 
Ind., where he engaged in farming and became 
well-to-do. The great-grandfather, Charles Tyler, 
of North Carolina, was an own brother of ex- 
President Tyder. The family is of Scotch descent. 
Charles Tyler was the owner of a large plantation, 
embracing 1,000 acres of land, operated by 400 
slaves. He was a man of more than ordinary 
ability, and possessed of a fine education. 

The father of our subject was a child of four 
years, when he removed to Indiana with his par- 
ents, where in due time he learned blacksraithing, 
and engaged in that business in Evansville. He 
finally decided to seek his fortunes on the other 
side of the Mississippi, and made his way to How- 
ard County, Mo., where he was one of the pioneer 
settlers, being the first to locate at Cross Roads, 
where he purchased land, put up a shop, and be- 
came well-to-do. Upon the breaking out of the 
Civil War he, being a Union man, was obliged to 
leave that section, leaving his farm and his black- 
smith shop to the mercy of the lawless hordes who 
ravished the country. He first went to Sedalia, 
and changing from master to man. engaged in 
blacksmithing six months, then, in 1861, made his 
way to Mason County, 111., and established himself 
on a rented farm. He remained there only one 
year, however, and we next find him in Menard 
County, engaged as a blacksmith, and later in To- 
ledo, where he remained until 1864. On the 3d of 
March, of that year, we find him in Atchison, Kan., 
and soon afterward on a rented farm near Lancas- 
ter. Next he purchased a lot, and established 
himself in town at his trade. 

In 1868 the father of our subject came to this 
county, and homesteaded land in the vicinity of 



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Waterville. In the latter place ho put up ii shop, 
and oocupierl himself at whatever his hands could 
find to do, as a blacksmith and general meciianic. 
He was an expert with tools, and could manufacture 
most an3thing desired. He departed this life in 
1870, at the age of fifty-nine years, firm in tlie 
faith of the Christian Church, and believing in tlic 
correctness of the principles of the Republican 
party. 

The mother of our subject was, in her girlhood, 
Grace J. Lasater. who was born in Blount County, 
Tenn.. and was the daughter of Jonathan Lasater, 
a planter of some means. The latter left the 
South at an early daj'. and established himself in 
Henderson County. Tenn., where he opened up a 
farm and spent his last days. He traced his an- 
cestry to England. The mother of our subject re- 
ceived a good education, and was a lady of more 
than ordinary abilities. She proved up the home- 
stead, and lived there until 1876, then coming to 
Rock Township, took up her abode with her son, 
our subject, and died in December. 1886, at the 
age of seventy years. The parental household in- 
cluded eight children, of whom Francis M., Jona- 
than, Margaret, John and Hugh are deceased. The 
survivors are: Mar}', a resident of Water ville; 
James, our subject; and Luella. Mrs. Keefover, of 
Waterville. 



y^ILLIAM C. McCURDY, senior member of 
the firm of McCurdy & Dickey, is. with 
W^' l>is partner, conducting a thriving livery 
business in AVaterville, where he has been estab- 
lished since 1886. He is a gentleman of consider- 
able means, owning, besides his interest in the 
above-mentioned business, a well-improved farm 
in Waterville Township. He is popular both in 
social and business circles, being public-spirited 
and liberal-minded, and giving his aid and influ- 
ence to those enterprises best calculated to advance 
the interests of his community. 

A native of Onslow, Nova Scotia, our subject 
was born June 14, 1834, and is the son of Alex- 
ander McCurdy, a native of the same Province, 
where he spent his entire life. Tiie father of our 



subject was a carpenter by trade, and also prose- 
cuted farming on a modest scale. He accumulated 
a moderate amount of property, and held various 
public offices of trust and responsibility'. He was 
prominently connected with the Baptist CJiurch 
for many years prior to liis death, which took place 
ill, or about, 1844. 

TLie maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was Margaret Conkey. She was likewise a native 
of Nova Scotia, where she spent her entire life. 
The parental family included ten children, of whom 
our subject was the seventh in order of birth. Ik- 
was orplianed by the death of botli [larents when 
quite young, and tlius thrown upon his own re- 
sources, began at an early age to look for himself. 
He acquired a common-school education, and was 
employed as a clerk in his native town' until 1853. 
Then, going to Lynn, Mass., he followed the same 
calling, and clerked there, .ind then at Boston, 
until about 1856. 

Mr. McCurdy, now repairing to Lynn, Mass., 
established himself as a manufacturer of boots and 
shoes, and remained there until 1862. Then, sell- 
ing out, he changed the scene of his operations to 
Waterford, N. Y., and was in the retail business, 
but two years later he returned to L^'nn, and re- 
sumed operations there until 1868. Tiiat year he 
sold out the second lime, and set his face toward 
the Far West. Coming to this county with the re- 
solve of engaging in agricultural pursuits and stock- 
raising, he purchased a tract of land in Waterville 
Township, to which he gave his undivided atten- 
tion until 1878. That year he removed to Marys- 
ville, which remained his home until 1881. 

We next find Mr. McCurdy at Winslow. Ariz, 
engaged in mercantile business, which he prose- 
cuted one year, then removed to Flag Staff, Ariz., 
where he still followed merchandising, and for a 
time also engaged in furnishing ties to a railroad. 
Finally, returning to Marysville, he sojourned there 
for a time, then, on account of failing health, 
started for the South, and siient some months trav- 
eling. He returned to Waterville, in 1886, greatly 
improved, and purchased nu interest in a livery and 
feed business, in which he has since been interested. 
His farm near Waterville is operated b}' Andrew 
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vision over it. Tliis embraces a fine area of fer- 
tile land, from which the proprietor enjoys a 
handsome income. 

The people of Marshall Count}' have paid Mr. 
]\[cC'iirdy the com|)linient of electing him to many 
olHces of trust ard responsibility. He was elected, 
in 1869. the first Trustee of Waterville Township, 
serving one term, and in 1871 was elected Probate 
Judge of Marshall County, and re-elected twice, 
serving in this ''apacity a period of six years. It 
was conceded by all that he made a wise and im- 
partial judge — one well qualified for the position. 
He now holds the office of .lustice of the Peace. 
He takes an active interest in educational affairs, 
and uniformly gives his support to tiic Republican 
party. 

In 1866 occurred the marriage of William C. 
McCurdy and Miss Mary R. Brooks, of Waterford, 
N. Y. Mrs. McCurdy was born in Waterford, in 
1845, and is the daughter of Benjamin and Mary 
Brooks, who were natives of England, and are now 
deceased. Of this union there were born five chil- 
dren — Maude, Susie M. and W. Fred are deceased ; 
Harry and Mabel reside at home with their parents 



I MOS SPANGLER. Here and there the 
(.©/yj] biographer encounters an old homesteader 
* who ventured out on the frontier during 
the earl}' settlement of Kansas, fortified 
with that hardy spirit which was so necessarj' dur- 
ing the times which tried men's souls. Not only 
did they have to contend with the difficulties of life 
in a new settlement, but there followed the troubles 
which gained for this now happy and prosperous 
commonwealth the title of "Bleeding Kansas." 
^Ir. Spangler has borne no unimportant part in the 
affairs of his adopted State, both politically and 
financially. He spent three years in active service 
during the Civil War, and at its close followed the 
pursuits of agriculture and built up one of the most 
charming homesteads within the confines of Noble 
Township. This embraces 160 acres of land on sec- 
tion 24, and has proved a monument more endur- 
ing than marble to the man whose energ}' and 



industry have been exercised in a marked degree, 
and which have met with results which should he 
lo him satisfactory in the extreme. 

In noting the antecedents of Mr. Spangler. we 
find that he is the offspring of an excellent family 
and the son of Timothy Spangler, a native of Penn- 
sylvania. The paternal grandfather, George Span- 
gler, likewise a native of the Keystone State, was 
a miller by trade, and in early years followed his 
calling on the banks of the Susquehanna River. 
He served in the War of 1812, and finally leaving 
his native Slate emigrated to Ohio, and settled in 
the wilds of Pickaway County, lie entered land 
from the Government and constructed a fine farm 
of 320 acres, where he spent his Last days in the 
enjoyment of an abundance of this world's goods. 
He was of German descent and a ))rominent and 
active member of the German Reformed Church. 
He stood high in his community, and for many 
years served as Justice of the Peace. 

The father of our subject accompanied his par- 
ents to Ohio, and for many years farmed on his 
father's place and became the owner of fifty-three 
acres of good land. He made a specialty of live- 
stock and remained a resident of the Buckeye State 
until his death, which took place in 1871, when he 
was seventy-eight years old. He was married in 
early manhood to Miss Eliza Crider, a native of 
Virginia, in which State her father was also born. 
The latter emigrated to Hocking County, Ohio, in 
the pioneer days, and there spent the remainder of 
his life. The mother of our subject died in 1865 in 
Pickaway County. The three children of the parental 
family were named respectively, Charles, a resident 
of Lancaster County, Ohio; Amos, our subject, and 
Mary, who died when about thirty years of age. 

The subject of this sketch was born nearTarlton, 
Pickaway Co., Ohio, March 4, 1842,^and there 
spent his boyhood on his father's farm, acquiring 
his education! in the common school. He was put 
to work when a lad of eight years, and this really 
suited him better than school, from which he fre- 
quently ran away as opportunity occurred. On 
the 15th of August, 1862, when twenty years of 
.age, and after the outbreak of the Civil War, he 
proffered his services to his counti-y, enlisting in 
Company B, 14th Ohio Infantry, and was mustered 



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into service at Circlievilie. After a brief time in 
Camp Chase lie went South with his regiment, and 
thereafter participated in some of llie most import- 
ant engagements of the war, namelj': Chickasaw 
Bayon, Arliansas Post, Grand Gulf. Willow Springs, 
Ft. Blakely, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, 
the siege of ^'icksburg, and many others. He was 
uniformly found at the post of duty, and suffered 
the privations and hardships incident to army life. 
In due time after the close of the war he was 
mustered out, in August, 1865, and received his 
honorable discharge at Columbus, Ohio. He par- 
ticipated in nine |)ilclied battles, besides minor en- 
gagements and skirmishes, and was frequently in 
the thickest of the fight, with his comrades falling 
around him. 

Upon returning home our subject operated his 
father's farm until 1870. and then decided to estab- 
lish a home of his own. He had in the meantime 
been married, in Tarlton, Ohio, Aug., 19, 1869, to 
Miss PLlizabeth, daughter of John McKitrick. The 
latter is now a resident of Illinois. In the spring 
of 1 870 Mr. Spangler sought the wilds of Northern 
Kansas, and purchased 160 acres of land, from 
which he constructed his present valuable home- 
stead. He put up a house the fall following, set 
out forest and fruit trees, the former comprising 
()oplar, maple, box, cotton wood, willow and wal- 
nut. He has two orchards, embracing 300 trees of 
all kinds of fruits, and a grove of five acres. He 
put up a neat and substantial dwelling for himself 
and has another for his hired help. The barn and 
other outbuildings are fully adapted to the storage 
of grain and the shelter of stocik. The land is 
watered by Tyler's Branch, which is fed by a run- 
ning spring, thus making it admirably adapted for 
stock-raising. Mr. Spangler keeps graded Norman 
draft horses, nine head, using three teams to operate 
the farm, also graded Short-horn cattle and Po- 
land-China swine. The land is all under a good 
state of cultivation. 

Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Spangler, the eldest of whom, Mary E.. together 
with the five younger, Hattie, Charles, Effle R., 
Daisj' E. and Roy, are at home with their parents. 
Etta, the second daughter, is the wife of John 
Mourchcad. a farmer of Noble Townshij). Mr. 



Spangler, politically, was reared a Democrat, and 
loyally adheres to the precepts of his early train- 
ing. He has never aspired to ofHce, although of- 
ficiating as Road Supervisor. He assisted in the 
organization of Noble Township and helped to 
build its first school-house. Socially, he belongs to 
Thompson Post, No. 46, G. A. R. He is an active 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to 
which he gives a liberal support. Upon his first 
settlement in Noble Township there were no houses 
between his land and the [);esent site of Vermillion. 
Wolves were plentiful, and other wild animals 
abounded. Mr. Spangler came without capital to 
this region, is consequently a self-made man, and 
has reason to ••be proud of the job." 



■JOSEPH H. WALKER. The advantages of 
life in the country are set forth in their 
most attractive aspect at the home of this 
(^^^ gentleman, which comprises a well-regulated 
farm of 160 acres on section 8 in Noble Township. 
The buildings are neat and substantial and the 
dwelling with its surroundings is in all respects in- 
dicative of refined tiistes. There is an abundance 
of shade trees, with beds of flowers, the latter at- 
tended mostly by the wife, a lady of much culture 
and who is in all respects the suitable partner of 
her husband. Mr. Walker settled upon this place 
in 1881 when there were upon it few improvements, 
and its condition to-day indicates the industry and 
perseverance with which he has labored. He is a 
natural mechanic and thus has, been enabled to 
bring about man}' conveniences without the outlay 
of large sums of money. As a farmer he is thorough 
and skillful and in business is prompt to meet his 
obligations. As a member of the community he is 
held in high esteem. 

In reverting to the antecedents of our subject, 
we find that his father, James P. Walker, was a 
native of Wayne County, Ind., and the son of 
Dr. James P. Walker, who during his younger 
years was a resident of Louisville, Ky., where he 
occupied himself as a teamster. When leaving 
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Hagcrstowu, Iiid., where lie was among the earliest 
pioneers anrl openetl up a farm from the wilder- 
ness. He lived there until about 18fi8, then came 
to Kansas, settling in Cherokee County and on- 
g.iged as a land speculator. About this time also 
he began practicing medicine. He acquired 820 
acres of improved land and died there in 188S. 
He had lieen identified with the Republican party 
man\' years. 

The father of our subject during his younger 
years carried on farming in Ripley Count}-. Ind.. 
where he owned 160 acres of land. In i878'he 
moved to ^Missouri, and became the owner of 320 
acres of hand in Nodaway Countj', where he so- 
journed two years. Thence he removed to Cow- 
ley County. Kan., and later to Reno County, 
where he had 160 acres of land and where he 
spent the remainder of his life, dying Aug. 4. 
1888. at the age of fifty-eight years. During 
the Civil War he served about six mouths in 
an Indiana regiment. He was a Republican, po- 
litically, .and a Universalist in religious belief. 

The maiden name of the mother of our suliject 
was Mari.an !>. Knap|). She was born in Ripley 
County. Ind. 

Grandfather Knapp was a native of Dearboiii 
County, that State, whence he removed to Ripley 
County during its |)ioneer days. In the latter he 
became the owner of a large farm and also en- 
gaged at his trade of a wagon-maker. lie is still 
living, being seventy years old and is now the 
owner of five farms. He has been a Justice of the 
Peace for thirty-Gve j-ears. Religiously he is a 
Universalist and politically, a Republican. 

The mother of our subject is living with two of 
her sons in Oklahoma and is now fifty years old; 
she is a member of the Baptist Church. The par- 
ental household included three children : .Toseph H., 
Alonzo C. and Oliver P. M. 

The subject of this sketch was born near Ver- 
sailles. Ripley Co., Ind.. Nov. 10. 1859, and lived 
there until a youth of eighteen years, receiving a 
practical education in the common schools. He 
worked on the farm with his father until the spring 
of 1878, then went to Nodaway County, Mo. In 
the meantime his mechanical genius developed 
itself, hebeinn- able to turn his hand to most nnv- 



thing and was variously employed until coming to 
this countj- in the spring of 1881. He was accom- 
panied by his brother. Oliver P. M., and made the 
journey overland with a team. He at once secured 
1 60 acres of land, for which he paid $5 per acre 
and upon which there were no improvements. Six- 
teen acres had been broken, but otherwise it lay in 
its original condition. Mr. Walker improved his 
time thereafter and made preparations to establish 
domestic ties. On the 3d of December, 1882. hav- 
ing repaired to Ripley County, Ind., be was united 
in marriage to Miss Norah B., daughter of .Samuel 
R. Grimes. The latter was a native of that county 
and the son of .lohn Grimes one of its pioneer set- 
tlers. The latter cleared a farm from the wilder- 
ness and died there. 

Samuel R. Grimes spent his boyhood upon a 
farm and improved his opportunities for an educa- 
tion which was rather limited. By faithful appli- 
cation to his books, however, he became fitted for 
teaching and followed this profession for a period 
of twenty years. In the meantime he was gradu- 
ated from Wilmington College, Ind. He became 
prominent in local affairs, occupying the various 
offices, among them that of Assessor and Collector, 
lie left Indiana in 1885 an<l coming to this county 
located at Vlietts, of which he is now Postmaster 
and Weighmas er. His .age is sixty-eight \'ears. 
He is a Democrat politically, and religiously a 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in 
which he has served ns Class-Leader. 

Mrs. Catherine A. A. (Carrington) Grimes, the 
mother of Mrs. Walker, was the daughter of Benja- 
min P. Carrington, a native of Connecticut, and 
who during his younger years was occupied as a 
general mechanic. When leaving New England, he 
established himself at Lawrenceburg. Ind., where he 
was principall}' engaged in placing engines. Later 
he removed to Ripley County. Ind.. where he en- 
gaged in farming and as a general mechanic, and 
became well-to-do and the owner of 400 acres of 
land. He conducted a machine shop, and there 
spent his last years. His father was an officer in 
the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Grimes is still liv- 
ing and a resident of Yliets, being now forty-eight 
years old. She is the mother of eight children, 
viz.: Emily L.. living in Ripley County. Ind.; 



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Noi-ali B., Mrs. Walker; Mary 1)., who died when 
about twealy-two years old; Laura A., a teacher 
living at home; Carrie A., and Delia E., also at 
home with their mother; Robert C, deceased, and 
Paul W. 

Mrs. Walker was born near Versailles, Ind., Feb. 
23,1863, and lived with her parents upon the farm 
until a maiden of twenty years, enjoying good 
school advantages. She taught school two terms 
prior to her marriage. Mr. Walker put up his 
present dwelling in 1885. It is a tasteful and 
roomy structure, the main part occupying an area 
of 16 X 2fi feet and the wing being 14 x 16 feet in 
dimensions. He also has a good stable, together 
with a carpenter and l)lacksmith shop, in which by 
repairing "his farm implements and doing various 
other work, he saves probably liundreds of dollars 
annually. He has set out an apple orchard and 
trees of the smaller fruits, has a fine grove, and 
many of his fields are enclosed with hedge fencing. 
A fish pond .stocked with German carp forms an- 
other attraction of the place. His stock consists 
of graded cattle and swine with four good horses. 
Sixty-five acres of the land are under the plow and 
each year adds something to the value of the 
property as improvements multiply and cultivation 
goes on. This happy roof-tree shelters one child, 
a little daughter, Ethel B., who was born Dec. 15. 
1884. 

Mr. Walker is a stanch adherent of liie Republi- 
can party. His wife is a well informed lad^' who 
lias her own views in regard to matters and things 
and who sympathizes with the Democracy'. They 
attend the Methodist Episcop.al Church at Pickets. 
Mr. Walker is Clerk of the School Board in his 
district, which position he has occupied for the last 
four years. 

WILLIAM M. ROUNDTREE was born Feb. 
18, 1844, in Knox County, 111. His father, 
John D. Roundtree, was a native of Keu- 
tuck3\ in which State he was married to Dosha 
Fugua. At an early day he removed to Illinois, 
where hf^ carried on tiie business of farming. The 



family consisted of twelve children, named respec- 
tively: Patsey, Nancy, Elizabeth. Turner, Mary, 
Louisa, Dudley R.. James, Narcissa, Obadiah, 
Kattie and William M. Patsey is now living in 
Clear Fork Township. She married Thomas Ed- 
gar, who died in January, 1885. She has borne 
nine children, of whom five are now living. Nancy 
died in this place June 1, 1878. She was the widow 
of Joel S. Young, of Knox County, 111., who died 
in 1859. Elizabeth is the wife of Robert Osborne, 
a retired farmer now residing in Frankfort. Turner, 
at the age of eighteen, accidental!3' shot himself 
while hunting in Illinois. Mary died in girlhood. 
Louisa died in Pattawatomie County, Kan., July 
23, 1885, at the age of fifty-two; she was unmar- 
ried. Dudley R. is pursuing agriculture in Potta- 
watomie County, Kan.; his wife was formerly Miss 
Lottie Clang. James is a retired farmer, living in 
Wataga, Knox Co,, III.; he married Miss Nancy 
A. Duvall. Narcissa is the wife of Latham A. 
Howe, and is living in Knox County, 111. Obniliah 
died in infanc3-. 

Our subject was reared upon a farm, and re- 
ceived such educational advantages as are open to 
a farmer's son, through the district schools. He 
remained under the parental roof until the year 
1868, being then twentj'-four years of age. He at 
that time removed to Kansas, and bought 160 
acres of land in \'ermillion Township this count3», 
where he has since made his lui'me, and where he 
is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. 
The farm, which comprises the northwest corner of 
the township, is in excellent condition, and bears 
all necessary and adequate improvements. The 
residence is a fine frame building in Gothic style, 
and the pleasant home is presided over by a plump, 
good-looking and refined mistress. This lady, to 
whom our subject was married Oct. 27, 1874, was 
a native of Waukesha County, AVis., and l)ore the 
maiden name of Ann J. McElroy. She was the 
daughter of Benjamin and Mar^- A. McElroy, who 
were married in New York City. Her fatiier was 
a native of Massachusetts, and her mother of Eng- 
land. The latter died when her daughter Ann was 
quite small, and the father in 1856 emigrated to 
Kansas and took up his abode in this county. He 
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Two years ago he retired from that ofliee, nnd 
now keeps a notion store in the Postottice building. 

To Mr. and INIrs. Roundtree eight bright chil- 
dren have been born — William, who died in in- 
fancy; John P.; Benjamin E., Myrtie I.. Dudley 
L.. who died at thu age of twenty-two months; 
Maw <Tuy and Roswell. 

Mr. Roundtree lias held the olMces of School Di- 
rector, School Clerk and Road Overseer. He is 
independent in his political views, voting for those 
who, in his judgment, are best qualified for the 
offices to which the^' are nominated. Though in 
rather poor health, he gives careful attention to 
his business occupations. He is a man of more 
than ordinary intelligence, of kindl_v nature and 
agreeable manners, and one who stands high in 
the esteem of the citizens of the surrounding- 
country. 

^t/UDGE GERVASE GOODWIN. When the 
citizens of a country go to its agricultural 
districts for a eaniidate, and elect a man 
f^f' whose politics are opposed to the prevailing 
oinnion of a county, it speaks well for their judg- 
ment and the character of the man chosen. Such 
has been the case in Republican Marshall County, 
where the subject of our sketch hns been elected 
Judge of the Probate Court. At time of his elec- 
tion, in 1888, he was living upon a fine farm, com- 
prising ICO acres of highly cultivated land on 
section 20, Wells Township, and which he left for 
a city residence during his term of office. 

Judge Goodwin was born Nov. 17. 1836, in 
Lincolnshire, England, and there lived until the 
ago of seventeen j-ears, attending the town schools. 
He finished his education at W^indsor, London, 
ami afterward served an apprenticeship of two 
years in the wholesale dry -goods house of William 
Gath & Co.. at Bradford. Yorkshire, England. 
Without company he then emigrated to Canada, 
locating in the county of Oxford, where he re- 
)nained for twenty years engaged in the mercan- 
tile and afterward in agricultural pursuits. While 
there he was Reeve of the township for six years, 
and Warden of the county. (The office of Reeve 



is similar to that of our Township Board, and 
Warden to that of Chairman of the County Board.) 
He was also a member of the School Board, and 
held various other offices. In July, 18.58, he mar- 
ried Miss Carrie Cornell, a native of that county. 
She was the daughter of Samuel P. and Julia 
Cornell. Her father was one of the oldest settlers 
of Oxford County, Canada, and, with his brother, 
a merchant there. Both were prominent men, 
though politics were foreign to their belief, be- 
longing, as they did. to the Society of Friends. In 
the same county the mother lived and urew to wo- 
manhood. 

In 1874 our subject, with his family, removed to 
Oakfield, Fond-du-lac Co., Wis., there engaging in 
the mercantile business for four years. Avoiding 
politics, he carried on a good business, but, on ac- 
count of the health of his wife, he came West, settling 
in this county, buying a partially- improved farm in 
Wells Township. He has made all the improve- 
ments usually put on by an enterprising farmer, 
including a variety of fruit, until it is now con- 
sidered by good judges one of the most highly 
improved farms of the township. Change of clim- 
ate proved but a temporary benefit to Mrs. Good- 
win, who died in December, 1880. She had been 
the mother of eight children, five of whom survive 
her. Charles, now living in Irvine, is engaged in 
the drug business for himself. He married Miss 
Sarah Murray. They have two children— Gould 
and Brownie. Nellie, wife of J. P. Miller, a "-rocer 

of Blue Rapids, is the mother of one girl Carrie. 

Emma, wife of George Miller, a farmer of Oketo 
Township, this county, has two children — Edna 
and Earl. Lou and William G. are still at home. 
All h.ave been given good educational advantages. 
In June, 1884, Mr. Goodwin married Mary S. 
Steen. of Oakfield, Wis. This union has been 
blessed with one son — Russell. 

Miss Mary Steen was born in New York in 
1846. Her mother died when she was only a child, 
and the came with her father to Oakfield, Wis., 
where he died in 1883. Arthur Steen was a farmer 
and a prominent man, holding various county posi- 
tions, and a man of means. Our subject has been 
a loyal member of the Masonic fraternity for a 
third of a century. He belongs tn Crescent Loddc 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



of Oakfleld, Wis. He is an attendant and sup- 
porter of the Episcopal Church. lie is a man of 
abilit_y and fine moral character, highly s])oken of 
by all who know him. 



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EDMUND De LAIR, who is conducting ex- 
tensive farming and stock raising interests 
in Oketo Township, having here a large and 
valuable farm, lying partly on section 13, is one of 
the foremost men of his calling in Marshall County. 
He and his familj' have a ver}- attractive home, 
fitted up with all the modern conveniences, and 
handsomely and tastefully furnished throughout. 
On another page will be found a fine engraving of 
this convenient residence, wherein a happy family 
are actively co-operating for their mutual good. 
Mr. De Lair's claims to representation in this bio- 
graphical work are not wholly as a farmer, but in 
part as a noble type of the veterans of the late 
Civil War, whom we delight to honor, and who 
since the Rebellion closed have done so much to 
develope the magnificent and varied resonrces of 
our great Republic that their valor saved from 
ruin, to add to its wealth and importance, to pro- 
mote its interests in every direction, and advance 
it to Its present high position among the most pow- 
erful nations of the earth. Our subject has an en- 
viable military record as an able and trustworthy 
soldier, who did his share of the hard fighting that 
kept the Stars and .Stripes floating over a free and 
undivided country. 

A native of Canada, and born April 11, 1829, 
our subject was the second of the ten children, 
seven of whom are now living, of John and Rachel 
(Hodge) De Lair. His parents were life-long resi- 
dents of Canada, where they were prosperously 
engaged in farming. The good father passed away 
from the scenes of earth in 1877, having rounded 
out a busy, honorable life, and his faithful wife 
followed him in 1881, to that "bourne from whence 
no traveler relnrns." In his pleasant Canada home 
our subject grew to man's estate, obtaining in the 
common schools a very good education. At the 
age of twentj'-one lie started out in life for himself. 



well equipped for its struggles with manliness, an 
energetic and stable character, .and a well-balanced 
mind in a sound body. He came to the .States, 
and on the fertile prairies of Illinois devoted him- 
self to farming, settling on a farm in Payne's Point, 
Ogle County, and successfully continued its man- 
agement until the demand of the Government for 
more men to aid in suppressing the Rebellion, de- 
termined him to put aside his personal interests 
and ambitions, to take part in the great struggle 
th.at he had been watching with intense feeling, and 
do all that he could for his adopted country in her 
darkest hour of trouble. 

Thus it was that Mr. De Lair in 1862 enrolled iiis 
name as a member of Company K, 92d Illinois In- 
fantr}-. and from th.at time until the cessation of 
hostilities served faithfully* and valiantly-, proving 
to be a courageous, self-sacrificing soldier, always 
obedient .and cheerful, and displaying coolness and 
nerve in the face of the enemy. He did not escape 
unscathed from the terrible hardships of life on 
Sc>uthern battlefields, but .at T.a^lor's Ridge. Ga.. 
in 1864, he received a sunstroke, from the effects 
of which he is troubled to this day. He served 
\vith his regiment all through his term of service, 
and was with it in the engagements at Duck River, 
Tenn.; Lookout Mountain ; Aiken, S. C; Tayloi's 
Ridge, Ga., Tunnel Hill, Ga.. Atlanta, Ga., Love- 
joys, Ga., and various other places. The 92d Regi- 
ment did v.aliant service on many a Southern bat- 
tlefield. The field ofl^icers were : Smith D. Ad- 
klns. as Colonel; Sheets, Lieutenant-Colonel; 
Woodcock, Major; This was a mounted infantry 
regiment, and was commanded by as brave a set 
of field and line officers as ever wore shoulder 
straps, and thej' were backed by as brave a set of 
soldiers as ever bore muskets on a battlefield, and 
won for themselves an enviable record during the 
war. They were noted for great strength, and 
were always dismounted during the battle. Capt. 
Woodcock was the first Captain of Corapan\' K, 
who was promoted to M.-ijor; then Lieut. ScovlU 
was Captain until he was captured at Wickorjack, 
Ga., when Lieut. Walker took command of the 
company, and was commander until the close of 
the war. 

Aflei- Ills discharge, .luly 23. 1865. Mr. De Lair 




MapleGrove Farm'! Residence of EoMUh 







E Lair , Sec. 13. OketoTownship.Marshall County. 



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letiunefi liume with his regiment to Illinois, and 
was once more united with his famih*. He re- 
mained in that State until the fall of 1866, when 
he came to Kansas, having' foreseen witii charac- 
teristic sagacity and keen judgment tlial in such a 
coranumit}' of intelligent, enterprising, industrious 
men as were settling this State, land would rise in 
value and prosperity would smile upon the people, 
and that the chances for a practical, skilful agri- 
culturist to make money were exceptional. Hav- 
ing determined to cast in his lot with the sturdy, 
resolute pioneers of this section of the country, he 
at that time purchased his present farm. It com- 
prises 720 acres of rich, tillable land, under excel- 
lent cultivation and capable of producing large 
crops, and it is provided with neat and commodious 
buildings for every necessary purpose, including 
his pretty, tasty residence that he erected last sea- 
son. His farm is well stocked with cattle of good 
grades, of which he handles a large number, and he 
has at present about 450 hogs. 

Mr. De Lair lias been twice married. He was 
first wedded Sept. 20, 1852, to Miss Dilena King, a 
daughter of Joshua King, of Ogle County, 111. Of 
that union eight children were born, five of whom 
are living, namely: Oscar M., Ida H, Dora O., 
Rachel C, Efiie May. June 21, 1886, the shadow 
of death again fell athwart the threshold of the 
home of our subject, and the devoted wife and lov- 
ing mother was removed from the midst of her 
family. Mr. Delair was married to his present 
amiable wife Aug. 24, 1887. She was formcrlj' 
Miss Hannah Smith, a daughter of Thomas Smith, 
of Creston, 111., and a sister of Thompson Smith, 
whose sketch a|)pears in this volume. 

Although our subject was born over the border 
within the dominion of our northern neighbor, yet 
crossing the line into the United States when he 
had attained his majority, the years of his manhood 
have been entirely passed under this flag, and 
from the time when in the prime and vigor of life 
he enlisted to do battle in its defence, he has proved 
his loyalty and devotion to the interests of his 
adopted country. He has been closely identified 
with the growth and development of Marshall 
County, and will ever hold an honorable place 
among her pioneers. The extraordinary success 



that has met his endeavors to aecumiihite proiierty 
shows him to be a man of marked abilitj', profound 
judgment, and keen business talents. His position 
as a citizen of Oketo, is that of one who by his pub- 
lic spirit and beneficence has been of great good in 
advancing its material, educational, and religious 
interests. He has done his dut3- with conscientious 
fidelity when called to public office. He has been 
an efficient Treasurer of his school district for a 
number of years, and has been a good Road Over- 
seer. In commemoration of the part he took in 
the Civil War he is identified with the Okcto Post, 
No. 477 of the G. A. R. In politics he is a sound 
Democrat, and gives material support to his party. 
He and his wife are people of sincere religious 
convictions, and the Methodist P]piscopal Church 
has in them two of its most consistent members. 



eHARLES A. SWANSON. Among the suc- 
cossful stock-raisers and farmers of this 
county, is the above named gentleinan, who 
resides on section 4, Murray Township, where he 
occupies a highly improved farm of 220 acres. The 
land is well watered, well stocked, and upon it the 
owner has erected adequate and substantial farm 
buildings. In addition to the home farm Mr. Swan- 
son owns forty acres in another part of the town- 
ship. Mr. Swanson is of foreign birth, having first 
opened his eyes to the light in Smolin, South 
Sweden, Dec. 16, 1849. His father, Swan John- 
son, lived and died in Sweden, his death taking 
|)lace in 1859, when he was but fifty-four j'ears of 
age, and his son, the subject of this sketch, vet 
under ten. The wife still survives at the age of 
sixtj'-seven, and lives in America with her chil- 
dren. Both parents were consistent members of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Our subject was reared and obtained a good edu- 
cation in his native country'. When about twentv 
years old he set out for the L'nitcd Slates via Eng- 
land, taking passage at Liverpool, July 19. 1869, 
and landing in New York City, from which place 
he came to Chicago, 111. He spent some years in 
Illinois, coming to this State from Hancock County 



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in the year 1871, and obtaining from the Govern- 
ment an 80-ac're liomestead. He endured many 
hardships during his early residence without being 
dismayed by tiiem. By persevering industry he 
not only improved the liomestead, but graduallj- 
attained a greater measure of prosperity, adding to 
his farm many acres, and bringing the entire jilace 
ti) a iiigii state of cultivation, and raising annually 
large numbers of horses, cattle and hogs. 

Mr. Swanson was married, in this township, to 
Miss Ingra Eliason, who was born near her hus- 
band's native town in Sweden, Feb. 5, 1854. At- 
taining to years of maturity, she had come to 
America alone, her father, Elias Moody, with his 
wife, following their daughter to this country in 
1882, and now living upon the farm of their son- 
in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Swanson are the parents of 
five children — Victor S., Amanda D., Emma A. and 
Edgar F. now living; and Minnie C. deceased. 
The family are attendants of the Lutheran Church, 
both jNIr. and Mrs. Swanson being members in good 
standing. Mr. Swanson is now serving as Town- 
ship Clerk, an office which he has held for some- 
time. His political adherence is given to the 
Republican party. He is a man of sterling integ- 
rity of character, progressive and enterprising in 
his business, and occupies a high rank among the 
people of the county. 



HARLES C. AVIIEELER. Among the prom- 
inent business men of Marysville, none have 
exhibited greater ability than the subject of 
our sketch, who is now engaged in the coal busi- 
ness in the city, attending to two farms, and also 
dealing in real estate. James T. Wheeler, the 
father of our subject, was born in the Province of 
New Brunswick in 1807. He was educated in his 
native country and taught there for some years 
after arriving at maturity. About the year 1833 
he came to St. Charles, III., and there took up a 
new farm. In January, 1835, he married Miss 
Young, formerly of the same place. He made of 
his farm a fine home, where he continued farming 
until 1865, when his eldest son took charge ol the 



property' and the father retired from business. In 
1885 Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler held their golden wed- 
ding anniversary at St. Charles. To them have 
been born six childreii, all of whom lived to ma- 
turity: J. 15. T., now living on the homestead; 
Mary A., now Mrs. C. II. Davidson, of Austin, 
Minn.; H. N., now editor of the Quincy Journal, 
at Quincy, 111.; C. C, our subject; J. K., at Hart- 
ford, a preacher of the Baptist denomination, and 
J. N., engaged in the publishing business at Chi- 
cago. The father and mother are consistent mem- 
bers of the Baptist Church. In politics Mr. Wheeler 
was a Whig and tlien a Republican, always radical 
on that subject and on temperance. Two of the 
sons, J. B. T. and II. N., were in the army during 
the late Civil War. 

Our subject was born on the homestead near St. 
Charles, Sept. 3, 1847, and there lived until twenty 
3-ears of age, finishing his education at the St. 
Charles school. At the age of seventeen he went 
on the road as commercial salesman, following that 
business until two years ago, traveling from Mo- 
bile, Ala., to St. Paul, Minn., and as far west as 
Denver. For the past nine years he has made this 
city his home. On April 11, 1867, in Mobile, 
Ala., occurred his marriage, to Miss Anna E. Cogg- 
eshall. She is the daughter of W. A. Coggeshall, 
of New Lf>ndon, Conn., in which place she was 
born, Jan. 31, 1848, receiving her education at 
Providence, R. I. Mr. Wheeler is a stanch Re- 
publican, a man of fine business ability, as is man- 
ifested in his affairs. He resides in a large frame 
dwelling of pleasing design, built in 1880, on 
Wheeler's Addition to the town of Marysville. 
This addition to the town was platted in 1887, and 
from its sightly precincts Mr. Wheeler has been 
selling town lots. 

J. K. Wheeler, brother of our subject, was edu- 
cated at Wlieaton, III., for a teacher, and then took 
a theological course at Chicago. He is a self-made 
man, having educated himself with the means which 
he obtained from teaching. He was for two years 
Principal of the schools at Austin, 111., at a salary' 
of $1,500 a year, r.nd with the prospect of receiv- 
ing the position Of Principal in the schools iif Chi- 
cago. These prospects he left to study for the 
ministry. His first charge was at Marengo, 111., 



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where he remained four years. He then spent four 
years at Terre Haute, Ind., and thence wont to 
Hartford, Conn., a fact which spealcs more to his 
praise tliau words could do. Being a man of abil- 
ity' and an earnest worker, if life be spared to him. 
he will undoubtedly make his mark in tiie world. 



J -"f AMES M. BRAD.SHAW. The results of 
perseverance and industry are admirably 
I illustrated in the career of this genlleman, 
' who has one of the finest farms in Murray 
Township, located on section 2. The land has been 
brought to a high state of cultivation, and upon it 
have been erected neat and substantial buildings, 
second to none in this part of the county. The 
farm is largely devoted to stock-i'aising, and tiie 
residence vvith its appurtenances is situated on a 
rise of ground commanding an extensive view of 
the surrounding country. 

Mr. Bradshaw acquired possession of his prop- 
erty in 1885, and has effected great improvements 
in its condition. In addition to this he owns a 
tine farm of 160 acres on section 25 of Murray 
Township, which is also well stocked with Durham 
cattle and Norman horses. Mr. Bradshaw has 
gained an enviable reputation in the breeding of 
fine stock, and is able to exhibit some of the best 
specimens of horses and cattle in this region. He 
came to Murray Township in February', 1880, and 
for five years lived on a farm near the city limits 
of Axtell. Prior to this he had been a resident of 
Groveland Township, Tazewell Co., III., where he 
was born Dec. 16, 1842, and where he spent his 
youth and early manhood with the exception of 
three years in which he served as a soldier in the 
Union Army. 

Our subject comes of substantial Pennsylvania 
stock, being the son of Robert Bradshaw, who was 
born in Bucks County, that State, Aug. 28, 1799. 
The paternal grandfather was James Bradshaw, 
likewise a Pennsylvania farmer and of I^nglish 
ancestry. The latter was married in early man- 
hood to a Pennsylvania lady by the name of Jane 
Thomas, and they spent tlie remainder of their 



lives in Bucks County, <lying when quite aged. In 
religion they were members of the Friends' Church. 

The father of our subject was the youngest of ele- 
ven children, four sons and seven daughters, all of 
whom lived to be married and reared families of 
their own. He remained a member of the parental 
household until reaching manhood, and then, still 
unmarried, made his way to Dearborn County, Ind., 
where his affections in due time were captured by 
Miss Sarah Owens, who became his wife. This 
lady was a native of Maryland and born on the 
Chesapeake Bay. She went to Indiana with her 
parents, James and Elizabeth (Nelson) Owens, who 
were likewise natives of Maryland. They sojourned 
in Dearborn County, Ind., a few years, being 
among the pioneer settlers, but later in life removed 
to Tazewell County 111., where they died when ripe 
in years. Mrs. Elizabeth Owens took naturally to 
medicine and nursing, and attained a wide reputa- 
tion as a successful doctress. She prosecuted her 
profession all through Tazewell County, where she 
became widely and favorably known. In the pur- 
suit of her chosen calling she went out at all times 
both day and night, and in al! kinds of weather 
alone, wading across creeks and bravely encounter- 
ing storms, both summer and winter, prompted by 
her interest in the welfare of her sex, treating 
women only, except upon extra occasions. She 
lived to the ripe old age of ninety years. 

Robert Bradshaw lived in Indiana until after 
the birth of three children, tjien resolved upon a 
change of location. Gathering together his fam- 
ily and household goods, he started overland with 
teams to Groveland Township, Tazewell Co., 111., 
camping wherever night overtook him, and tinallv 
arriving safely at his destination. He was success- 
ful in building up a comfortable home, and died 
there April 20, 1871, at the age of seventy-two 
years. He was not only a thorough and skilled 
farmer, but a citizen highly esteemed in his com- 
munity, in whose affairs he became prominent. 
He served as County Commissioner a number of 
years, and represented his township in the County 
Board of Supervisors term after term. Politically, 
he was an Old-Line Whig until after the abandon- 
ment of that party, when he gave his cordial en- 
dorsement to Republican principles. The wife and 



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l'()Kl~UArr AND lUOCKAl'IIICAl, AI-UUM. 



iiiollu'r siii\ i\ eel luT liiisliMiiil ;i iimulu'i' (if yi'iirs, 
:iiiil ruiMlh ciiMii' lo l\uns;is. Mild illi'il :il llic luiliu' 
ol' luT Mill i)Mviil. ulio rcsiilcil mI, IIimI. liinc in Mlir- 
r:iy 'I'lnviKslilli, MmivIi S, I ,S,S:>, ;it I lie iljio of scvi'lil V- 
livc yi'Mis, liMviii.y liccii lidiii I'Vh. 7, ISOS. 

'I'lio siilijifl ol' lliis sUt'toli WMs till' I'iLjhtli cliihi 
Mini Ihinl sun 111' his pMii'iils, Mini received m |irMi-ti- 
i-mI ediu'Mlion, e<>in|iU'tinji liis slndies in liu' emii- 
ii.ereiMl I'olU'j;." Ml \\ov\:\. 111. Aflor llir nutlneMk 
111' llie Civil Wmt lie enlisted, under tlie seeund eiill 
tiir iKKips ill ('(iiiiiiMiiv <i, lOStli Illinois Infantry, 
MS l'"irst Seri^'OMiit. mihI i-eiiiMined with his i'ei;linent 
until iiOMily the close of the w.w. when he wms 
coiiiniissioncd Second l.ientcnMiit. lie wms |iiesent 
!it the lii'st ;illMck n|ion Nickslinri;', wms mIso in the 
Ivittle of ArlomsMS Post, inter w.-is Ml the siciio luid 
( Miitiire of Xickstnirj^, i)Mrtici|i;iltni in the linlit at 
Itrice's Cross Roads, Miss., was at Spanish Fort and 
MaLiiiolia Hills, liosides various other tMigagcniiMits 
Mild skirmishes -in fact lie wtis in cverv eni>:ai;v- 
iiieiil of his leiiiniciil until the expiration of his 
term of iiilistment, when he received his honoi'nlijc 
diseliMruc Ant;. "J. If^dl. He wms foituiiMte in never 
l)einn wonndoil, and was never :iliscnl ;it roll-call, llo 
possessed a viijoi't'i's friuiic. ;iiid was enabled to 
eiidnre liardsliip ami priv;itioii to .-i rcniMrkMlile 
de,i:rcc. 

I'poii retirin<;j from the service Mr. lir.adsliaw 
liciiMii tcMcliing dnrini;' the winter season, and in 
summer farmini;' on liis own account. AVlien ready 
to estaliHsh a home of his own he was married, Nov. 
•Jl. ISTO. at 'riemont, 'rM/cwell Co.. 111., to Miss 
l.unctli' l.McklMiid. who wms horn there .Ian. 4, 
lS,"i(i. llcr iMihcr. Col. William K. Lackland, was 
a nalivi' of Tennessee, and removed to Tazewell 
County, 111., prior to his marriajje. 'i"he maiden 
name of his wife w,as Conh'lia Warner. ,She was 
born in Now \'ork .Stale, and removed to Illini)is 
with her parents when a young girl. Col. Lack- 
land was a farmer by occupation until the outbreak 
of the Civil War, and soon afterward organized 
Company A, IttSth Illinois Infantry, of which he 
was electeil Captain. Later he was promoted to 
Major, next lo Lieutenant-Colonel, and finally to 
Colonel of his regiment, lie led his men to bat- 
tle in many of the imporljint engagements which 
followed, and wjis for some tinu- connected witli 



(Jen. Cmit's stall'. llo served three years, and es- 
caped unhurt Mtid without being cMptured by the 
enemy. lleroci'ived mii lioiior:ilile discharge, aiid 
resumed fjirming in 'rM/ewcll County, but only 
lived M few years lliereMflcr, dying in 1.S7I when 
only foi'ty-thi-eo years old. lie wms m proniinont 
niMii III local politics, and held iiiMiiy of the olliecs. 
Mrs. LacklMiid is still living. rciiiMiiiiiig m widow. 
Mild niMkes her home in 'I'leiiiont. Ill,; she is now 
si.xly ycMis of Mge. Kotli she :iiid her hu:-li«U(l 
identiliod themselves with the .Methodist Chiiieh 
CMrly in life, 

Mrs. KradsliMW wms reari'd to woniMiihoinl in her 
n.'itivc county, reeciving careful home tr.Miiiiiig. m(- 
tciidiiig the 'rreiiioiit High School. Her union 
with our subject Iims resulted in the birth of livi' 
children, one of whom. ()li\e. died .at the age of 
sixteen iiioiiths. 'I'lio survivors :ire iMigcnc 1... 
Maiule M.. (Jertrudc F., Mud Km1|i1i II. Mr. and 
Mrs. I>r.iilsliMw Mttond the .Melhodisl Kpisi'opMl 
Church. Mild our subject politically, like his father 
iK'foro him, is a st;iuch supporter of KepiiblicMU 
principles. He has held the VMiious IocmI ollicos, 
and has been for niMiiy yens a member of the 
.ScIkhiI I'xiMrd. He is .-i friend of cducMtion and 
progress, and is accounted one of the most useful 
moil of the commnnit\. 



S'KOKOK A. 1;LV. of the tirm of Ely firos.. 
I in Axtell. dealers in h.ardwarc and farm 
implements, also liimbor and coal, l)eeame 
connected with the business in 1885. The hard- 
ware department was established in 1880, by J. T. 
Kly, and five years later IJeorgc A. became a part- 
ner m the business. They operated one year under 
the title of Kly l?ros.,and a year later the firm was 
strengthened by the addition of Mr. A. C. Axtell. 
Mr. Ely came to Axtell in March, 1882. and w.as 
associated with the dry -goods trade until engaging 
in his present business. Prior to this he had been 
in the dry -goods trade at Dresden, low-a, for a 
period of twelve years, and has been uniformly 
successful ill his various enterprises. He was born 
in Williams County. Ohio, Feb. 10, 1845, and is 



I'OinitAIT ASl) JJIOf.UAI'lilCAL Al.illM. 



■■'jCI 



the SOI) of Aslier Kl^'. Jr., a native of Norllium- 
berland County, Pa. Tli«; paternal {grandfather. 
Aslier Ely, .Sr., was a native of Sitw .fcritey. an'l 
remove'! to Pennsylvania wliilc young, and of 
Kni^lisli ancestry. P'attier and son were farmers by 
oc(,-iii>ation, and crnigratefl from Pennsylvania to 
Knox County-. Oliin, wlu-n the latter was but five 
years old. Thev' removi-d U> Williams County thir- 
teen j-ears later. The fatiiertook up a tra/;tof land, 
and there spent the remainder of his days, dying 
when aliont sixty years old. fie served in tiic War 
of 1812. and w.as pos-j<;ssed of those qualities of char- 
acter most needed in the settlement of a nev/ country, 
being brave in spirit and vigorous in frame. He 
married in early manhood a Pennsylvania lady, Miss 
Catherine Campbell, who died at the homestead in 
Williams Count}-, Ohio, in June. 1872, when about 
eighty years of age. Both she and hei- husband 
were I'resbytcrians in religion. 

The father of our subject grew to manhood in 
Williams County, Ohio, and was married to Miss 
Martha Borton. She was born in New Jersey, 
where her father died when she was quite 3-oung. 
Her widowed mother later emigrated to Williams 
County, Ohio, where the}' were among the earliest 
settlers. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Kly 
established themselves on a new farm in Brady 
'J'ownship, Williams County, where the father of 
our subject is yet living, at the age of sixty-seven 
years, and is still bright and active. The mother 
died in 1863, at the age of fort}- three jears. She 
was a most excellent and worthy woman, and had 
fieen reared in the Society of Friends, in the faith 
of which she died. Asher Ely is a Presbyterian 
in religion, and a Republican in politics. 

The subject of this sketch was the eldest son and 
second child in a family of two .sons and two 
daughters. He was reared to man's estate in his 
native county, where he remained until after the 
outbreak of the Civil War. In June. 18fi.3, he 
enlisted in Company' II, 86tli (Jhio Infantry, in 
which he served six months, then re enlisted, in 
September following, in Company- V. I82d In- 
fantry, under Capt. William Caslett. the regiment 
being under command of Col. Butler, and aasignwl 
to the Army of the Cnuiberland. He was under 
command of f l«n. Tlioma.s at the battle of Nash- 



ville, and was promoted Color Corporal. While a 
memlicr of the 8';th Infantry our subject fought at 
the battle of Cumberland Gap. He served alto- 
gether seventeen months, and after receiving his 
honorable discharge engaged in teaching school, 
both in Ohio and Iowa. 

Mr. Ely was married, in his native county (Will- 
iams), in 1 8C6. to Miss Carrie A. Shangle. This lady 
was born in New Jersey, and is of German descent. 
Her pari-nts emigrated to Ohio when she was quite 
young, and she remained a resident of Williams 
County until her marriage. Mr. anfl Mrs. Ely have 
one child, a little girl — Iva Pearl. Our subject 
votes the straight Kepublican ticket, and both he 
and his estimable wife are members in good stand- 
ing of the Presbyterian Church, in which .Mr. Elv 
holds the oflice of Ehler and Trustee. He was a 
member of the first City Council at Axtell. anri is 
at present (188;^) holding the office of City Treas- 
urer. 



TOHN k. LIVINGSTON, a member of the 
I firm of Lucas, .McGrath <k Co.. is familiarlv 
known as one of the proprietors of the Old 
Variety Store, at Axtell. on the eastern line 
of the county. His occupation was that of a farmer, 
until nineteen years of age. although he has been 
closely identified with the growth and development 
of the town. He came to Kansas in 1870, and wjih 
the exception of two and one-half years, has occu- 
pied himself as a general merchant. He was Post- 
master from 1 87.0 bt 1 886. and has been President 
of the City Council since Axtell was incorjxjrated 
as a city, in the fall of 1887. In \HH'J rx;cnrred the 
organization of the Axtell Butter and Cheese Fac- 
tory of which Mr. Livingston is President. He 
has in faf;t taken an active part in all that pi rtains 
to the growth and advancement of the town. 

Mr. Livingston is one of the exten.sive land own- 
ers of thLs county, iiaving 222 acres of improved 
land in Murray Township, and 320 near the county 
seat of Martin County, Tex. He came to Axtell 
in the spring of 1874, and was one of the first men 
to establish business within its limits. Prior to 
this he had lived in IV^jne County. III., .md re 



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moved thence to this State, in 1870, and was a resi- 
dent of Seneca nntil his removal to Axtell. There 
also heocenpied himself as a general merchant, be- 
ing a raemlior of the firm of R. H. Moore & Co. 
one year. 

In Boone County, HI., i\Ir. Livingston was born 
March 16, 1845, and is the son of Jacob .T. Living- 
ston, who was born in New Yorlc State, Nov. •22, 
1804, where he grew to manhood, and was married 
in 1828, to Miss Susanna Garnsejs a native of the 
same State, and born March 3, 1809. He occupied 
himself as a farmer and general mechfinic, and re- 
mained a resident of his native State nntil after the 
birth of several children. Then, emigrating to 
Boone County, III., the father of our subject pre- 
empted a tract of Government land, and also pur- 
chased a smalTfarm northwest of^the county-seat in 
Caledonia Township. He there spent the remain- 
der of his days, his death occurring Jan. 26, 1883, 
when he was about sevent}'-nine years old. Politi- 
cally, he was in early manhood a stanch Whig, and 
in his religious views was in harmony with the 
doctrines of the Baptist Church, of which he was a 
member many years. As a man and a citizen, he 
was held in high esteem in his community. The 
mother died two years prior to the decease of her 
husband, her death occurring Dec. 11, 1881, when 
about seventy-two years old. She likewise was a 
member of the Old School Baptist Church. 

Our subject was the tenth child of his parents, 
born in the State of Illinois, of a family of eight 
sons and three daughters, all of whom, with one 
exception, lived to become men and women. Ten 
were married, and nine are j'et living. John R., 
in common with his brothers and sisters, was given 
a prtictical education in the common school, and at 
an early age evinced more than ordinar}' skill in 
the handling of tools. He was bright and ambi- 
tious, and about the lime of reaching his majority, 
desirin" to add to his store of knowledge, entered 
the High School at Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he 
pursued a course of study, and later attended a 
cnnimercial college in Chicago. On the 3d of 
October, 1864, the Civil War being in progress, he 
enlisted as a Union soldier in Company K, 95th 
Illinois Infantry, which some months later was 
transferred to the 47th regiment, on account of the 



expiration of the term of enlistment of most of the 
members. Mr. Livingston served until October, 
1865, and was then given his honorable discharge. 
He met the enemj' in several battles, the most im- 
portant being the seige of Spanish Fort, but he es- 
caped without injury. 

After leaving the army, Mr. Livingston returned 
to his native county. Then in 1870, with ^2.50 
in his pocket, he set out on horseback for Northern 
Kansas, putting up with friendly families at night, 
and making the entire journey in this manner. 
For some time after his arrival here he occupied 
himself as a gener.al mechanic at Seneca, and hav- 
ing good business qu.alities. soon found himself on 
the road to prosperity. In due time he established 
himself as a general merchant, and built up a good 
patronage. 

After removing to Axtell, our subject was mar- 
ried to Miss Elizabeth R. Shuniwa}-, who was born 
in Fond du Lac County, Wis. Of this union there 
was born one child, Rena E.. who is now at home 
with her father. Mrs. Elizabeth Livingston de- 
parted this life Aug. 8, 1880. She was the daugh- 
ter of Erastiis and Eliza (Carter) Shumway, the 
latter of whom is deceased ; the former is living 
and a resident of Wisconsin. Their daughter Eliza- 
beth was but a child when her parents came to this 
State, and was born March 6, 1858. 

Mr. Livingston, politicall}', is a leading Repul>- 
lican. and takes an active part in local politics, fre- 
quently serving as a delegate to the County .and 
St.ate conventions. He is intelligent and well read, 
and keeps himself posted in regard to events of 
general interest. 



lEORGE D. SWEARINGEN. On the cor- 
ner of Eighth A Elm streets, Marysville, 
stands a large, square house of fine archi- 
tectural design and ple.asing proportions. In this 
elegant home lives the subject of our sketch, one of 
the representative farmers of the township. Will- 
iam D. Sn'earingen, the father of our subject, was 
born in Pan Handle, Va., in 1800. There he lived 
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wlion he settled in Pennsylvania, near his wife's 
home. He spent iiis life as a farnur and miller, 
living to about the age of sevont^-five. His wife 
survived him until 1885. They had a family of 
six children, all living except one, Jessie Florence, 
who died when an infant. The surviving children 
are: Rebecca, now Mrs. William McLeary, of Un- 
iontown. Pa.; our subject, George D.; Daniel, also 
of Uniontown; Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. William 
Wallace, living near Waynesburg. and William, 
also living at Uniontown. 

The subject of our sketch first saw the light in 
Fayette Count}-, Pa., JIarch 8, 182.5. In this county 
he lived until his maturit}', attaining a good pract- 
ical education at the common schools, after which 
he learned the tiade of a tailor in Uniontown, the 
county seat of his native count\'. There he cast 
his first vote, and there he remained until 1848, 
working at his trade. He then spent a year in 
Farmington, in the Alleghany Mountains, and then 
oi)ened a shop in Ilopwood, where bis parents lived. 
After spending a year in this village he removed 
bis shop to Brucctown. where he remained one year, 
then to Brandonville, W. Va., where he continued 
until 1857, building up a fine trade. Here he mar- 
ried Lucinda Shaffer, Dec. 16, 1851. In 1857 he 
removed with his family to St. Joseph, Mo., where 
leaving them he came to this county and took up a 
claim some distance from other settlers, near where 
Frankfort now stands. Returning to his family he 
remained until New Year's Day, 1858, when he 
came back to build a cabin, which he got under 
roof by February, 5. He then paid another visit 
to his family, but early in March helped to move 
the family of James Grimes, who hud taken up a 
claim and built a cabin near his own. In April the 
two men moved the family of our subject, since 
which time he has been a constant resident of this 
county. He began breaking his land and put in a 
crop of sod corn. Exposure and hardship brought 
on the ague, from which he suffered for eighteen 
months. His crops were lost on account of his ill- 
ness, but he continued his labors and succeer'ed in 
making the improvements common to the more in- 
telligent and active farmers, including a floor in his 
cabin, which many of the settlers did not have. 

In February, 1860 Mr. Swearingen sold the farm. 



and being appointed Deputy Sheriff, moved to 
fllarysville; he served two years, when the people 
sliowed their approbation by electing him to the 
ofHce of Sheriff, which he held for four years. He 
was also appointed Treasurer of the county, mak- 
ing the first record of taxes, this being while Kan- 
sas was still a Territory. At the expiration of his 
term of office he engaged in freighting to the 
mountains, making his first trip across the plains 
with five outfits, and then taking ten— four yoke 
to a wagon — occupying on an average about four 
months to a trip. In AVestern parlance an outfit 
consisted of a wagon, or several wagons trailed to- 
gether, and drawn by several yoke of cattle or 
span of mules, the number varying according to the 
number of wagons and the route. 

Mr. Swearingen saw considerable trouble with 
the Indians, but was one of the fortunate men who 
never lost by them. During his first trip he was 
held in Denver ten days by an Indian raid, which 
cleaned out everything on the Platte River. He 
carried on the business of freighting successfully 
for four years, and turned his attention to stock 
dealing, buying in the spring and selling in the fall. 
Finding this business profitable he continued in it 
until 1870, when lie built the Sherman House, 
which is still the leading hotel in Marysville. He 
managed the hotel for ten years, when ho quit the 
business, retaining the ownership of the property, 
however, until 1885. He had -previously bought a 
farm of 240 acres, lying on sections 5 and 8 of this 
township, only part of which was broken. Out of 
this he has made one of the finest farms in the 
vicinity, bringing the laud to a high state of pro- 
ductiveness, making the usual improvements and 
putting out a large number of fruit and forest 
trees, as well as erecting a large, fine stone house. 
On this farm he spends the greater part of his time, 
having a tenant on it, but going out to it daily 
from his city residence. 

The wife of our subject was born in Chambers- 
burg, Pa., Nov. II. 1831. She is a daughter of 
Jacob Shaffer, and when a young lady moved to 
Virginia, living in Brandonville until the time of 
her marriage. Her union with Mr. Swearinoen has 
been blest by the birth of four children, three of 
whom still live; Sandi died in infaiic\-. Elizabeth, 



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now Mrs. William P. Tinlvham, is the mother of 
three children; Belle is at home, and George P., a 
conductor on the Union Pacific Railroad, makes his 
home at Hanover. The latter married a Miss Dick- 
son and has had two children, of whom but one 
Buivivos, a daughter, Blanche. 

Mr. Swearingen Is a straight Republican. Though 
he does not seek office he has been elected to the 
City Council, and is willing to serve the people as 
a member of that body. He was a charter member 
of the I. O O. F. lodge in Virginia, and was also 
a charter member of that order in Marysville. His 
family are members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, of which he is an attendant and supporter. 
Mr. Swearingen is a man of strict integrity' in both 
business and social life, honest in all his transact- 
ions, of great ability, and is held in high esteem by 
his townsmen who consider him one of the sub- 
stantial men of the place and the promoter of the 
welfare of bot*^ "'*'' and county. 



jlSAAC N. GRIFFIS. Among the earliest set- 
l| tiers of this county must be mentioned Mr. 
l\ Griffis, who established himself in what is now 
Blue Rapids Township as early as 1857. There 
were then coming to this region people from most 
ever}' section of the country'. The_y blended won- 
derfully well in their interests and laboi's, there be- 
ing a common bond of sympathy in those times, 
each man making his neighbor's interests his own. 
The early home of Mr. Griffis was in Butler County, 
Ohio, where he first opened his c^'es to the light 
Oct. 20, 1836. 

The Grittis family were among the earliest pio- 
neers of the Buckeye State, where David, the father 
of our subject, was born and reared to manhood. 
There also he was married to Miss Lydia Park- 
hurst a maiden of his own county, and of French 
descent. The Griffis family traced its aneestr}- to 
Wales. David, Sr., the paternal grandfather of 
our subject, served through the Revolutionary 
War, from the beginning to the end, and for man}' 
years received a pension from the Government, 
lie fought in all the prominent battles, including 



Lexington and Bunker Hill. Grandfather Park- 
hurst was a missionary Ba()tist preacher, and emi- 
grated to Ohio at an early da}', where he spent the 
remainder of his life. 

The subject of our sketch about 1852 made his 
way to Bartholomew County, Ind., where he re- 
sided about four years. In 1855 he crossed the 
Mississippi and established himself on a tract of 
land in Wayne Count}', Iowa, where he also so- 
journed a number of years. It is hardly necessary 
to say that his school advantages were limited, but 
he was naturally bright and observant, and made 
the most of his opportunities for acquiring useful 
knowledge, both from books and keeping his eyes 
open to what was going on around him. Although 
mostly reared to farming pursuits, he for a short 
time w.as employed in a grist and saw-mill. 

In 1863, Mr. Griffis leaving the Hawkeye State, 
came to this county and settled upon a portion of 
the land which he now owns and occupies. It was 
very sliglitly improved and he labored in true pio- 
neer style thereafter for many years in the cultiva- 
tion of the soil, and gathering around himself and 
his family the ordinary comforts of life. The orig- 
inal dwelling, now a venerable looking log cah:)i, 
bears the marks of several bullets, the relics of a 
skirmish between one of the early sheriffs and his 
posse of men. who attempted the capture of Ben- 
son and Lovell, desperate characters whom they 
undertook to arrest, but who finally got atvay. . 

On the 20th of April. 1864, the subject of this 
sketch was united in marriage with Mrs. Helen .1. 
McDermott. This lady was born in Wisconsin, and 
became the mother of five children, four of 
whom are living, viz.: Marietta V., Spencer, Al- 
bert and Chloe. Lydia died when seven months 
old. Mrs. Griffis was born in Jefferson County, 
Wis., Jan. 11, 1843, .°,nd is the daughter of Daniel 
and Anne (Sweet) Woodin, who were natives of 
Vermont, and whose ancestors were among the 
early New Englanders. Mrs. Woodin died when her 
daughter, Helen, was but ten years old, and the 
following year her father went to California, since 
which time he h.is not been seen by her. Mrs. 
Griffis was reared in the family of Josej)!] Lang- 
don, one of the earliest settlers of this county, of 
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vears. Slie was tirst inarrieil to Patrick McDer- 
luott, and they became the parents of one eliild— 
Florence — who is now tlie wife of De Witt Giiffis. 
Mr. McDerinott departed this life in 1863. 

Mrs. Griffls lias been the witness of some thrill- 
ing scenes during her life on the frontier, at a rime 
when wild animals were plentiful, and Indians like- 
wise. When a child of thirteen years in going af- 
ter the con-s. she was chased bj- the Indians, who 
probably had in view her capture. It is safe to 
say she did not allow the grass to grow under her 
feet upon that occasion, and outrunning lier pur- 
suers reached her home in safety, and afterward 
was careful about getting very far away from it 
alone. 

The property of Mr. (iriftis embraces 320 acres 
of land which he has brought to a good state of 
cultivation. The labor of fencing his fields, plant- 
ing fruit and shade trees, erecting buildings and 
gathering about himself and his family the com- 
forts andconveniences of modern life,kept him bus- 
ily employed for many years, and he is now in a 
condition to rest upon his oars. He joined the 
Republican party many years ago, and is a member 
in good standing of the Christian Church. He 
believes in the maintenance and establishment of 
schools and frequently serves as Director in his dis- 
trict. In f.act he has, without question, performed 
all the duties of an honest man and a good citizen, 
and long years ago established himself in the con- 
fidence and esteem of his neighbors. 

~ »> o>o-^^<A^..o*o.. <,-w 

jjp DOYD K. KLSTLER. The model farmer, the 
I (@) public-spirited citizen and Christian gentle- 
^JL^^ man, is adniirablv illustrated in the subject of 
this biographical outline. Providence has blessed 
him with a competence, and he has responded to 
the various calls upon him in aiding worthy ob- 
jects, and is looked upon as one of the men in his 
community whom it could not well do without. 
His native place was Perry Count}', Pa., and the 
date of his birth Sept. 10, 1847. 

Our subject comes from Pennsylvania stock from 
'•away back." His fatlicr, David Kistler, was a na- 



tive of the same county as his son. and born in 
May, 1827, being a little over twenty years of age 
at the time of the latter's birth. He is still living 
and a resident of Perry County, where ne has fol- 
lowed agricultural pursuits .-dl bis life, and much of 
the time taught school during the winter season. 
He has held some of the minor offices and accumu- 
lated considerable property. Upon the organiza- 
tion of the Republican party he identified himself 
with it. He is a strong temperance man and was 
an ardent advocate of the Prohibition amendment 
to the Pennsylvania State constitution. In relig- 
ious matters, he is identified with the Lutheran 
Church. 

John Kistler. the paternal grandfatiier of our 
subject, was born in liucks Countj', Pa., in Janu- 
ary, 1800, and died Jan. 30. 1887, in Loysville. 
Pa. He followed farming all his life. His father 
was a native of Switzerland, and emigrated to 
America in time to serve as a soldier in the Revo- 
lutionary War. The maiden name of the mother 
of our subject was Susannah Rice; she was born in 
Perry County, Pa., about 1828, and died in 1863. 
Grandfather George Rice was a native of Juniata 
County, Pa., and traced his ancestr}' to England. 
His brother John served in the War of 1812, under 
Capt. Rogers. A cousin of his was the last survivor 
of those who participated in Perry's victor^' on 
Lake Erie. He died near Shelby, Ohio, a few j-ears 
ago, at the age of ninety years. The Rice family 
are noti-d for longevity, the most of them reaching 
the age of eight}- years and upwards. 

To David and Susan Kistler there were born six 
sons and two daughters, namely: Lloyd K., our 
subject; John L., Samuel J.. George R., Sarah E., 
David A., William A. and Susan R. Lloj'd K., 
like his brothers and sisters, was reared in his na- 
tive count}', and received an academic education. 
In 1804, when not quite seventeen years old, he 
enlisted as a Union soldier in Company F.. 208th 
Pennsylvania Infantry, which was a part of tlic 
Army of the Potomac, and served until the close 
of the war, and participated in two regular engage- 
ments: the recapture of Ft. Steadman, March 25, 
1865. and the taking of the works at Petersburg, 
April 2. 1805. Afterward he returned to his native 
county, resumed his studies, taught school and 



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fanned until 1868; then goiag to Louisa County, 
Iowa, he occupied himself as a teacher the follow- 
ing }'ear, and in 186!) came to this county, of which 
he has since been a resident. His finely cultivated 
farm embraces 160 acres of land, upon which there 
are substantial buildings and all the other applian- 
ces necessary for the prosecution of agriculture 
after the most approved methods. The present 
residence was erected in 1886. 

Mr. Kistler makes a specialty of live-stock, feed- 
ing nearly all the grain he raises. He has held 
some of the minor offices, and is a member in good 
stiinding of the Lutheran Churcli. He is likewise 
identified with the G. A. R. Post, No. 260 at Wa- 
terville, and in politics is a strong Prohibitionist. 
He was married, Keb. 23, 1871, to Miss Arabella 
A. Smiley. This lady was born in Carlisle, Pa., 
July 22, 1851, and is the daughter of Samuel and 
Sarah A. (McMurray) Smiley. The male members 
of the McMurray family participated in all the wars 
of this country from 1812 down. Mr. and Mrs. 
Kistler are the parents of three children, all sons, 
namely: Charles R., Benjamin F. and George R. 
B.F.is attending Midland Collage at Atchison, Kan.; 
C. R. and G. R. arc at home with their parents. 



f^^ AMUEL SMITH MARTIN. Something 
^^^ over thirty-two j-ears ago the subject of 
"IJl/^ this notice found his way to this county, 
and settled in the wilds of Rock Township, 
where he sojourned from 1857 to 1859. There 
were few evidences of civilization, the cabins of the 
settlers being few and far between and the outlook 
was anything but inviting. Partly on this account 
Mr. Martin in the year last mentioned returned to 
Indiana, whence he had come, and lived there for 
a period of ten years. He then ventured out to 
the frontier again and has since been a resident of 
Rock Township. He is the owner of a good prop- 
erty, embracing 240 acres of fine farming land, 
pleasantlj^ located on section 7, and which with its 
buildings and appurtenances forms one of the most 
attractive pictures in the landscape of this region. 
Mr. Martin has had an ample experience with 



the dangers and difficulties of pioneer life. He 
comes of a hard}- race and first opened his eyes to 
the light near Wilkesboro, N. C, Oct. 10, 1834. 
A year later his parents emigrated to the wilds of 
Indiana at a time when deer and wolves were plen- 
tiful besides coons and other wild animals. The 
coon hunting especially formed one of the best- 
appreciated recreations of the young people of that 
region. The advantages for education, as may be 
supposed, were extremely limited, the schools be- 
ing conducted on the subscription plan, in a log 
cabin furnished with seats and desks made of slabs, 
with puncheon floor and greased paper for window 
panes. At the age of seven j-ears our subject was 
partially orphaned bj- the death of his father, but 
he remained at home with his mother until she. too, 
passed away. 

In the spring of 1856 Mr. ^Martin, leaving Ind- 
iana, set out for the farther West with a team, 
crossing the Mississippi, and in due time established 
himself on a tract of land in >Story Count}', Iowa. 
He lived there and in Marshall and Hardin coun- 
ties, until the spring of 1857. Not satisfied then 
with the outlook in the Hawkeye State, he decided 
to try the climate of Northern Kansas and jour- 
neyed to this county bv team as before. He pre- 
empted laud paying therefor ^1.25 per acre, made 
some improvements and lived upon it until 1859. 
Then returning to his old haunts in Indiana he 
farmed on rented land until the fall of 1869. His 
next movement was to come back to th;s county, 
when he located on his present farm where he has 
made all the improvements which are now to be 
seen. The cyclone of 1876 made way with most 
of his buildings, but he replaced them and since 
that time has been uniformly prosperous. He has 
added to his first purchase eightj' acres and now 
has ample facilities for the cultivation of his land, 
which is abund.antly fertile. The farm embraces 
sixty acres of native timber and is watered by the 
west fork of the Vermillion. There are groves and 
an orchard in good bearing condition besides trees 
of the smaller fruits, a comfortable dwelling and 
the outbuildings required for the shelter of stock 
and the storing of grain. Mr. Martin keeps good 
grades of cattle, swine, horses and mules, and uses 
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story of his p.ii-ly toils aiifl struggles is similar to 
that of so uianj- whose lives have been faithfully 
recorded in this volume. 

The loth day of April, 1861, was made memor- 
able in the life of our subject )iv his marriage in 
Wells County. Ind., with Miss Syrilda Edmunson. 
This lad}- was born in Rush County, Ind. Her 
union with Mr. Martin resulted in the birth of 
ten children, the eldest of whom, James M., remains 
at home with his parents. William A. married Miss 
Lulu Rakestraw and is farming in Rock Township. 
John F. is at home ; Rena A., Jlrs. Brooks; Martha 1. 
married William Taton and they reside on a farm in 
Guittard Township; Mary J., the twin sister of 
Martha, is the wife of William Bond, a barber of 
Sheridan, Mo.; Nancy I. remains under the home 
roof. Jehu A . Andrew .1., and Emmett C. are all 
at home. 

Politically, our subject affiliates with the Repub- 
lican part}'. He has been a Deacon and Elder in 
the Christian Church for manj' years and is one of 
its chief pillars. In the early days he assisted in 
the organization of Rock Township, and was active 
in the establishment of schools besides assisting in 
the erection of school buildings. He has had little 
desire for the spoils of ofHce and aside from serving 
as Constable at one time, has declined the resjjon- 
sibilities of public life. 

The father of our subject was Hon. Benjamin F. 
Martin, the son of Rev. Robert Martin, both of 
whom were natives of North Carolina, where the 
latter engaged in farming, and as a minister of the 
Baptist Church. He carried a musket in the Re- 
volutionary War, and died in his native State. His 
son, Benjamin F., was bred to farm pursuits, which 
he followed during his life long, and during his 
early manhood owned a farm in his native county. 
He served in the War of 1812. and afterward emi- 
grated to AV^ayne County, Ind., where he settled 
among its earliest pioneers. Later he removed to 
Whitley County, where he cleared a farm from the 
forest and spent his last da3's. In the meantime he 
became well-to-do, was the owner of a large tr.act 
of land, and was a successful dealer in cattle and 
sheep. He was prominent in politics, and at one 
time represented his county in tlie Legislature. lie 
was also Judge of the county court several terms 



He (lied at the ago of fifty-five years in the faith 
of the Baptist Church, religiously, and a member 
of the old Whig party, politically. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was Sarah Rousseau. She, likewise, was a native of 
North Carolina, as was Grandfather Rousseau, the 
latter being a planter and well-to-do. He was of 
French descent and served in the Revolutionary 
War. He emigrated to Indiana with his family and 
died in Whitley County, Ind., in 1855, at the age 
of seventy-seven years. He w.as an active Whig, 
politically, and in religious belief a Dunkard. Mrs. 
Sarah (Rousseau) Martin departed this life in 185."). 
at the age of fifty-five years. She was a member 
of the Baptist Church, and the mother of nine 
children, who lived .to mature years. Nancy i.s 
now deceased; Diana is a resident of Whitley 
County, Ind.; Benjamin F. and David H. .ire de- 
ceased; Reuben died in infancy; James L. is a 
resident of Polk County, Mo.; Samuel S., our sub- 
ject; Hiram H. lives in Mo.. William R. lives in 
Arkansas, near Fayetteville. 



'^S^\ Kl'RII^L S. SlIEPARD. This gentleman 
I belongs to the firm of Wilson & Shepard, 




livery men of Marysville. Mr. Shepard 
was born in Westfield, Mass., Feb. 20, 
1845, and there lived until the year 1871, when he 
located in Marysville. His early education was 
obtained at the High School, after which he at- 
tended the academy in his native town. His first 
venture in a business line was to enter his father's 
whip manufactory, and for a period of two years 
before he came to Marysville he was in business 
for himself. Different occupations have absorbed 
his time, mostly in the way of stock -dealing since 
leaving a purely mercantile line of business. His 
stock shipments have been mainly to Kansas Citv. 
Mo., and Chicago, III. At present Mr. Shepard "is 
associated with C. B. Wilson in the livery business, 
and is the manager, devoting his time and energy 
to the establishment and growth of a successful 
place of business. 

Mr. Shepard married Miss Lettie Montgomery. 



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of Mai'^sville, Feb. 11. 1872. Tlie^' have had foui 
chilihen, three of whom are living— Hallie, Frank 
S. and Katie. Mrs. Shepard was born in Hanover, 
111., and is a daughter of Abe] Montgomery, 
who was a business man of that citj', and at one 
time kept an hotel. Mr. Montgomery moved to 
Hiawatha with his family. His wife was Miss Poll3- 
Paddock. At the time of his death he was pro- 
prietor of tiie Blue Valley livery stable. His wife 
is also dead. 

Solomon Shepard, the father of Merrill S.. was a 
native of AVestfield. Mass. Here he married Miss 
Harriet Dewey, and their union was blessed with 
seven children. Mr. Shepard was a whip manfac- 
turer of his native city, and alwa^'s made his home 
tiiere. In politics Merrill S. Shepard belongs to 
the Republican party. 



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LFRED M. JUDSON is one of the prominent 
'@/Llli business men of Marysville, where he is 
engaged in the hardware business. His 
store is located on Broadwaj-, between Sev- 
enth and Eighth streets, where he carries a complete 
stock of heavy and shelf hardware, and also a full 
line of queensware, and where he has built up a fine 
trade. 

Alfred Judson, father of our subject, was born 
in New Woodstock, Conn., in 1800. He moved 
to Schenectady, N. Y., where he learned the tailor's 
trade. He subsequently went to Detroit, Mich., 
and from there accompanied a partly to Pontiacand 
Saginaw. He returned and located in 1882 in 
Ponti.ic, where he was successfully engaged in 
the tailoring business. There he married Miss 
Louisa Bartlett. To them were born twelve chil- 
dren, all of whom survive except a son, James, who 
died in Galesburg, 111., aged thirty-three years. 
Of the surviving children Louisa was graduated 
with honor at Galesburg, and married the Rev. 
Justus Doolittle, of China, where they lived for 
fourteen years. Tliey are now residing in Prince- 
ton, N. J.; Orson is a wealthy business man of 
Galesburg. where he has occupied the same block 
for twenty-nine years; diaries is engaged in the 



grocery trade in Dcs Arc, Ark.; Sarah; Roxy is the 
wife of J. D. Fields, hardware dealer in Topeka, 
Kan.; Philander, a successful general merchant and 
banker in Hamlin, Kan.; Frank, traveling agent for 
a house in Omaha. Neb. ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. M. D. 
Osman, living on the old homestead; Maria, wife 
L. J. Smith, insurance agent at Wacoma, Iowa; 
Junius, who has for ten 3^cars been a missionary in 
China, is now located in Shaug-Hai, teaching arts 
and sciences, having successfully- opened up a new 
field of study for the Chinese; and our subject. 

Alfred M. Judson was born in Pontiac, Mich., 
Dec. 25, 1843, and in the hjrae of his birth received 
a good education and was reared to years of man- 
hood. Then he became interested in the great 
national conflict, and as soon as possible enlisted, 
Jan. 4, 1864, at Galesburg, 111., in the 77th Illinois 
Infantry, and was assigned to Compan3' A. His 
reigment formed a part of the 13th Army Corps 
and the 4th Division, Gen. Gordon Granger, Corps 
Commander. Our subject took part with his regi- 
ment in many prominent engagements, and among 
them the siege of Vicksburg, and Island No. 10, 
down the Mississippi to and around New Orleans. 
He accompanied the disastrous expedition to the 
Red River, and was present during the bombard- 
ment of Ft. Morgan and Ft. Gaines, at the entrance 
of Mobile Bay, and when Admiral Farragut passed 
between Ft. Morgan and Ft. Gaines; he was also at 
Whistler at the time of the great explosion of pow- 
der, when forty tons exploded near him at Mobile 
He formed part of a detachment which was sent 
toward Richmond, marching across the country- 
and driving gunboats and blockade-runners upon 
the Tombigby River. At the surrender of Lee's 
army, the 77th and companions took gU7iboats and 
returned to Mobile, going again into camp at 
Whistler. The 130th Infantr>' disbanded after be- 
ing nearly annihilated on the the Red River expe- 
dition, and its Colonel, I. N. Reed, not wishing to 
go liome without a command, obtained permission 
of commanders of different regiments to take all 
their men who had enlisted after a certain date to 
recruit his own regime'it. The soldiers knew noth- 
ing but obedience, and remained for two months 
after their companions were discharged, the War 
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Wbeu tlie slate of affairs became known to the De- 
partment the men were discharged, the act tak- 
ing place at New Orleans, Aug. 1^, 1865. Our 
subject returned to Springfield., III., and to iiis 
home at Galesburg. AVith the money which he 
had saved he went through Eastman's Business 
College, after which he went to Watnga, ill. There 
he learned llie tinner's trade. After sixteen months' 
stay he returned to Galesburg, and entered the 
railroad shops to increase his general knowledge. 
He then went to St. Louis and worked for a firm. 
Mideringliouse & Co., now the Excelsior Manu- 
facturing Company. He subsequently- went to 
Des Arc, Ark., and engaged with liis brother Frank 
ill trade. The business not being sntticientl}- large 
to need the attention of both, our subject sold out 
and went to Memphis. Tenn..wliere he engaged with 
Long & Dnsch. He subsequently went to Batesville, 
Miss., and opened up business. He had been there 
but six months when, learning of the illness of his 
TO0tlicr,lie closed out and returned to PontiacMich.. 
which he reached five days after her death. He then 
went to Galesburg for a short sojourn, and then on to 
the West, looking over various places. He had 
freigiit loaded for Wichita, Kan.; bought and 
doubled his money in ten days at Chicago, and 
worked at his trade in Ft. Scott. He finally went 
to Centralia, Nemaha County, and entered into 
business in tlie year 1870. 

In Centralia, Mr. Judson was married to Miss 
Henrietta D. Rogers, to whom were born two chil- 
dren, a daughter, Effle, and a son, Charles H. Mrs. 
Judson died in 1877, three and a half years after 
iier marriage. Charles H. died Aug. 21, 1877, at 
the age of one year; Effle is at home and is receiv- 
ing all the advantages of a good education. 

Mr. Judson has been very successful in business 
in Nemaha County, and was the pioneer in the 
barb wire trade. In 1873 he bought his first in- 
stallment, 230 pounds, paying 815 per hundred and 
selling for §18. It now sells for §3.60 per hundred. 
Mr. Judson had the entire trade in tiie county for 
several years. In the fall of 1879 he was able to 
sell out to advantage, and afterward spent about a 
year with his famil}' in Colorado, New York, Ohio. 
Michigan and other States, in recreation. In 1880 
he came to this county and establislied himself in 



his present business. June 14, 1879, our subject 
married again, the bride being Margaret E. Dunn. 

Mrs. Margaret E. Judson was born in Linden, 
Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1847, and was 
reared in tliat county. Her parents, William and 
Agnes (Steveson) Dunn, were born in Sterling, 
Scotland. They removed to New York State, wliere 
the father lived until his death, and the mother 
still survives, residing in Linden, N. Y., at the age 
of eighty years. 

Mr. Judson has no political aspirations. He 
votes as he fought, in defense of what his judgment 
decrees to be for the best interests of his county. 
He is a member of the Masonic order, of the 
A. (). U. W., Select Knights, and with his wife of 
Degree of Honor. He was one of the committee who 
located the Episcopal church of Marysville where 
it now st.ands. He is a man of more than ordinary 
intelligence and business ability, a trustworthy 
citizen, and an honorable, upright man, and their 
home is the resort of the elite of tlie city. 

Our subject possesses one of the finest cabinets 
of Chinese curios to be seen in the West. It was 
collected by his brother Junius, and consists of 
many rare and exceedingly valuable specimens. It 
is fortunately in the hands of a man who is willincr 
to impart all the knowledge he can of the habits 
and customs of the Chinese, a people so long dis- 
pised by P^uropean and American civilization, but 
whose attainments are liecoming known and prog- 
ress hastened through missionary labors. 



^|AMES BIRD WILSON, proprietor of the 
principal livery, sale and feed stable in 
Frankfort, is located on Main Street, south 
'^^ of the railroad, where he carries on a flour- 
ishing business, being the best patronized livery- 
man in the city. His parents were natives of 
Pennsylvania. His paternal great-grandfather 
served during the Revolutionary War. His mother 
was of Irish descent, her jjarents having come to 
America from Antrim. 

Our subject was born in Newmarket, Oliio, March 
17. 1847. In his second year iiis parents removed 



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to Keokuk, Iowa. The father afterwarrl followed 
fanning in Wayne County, Iowa, and still later en- 
gaged in the mercantile business in Corydon, this 
being during the years 1<S56-.J7. In 1858 the 
family removed to Kansas, settling about seven 
miles southwest of Frankfort, where the father died 
in January, 1865. The mother survived until Jan. 
20, 1 888. The parental family consisted of seven 
children, viz.: Nancy J., William II., Margaret, 
Grace, John D., Daniel C, and James Bird. Nancy 
J. died when about sixteen. William is now at 
Guthrie, Oklahoma, and is correspondent of the 
Kansas City Times; he has been married twice: 
His first wife was Emily Griffiths, who was the 
mother of eight children, and died in 1875; his 
second wife was Emma Snow, who has borne him 
two children. Margaret died when about sixteen. 
Cirace was the wife of William Jackson, who is now 
County Clerk of Wayne County, Iowa; she died in 
Frankfort, in 1881, at the age of forty-seven, leav- 
ing two living children. John D. died in Concor- 
dia, Kan., Oct. 10, 1885; he married Maggie Bland, 
and left two children; he had been Deputy .Sheriff 
and Sheriff of Cloud County, Kan., for fourteen 
years. Daniel C. was the proprietor of the Wilson 
House at Concordia, Kan., where he died Oct. 10, 
1887, leaving a widow and four children. 

Our subject remained under the parental roof 
until seventeen years of age, and was the recipient 
of a good common-school education. He began 
work for himself as a renter of a part of the home 
farm. In September, 1880, he removed to Frankfort, 
and buying out Lou Martin, embarked in the butch- 
ering business, in which he continued a year. He 
then ran a hack to Marysville, and also engaged in 
the livery business, buying out Miller & Adkins. 
In the latter business he has continued ever since. 

Mr. Wilson was married, Dec. 11, 1872, to Adilla 
Pickett, who was a native of Champaign County, 
111. Her parents, W. M. and Melissa Pickett, are 
natives of Ohio. 

Our subject is a member of ^'ermillion Lodge, 
No. 110 I. O. O. v., in which he has filled the 
position of Vice-Grand. In politics he is an Inde- 
pendent Republican. He was Constable of Vermil- 
lion Township for a period of five years. Both lie 
and his wife are consistent members of the Method- 



ist Episcopal Church. Mr. Wilson is a shrewd and 
energetic business man, a popular and enterprising 
citizen, and with his wife has the respect of the 
communitii' in which they reside. 



^, OHN H. HONE. The suliject of this notice 
bears the distinction of being one of the 
earliest settlers in this county, locating 
when a ^oung man in Noble Township, at 
a time when few persons had ventured within its 
limits. He was praclicall}' without means, but 
nature had endowed liim with the qualities of reso- 
lution and perseverance in a marked degree. These, 
coupled with his habits of industry', enabled him 
to carry out his desire of becoming a maii among 
men, and securing a competency for his old age. 
He is now numbered among the leading farmers of 
Noble Township, is the owner of 250 acres of im- 
proved land, and b3' his upright life has established 
himself in the esteem and confidence of his neigh- 
bors. He was especially fortunate in the selection 
of a life partner, Mrs. Hone having been the able 
assistant of her husband in all bis worthy under- 
takings, and stimulating him to his best efforts. 
Now, sitting under their own vine and fig tree, 
they can look back with satisfaction over well-spent 
lives and enjoy the fruits of their early toils and 
sacrifices. 

The family history of our subject is in its main 
points as follows: His father, James Hone, was a 
native of Hocking Countj^ Ohio, in which State 
the paternal grandfather, Henry Hone, was also 
born, and practically grew up with the country. 
The latter became one of the leading farmers of 
Hocking County, in which he settled at an earl^' 
day, and where he became well-to-do. James was 
reared to farming pursuits, and at an early age 
chose these for his vocation in life. Upon reach- 
ing man's estate, he became the owner of a fine 
tract of land, which he cleared from the forest, 
making a farm of 180 acres, upon which he resided 
until his death. In the meantime, during the pro- 
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fortv-four years, enlisted witli the lOO-rtajs' men. 
Tliey were sent to Washington, where Mr. Hone 
was taken ill and died. Politically, lie was a mem- 
ber of the Republican party. 

The mother of our subject w:is in her u;ii'lhood 
Miss Mary A. Strawn. Siie also was a native of 
Hocking County, Ohio, and the daughter of John 
StravTU, a prominent farmer of that section. She 
is still living on the old homestead, and is sixtj-- 
foar years old. She belongs to the United Breth- 
ren Church. Our subject was the eldest of the 
thirteen children born to his parents. The next 
child. Safety M., together with tlie eldest daughter, 
Rebecca, are residents of Hocking County, Ohio. 
Amy E. lives in Frankfort, this count}-; Mary A. 
and Eliza J. reside in Fayette County, Ohio; Ruth 
A. is in Hocking County, that State; Lizzie C. lives 
in Davis Count}-, Mo.; Catherine M. is at home 
with her mother; Alice A. died when an interest- 
ing young lady of eighteen years; Harriet A. lives 
in F'avette County, Ohio; Deborah died in infancy, 
and James B. remains vvith his mother. 

The subject of this sketch was horn near Logan, 
Hocking Co., Ohio, Aug. I, 1845, was roared upon 
a farm and received the advantages of the com- 
mon school. He was at an early age required to 
make himself useful about the homestead, plowing 
as soon as he could drive a team. He was eighteen 
years old at the time of his father's death, and as- 
sumed charge of the farm, which he operated suc- 
cessfidly until 1871. When reaching his majority, 
he started on his own account, still continuing on 
the farm until he could make arrangements to es- 
tablish a home of his own. With this end in view, 
he was married, March 18, 1869, to Miss Luc}- 
Williams, a maiden of his own township, and born 
Dec. 9, 1848. (The parental histor}' of Mrs. Hone 
will be found in the sketcli of her brother, E. C. 
Williams, on another page of this volume.) 

Mr. Hone, in the fall of 1871, decided to seek 
his fortunes west of the Mississippi. He came by 
rail to this count}-, and located on his present 
farm, which was then a tract of wild land, and for 
which he paid 17.50 per acre. He put up a small 
house 16x18 feet, and after getting, in his first sea- 
son's crops, (iroceeded with further improvements 
as rapidly as i)()ssible. He set out fruit and fi_>rest 



trees, fenced his fields, and six years later pur- 
chased forty acres adjoining at $6.50 an acre. He 
brourht 120 acres to a good state of cultivation, 
and in 1884 added to his landed possessions by the 
purchase of 160 acres of land adjoining at $15 per 
acre. Of this amount, 100 acres are under the 
plow, a substantial dwelling has been erected, and 
the other buildings added, as required. The farm 
is now considered one of the best in this part of 
the State, adaiirably adapted to stock-raising. Mr. 
Hone keeps about fifty iiead of cattle, a herd of 
Poland-China swine and graded Normau horses, 
of wiiich he has about ten head, and utilizes two 
teams in his farm operations. He has always main- 
tained a warm interest in the agricultural resources 
of this county, and is a member of the Vermillion 
Live Stock Association. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hone have not been blest with 
children of their own, but some years since adopted 
a boy. Albert Marble, who was born in Noble 
Township in 1874, and who still lomains vvith them. 
Mr. Hone, politically, is a straight Republican, and 
both he and his wife are members in good stand- 
ing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Vermil- 
lion. Mr. Hone was a member of the building 
committee, and has ofiiciated as Steward and 
Trustee. He has been School Treasurer of his dis- 
trict three years, and was Road Supervisor two 
years. 



|1 IjfeHITE 15R0S. This Arm consists of F. W. 

\Jjl & E. I). Wiiite. sons of E. D. White, Sr.. 

W^ the latter being a resident of Gaines, N. 
Y. These young men occupy a fine store on 
Broadway, where they have an extensive stock of 
groceries and qiieensware. They are thorough 
business men, all their energies being devoted to 
the promotion of their interests in that line, and as 
they are endowed with more than ordinary ability. 
their business is in a highly prosperous condition. 
E. D. White, Sr., was a native of Vermont, but 
moved to New York at an early age, and there 
married Miss Eliza Beardsley. Mr. White died at 
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of E. D., Jr. F. W. was also born at Gaines, M. 
Y., Aug. 13, 1852, and the younger brother, .Jan. 
4, 1855. There is an older son, H. C. White, who 
is a resident of the old home in New York. When 
the children were quite young the mother removed 
to Flint, Mich., wliere the younger days of tlie bo3's 
were passed, and at the High Sclioo! of tliat place 
they received their education. 

F. W. White then became a dry -goods clerk, and 
the youngest son entered a jewelry store. Flint, 
Mich., was their home until the year 1880, when 
they engaged in business in Marysville, where they 
have made a iitie reputation for tlieniselves, both 
in a business and social way. The order, Knights 
of Pythias, claims one of the brothers as a mem- 
ber, and F. W. White is a communicant of the 
Episcopal Church. Neitlier of the brothers has 
any predilection for politics, but both belong to 
the Demociatic party. 



KWITT C. GRIFFIS. The present status 
of Clear Fork Township indicates in a for- 
cible manner the character of its early pio- 
neers, among whom mav be properly men- 
tioned the one with whose name we introduce 
this sketch. He came to Northern Kansas when 
comparatively few settlers had ventured into this 
region, having determined to cast his lot among 
those adventurous spirits who felt themselves equal 
to the task of transforming a portion of the wilder- 
ness into an abiding place for themselves and their 
families. The industry with whicli he labored, 
and the perseverance with which he overcame tlie 
diffictdties which beset him and others, are now 
tilings of the past, and with them he feels amply 
repaid for those toils and sacrifices. Few men 
came to this region with other capital than their 
strong hands and vigorous constitutions, and these 
qualities proved to them at such a time of more 
real value tlian hard cash. 

The State of Ohio contributed to Northern 
Kansas, one of her most worthy sons in the subject 
of this sketch, who was born in Butler County, 
Sept. 21, 1845. His parents were David andLydia 



(Parkhurst) Griffis, likewise natives of the Buckeye 
State. The paternal grandfather, David Griffis, 
was one of the earliest settlers of Butler County, 
choosing his location on the Miami River. He was 
the son of David, Sr., an old Revolutionary hero 
who followed the fortunes of the Colonists from the 
beginning of the war for independence until its 
close. He was a blacksmith by trade, and one of 
those hurdy spirits who never knew fear and seldom 
knew fatigue. DeWitt C. is the possessor of a 
number of knives and forks which were made by 
his great-grandfather GrifHs, during the winter 
which he spent at Valley Forge under the direct 
command of Gen. Washington. He was of Welsh 
descent, and after the independence of the Colo- 
nists had been established he emigrated to the 
Territory of Ohio, where he spent the remainder 
of his days, dying at the advanced age of ninety 
years. His ancestors on the maternal side were of 
French extraction. 

The subject of this sketch remained a resident 
of his native State until a lad of eleven years, then 
removed with his parents to Indiana. The}' only- 
sojourned there a year, however, then pushed on 
Westward across the Father of Waters into Wa3'ne 
County, Iowa, taking up a tract of wild land and 
prosecuting farming a number of years. In the 
meantime the mother died, when DeAYitt C. was a 
lad of fourteen. The boy was deprived of the ad- 
vantages accorded the 3'outh of to-day, but his 
natural faculty of thought and observation, and 
his habit of reading whenever the opportunity per- 
mitted, were the means of his gathering much use- 
fid information, and when arriving at manhood he 
was well fitted, both by nature and training, to 
enter upon the more serious duties of life. 

In the fall of 1863 the Griffis family, leaving 
the Hawkeye Slate, came to this county, establish- 
ing themselves on a tract of land in Blue Rapids 
Township, where the death of the father took place 
in 1877. DeWitt C. was a youth of nineteen years 
when the family came to this county, and when 
reaching his majority he began farming on his own 
account. He purchased 160 acres of land from the 
railroad company, paying therefor $4.75 per acre, 
tills comprising the quarter-section upon which 
lie still lives. The land w.as in its original condition, 



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just as the Indians had left it, not a furrow having 
been turned upon it. His first business was the 
erection of a shelter for liimself, and he then com- 
menced breaking the sod. Year after year he 
steadilj' pursued his labors, adding something each 
year to the value of his possessions, extending tlie 
area of cultivated soil, erecting buildings, planting 
fruit and shade trees, and instituting the other im- 
provements naturall}' suggested to the mind of the 
progressive agriculturist. 

Mr. Griffls in 1870 took to himself a wife and 
helpmate, Miss Chloe, daughter of David Woodin, 
who, with his son Ira, subsequently founded the town 
of Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Griftls came to this county 
with Joseph Langdon, when quite young, and was 
reared in his famil}'. There have been born to 
Mr. and Mrs. Griffis two children — Oscar and So- 
phia. Mrs. GrifBs departed this life in August, 
1885. Mr. Griffls contracted a second marriage, 
Jul3' 12, 1887, with Miss Florence McDermott, who 
likewise settled in this county during its pioneer 
days: they have one son, Benjamin H. 

Mr. Grittis, politically, votes the straight Repub- 
lican ticket, and he and his wife are members in 
good standing of the Christian Church at Bigelow. 
Mr. Griffls has alwa3's believed in the establishment 
and maintenance of schools, and has served as a 
Director in his district. He bears the reputation 
of being a liberal and public-spirited man — one 
who uniformly gives liis aid and influence to the 
projects calculated to advance the people, sociallj', 
morally, and financially. As one of the earliest 
pioneers, he is iirominent in the Old Settlers' 
Association, and is usually present at their very 
interesting annual meetings. 

'S'HOMAS W. WATERSON was a few months 
since regarded as the oldest white settler in 
Kansas, but he too has now passed to his 
last long rest, and is numbered with the great ma- 
jority who "were, but are not." He died Sept. 5, 
1889, mourned b}' his friends, and sinking peace- 
fully into the arms of death. At the time of his 
arrival in Kansas in 185-4 he found only a few 



Government officials, Mr. Smallwood, father of 
Secretary of State Smallwood, having come the 
day before. Mr. Smallwood is now dead and ex- 
tensive inquiry fails to reveal any now living, who 
were settlers prior to our subject. He was there- 
fore closely identified with the growth of North- 
eastern Kansas, and his biography in man}- 
particulars is a history of this part of the State. 

Mr. Waterson was born Feb. 15, 1811, in what 
is now Perry County, Pa., but was at that time a 
part of Cumberland County. He lost his mother 
when he was only three years old. His father re- 
mained in that county until 1827, when he re- 
moved to Hamilton County, Ohio, living in or 
near Cincinnati, and at one lime near Hamilton 
City, Butler (Jounty. Our subject was early 
thrown on his own resources, but sflcceeded in get- 
ting a good practical education, Ijy working in the 
summer to make the money neces-iary to piy tui- 
tion, and in the winter working for his board while 
attending school. He settled upon a farm in But- 
ler County, and there resided until coming to Kan- 
sas. As before mentioned, he came to Kansas in 
1854, settling with his family in Doniphan County. 
On the 6lh day of Ma^-, that year, he made a |)re- 
emption claim by driving a clapboard in the ground 
and writing his name upon it, and laying the foun- 
dation of a home by crossing four poles. He built 
a log cabin, covering it with clapboards, and dur- 
ing the spring and summer of his first three 3'ears' 
sojourn in Kansas, brought 100 acres of prairie 
under cultivation without hiring a day's work. He 
devoted his land to the raising of the great staples, 
wheat, corn and oats, and cultivated an abundance 
of garden vegetables. When he first located in 
Kansas, Indians were plentiful, many of them be- 
ing treacherous and hostile, but our subject had no 
personal trouble with them. In 1855 he proved 
up on his place, of which he continued a resident 
until 1857. He then removed to Iowa Point, 
where he engaged in the mercantile business. 

Removing to this county iu the spring of 18G0, 
our subject engaged in selling general merchan- 
dise, he and Gen. Marshall, being among the first 
who supplied freigiiter's outfits. His first store 
was located on the Big Blue, where the bridge now 
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the stream. At that point the business of the vi-- 
cinit3^ was done for tliree or four years, when the 
town was started a half mile east. Mr. Waterson 
then removed to Broad waj', where he sold goods 
until 1870. Then erecting a double brick store, 
he occupied one part of it until the 1st of January, 
1889, when he sold his stock, retaining the build- 
ing, together with several fine business blocks on 
Broadway, and other city property. For a num- 
ber of yeftrs he sold agricultural implements as 
well as general-merchandise. At various times he 
bought land, much of it being a short distance 
west in A\"ashington County. For several years he 
carried on farming, owning one farm of 400 acres 
near town, and renting 1000 acres. 

There was no local government in this section 
when our subject arrived, as it had not then been 
declared a Territory. The Kansas and Missouri 
border war was in progress and tliere was a great 
deal of excitement. The Territorial treaty was 
ratified during the summer of 1854, and the first 
Congressional election held in the fall. On March 
30, 1855, a Territorial election was held and our 
subject was elected to the First Territorial Legis- 
lature. The first session was held in Jul}-, 1855, 
near Ft. Riley, at a place called Pawnee City. This 
bein" far west of the center of civilization, the 
body was thereby greatly inconvenienced, but 
soon had a good house in which to stay. Our sub- 
ject arrived on Sunday afternoon and found men 
eno^aged in cutting trees, drawing and sawing them. 
On Monday the Legislature met in the brush for 
preliminary work, but in the afternoon had a capi- 
tol building, -20x30 feet, with doors, roof, windows 
and floor complete. Our subject was a member of 
the committees on Corporation, Judiciary and oth- 
ers. The session lasted only for a short time and 
but one bill was passed. This bill was to remove 
the Capital from Pawnee City to the Shawnee Man- 
ual Labor School in Doniphan County, that being 
the only place capable of accommodating the mem- 
hers. The Legislature had a rather boisterous ses- 
sion, as the Governor had been angered by the 
change in the place of meeting, and he vetoed the 
first bill passed. Mr. Waterson was returned to 
the Legislature in 1857, the body meeting at the 
same place. Being personally acquainted witii the 



Governor he was appointed by the Legislature to 
confer w-ith him in regard to the change of the 
Capital. 

Our subject was the first Justice of the Peace ap- 
pointed in the Territory, being elected at a meet- 
ing of early settlers in Wathena, Doniphan County, 
and appointed by the Governor. His jurisdiction 
extended from the Nebraska line to the southern 
boundary of Kansas, and from the Missouri River 
to the Colorado line. Subsequently' there were 
two other citizens appointed to the office of Justice 
of tlie Peace in that territory. After receiving his 
commission he asked the Governor what law he 
should use, as there was none in the Territory. 
The Governor asked what State he was from, and 
then told him he could use either the Ohio or the 
Missouri law. He counseled with Judge Woodson 
at St. Joseph, Mo., and finally decided to use the 
old Missouri Territorial law. Mr. Waterson served 
as Justice of the Peace until the State was divided 
into counties. Having held court he was familiarly 
known as Judge Waterson. 

Mr. Waterson was first married to ^liss Jane 
Moore, who died while young, leaving two chil- 
dren, both now deceased. One of these, James, 
grew to manhood, married and settled in this State, 
and at his death left three children. Our subject 
again married, his second wife being Miss Caroline 
Hall, who accompanied her husband to Kansas. 
She left three children to mourn her loss. The 
third wife of our suliject was Mrs. Rebecca M. 
Boyd. 

The people displayed their confidence in Mr. 
Waterson by choosing him to occupy the responsi- 
ble position of Mayor of Marysville for several 
terms. He was not an active politician, but was 
prominent in Democratic circles, having voted 
with the Democratic party from Jackson to Cleve- 
land. He was a man of eminence in Marysville. 
not only on account of his many j-ears of life and 
service in the State, but on account of his abilities 
and upright character. 

The following clipping fiom the ^Marysville 
J^ews, published the day after the death of this 
pioneer and time scarred warrior, will be appre- 
ciated by the readers: 

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and amassed a verj' Inuidsoine fortune, amouuting 
to well upwards of SI 00,000. He was always a 
liberaL public spirited man, and worked for -nii.at 
lie believed to be the best interest of the chy. He 
always contributed liberally to ciiaritable purpo.ses, 
and was always willing to aid and encourage his 
unfortunate fellowmen. He was a man who car- 
ried his age well, and was unusually smart and ac- 
tive for a man of nearlj' eighty years of age. but 
for the past year his friends liave noticed that his 
pliysical strength was failing. He realized this 
himself, and had his business matters all shaped up 
according to his desires, so that there would be no 
likelihood of any complications after his death. 
On last Sunday while at the dinner table he was 
stricken with paralysis on the left side, and this was 
followed Wednesday by another stroke which com- 
pletely paralyzed his whole body, and he lay in a 
comatose state until 2:20 yesterday, when he died. 
The deceased was a man of good moral character, 
and was alwa3S identified with the moral element 
of the community. His death removes a good 
citizen, an old land mark. An honest, upright 
man has gone to enjoy his reward free from the 
trials and turmods of tliis world." 

We are pleased to present to the readers of the 
Album a fine portrait of this honored citizen, whose 
familiar face and friendly voice will no more greet 
old and young, rich and poor, with a smile of sym- 
pathy or a word of kindness. 



(OHK TURNBULL. Six years since, the 
subject of this notice came to this count}' 
and purchased eighty acres of land on sec- 
^^' tion 7. in St. Bridget Township, from which 
he [iroceeded to build up a homestead. The in- 
dustry- with which he has labored is apparent in 
the many improvements he has effected and the 
general air of comfort and plentj' which surrounds 
him and his family. Besides fencing Xhe land and 
bringing the soil to a good state of cultivation, he 
has erected the necessary buildings, and has planted 
several hundred fruit trees and as many forest 
trees. He is considerably interested in stock-rais- 
ing, and has a goodly assortment of domestic ani- 
mals — cattle, horses and swine. 

A native of bonny Scotland, our subject was 
born in Roxburghshire. April 26, 1 844, and is th ' 



son of .lolin Turnbull. who spent his entire life in 
the Land of the Thistle. Upon reaching man's 
est.ate our subject wa.s married, in his native shire, 
in 1873, to Miss Margaret Cook, who was born 
and reared not far from the early home of her 
husband. A few months after their marriage the 
j'oung people set out for America, and coming di- 
rectly Westward, settled eight nales south of 
Pawnee City, where Mr. Turnbull prosecuted farm- 
ing until coming to this count}', in 1883. The six 
children were born in this State and are all liv- 
ing. The eldest, a daughter, Jane, has completed 
her studies, and with the others — John, James, 
William, George and Robert — remains at home 
with her parents. Mr. Turnbull takes no active 
part in politics, otherwise than casting his vote in 
support of the Republican party. 



j^^ IDNEY WALTER. No visitor to this 
^^^ county will long be ignorant of the name 
Wj/^J and person of the gentleman whose cogno- 
men heads this sketch, he being well known 
throughout this section as farmer, stock-raiser and 
breeder, and occupj'ing a well-improved farm of 
of 420 acres on section 14, Marysville Township. 
His father was Jacob Walter, a native of Wells, 
England. The maiden name of his mother was 
Sarah Clark, she being a native of Madison County, 
N. Y. Mr. Jacob Walter first settled on the Mau- 
mee River, where Toledo now stands, and thence 
removed to Oakland County, Mich., where he and 
his wife both died. The}' had a family of nine 
children, of whom our subject was the fifth, being 
born in Oakland County, Mich., July 10. 1842. 

Our subject was reared to agricultural pursuits, 
his father being a farmer, ^md in his native county 
followed his father's occupation. The call of Presi- 
dent Lincoln for 75,000 men lo repossess the forts, 
places and proi>erty seized from the Union, found 
earnest response in the breast of young AValter, 
who in May, 1861, enlisted in the Union service, 
being assigned to Company F, of the otii Michigan 
Infantry, in which he served as Corporal. At the 
battle of Fair Oaks he was wounded by a falling 



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tree which had been cut by a shell, having four 
ribs broken in his left side. He was taken prisoner, 
but remained in tlie hands of the enemy but a short 
time when he was recaptured. His wound proved a 
serious one, and tor three months he was entirely 
paralyzed in the lower limbs. Being unfitted for 
the service he received a discharge in October, 
1862, hut upon his restoration to health in June, 
1803, he re-enlisted in Company L, 10th Michigan 
Cavalry, filling the office of first Sergeant, and later 
receiving the commission of Second Lieutenant. 
He was in the siege of Yorktown, took part in the 
fierce contest between fighting Joe Hooker and 
Gen. Johnston, at Williamsburg, and in the battle 
of Greenville, E. Tenn., where Morgan was killed, 
as well as in less important affrays. Mr. AValter 
also took part in the Sherman raid in the memora- 
ble pursuit of Jeff Davis. He considers his sever- 
est war experience to have been at tlie time of the 
assiisiuation of President Lincoln, when he engaged 
in the pursuit of the assassin. Being honorably 
discharged from the service in December, 1865, 
our subject returned to his home, and early in Jan- 
uary of the following year went to Grenada, Miss., 
with the intention of making that place his home. 
On his journey South Mr. Walter fell in with two 
men from Vermont. These men being killed by 
Forester's band Mr. Walter considered it unsafe to 
remain in that section and departed to Canada, 
where he engaged in the oil business for three years. 
He then came to Clinton, Iowa, where he was fore- 
man in a match factory. He loaned the parties 
13,000 and took the insurance for security. In Oc- 
tober, 1871, he was liurned out, and being insured 
with the Chicago companies which were crippled 
on account of the great fire, he obtained no insur- 
ance. Undismayed by this loss of all he possessed 
he set to work to repair his shattered fortunes, and 
coming to this county he located and engaged in 
farming. 

Mr. Walter was married in Ft. Huron, Mich., 
July 15, 1868, to Miss Maria F. Goring, a native 
of Lincoln County, Ontario, where she was born 
Sept. 22, 1842. This estimable young lady is a 
daughter of Francis A. Goring, of Ontario. Mr. 
and Mrs. Walter have one child — Lottie Matilda. 

Since coming to this county Mr. Walter has de- 



voted his attention wholly to farming and stock- 
raising, has made good improvements on his place 
and carries on the stock business very successfully, 
turning oflf about 300 head of fat cattle yearly. He 
has been School Trustee for many years, working 
faithfully for the improvement of the schools. At 
the present time he occupies the position of Town- 
ship Clerk. He is a member of Lyons Post No. 9, 
G. A. R. In religious views he is in harmony with 
the noted Col. Robert Inejersol. 



rf|_ ARRY IIUMFREVILLE, M.D., local sur- 
jfji' geon for the Missouri Pacific Railroad 
/^^ Conii)any, and a leading practitioner at 
^^ Waterville, has established a good practice 
in this part of the count}' with a prospect of contin- 
ued success. He is only thirty-five years old, hav- 
ing been born June 28, 1854, and his native place 
was Miami County, Ohio. His father, William T. 
Humfreville, was a native of Dayton, that State, 
and born in August, 1813. 

William T. Humfreville was a man of more 
than ordinary abilities and good business ca[)aci- 
ties, and was nearly all his life successfully on- 
gaged as a contractor and builder at Piqua, Ohio. 
He was liberal and public-spirited, and became 
prominent in his community, taking an active 
interest in its educational matters. He served 
for a time in the Union army during the Civil 
War. He was successful in the accumulation of 
property, and from early manhood was a devoted 
member of the Baptist Church, taking an active 
part in its .support. In Masonrj' he had attained to 
the Royal Arch degrees. He held many of the 
minor offices. He is now deceased. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject was 
David Humfreville, a veteran of the War of 1812, 
who afterward enjoyed a pension and received a 
land grant from the Government for his services. 
The mother of our subject was in her girlhood 
Miss Harriet Licklider, of Beavertown, Ohio, and 
the daughter of Jacob and Susan Licklider, who 
were natives of Virginia. To tlie parents of our 
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lived to mature years. Harry, our subject, was 
the youngest boni. He was rearerl at I'iqua, in 
liis native county, and received a good education, 
being graduated fioni tlie High .School in 1870. 
Wiien little raoie than a boy he learned telegraph3-, 
wiiieli he followed a few years, then turned his at- 
tention to the study of medicine. He pursued his 
studies in the office of Dr. W. C. P.arker, of Piqua, 
and in 187.5 was graduated with high honors from 
the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville. 

Dr. Husnfreville commenced the practice of his 
profession at Versailles, Ohio, where he was lo- 
cated about eighteen mouths, and then removed to 
Shelby County, that State, where he followed his 
practice until 1880. That year he came to Kansas 
and located in Waterville, where he has since re- 
mained. He stands high among the medical men 
of this section, and is a member of the North Kan- 
sas Medical Association, also member and .Secretary 
of the Marshall County Medical Association. In 
1889 he was appointed the health officer of Mar- 
shall County. He isau active member of the Epis- 
copal Church, and a liberal contributor to church 
and charitable institutions. Socially, he is con- 
nected with the Masonic fraternity", having been 
the Master of Sutton Lodge No. 85, at Waterville, 
for several years. He is the friend of education 
and progress, genial and courteous in his demeanor, 
and has made many friends since his residence in 
this county. 

On the 14th of September. 1880. Dr. Hnmfreville 
was united in marriage with Mrs. Hannah Bronson, 
an accomplished und educated young lady of Shelby 
County, [Ohio, and the daughter of Josiah T. and 
Teachoup. To the Doctor and his amiable wife 
there have been born two children — William J. and 
Johnie T. 

LEX CAMPBELL, Clerk of the District 
Court of Marshall County, was ttrst the 
incumbent of this office from 1862 to 
1873, and after the lapse of a few j-ears 
was re-elected Jan. 1. 1889, for the two years' term 
whicli he is now serving. He was born in the 
Highlands of Scotland, Dec. 31, 1833, and lived 



there until a youth of sixteen years, acquiring a 
l)ractical education in the common schools. He 
then crossed the Atlantic, and took up his residence 
in Guelph, U|)per Canada, where he was employed 
as a clerk in a store until the spring of 1852. 

Our subject, now leaving the Dominion, crossed 
the lake to Cleveland, Ohio, and ihence made his 
way to Chillicothe, Ross County, where he became 
the employe of Frazier & Co. and remained there 
until 1859. One of the Arm then came to Leaven- 
worth, this State, accompanied by our subject as 
clerk, and with whom the latter remained until the 
establishment was destroyed by Are in March. 1860. 
Mr. Campbell then came to Marysville, this county, 
and changing his occupation somewhat, established 
himself on a tract of .'and on the Big Blue, four 
miles north of town, taking up a homestead claim 
of 160 acres. After building a cabin he proceeded 
with other improvements as rapidly as possible, 
and remained there two j^ears, suffering in the 
meantime from drouth which considerably crippled 
his farming operations. 

In March, 1862, Mr. Cam[ibell was appointed by 
Judge Horton, Clerk of the District Court, and in 
order to enter upon the duties of his office, re- 
moved to Marysville. He served his terra, and at 
the general election which occurred in the fall of 
that year, he was chosen for the same office, which 
he filled with credit to himself and in a manner sat- 
isfactory to the people, as his re-election for four 
consecutive terms amply indicated. Upon with- 
drawing from the office he engaged in mercantile 
pursuits. In 1872 he put up a fine brick residence 
on Elm Street, which he now occupies with his 
family-. He is a man of sterling worth and has 
hosts of friends in this county. He uniformly 
votes with the Republican party, and is a consist- 
ent member of the Presb3-terian Church. 

Mr. Campbell while residing in Canada, was 
married Ma3' 2. 1855, to Miss Aon McLeod, and 
they became the parents of three children, the eld- 
est of whom, a daughter, Effie, became the wife of 
William Henry, of Marysville, .and they have three 
children, Bertha, Mamie and Effie; Mary Ann re 
mains at home with her parents; John married Miss 
Gladys Rice, and they have two children; he is the 
assistant of his father in the office of the latter. 



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Mrs. Ann (McLeod) Campbell departed this life at 
the family residence in Marysville at tiie early age 
of thirty years. 

In December, 1864, our subject contracted a 
second marri.age, with Miss Belle McDonald. Eiglit 
of the nine children born of this union are now 
Jiving. The deceased, a daughter, Ettie, became 
the wife of H. C. Harvey, and died in Kansas City, 
March 12, 1889, when twenty-three years old. 
The survivors are Benjamin, Christie, Alex, Jr., 
Frank, .Jessie, Katie, Belle and Ettie. They are all 
at home with their parents and will receive the 
training and education suited to their position in 
life. Mrs. Belle (McDonald) Campbell is the sec- 
ond daughter of Finley McDonald, of whom men- 
tion is made in the sketch of R. McDonald elsewhere 
in this Album. She was born in Rosshire, Scot- 
land, and was brought to America by her parents 
when a child. The mother of Mr. Campbell died 
in Scotland man3' 3'ears ago. Her maiden name 
was Henrietta Cameron. Tiie parental household 
included six children, of wliom our subject and 
his brother Donald are the only survivors, and 
he and .John are the only ones who came to Amer- 
ica. 



El'BEN FULLER. Postmaster, Swede 
lUir Creek. Among the many citizens of Kan- 
sas who, beginning life with no capital but 
)^. tliat bestowed upon them by nature, have 
achieved financial success, tiie gentleman whose 
name heads this sketch deserves mention. He is one 
of the first settlers of Cottage Hill Township, where 
he now owns eighty acres of well-improved land on 
section 26. He has been owner of a mucli larger 
estate, but is now living a rather retired life and 
enjo3Mng the prosperity which he has achieved. 
Mr. Fuller is a native of Nantucket Island, 
where his birth took place July 27, 1830. His fa- 
ther, Thomas Fuller, was born at Barnstable, Mass., 
in 1796, and died on Nantucket Island in 1841. 
He spent the most of his life in whaling. During 
the war of 1812 he was engaged in the service against 
the land from which he traced his descent. In the 
sixteenth centurj', three brothers named Fuller had 



emigrated from England to America, and settled 
respectively in Maine. New Hamjjshire and Massa- 
chusetts. To the latter was born a son, Joseph, 
who was the grandfather of our subject. He served 
in defense of his country in the Revolutionary' 
War. The mother of our subject bore the maiden 
name of Sophia Cash. She was a daughter of Reu- 
ben Cash, of a well known Nantucket Island fam- 
ily. On the Island she was born in 1800, and 
there she died in 1879. Thomas and Lydia Fuller 
became the parents of two children, Reuben and 
Caroline, tlie former of whom is tlie only surviv- 
ing member of the family. 

Reuben Fuller was reared and educated on his 
native island and in early life worked at the car- 
penter's trade. In 1 859 he went West and soon 
settled upon the land where he now resides. In 
1850 he married Miss Elmira Andrews, of Nan- 
tucket. She passed from earth in 1857, leaving 
two children, Reuben A. and Herbert 8. Seven 
years after her death our subject married again, 
the bride in this instance being Miss Angeline 
Nichols, of Tazewell County', 111. The result of 
tills union has been two children, Fannie and 
Edwin N. 

Our subject has been for many years a member 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and takes an 
active part in all its work. He is a stanch Repub- 
lican and never fails to exert his influence in be- 
half of the principles with which his judgment 
coincides. He is a public-spirited citizen and a 
leader in every elevating movement in his town- 
ship. As neighbor, citizen and man, he is highly 
spoken of by all who know him. 



j^ ORNELIUS ALSPACH. Among the well- 
ilf _ regulated farms of Murray Township, that 
^^^z belonging to the subject of this notice, is 
wortliy of more than a passing mention, being a 
lasting monument to his industry and perseverance. 
By his good management, prudence and econom}', 
he has accumulated that which will defend him 
from want in his old age, and which has jil.aced him 
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The 200 acres of larnl li.ave all been brought to a 
fine st:ile of eiillivation, and besides this propeitj', 
Mr. Alspach owns eighty acres on section 33. St. 
Bridget Township. 

When our sulijpct tooU po.sse.ssion of his present 
farm in 1878, it was an nnbroken tract of land with- 
out fences or other improvement. Its condition to- 
d.a3' indicates in a marked manner the persistence 
with which he has labored. He first homesteaded 
eighty acres, which he improved and lived upon 
until coming to his present place. He was born in 
Fairfielri County, Ohio. June 15, 1814, at the pa- 
rental homestead in Bloom Township, where he 
lived until reaching his majority, and then emi- 
grated to Kansas. 

The parents of our subject were John H. and 
Elizabeth (Hindhaugh) Alspach, who were natives 
respective!}', of Pennsylvania and Oliio. The grand- 
father left the Keystone State early in life, and fol- 
lowed farming in the Buckeye State uutil his death, 
which occurred when ho was about eighty years 
old. 

The parents of onr subject after their marriage, 
remained residents of Fairfield County, Ohio, and 
there were born to them eight children, of whom 
Cornelius was the sixth, and he was about five 
years old when his mother died. His father was 
subsequently married to Miss Melinda Rockey, a 
maiden lady, by whom he had eight children. 
They are yet living on the old farm where they 
have sojourned for the long period of thirty j-ears. 
Mr. Alspach is pow seventy-seven years old, while 
his wife is several years younger. Both are mem- 
bers of the German Reformed Church. 

The subject of this sketch received careful train- 
ing at home, but conned his lessons mostly in the 
chimney corner, as the schools at that day in his 
'native county were few and far between. He came 
to Kansas a single man, but not long after reaching 
liis majority, was married in this county, Sept. 
20, 1874, to Miss Barbara Wolfgang. This lady 
was a native of Pennsylvania, born in Jefferson 
County, in 1858. Her parents were Jacob and 
Sarah (Swartz) Wolfgang, and they emigrated to 
Kansas in 1870, settling in Rock Township on a 
tract of unimproved land, from which the fatlier 
constructed a good homestead, and where both par- 



ents are now living. Their daughter Barbara, was 
carefully reared, and received a common school 
education; she lived with her parents until her 
marriage. This union resulted in the birth of eight 
children, viz: Priscilia M.. Sarah 1?., Delia R.. Cor- 
nelius F., Nellie P.. Alta B., Charles M.. and a bal)e 
unnamed. 

Mr. Alspach is the Superintendent of a Sund.ay- 
school in his neighborhood; although there is no 
church in the vicinity. He is a sound Democrat, 
politically, and has held the office of School Treas- 
urer for the last nine years. His wife has in all 
respects been his suitable companion and helpmate, 
and they number their friends and acquaintances 
among the best people of the county. 



^1 AMES WARREN STOWELL, proprietor of 
the Starr Stowell JXairj-, and an expert at 
dehorning cattle, has likewise attained an 
enviable reputation as a breeder of fine 
Holsteins, and is recognized as a l)usiness man of 
the first water. He has made a great many friends 
since locating in this county, and has one of the 
pleasantest homes within its limits. His domestic 
affairs are presided over by a lady of excellent 
education and fine intelligence, one who is amply 
fitted for the position which she occupies as the 
wife of a leading citizen. Their home comprises 
a well-regulated farm of 160 acres, embracing a 
quarter of section 35, township 3, range 10. 

A native of Madison Count}-, N. Y., our subject 
was born near the city of Hamilton. Dec. 17, 1850. 
In the winter of 1856 his parents removed to Ogle 
Count}', 111., making the journey by rail, but the 
year following pushed on further westward into 
Wisconsin, locating in Richland County, where our 
subject was reared upon a farm. He was pressed 
into service at an early age. driving a yoke of oxen 
at the plow when a lad of seven years. As may be 
supposed his education was limited to an attend- 
ance of a few weeks each 3-ear at the district school, 
which was conducted in the typical log school with 
puncheon floor and desks and seats of slabs. From 
that time until reaching manhood, he assisted his 



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father in clearing tliree farms. When a youth of 
eighteen 3-ears he went into Sauli County, Wis., 
where he worked in the hop yards one season. The 
following spring he returned to Richland County 
and embarked in business for himself by setting 
out thirteen acres of hops upon forty acres of land 
which ho owned. He prosecuted this business suc- 
cessfully until tiie crash of 1872 and then retired. 
Subsequently he resumed general farming until 
February, 1878, when he repaired to Ogle County, 
111., and farmed there one year. He still retai'.jed 
possession of his Wisconsin land. 

In the spring of 1879 Mr. Stowell repaired to 
Atchison, Kan., whence he drove through to Ver- 
million, this county, and located in Noble Town- 
ship, an entire stranger. He rented land the first 
season, and in August following, having disposed 
of his Wisconsin property, purchased the land 
which constitutes his present fra-m. It was then 
in its wild state, and he commenced at first princi- 
ples in its improvement and cultivation. He made 
fences and put up the necessar^^ buildings, planted 
an orchard of 150 trees, and instituted the other 
conveniences necessary to his wellbeing and that 
of his family. He had at the beginning a capital 
of $2, and contracted to pay So an acre for his 
land. It is now unimcumbered, and in 1889 he 
purchased the adjoining eighty acres, for which he 
paid $17.50 an acre. In early manhood he learned 
the trade of a stonemason, at which he works as 
opportunity occurs. During the past two years he 
has dehorned 7,000 head of cattle and has 5,000 
engaged for the fall of 1889. He has also prac- 
ticed considerably as a veterinary surgeon. 

Mr. Stowell established his dairy in 1884, and 
ships his butter principally to Atchison. He has 
twenty-five head of Holstein cattle and other val- 
uable animals, including a jack, "Mammoth Tom," 
from which he breeds a fine quality of mules, hav- 
ing now about seven head. He uses three teams 
in his farm operations, and has seven head of 
horses. 

Our subject was lir.st married in Wisconsin, in 
September, 1870, to Miss Sarah J. Harris, who was 
born in Ohio and died in Wisconsin in 1871. 
There was one cliild born of this union, a son, Si- 
mon, who is now farming in Colorado. Mr. 



Stowell contracted a second marriage, Aug. 26, 
1873, with Miss Anna B. Seckler, who is a native 
of Northumberland County, Pa., and born March 
29, 1852. The five children of tbis union are 
named respectively: William B.. Charles H., Amy 
B., Nellie M. and LeRoy D. Mr. Stowell is the 
School Treasurer of his district, and has served as 
School Director three terms. He has also been 
Road Supervisor two terms, and occupied this 
office in Wisconsin one j'ear. Socially, he belongs 
to the A. F. & A. M. at Vermillion, Lodge No. 320. 
In politics he sympathizes with the Union Labor 
party. 



ALPH COMPTON, the present Township 
ff Clerk of Wells Township, is a native of 
England, having been born in Northum- 
I berland County, Feb. 20, 1835. He was 
the son of John and Mary Compton, and was reared 
to manhood in his native countr3% receiving a 
common school education. Upon reaching man's 
estate he went to Scotland and for a time was 
ticket agent on a railway. Following this, for a 
number of years he was a railway station agent. 
On May 3, 1860, he celebrated his marriage to 
Margaret II. Inglis, an estimable young lady vvlio 
was born in Scotland in 1838. The union resulted 
in the birth of eight children — John, William, Ma- 
tilda, James, Thomas, Robert, Mary M., and Anne, 
all living except the last named. 

In the spring of 18C9, Mr. Compton with his 
family emigrated to America, taking passage at 
Glasgow on the steam vessel '-St. Patrick." After 
an ocean voyage of nineteen days they landed at 
Quebec, Canada, where our subject left his familj- 
for a short time, while he came West to secure 
land. He chose Kansas for his future home, and 
homesteaded eighty acres of land on section 10, 
Wells Township, which by dint of energy and 
perseverance he has converted from a wild prairie 
into an attractive and thoroughly tilled farm. He 
has added to his original acreage until he is now 
the possessor of 480 broad acres. There were just 
eight buildings in Frankfort when he came to this 
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a standing monument of the energy of the pioneers 
among whom he is classe(L 

Jlr. Corapton is a Reinibliean in liis [lolitical 
views, but generally votes for the best man irre- 
spective of party. He has served several years as 
Township Clerk and identifies himself with all the 
progressive enterprises of the community-. He is 
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and 
is now serving as Superintendent of the Sunday- 
school in whose working he is greatly interested. 
He is a man of judgment and intelligence, a kindly 
neighbor, and a citizen who is held in high repute. 

^^USTAF RUDEN. The career of this gen- 
ii/ j_^ tleinan furnishes a fine illustration of what 
^^4 a man may accomi)lish by perseverance and 
industry. He is of Swedish birth and parentage, 
and left his native land poor in purse, with com- 
parativelj' little experience of the world, and en- 
tirelj' dependent upon his own resources. He 
labored many years after coming to the West be- 
fore gaining a financial foothold, but he is now 
numbered among the most successful men of this 
county. In connection with operating the City 
Feed Mill at Axtell, which he established in 1885., 
putting up the building and creating the business 
from the beginning, he is also operating a large 
farm of 260 acres in Murray Township, on sections 
5, 6, 7, and 18. This is mostly under cultivation, 
and is fairly well improved. 

Mr. Ruden became a resident of this county in 
1871, coming here from Kansas City, Mo., after 
having been a boatman on the Missouri River for 
a year. Prior to this he had lived in Rockford, 
111., one year, in which place he settled, upon com- 
ing to America, in 1869. He was born in West 
Yealing, Sweden, Jan. 8, 1848, and is the son of 
Johonas Johnson, a farmer by occupation, and who 
still sojourns in his native land. The latter is now 
about seventy years of age, and is living with his 
third wife. His first wife, the mother of our sub- 
ject, died when Gustaf was a boy of seven years. 

In early life our subject learned the tailor's 
trade, and remained a resident of his native place 



until a young man of twenty years. Not making 
the progress wliich he desired, financially, he re- 
solved upon emigrating to the United States, and 
accordingly set out in May, 18Gi),on an ocean 
steamer, and after a voyage of eighteen days landed 
safely in New York City. His subsequent move- 
ment we have already indicated. He was married 
in Murray Township, this county, Sept. 15, 1878 
to Miss Emily Johnson, a native of his own conn- 
try, and born in Smolen, Oct. 12, 1857. The par- 
ents of Mrs. Ruden were Juhnn and Benedicta 
(Munson) Pearson, who are stilT living in Sweden 
at the .ages of sixty-seven and sixty-two years re- 
spectively. Mrs. Ruden lived with her parents in 
Sweden until approaching womanhood, and then 
came to America .with some of her friends and 
kinspeople in the summer of 1878. Most of the 
time since she has been a resident of this county. 
Of this marriage there have been born five chil- 
dren, namely: Ada M., Anshalm, Palmer, Carl O. 
W.. and Efiie, Y. C. Mr. and Mrs. Ruden are 
members in good standing of the Lutheran Church 
and our subject, politically, is a sound Republican. 
They have a very pleasant home, and count their 
friends by the score. 

^\ IjfelLLIAM SCIIMITKER. The above named 
\sjf gentleman, who is one of the successful 
W^ business men of Frankfort, where he is en- 
g.aged in gener.al merchandising, has had some ex- 
periences which are more interesting to relate than 
pleasant to experience. But before entering ui)ou 
a brief outline of them, a few words regardino- his 
parental family will not be amiss. His father was 
Samuel Schmucker, who was the son of the Rev. 
John Nichlas Schmucker, a Lutheran minister, 
whose father had emigrated from Germanj' to 
America, and settled in Shenandoah Countjr, Va., 
prior to the Revolutionary War. The mother of 
our subject was Rebecca Trook, who, like her 
parents, was a native of Shenandoah County, where 
she is still living at the age of eighty-two. When 
our subject was five years of age, his father, who 
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mother's care. She aftei-ward inanitMl Kni;inuol 
Rhinehart, by whom she had six children. The 
eiiildren of her Qrst marriage were John N., AVill- 
iara and Sarah, and those of her second marriage 
were Mary C, Ada, Amanda and John C. A.; two 
others died in youth. Mary C. is the wife of David 
B. Sliirks, who operates a foundry in Elizabeth- 
town. Pa.; Mrs. Ada Wood is a widow, living on a 
farm near New Market, Pa.; Amanda, who resides 
in the same place, is single; John C. A. is employed 
in a glass factory in Pittsburg, Pa., and is unmar- 
ried. 

William Schmucker was born in Shenandoah 
County, Va., April 13, 1828, and passed his life 
until the age of twelve upon a farm. At that 
time he was sent to learn cabinet-making under an 
uncle, the Rev. George Schmucker, with whom he 
remained a year. He next worked on a farm for a 
year, and then went to Freeden's Church to learn 
the shoemaker's trade. After serving an appren- 
ticeship of four and a lialf years he went to his 
grandfather's in Shenandoah County, and set up as 
a journeyman shoemaker. On Oct. 2, 1855, he mar- 
ried Sarah, daughter of Thomas Corbin, of Shen- 
andoah County. Mr. Schmucker folowed his trade 
until tlie breaking out of the Civil AVar, when, be- 
ing a member of the Virginia militia, he entered 
the army of the Confederacy. He served in Com- 
pany A,5tli V^irginia Infantry, under the renowned 
Stonewall Jackson, and participated in the battles 
of Cliancellorsville and the second Bull Run. In 
the latter lie received a severe wound in the left 
forearm from a Federal bullet. His heart was not 
in the cause of the South, and on the night of June 
13, 1863, while his command was near Fredericks- 
burg, Va., he and a comrade named Jacob Doll de- 
serted. They had previously told several of their 
comrades of their intention, and quite a number 
were anxious to accompany them; but as too 
great a number would defeat their purpose, Mr. 
Schmucker would not agree to the companionship 
of any others. On the night above mentioned, 
Doll and himself having permission to go beyond 
the lines to a small creek to fill their canteens, con- 
cluded to take advantage of this opportunity and 
bid farewell to the Confederacy. They therefore 
took to the woods, and as rapidly as possible left 



their camp behind, them. They had gone but a 
mile or two when they stopped to rest and began 
to talk over their cliances of escape to their fam- 
ilies and the protection of the Stars and Stripes. 
Mr. Schmucker had previously told his comrade 
that if he ever did desert he would make a success 
of it, but now he remarked that he would give 
^1,000 to be back in camp, as their chances seemed 
HO poor. During the night the two comrades were 
within a mile or two of camp, and had to be ex- 
tremely cautious and alert. Once during the night 
they almost came upon a cavalry picket guard, 
but perceived him in time to escape recapture. 

They were obliged to remain in the brusli or 
woods during the daytime, traveling mostly by 
night and avoiding the roads and open country, 
as "conscript hunters" were patrolling tlie entire 
section. They were guided by the moon and stars. 
When thej' la}' down to sleep Mr. Schmucker would 
put his walking stick on the ground so that it 
pointed toward the north star, that upon awakening 
they might know in which direction to pursue their 
journej'. They depended upon the wives of the 
poorer farmers for their meals, the men being ab- 
sent from those homes, while among the rich, who 
were able to purchase exemption from service, 
they were liable to betrayal. They bought food 
as often as they could with safet}', and in as large 
quantities as tiiej' could obtain, paying for it in 
Confederate mone}'. They had no other currency, 
but were well supplied with this. 

They were one day at the edge of the timber, 
when Sclimiicker climbed the fence to look over 
the open strip in front. A man was approaching 
with a gun, and he and Doll ran back into the 
woods, jumped a drainage ditch and hid in the 
brusii. The man, who was accompanied by a 
darkey boy and a small dog, soon came into the 
timber. The dog ran to the ditch and beg.an hark- 
ing, and the darkey said, " I seed 'em right here, 
massa." The comrades expected to be discovered, 
but the man gave up the search. They did not 
venture from concealment, however, until night. 
After a tiresome experience they reached the 
Shenandoah River, which they crossed at a ford. 
Early in the morning the}- met a negro with a 
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"conscript hunters" in the neighborhood. He said 
yes. and told them to go down by the miller's, as 
the miller was all right and would not disturb 
them. The darkey agreed to get them some bread 
and meat, and see that the road was clear. While 
making their w.ay toward the top of a hill where 
lie had gone they were warned to go back, but they 
did not understand his signal. They presently 
came across a man driving a w.agon, and though 
he showed no dis[)osition to interfere with them 
they again sought shelter. Crossing a strip of 
timber, they came unexpectedly to a road, and saw 
a man driving an ambulance from one direction 
and a confederate officer on horseback coming from 
another. They were immediately discovered, and 
the officer cried out, •' Here, you fellows, where are 
you going.? Come here, or I'll bring j'ou." Mr. 
•Schmucker replied, " If j^ou have any business 
with me, yon are as near to me as I am to you," 
and he and his companion started to run. The 
officer fired two shots at them with his revolver, 
but they succeeded in getting once more into the 
timber. They soon came to a field where a darkey 
was plowing corn, but passed on through a strip of 
timber until they came to a road. This they fol- 
lowed to a branch, where they saw a man fishing, 
.and again took to the timber. 

The following day they came across a man to 
whom they told their stor}-. He proved friendly, 
and directed them how to continue their journey. 
About noon they came to a house, where the peo- 
ple were about to sit down to dinner. They asked 
if they could get a bite to eat, and were invited to 
come in. They hesitated to do so, but were in- 
formed there was no danger, and found that the 
occupants were Unionists. One of the women ex- 
pressing the opinion that they were deserters, Mr. 
Schmucker replied, "No, ma'.am, we are exempt 
from the Conscription act. I am a shoemaker, and 
shoemakers and blacksmiths are exempt." There 
was an old man here, to whom they gave *10 to 
show them over the ro.ad seven miles. He said to 
them, " I cannot take \'0u home to stay, but I will 
lake yon to .another Union man where you will be 
safe." When they got close to the Shenandoah 
River, their guide said he would go on .ahead, and 
if there was no danger he would come back in sight 



and signal them. They, however, saw no more 
of him. After dark they went down the mountain 
to near the river's edge, and in the morning at- 
tempted to cross. As neither of them could swim, 
they tested the depth of the water with poles. Mr. 
Doll got beyond his depth and was in danger of 
drowning, but was helped out by Mr. Schmucker 
reaching a pole to him. Two men appearing upon 
the opposite bank, a parley was held with them, 
and 12 apiece promised them if they would get the 
fugitives safely across. The men piloted them to 
a bar some dist.ance down the stream, whcie tliev 
ciossed in safety. During the day they came 
across a negro who had been shearing sheep, and 
gave him a dollar apiece for half of his dinner. 
One day, while in the woods, Schmucker remarked 
remarked to his comrade, " There are more rocks 
around here than I have ever seen." The words 
were hardly spoken when bang, bang, went the 
gun of a cavalry picket in front of them. The 
fugitives took to their heels, while the picket after 
firing started for camp. 

Finally, after thirteen days and nights of wan- 
dering, and having traveled over .300 miles to go 
a distance of eighty, Mr. Schmucker reached his 
home at about 11 o'clock at night. He concealed 
himself on top of the spring-house, and when his 
wife came out to milk in the morning made his 
presence known to her. Learning that a sick sol- 
dier was at the house, she was cautioned to secrecy 
regarding his own presence, and he then concealed 
himself in an underground apple-house. Here a 
change of clothing and food were brought him by 
his wife. lie remained around home five davs, 
learning that within a week after his desertion his 
description was in possession of the conscript hunt- 
ers all through the State. One night when about 
home he went to the house to see his mother. 
While there a scratching sound was heard at the 
door, as of some one trying to open it. Beins sus- 
picious of every noise, and fearful of capture, Mr. 
Schmucker jumped into a chest to conee.al himself. 
The disturber was found to be only the family cat. 
On the fifth night he li'ft home, and going to his 
old employer near Freedens Church, he told him of 
his desertion, and was concealed by him. He was 
then within half a mile of a Confederate camp-fire. 



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His former employer gave him provisions and ac- 
companied him 500 yards, heing enabled by bis 
knowledge of the country to find secluded routes, 
though at one place he came upon a soldier, who 
asked him some questions and wanted to take him 
to camp. Our subject declined to go, and jump- 
ing a fence, soon placed himself out of immediate 
danger. 

After becoming foot-sore from travel and en- 
during many privations, he finally came across a 
picket of Federal cavalr}^ He informed them that 
he was a deserter from the Confederate army, and 
was taken before the Deputy Provost Marshal, 
Michael Graham, and by him to General Milroy, 
by whom he was subjected to close questioning. 
Being asked what were the intentions of the Con- 
federacy, he replied, " To take Winchester within 
ten days." That city was tfiken by them thirteen 
days afterward, and at Stravvsburg they came near 
capturing Gen. Milroy. His papers fell into their 
hands, among them Schmucker's statement, which 
had been taken down in full, and whicii was pub- 
lished in the Richmond Sentinel. 

After taking the oath of allegiance to the United 
States Government, Mr. .Schmucker was given his 
freedom. He went to Martinsburg, Frederick Co., 
Va., and began work at his trade. His wife and 
child joined him soon afterward, and the family 
crossed the Ohio. They located at Fairfax, Ohio, 
where they remained seven years, our subject be- 
ing employed in shoemaking. In 1869 he came to 
this county and purchasea from a railroad company 
a tract of seventy-two and three-fourth .acres, near 
the town of Frankfort. After two years' residence 
in the countr3'. he left the farm in charge of his 
son, and removing to town resumed work at his 
tra(Je. He continued in shoemaking nearlj^ ten 
years, giving emploj'ment to a number of men and 
carrying on the business on an extensive scale. 
He subsequently sold out and engaged in the busi- 
ness in which he is now occupied. 

Mr. and Mrs. Schmucker have had five children 
born to them. The oldest, Martin Luther, being 
in poor healtli. removed to Woodville, Jackson Co., 
Ore., in the hope of recovery, and is now engaged 
in farming there. Emily died about four years 
ago; she was the widow of Jasjjcr Williams, who 



died of consumption in Los Angeles, Cal.; they 
left four children. Tena C. is the wife of Heurj' 
Cajser, a farmer living four miles northwest of 
Frankfort; slie is the mother of four girls. Mary 
died when four months old. and the fifth child 
when t)ut two days old. 

Mr. and Mrs. Schmucker are worthy members 
of the Methodist Church. Mr. Schmucker is now 
a Republican. He has held no office except that of 
Supervisor, being content to keep out of active 
political life. He is a member of Frankfort Lodge 
No. 67, A. F. & A. M.. By the residents of Frank- 
fort and vicinity he is recognized as a successful 
business man, and an honorable and upright citi- 
zen. 

,EV. ORLANDO B. WATKINS, a local 
preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
is also fond of agricultural pursuits, which 
\^he has been for some years prosecuting 
successfully at a good farm on section 9, in Wells 
Township. He is a Kentuckian by birth, and is 
still in the prime of life, having been born March 
22, 1847, in Henry County. His i)arents were 
Felix G. and Eliza Watkins, also natives of liie 
Blue Grass State, and ins paternal ancestors were 
of German descent. On his mother's side he is of 
Welsh-English extraction. 

Grandfather Evan Watkins served as a soldier 
in the War of 1812. There were born to Felix 
and Eliza Watkins, the parents of our subject, 
seven children, onl^' four of whom are living, viz: 
Marian E., the widow of Mr. Roys, of AVashing- 
ton County, Ind.; Anne, Mrs. Blice, of Washington 
County, Ind.; William E., of Doniphan Count}-, 
this State; and Oi'lando B., of this sketch. The 
family removed from Kentuckj' to Washington 
County, Ind., when Orlando B. was a child of two 
j'ears, and he was there reared to man's estate. 
His education was conducted in the district school, 
and was supplemented by improving his leisure 
hours with his books at home. 

In due time young Watkins developed into a 
pedagogue, and followed this profession for a 
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Sept. 22, 18G8, to Miss Rebecca A., daughter of 
Alexander an(J Phcebe ISIcKeiizie. To them was 
born a daughter. Laura B., deceased. Mrs. Rebecca 
Watkins departed this life April 17. 1871. Mr. 
Watkins was again married, to Miss Hannah 'Slc- 
Kinzie, March 13, 1872. Mrs. Watkins, like her 
husband, is a native of Indiana, and to them there 
have been born six children, only two of whom are 
living — Minnie L. and Balma M. The deceased are 
Rebecca A., Ula, Emma C. and Felix A. 

Mr. Watkins, in the fall of 1869, came to this 
county and took up a homestead claim in Center 
Township, upon which he resided two 3'ears, not 
proving it up. He then prosecuted farming on 
rented land during the seasons of sowing and reap- 
ing, and added to his income by teaching in the 
winter. He final I3' secured the farm which he now 
occupies, and upon which he settled in the spring 
of 1880. The j'ears since that time have been in- 
dustriously- occupied in bringing his land to a state 
of cultivation and erecting upon it the nece.ssary 
buildings. He is now comfortably situated in all 
respects, and feels repaid for his earlier toils. His 
political sympathies are with the Union Labor 
party, and he is likewise a Prohibitionist. 



ENNP^ RYAN. In addition to being one 
]|: of the best farmers of Murray Township, 
(fiJ^ Mr. Ryan has signalized himself as a 
stanch advocate of temperance in ail its 
forms, refraining from the use of tobacco in an}- 
shape and never partaking of ardent spirits of any 
kind. These excellent habits, coupled with those 
of industry and perseverance, have elevated him to 
an enviable position, socially and financially, 
among his fellow men. The biographer found 
him snuglj' located on a well-regulated farm of 160 
acres, occupying the northwest quarter of section 
13, well watered and fairly improved. 

Mr. Ryan located on this place in 1874. when it 
bore a wide contrast to its present condition, being- 
then a raw prairie, unfenced and without any im- 
provements. It has taken years of labor and an 
outlay of hundreds of dollars to build up the 



homestead which he now enjo3's. Upon coming 
to Kansas, in 1868, he located first in St. Bridget 
Townsiiip, where he resided until 1874, during 
which year he acquired his present property. Prior 
to this he had been a resident of Fletcher, iliami 
Co.. Ohio, where he lived until 1857. He was 
born in County Tipperar}-, Parish of Uskane, Ire- 
land, Oct. 20, 1820, and is the offspring of pure 
Irish stock. His parents, John and Elizabeth 
(McLoughlin) Ryan, were also natives of County 
Tipperary-, .and had a family of six sons and seven 
daughters, all of whom came to the United States, 
some at one time and some at another. The parents 
likewise crossed the Atlantic, and settled in Miami 
County, Ohio, joining their son Dennis, our subject, 
who had preceded them a few j-ears. When the 
father was about sixty-four years old they removed 
to Shelby Count}', Ohio, and later to Randolph 
County, Ind., where he died at the age of seventy- 
four years. The mother died in Shelby County, 
Ohio, at the advanced age of ninety years. Both 
were members of the Roman Catholic Church. 

The subject of this sketch was the second child 
and eldest son of his parents, and attained to man's 
estate in his native count}-. Afterward he went 
over into England, settled in Lancashire, and was 
there married to Miss Jane Howe. This lady was, 
like himself, a native of Parish Uskane, County 
Tipperary, Ireland, and born in 1830. Her parents 
were Patrick and Catherine (Flannery) Howe, na- 
tives of County Tipperary, where the father 
died in the prime of life. Mrs. Howe later emi- 
grated to America, and settled in Fletcher, Ohio, 
where she died when quite aged. Both she and 
her husband were members of the Catholic Church. 

Mrs. Ryan w.as a mere child at the time of her 
father's death, and she accomi)anied her mother 
and the other children to Lancashire, England, 
where she lived until her marriage. After the 
birth of one child jMr. and Mrs. Ryan, in 1855, 
came to the United States, embarking at Liverpool 
and landing in New York City after an eight 
weeks' voyage on the steamer "Albert Gallatin." 
Thence they proceeded directly to Miami County, 
Ohio, where they sojourned until coming to this 
State. To them have been born eight children, 
one of whom, a son, John, born in England, died 



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in Ohio when ulioul six years did; Wiliiam died 
in infancy. The survivors are Katie, at liome with 
her parents; Eliza, the wife of John O'Neil, of 
Beattie, and engaged in tht. liardware trade and as 
a grain dealer; Thomas, who operates the h(jn)e 
farm; James, a grain dealer of Suminerfield; Mary 
occupies herself as a teacher in this county; 
Dennis, Jr., married Miss Annie Randall, and they 
are living on a farm in St. Bridget Township. Mr. 
and Mrs. Ryan are members of .St. Michael's Church, 
and our subject, politically, is a sound Democrat. 



\|^ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MARKS. The 
\l>K, biographer finds in the farming commu- 
/^ I nities some of the most intelligent men of 
^^y the age — men who, practically independent 
of the rush and turmoil of a business life, have time 
for the interchange of tiiought and the perusal of 
books and newspapers, by which they keep them- 
selves posted upon current events. Among these 
may be mentioned the subject of this sketch, who 
is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, a com- 
[jrehensive riiader and one who has given much 
time and thought to the problem of life. He takes 
an active interest in the welfare of liis community 
and is the uniform supporter of those enterprises 
calculated to benefit the people in any way. 

Mr. Marks has been a resident of this county 
since 1879. His well-improved farm of 200 .acres on 
section 7, Rock Township, is largely the result of 
his own industry and perseverance. He is an Ohio 
man by birth and lirst opened his eyes to the light in 
Delaware County, that State, Jan. 26, 1850, where 
he grew up on a farm and attended the common 
school. In 1859, the family emigrated overland 
by team to(uuruly Cuunty, 111., and soon after- 
ward Benjamin began working on a farm. When 
twenty-two ye.n-s old he commenced renting land 
and also operated a threshing machine. He con- 
tinued a resident of the State of Illinois until 1879. 

In the meantime, in the full of 1877, Mr. Marks 
had visited this county, and purchased his present 
farm of HiO acres — railroad land for which he paid 
$1.37.', per acre. It was a tract of wild prairie 



williout buildings or fences, and after making all 
his arrangements he, in the fall of 1879 returned 
and located upon it and commenced the improve- 
ments, which have made of it one of the most de- 
sirable homesteads in this part of the township. 
Mr. Marks has set out an orchard of 330 apple 
trees and 150 peach trees, besides groves of forest 
trees and grape vines and cherry trees. In fact it 
is acknowledged that he has as fine an assortment 
of fruit trees as there is in the township. Ninety 
acres of his land are under the plow, and since his 
first purchase he has become the owner of forty 
acres adjoining, for which he paid $7 per acre. He 
landed in this county in 1879, with a cash capital 
of $15. It must be acknowledged that he has 
done bravely and his success is due simply to his 
perseverance and industry. He has a goodly as- 
sortment of live-stock, fattens swine on a small 
scale and utilizes two teams of horses in the opera- 
tion of the farm. There are springs of living 
water on the place, and besides fruit raising, Mr. 
Marks has been quite successful in the cultivation 
of flax. He is a Republican, politically, and has 
been Township Clerk four years, besides serving 
as Church Trustee. He is promiuent in party poli- 
tics and for the last two years has been sent as a 
delegate to the count}' conventions. The Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church at Little Timber recognizes 
Mr. Marks as one of its most useful and efficient 
members. 

Eli Marks, the father of our subject, was the 
son of John Marks and both were natives of Xiv- 
ginia. The latter emigrated to Ohio at an early 
day and settled in Terry County, where he so- 
journed a few years and then removed to Grundy 
County, 111., and there spent his last days. Eli 
Marks was reared to manhood in his native State, 
and later carried on farming in Delaware County, 
where he became owner of fifty acre?, which he 
cleared from a forest. He removed to (Jrundy 
County, 111. in 1859, making the journey overland 
with a team. Purchasing 105 acres in the vicinity 
of Morris, he made good improvements and 
lived upon the farm which he built up until 1883. 
'Ihen selling out, he came to this county and pur- 
chased 320 acres on sections 17 and 18, Rock Town- 
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and stock-raising. Politically, he is a standi Re- 
publican, and religiously, is a nieiulicr of tlie 
Metiiodist Episcopal Cliurch. 

Mrs. Mary A. (Irvin) Marks was likewise a 
native of Ohio, and the daughter of Richard Irvin, 
who prosecuted farming during his younger years 
in the iJuckeyc State, and emigrating to Wisconsin, 
settled near Watertonn, where he died. Mrs. 
Marks is still living, and is now sixty-one years 
old. She li;is been a member of the Methodist 
l-;pisc(jpal (liurcli for a numlier of yeai's. The 
nine children of the [jiirental family are recorded 
.as follows: Elisha is the [wstmaster of Garrison, 
Pottawatomie Co., Kan., where he also officiates as 
Notary Public; Benjamin F. is the second cliild; 
Elizabeth, Mrs. Button, resides in Bcattie; P^liza, 
Mrs. Wing, is a residentof Rock Township; Lovina, 
Mrs. Bauman, is a resident of Beattie; Perry is 
farming in Rock Township; Almira is the wife of 
F. James, a farmer of Rock Tf)wnship; Charles 
and Irvin remain at home with their parents. 






WILLI.UIS 
ern Kansa: 
^ ^ settlement 



^ILLI.VM S. BOll). There came to North- 
sas during the |)eriod of its early 
it, men from three points of the 
compns.s — North, East and South — and among 
them Mr. Boyd, a pioneer of 187(1, who emigrated 
hither from the Blue Grass State. He was well 
fortified with those qualities of character most 
needed in .assiyting to develop a new section of 
country, and both by birth and early training was 
l)repared to enter upon the task before him with 
the resolution and industry which could onlj' 
insure success. He is now looked upon as one of 
the leading farmers of Wells Township, and may 
usually be found at his well regulated homestead 
on section 32. He is the owner of 240 acres of 
choice land, comprising the homestead proper, 
while he has IBO acres in Riley County. The 
story of his early experiences in this region is not 
unlike that of those whose labors and struggles have 
been recounted on many p.ages in this volume. 
Mr. lioyd is a gentleman in the piime of life, 



having been born Sept. 8, 1«40, in Bath Countj', 
Ky. He was next the eldest in a family of eight 
children, the offspring of Samuel G. and Roxalina 
Boyd, the latter of whom is now deceased. Tlie 
parents were both natives of Kentucky, and the 
record of their six surviving children is as fol- 
lows: Sarah is the wife of S. Evans, and remains a 
resident of her native State of Kentucky; William 
S., our subject, is the second born ; Martha, Mrs. 
Montz, is a widow and is a resident of Lyon 
County, this State; Melissa J. married William 
Fenwick, and is living in this county; Mary is the 
wife of William Irvin of Marshall County, Kan.; 
Alonzo is a resident of California; Jemima and 
George W. are deceased. The wife and mother de- 
parted this life in 1862; the father is still living. 
Young Boyd remained in Kentucky until reach- 
ing man's estate, being reared to farm pursuits 
and acquiring his education in the common schools 
which were conducted in a manner quite dilTerent 
from that of the present day. Being naturally 
intelligent he gained much information from read- 
ing after his school days were over, and has always 
kept himself fairly well posted upon current events. 
He sought the Far West in 1865, coming to this 
county, and working for a short time on the farm 
of John D. Wells, in what is now Wells Township. 
Then desiring to see something more of the (u-eat 
West, he set out across the plains hauling freio-ht 
with an ox-team, in company with Robert Smith, 
William Wells and others. They left Marysville 
July 4, 1865, making their way to Denver, then 
returned, occnpying about two months for the 
round trip. Mr. Boyd visited Denver upon sev- 
eral occasions afterw.ard, and in the winter of 1865 
and 18G6 was at Ft. Laramie. 

About 1867, Mr. Boyd in partnersiiip with 
William Fenwick, purch.ased 120 acres of land, 
but shortly afterward disposed of his interest to 
his partner, and for sometime thereafter farmed on 
rented land. In 1870 he homesteaded eiulity 
acres of that which he now owns, and subsequently 
added to his possessions 160 acres more, which 
comprises the homestead. He endured the usual 
hardships attending life upon the frontier, and 
labored early and late for a series of years in 
gathering around himself and his family the ordi- 



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nary comforts of life. He was one of the first 
settlers in his neighborhood, and to those who 
came in afterward, his example of thrift and indus- 
try proved an effective stimuUis. 

After having laid the foumlation of a home, Mr. 
Boyd on the 5th of May, 1874, took unto himself 
a life partner — Miss Laura B. Pollitte, the wed- 
ding being celebrated at the home of the bride in 
Louis County, K3'., of which she was a native. 
Of her union with our subject there were born ten 
children, viz: Lilly B., John A., George L., Omar 
S., Charles A., Eva May, Willie Frank, Lena A. 
Emma N. and an infant son who is not yet named. 

Mr. Boyd was the first regularly elected Treasurer 
of Wells Township, and has served some years as 
School Director and Clerk. He is a strong Prohi- 
bitionist, politicall}', with Democratic proclivities. 
He finds his religious home in the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, in which he is a leading light, serv- 
ing as Treasurer and Trustee, and contributing 
liberally of his means to its support. 

OSES T. BENNETT. There is probably 
not within the limits of Waterville Town- 
ship, a man who is held in more general 
respect than Mr. Bennett. He is of that 
solid, substantial and reliable character which at 
once impresses itself both upon friend and stranger 
as belonging to a man who can uniformly be 
trusted. In addition to this are his lifelong habits 
of industry which have made him practically inde- 
pendent, financially, and -enabled him to build up 
one of the most valuable homesteads in this part of 
the count3\ He is one of its largest land owners 
and most extensive farmers, and has borne no un- 
important part in the development of the rich 
resources of Northern Kansas. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Lamoille 
County, Vt., Nov. 14, 1831, and is the son of Otis 
Bennett, a native of the same place. The latter, 
in 1835, leaving the New England hills, sought the 
prairies of Illinois, but only sojourned in that State 
one year. Next, in 1836, he crossed the Missis- 
sippi into Iowa, took up a tract of land and formed 



many plans for the future. He was cut down in 
his prime, however, dying in Clinton County, about 
1845. In his native State of Vermont he had been 
engaged as a clothier, but was fond of agricultural 
pursuits and later abandoned his trade and gave 
his attention to farming. He accummulated con- 
siderable properly and left his family in comforta- 
ble circumstances. 

Mrs. Nancy (Thurston) Bennett, the mother of 
our subject, was born in Westminster, Mass., on 
on the 28th of September, 1809, and is still living. 
To her and her husband there were born four 
children, of whom Moses T., our subject, was next 
to the youngest. One of the others is living and 
located in Carroll County, 111. Our subject re- 
ceived a fair education, and followed farming and 
teaching in the Green Mountain State until the 
removal of the famdy to Illinois. In 1849 we find 
him in Carroll County, that State, and he made his 
home there and in Clinton County, Iowa, until 
1860. That year he came to this county and es- 
tablished himself on a tract of land embracing a 
portion of section 30 in Waterville Township, 
where he has since made his home. It is hardly 
necessary to say that the face of the countrj' at that 
time bore little resemblance to its present condition. 
Mr. Bennett, like most of the men around him had 
many difficulties to contend with on the frontier, 
and began practically with nothing. By keeping 
one aim and object steadily in view he in due time 
was established upon a sound basis, and while suc- 
cessful, financially, his course was such as to estab- 
lish himself in the confidence and esteem of his 
fellow-citizens. His possessions aggregate 500 acres 
of land, all of which he has brought to a productive 
condition, and upon which he has erected suitable 
buildings, gathered together the farm machinery' 
necessary for the systematic prosecution of agricul- 
ture, and has all the other appurtenances of the 
modern country estate. Groves of shade trees and 
an abundance of fruit trees, both large and small, 
embellish the homestead and serve to ensure the 
comfort of the proprietor and his family. 

The •25th of September, 1859, witnessed the mar- 
riage of our subject with Miss Matilda Tracy, of 
Clinton County', Iowa. This lady is the daughter of 
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people, and spent their last yeais in Iowa and Kansas. 
This union resulted in tiie birth of ten children, 
viz.: Miriam A., Jennie E., James F., Harrison E., 
Alfred W., Sarah L., Nancy M., Aldelia V., Albert 
T. and Charlotte L. They are all living with the 
exception of Nancj' M., who died at the interesting 
age of fourteen years. 

Mr. Bennett for several years has been an active 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a 
liberal contributor to its support. He cast bis first 
Presidential vote for John C. Fremont, and is one 
of the most earnest supporters of the Republican 
party. He has uniformly given his support to 
those enterprises calculated to benefit the people, 
socially, morally and financiail}-. In 1865 he was 
elected Superintendent of Public Instruction of 
Marshall County, and later served as County As- 
sessor for several years. He was likewise for some 
time a member of the Board of Trustees of Water- 
ville Township, and has also officiated as Justice of 
the Peace and Township Clerk. He is a man of 
decided views, and when once his mind is made up 
is not easily turned from his purpose. Among those 
whose names will be held in kindly' remembrance 
after they have been gathered to their fathers, 
Aloses T. Bennett will occupj' no secondary posi- 
tion. 

J' AMES L. IIAYI<;S, the leading general 
merchant of Axtell, is likewise one of the 
prominent and representative men of the 
county. He settled at this point in 1 882, 
and was for a time in partnership with C. D. Rus- 
sell, the latter withdrawing in the fall of 1888, when 
Mr. Hayes became sole proprietor and has since 
conducted the business. He has built up a lucr.a- 
live patronage and is a favorite both in social and 
business circles. 

For ten years prior to becoming a resident of 
Axtell, Mr. Hayes was employed with the United 
States Express Company as messenger, having his 
headquarters at Detroit, Mich. He had been a res- 
ident of the latter State since a child of seven 
years. He was born in Franklin County, Fa., Dec. 
24, 1847, and is the son of Andrews Hayea, a far- 



mer who died in Mercersburg, at the age of sev- 
enty-eight years. The mother, Mrs. Mary E. 
(Osbrough) Hayes, died in Petersburg, Mich., at 
tlie age of seventy-two. Beyond the fact that they 
were universall}' recognized as excellent and worthy 
people, our subject knows comparatively little of 
the history of his parents. They were members of 
the Presbyterian Church, and the father during his 
later years was identified with the Republican 
party. 

The subject of this notice was one of the younger 
members of a family of tiurteen children, seven of 
whom are living and all married. He received a 
good practical education in Monroe Count}', Mich., 
where he attained to his majority, in the meantime 
being eng.aged in farming pursuits until a youth of 
eighteen years. Later he became interested in 
mercantile business, and was engaged in this for 
some time in Monroe County, and until securing 
the position of PCxpress Messenger. In addition 
to his store and stock, he is the owner of a good 
farm of 320 acres, in Murray Township, this county. 
He is also a stock holder and Director in the Ax- 
tell Butter & Cheese Factor}', which was organized 
in May, 1889. Energetic, public-spirited and lib- 
eral, he is numbered among the most useful men 
of the community, and is selfmade in the best 
sense of the term, having been thrown upon his 
own resources early in life, which developed within 
him those qualities most essential to success. 

While a resident of Monroe County, Mich., our 
subject was married in Petersburg, to Miss Mary 
E. Taylor. This lady was born in Hillsdale, that 
State, on the 26th of July, 1853, and is the daugh- 
ter of the Rev. W. S. Taylor, who is yet living, at 
the age of sixty-nine or seventy 3'ears. In his 
more vigorous manhood he officiated as a minister of 
the Prcsbj'terian Cliurch, and has not yet laid en- 
tirely aside his pious duties. The mother of Mrs. 
Hayes died when she was quite j'oung. Mrs. Hayes 
completed her education in Trumansburg, N. Y., 
and at Monroe Seminary in Michigan. She re- 
ceived careful home tr.iining and developed into 
an attractive womanhood. Of her union with our 
subject there have been born five children, two of 
whom are deceased, viz: Virginia, who died at the 
age of nine years, in October, 1888. and an infant 



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who died at biith. llie survivors are C. Harry, 
Bessie and a babe unnamed. Mrs. Hayes was 
reared in the doctrines of the Congregational 
Church, to which she loyally adheres. Mr. Hayes 
politically, is a sound Rci)ulilican. 



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T^ LI GIKRIIART CARNEY, the subject of 
11^ this sketch, was bom in Licking County, 
/ji—^ Ohio, Jan. 16, 1839. His father. James 
Came}', was born and reared and married in Ohio, 
his wife being in her girlhood Miss Louvesia Gier- 
hart, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio. There 
were born to tiieni five children: Daniel, who died 
in infanc>-; John H., who resides in Nataskala, 
Ohio; Eli G., our subject; Sarah A., the wife of 
Frederic E. Bitsberger, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; 
Elizalielh, the wife of Henry Dellinger, of Alle- 
gan, Mich. Mr. Carney's father died when he was 
about five years old; his mother died at Ft. Wayne, 
Ind., Jan. 1, 1885. She was a lady possessing 
many excellent qualities, and in religion a Presby- 
terian. E. G., as he is more faiiiiliarlj- known, 
worked as an apprentice to the smith trade in 
Licking and Franklin counties, from the time he 
was fifteen until he was in his twentieth year. He 
then moved to Fairfield County, where he followed 
smithing eleven years. He was married to Miss 
Catherine Alspach, the daughter of Mr. John D. 
Alspach, June 24, 1860. He moved to Marshall 
County, Kan., landing in Frankfort, Nov. 9, 1871. 
A few weeks later he bought a claim of John 
Ryan, on section 6, township 3, range 10, in what 
was then known as Guittard Township; he moved 
upon this claim and followed farming, smithing 
and raising Poland-China swine for several years, 
when he disposed of tiiat farm and bought the one 
he now resides upor, on section 3, township 2, 
range 10, Murray Township, consisting of 280 acres. 
He has brought this farm from the state of nature 
up to its present state of cultivation, and its pro- 
ductive soil has given him the reputation of being 
one among the largest and most prosperous grain 
raisers in the eastern part of the county. He has a 



fine grove and a pleasant place, and his large red 
barn has become quite a noted landmark for the 
traveling pul)lic. 

The Kansas City, Wyandotte & North-Western 
Railroad right of vvay, cut off about three acres off 
of the northeast corner of Mr. Carney's farm, but 
the company more than repaid the damage by giv- 
ing him a grain switch, making his one among the 
pleasantest and most valuable farms in the north- 
east portion of Marshall County. 

Mr. and Mrs. Carney have had born to them 
eight children : Mar}- Emma, who died in infancy'; 
John H. married Miss Nannie Brolyer, owns and 
resides on a farm adjoining his father's. Alta M.. 
Eli E., Charles C, OUiver O., Alice M. and Maude, 
reside with their parents. Mr. Carney is not identi- 
fied with any religious organization. His excellent 
wife has been identified with the church the greater 
portion of her life. Politically, Mr. Carney is a 
Democrat, having cast his first vote for Stephen A. 
Douglas. 



,^^ AMUEL H. PETERS, editor and proprie- 
^^^ tor of the Frankfort Sentinel, traces his 
1|A/_1|) ancestry to Prussia, where his forefathers 
lived at Frankfort on the Rhine. Mem- 
bers of the Peters family came to America at an early 
day, and were engaged with the American forces 
during the Revolutionary War, in the defense of 
the principle that '• all man are created free and 
equal, and have an inalienable right to life, liberty 
and the pursuit of happiness." His paternal grand- 
father was a hotel keeper at Columbia, Lancaster 
Co., Pa., where George W., the father of our 
subject, was born. George W. Peters first eng.aged 
in the lumber business and afterward followed 
cabinet-making in Unionville, Center Co., Pa. 
In 1867 the family came West and settled at Al- 
bany, Nemaha Co., Kan. Near that place Mr. 
Peters bought land and became a large land-owner. 
He combined the business of farming and hotel- 
keeping and was for a number of years the host of 
the Albany House. 

His wife, Susannah Ho|iper. was of English an- 
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which her husband returned to Center County, 
I'a., where he is now living'. The parental family 
consisted of six children: Justin was drowned 
while the family was living in Pennsylvania; 
Elizabeth died wlien about twenty 3'ears old, also 
in her native State. Addie B. died iu iSt. Joseph, 
Mo., in 1883,where she was engaged in the millinery 
business; she was unmarried. Emily, widow of 
N. Slosson, lives in Sabetha, Kan., and has one 
child; Vima is the wife of Alonzo Hook, a liard- 
ware merchant in Sabetha. and has one cliild 
living. 

Samuel II. Peters, the gentleman of wiioin we 
write, was born .'it Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Pa., 
July 6, 1848. His boyhood was passed in Center 
Count}', where he received a common school educa- 
tion. At the early age of sixteen he entered the 
Union army, enlisting in Company G of the .51st 
Pennsylvania Infantry, this being in 1864. He 
participated in the engagements of Hatcher's Run, 
the siege of Petersburg, Fort Steadman, and in the 
breaking of tlie Confederate lines at Fort Hell, on 
April 2, 1865. He was discharged in June, 1865, 
and after being mustered out entered the Normal 
School at Unionville, Pa., where he continued as a 
student until tlie spring of 1867. He then followed 
his parents to the West. 

In May, 1872, he w.as married to Miss Chcrrie 
Healy, daughter of William and Jane Healy, who 
were natives of Ireland. After his marriage Mr. 
Peters settled in the western part of Brown 
County, where he remained about ten years en- 
gaged in the pursuit of agriculture. In 1883 he 
came to Frankfort, and engaged in the sale of ag- 
ricultural implements, in which business he contin- 
ued four years. On May 15, 1886, he established 
the Frankfort Sentinel, an eight column folio, 
which has attained a good circulation and gives 
promise of a more extended circulation in the fut- 
ure. Mr. Peters and his wife have been blessed 
by the birth of three children, George AV., Bert J. 
and Kay T. 

In his political views Mi'. Peters is Anti-monop- 
oly, with Union Labor leanings. He has been del- 
egate to count}' conventions and was Secretary 
of the County Central Committee of his party. 
Two terms in the Frankfort Cilv Council have 



been served by him in an acceptable manner, and 
he has been School Director a number of terms. 
He is a member of Henderson Post. ^'o. 53, 
G. A. R., in which he has held the office of Adju- 
tant. Mrs. Peters is a member of the Presbyterian 
Church. Mr. Peters is proprietor of Sentinel Hall, 
the only public hall in the city of Frankfort. He 
is a man of good business ability, honorable in his 
dealings and intercourse with his fellowraen, and 
a public-sixirited citizen who is interested in every 
movement which tends to the upbuilding of the 
cit}- he has made his home or of the contributory 
couutr\'. 



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J TAMES F. ENSIGN. Few men have proba- 
|{ bly seen more of life on the frontier than 
l| Mr. Ensign, who can relate many an inter- 
^Jj esting tale of his early exploits during the 
first settlement of this State. After manj' thrilling 
experiences he finally settled down upon a snug 
farm in Blue Rapids Township, where he now re- 
sides, his farm embracing forty acres of land on 
section 2. 

Of New England Ijirth and parentage, our sub- 
ject first opened his eyes to the light March 17, 
1819, in the State of Connecticut. His parents 
were Ariel and Roxic (Humphrey) Ensign, of 
Simsbur}', Conn., and one of his ancestors. Col. 
Humphrey, served as an officer in the Revolutionary 
War. About 1634 one James Ensign left the Mas- 
sachusetts Colony and settled in Hartford, Conn., 
and from him sjjrang in a direct line the subject 
of this notice. The family was of clean, Puritan 
stock, and jrossessed in a marked degree the pecu- 
liar characteristics of that sect. 

The paternal grandfaiher of our subject was one 
of the leading members of the Presbyterian Church 
at Simsbury, a man of note in his community, and 
possessed of great wealth. He wore the old Conti- 
nental dress in Hartford as late as 1824, and our 
subject, when a lad of five years, remembers 
seeing him thus attired. His son, Ariel, the father 
of our subject, obtained a good education and was 
at one time Principal of the seminary at Sims- 



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bury. Later he confined himself to mercantile 
pursuits. He compiled the first directory for the 
city of Hartford. James F., our subject, was 
reared in tliat city mostly, having left home at the 
age of ten 3'cars, and talking up his abode with an 
old gentleman, Thomas Belden. Later he became 
an inmate of the family of Dr. Sylvester Wells. 
After the death of the latter he lived with a maiden 
la<ly. Miss Elizabeth Judd. We next find him in 
the employ of Col. Totten, of Washinj^ton College. 
Next he repaired to New York City, and afterward 
lived on Brooklyn Heights for a period of thirteen 
years. At this latter place he was manager of a 
boarding-house, and accommodated some of the 
leading men of that day. 

On the 22d day of April, 1807, Mr. Ensign 
crossed the Missouri River at St. Joseph, having 
walked from Iowa City to that point. He located 
first at Monrovia, where he sojourned about two 
years, in the meantime purchasing a team of Texas 
steers and doing general hauling from Leavenworth 
to Lawrence and Topeka. At that period occurred 
the troubles prior to the outbreak of the Civil 
War, and Mr. Ensign became acquainted with many 
of the leading celebrities. He prosecuted this 
freighting business about six years, going some- 
times as far as Denver, Col. In the course of his 
travels he encountered man}' desperate characters, 
Indians as well as white men, and at times was re- 
quired to exercise much tact and ingenuit}' to keep 
out of trouble. 

In 1868 occurred the marriage of our subject 
with Miss Elizabeth Waters, of Holton, Jackson Co., 
Kan., and there was born one child, a son, Charles. 
Our subject was afterward married to Miss Mary 
J. Comer, of this county. Mr. Ensign has always 
taken an active interest in politics and keeps him- 
self well posted on State and National affairs. He 
usually votes the straight Republican ticket, but in 
local politics aims to support the best man for of- 
fice. He has a fine little home, comprising fifteen 
acres of land within the limits of Irving, his house 
having been built about four years ago. 

Mr. Ensign during the first years of his sojourn 
in this State, made the acquaintance of the cele- 
brated Jim Lane, Red field and others. LTpon one 
of his freighting trips he and his team were confis- 



cated for the use of Col. Fumes' regiment of 
Indians. He was returning from the Indian Terri- 
tory when he met a Cherokee and family getting 
away from the Nation. LTpon inquirj' Mr. Ensign 
learned that the Indian had been driven from the 
Territorj-, being compelled to leave a large herd 
of cattle belonging to him. Our subject prof- 
fered to go back with him and help drive the cat- 
tle into Kansas, upon the condition of receiving 
half of them for his labor. The Indian agreed to 
this proposition and they started. They were soon 
overtaken by a squad of Indians from the regiment 
of Col. Richey. They tied Mr. Ensign's hands 
behind him, placed a rope about his neck and hur- 
ried him off to Ft. Scott, where he was placed in 
a guard tent and compelled to keep the streets 
clean, and do other menial work, for about six 
weeks. His release was finally obtained by Col. 
Phillips who had known him prior to this time. 
After obtaining his liberty,, Mr. Ensign found that 
the Indian in whose company he had been, had 
killed another Indian before leaving the Territory, 
and it was inferred that our subject had assisted 
him in the murder. Col. Phillips, however, vouched 
for his innocence, and he was thus saved from 
further outrage. 






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R. GRABILL M. FUNCK. As early as 
1878, Dr. Funck located in Marysville, 
and is therefore the oldest resident den- 
tist of this city. Dr. Funck was born in 
Huntingdon County, Pa., Feb. 21, 1851. Here his 
early manhood was passed, and his education received 
within its precincts; Shirleysburg Acadeiu}' hav- 
ing the honor of claiming his last scholastic days. 
He then accepted a position as teacher, and followed 
that vocation until he came West, in 1876, when 
he took up the study of dentistry at Beatrice, Gage 
Co.. Neb., under instruction of his brother Dr. I. 
W. Funck. Two years were passed in study and 
practice at Beatrice, and then Dr. Funck concluded 
to locate in Marysville. He occupies a fine ofHce 
in the Exchange Bank Block, and is our most 
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entire count}' among the better class, anrl to the 
excellent character of his work can this fact Ijc at- 
tributed. 

Dr. Fuuck was nnited in marriaiio to Miss Mary 
Spanogle, of Pennsylvania, on May 14,1879. Four 
children have been Ihe fruit of this union, three 
of them living— Katie, Harold, and Mary. Miss 
Spangole was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., in 
Januar}', 1848, and resided there until the time of 
her marriage. Her father, the Rev. .Tulm Spanogle, 
was a minister of the Brethren Church. Both of 
her parents are deceased. Abram L. Funck, father 
of Dr. Funck, was born in Huntingdon County, in 
1810. His youthful days were passed on a farm, 
but upon arriving at a suitable age, he entered a 
blacksmith shop, remaining there until later in life, 
when he retired to a farm. Abram L. Funck mar- 
ried Miss Catherine Winters, and was the father of 
four children, three of whom are still living: Dr. 
I. W., of Beatrice, Neb.; Mary A., wife of Eli Ma- 
semore, who is living at the old homestead, and 
the subject of our sketch. 

While not an active politician, Dr. Funck ac- 
cepted, from the Republican party, an opportunity 
to serve the city as Alderman, and which he has 
done one term most acceptably to the community. 
It would be better perhaps for our citizens, if more 
men of such pronounced sterling worth could be 
induced to serve in official capacities. Mrs. Funck 
is a member of the Brethren Church. Dr. Funck 
is a member of the Order of Modern Woodmen. 

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UILLIAM A. i:WING. Among those who 
looked upon the country in Northern Kan- 
W^ sas during its primitive days, Mr. Ewing's 
name can scarcely be properly omitted. We find 
him here in 1870, at which time he homesteaded 
eightv acres of land on section 32, Wells Town- 
ship, upon which he established himself, and where 
he hiis since lived. In the great change which has 
passed over the face of the country and transformed 
it from the wild frontier into the abode of a civil- 
ized and intelligent people, Mr. Ewing has borne 
no unimportant part. Every man who opened 



up a farm in this then wild region, contributed 
his quota to the general development of this sec- 
tion of country, and his name should be preserved 
and handed down to posterit}-. Mr. Ewing was 
fairly prospered in his efforts as a tiller of the soil, 
and in due time added forty acres to his first pos- 
sessions, all of which he has brought to a good state 
of cultivation, and has now a well-regulated farm 
of 120 acres, upon which he has erected a comfort- 
able dwelling, and the outbuildings required for 
the shelter of stock and the storage of grain. 

Pennsylvania contributed freely of her sons in 
the settlement of Kansas, as well as other portions 
of the Great AVest. The subject of this sketch, a 
native of Perry County, that State, was born March 
22, 1827, and is consequently still in his prime. 
His parents were Ralph and Anne Ewing, both 
likewise natives of the Keystone State, and his pa- 
ternal grandfather, it is believed, carried a musket 
in the Revolutionary War. He is supposed to have 
been of Scotch-English ancestrj'. William A. was 
reared to manhood in his native count}', where he 
acquired a limited education, but was trained to 
habits of industry and economy, being taught at a 
very early age, to make himself useful about the 
homestead. He remained a member of the parental 
household until a man of twenty-seven years, and 
was then married to Miss Rebecca N. Marshall, a 
native of his own State. 

In due time the household circle of William and 
Rebecca Ewing, was completed by the birth of 
twelve children, seven of whom are living, viz: 
Lizzie A., Laura M., Anna L., Sadie, Grant, Ira, 
and John. They remained residents of Pennsyl- 
vania until 1855, when he removed to Illinois, and 
in the spring of 1870, to his present home in Kan- 
sas, then the parents and children came to this 
county, and entered upon the pioneer life which 
we have already described. Mr. Ewing. like his 
neighbors, had many difflcnlties to contend with 
during these years, among them, grasshoppers, 
prairie Bres and failure of crops. It took a large 
amount of courage and persevei'ance to overcome 
them, but the men of those times were not easily 
given to discouragement, and the most of them 
persevered, and finally met with their reward. The 
farming communit}- necessarily confined their at- 



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tention to their own concerns, amid the various 
political agitations through whicli Kansas passed, 
and i\Ir. Ewing should be proud of the fact that, 
nltliougli nuich of liis time was absorbed in the till- 
ing of liis fields, lie still gave his influence in favor 
of freedom, and was one of the most loyal adher- 
ents of the Republican party. He has never sought 
office, but has in his sphere contributed his full 
quota to the welfare and advancement of his com- 
munity. 



U ILL! AM A. BROOKS, one of the younger 
farmers of Rock Township, and only a lit- 
W^J tie over twenty-six years old, is numbered 
among its most enterprising men. He came to this 
county in 1877 without a cent, and is now the 
owner of a good farm eighty acres in extent, finely 
located on section 22. It is conceded by all that 
he is highly deserving of bis prosperity on account 
of the sterling worth of his character, and the ge- 
nial qualities which constitute the thorough gentle- 
man. 

A native of MeC'ovdsville. Hamilton Co., Ind., 
our subject was born May 11, 1857, and spent his 
early life under the home roof, assisting liis father, 
who was a miller, operating a saw, grist and card- 
ing-mill, of which he was owner. William A. ob- 
tained a limited education in the primitive log 
school-house with its puncheon floor and slabs for 
seats and desks. He also became familiar with 
farming pursuits during those early days and so- 
journed in his naiive county until twenty years of 
age. He then set out for Northern Kansas, and 
coming to this county was employed by his father 
one year and then purchased the land upon which 
he operated until 1880. That year he bought his 
present farm, for which he paid 13.50 an acre and 
which proved a very fortunate investment. lie 
labored under great difficulties at the start, being 
without capital, and the improvements upon his 
farm testify with what industry and to what good 
advantage he has spent his time. In addition to 
the cultivation of the soil he has set out groves 
and an orchard, fenced his fields, made a fish-pond 
which is stocked with German carp, and is rapidly 



bringing about the improvements which will make 
it one of the most desirable homesteads in this part 
of the county. It lies about six miles from Frank- 
fort. Mr. Brooks feeds most of his corn to his 
live stock, consisting of Clydesdale horses, graded 
cattle and Jersey-red swine. 

One of the most interesting and important events 
in the life our subject was his marriage, which oc- 
curred in Waterville, this county, Nov. 10, 1881, 
the bride being Miss Lottie MuUender, who was 
born near Cuba, N.Y. Mrs. Brooks is the daughter 
of John and Jeanette (Loveridge) Mullender, who 
settled at Waterville in the pioneer days. The fa- 
ther was a farmer b}' occupation and the mother 
was a well educated lady who taught school before 
her marriage. Of this union there have been born 
three children: Norman. Glenn and Jeanette. Mr. 
Brooks politically is a strong Republican, and in 
his religious views he coincides with the doctrines 
of the Methodist Church, at Little Timber, of 
which he and his estimable wife are members in 
good standing and in which he officiates as Class- 
leader. He has served sis Constable two terms but 
cares little for the responsibilities of office. 

N. Brooks, the father of our subject, was born 
in North Carolina, and was the son of John Brooks, 
also a native of that State. The}'' emigrated to the 
wilds of Hamilton County, Ind., at an early day. 
where grandfather Brooks became well-do-do and 
spent his last days. N. was a child of four 
year when leaving his native State, and as we have 
already stated, became prominent in Hamilton 
County, Ind., as a miller. In 1863 he enlisted as a 
Union soldier in an Indiana regiment and going 
South endured many hardships and privations 
which undermined his health and from the effects 
of which he has never recovered. After spending 
some time in the hospital he was given an honora- 
ble discharge, and returning to Indiana purchased 
eif'hty acres of land near McCordsville, where he 
engaged in farming. In 1877, with the hope that 
a change of climate might be beneficial to his 
health, he came to this count}- and located in Rock 
Township, where he operated on rented land four 
years. He then purchased a farm of eighty acres 
in Center Township, which he conducted until 
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Oketo, where lie is now successfully operating a 
meat market. He is fifty-liiree years of age. a 
Republican in polities and a conscientious member 
of the Methodist Episcopal Cliurcii. 

Mrs. Julia Barnes Brooks, the mother of our 
subject, is still living at the .ige of fifty one j-ears. 
and like her husband belongs to the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. Sjie was born iu Indiana, 
where her father carried on farming and spent his 
last days. There are living only four children of 
the nine originall}' comprising the parental family. 
Of tiiese William, our subject, is the eldest; Clara, 
Mrs. Farrar. is a resident of Murray Townshij); 
Elmer is a barber by trade and lives in Oketo, of 
which Frank is also a resident. 



^|()HN S. SMILEY, of Summerfield, is fami- 
liarly known as the proprietor of the town 
site, and has been closely identified with its 
growth and development. He is recog- 
nized as one of its most stirring business men and 
one of the most valued members of the community. 
A native of Butler County, Ohio, he was born 
Oct. 28, 1833. and when a small boy came to Illi- 
nois with his parents, John and Hannah (Harrell) 
Smilej-. They settled on a farm six miles north- 
west of Monmouth, Warren Countj\ The family 
consisted of the parents and twelve children, ten of 
whom came West. Two children had been mar- 
ried and remained in Ohio. 

In Warren County our subject was reared to 
man's estate, and acquired his education in the dis- 
trict school. He remained under the parental roof 
until twenty-seven years of age, assisting the father 
in operating the farm, then purchased eighty acres 
of land two miles southwest of Biggsville, upon 
which he operated five years. In 1860 he was 
married to Miss Mary McDill, daughter of Dr. A. 
McDill, one of the most prominent physicians of 
that part of the county. Mr. Smiley then sold out 
to good advantage and purchased a quarter section 
of land adjoining his father's homestead, and 
upon which he sojourned six years. Then selling 
out once more he crossed the Mississippi and estab- 



lished himself on a farm of 265 acres in the vicinity 
of Holden, Johnson Co.. Mo. He lived there two 
years, then sold at an advance of $2,000. Soon 
afterward, in January, 1882, became to this county 
and purchased a farm of 530 acres, upon which 
was a fine large house. He has effected other im- 
provements, and now has one of the nicest homes 
in the country, the residence being surrounded by 
trees and shrubbery, the most of which have been 
planted by himself. 

Until the completion of the Kansas City. Wyan- 
dotte & Northwestern Railroad, Mr Smiley was 
obliged to travel thirteen miles to market. This 
road was completed to the farm of Mr. Smilev in 
February, 1889. He sold the company seventy 
acres of land and presented them with the right-of- 
way upon the condition that they should locate 
their station on his farm. Where in December, 
1888. there was not a building, there is now (1889) 
a flourishing little city of about 500 inhabitants 
with probably 100 buildings. Mr. Smiley has sold 
some thirty lots from Smiley's Addition,' through 
which run Pearl and Minnie streets, and he h.as 
donated ten lots, upon one of which, will be erected 
thisfall(1889)a school-house at the cost of *!3,500. 
This building will front on Main Street and be 
located between Minnie and Pearl streets. As 
may be surmised, the streets were named after .Air. 
Smiley's two youngest daughtens. 

To our subject and his estimable wife there were 
born seven children, all of whom are natives of 
Illinois, where they received their early education 
and training under the benign influcnceof the United 
Presbyterian Church, in the moral atmosphere of 
Monmouth, which is appropriately called the Maple 
City on account of the maple trees planted along its 
streets. Adjacent to this city is the picturesque 
Cedar Creek, a favorite resort of its people and of 
which a poet has sung as follows: 

••Above the dam thv waters 

In laxy silence lay. 
Then from the summit leaping 

Are broken into spray. 

Then spray and sunlight meeting 

Embrace in colors bright. 
Then o'er the waters spanning 

Is an arc of brilliant light. 



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Then the over-hanging branches 

Will meet above thj' bed, 
And the sunlight scarce can kiss j'ou 

Through the foliage overhead. 

'Tis there in summer hours 

The children love to go 
And bathe within th^y waters 

Or watch their rugged flow." 

The children of Mr. Smiley are more than ordi- 
narily intelligent and have become good and use- 
ful members of society. Edmond J. amemberof 
the dry-goods firm of Smiley Ar McLennan, is mar- 
ried, has three children and lives one mile west of 
town. William A. lives on a farm presented hitn 
by his father, and which adjoins their homestead. 
He is married and has two children. Fanny is 
the wife of Granville Ruflf of Lamar, Neb., who is ac- 
counted as one of the leading merchants of the 
place ; they have one child. Eva, Harry, Minnie and 
Pearl remain at home with their parents. Mr. 
Smile}', politically, is a standi Republican, and his 
family all belong to the United Presbyterian 
Church. 



<it)OHN H. TROUT, senior member of the 
banking firm of J. H. Trout & Co.. at Ax- 
tell, became connected with this institution 
in October, 1883, when it was known .is the 
Exchange Bank. The institution was organized by 
Cone Bros., of Axtell, in that jear, and in June fol- 
lowing Mr. Trout became chief proprietor, and the 
present firm was formed. In addition to his connec- 
tion with the bank, he is Treasurer and Director of 
the Axtell Cit3-,Towu and Improvement Company, 
and the Axtell Butter & Cheese Association, both of 
which were organized in May, 1889. Aside from 
the interests above mentioned, Mr. Trout owns a 
large landed estate in Nemaha and Marshall coun- 
ties, Kan. He was born in Treinont Township, 
Tiizewell Co., 111., Feb. 26.1839, and lived there 
until coming to Kansas and establishing himself at 
Axtell. His father, Michael Trout, was a native of 
Tennessee, and of substantial Dutch stock, and re- 
mained a resident of his native county until 1828. 
Then emigrating to Illinois, he located in Tremont 



Township upon a tract of Government land, and 
commenced its improvement and cultivation. In 
due time he was married to Miss Nancy A. Lack- 
land, whose parents had emigrated to that region 
during the spring of 1829. They were likewise 
natives of Tennessee, and s])ent their last years in 
Illinois. 

In due time Michael Trout became the owner of 
a large tract of land, and built up a-fine homestead 
where he spent the remainder of his daj's, although 
being taken away in the prime of life, in 1844, 
when only forty-two 3'ears old. His wife survived 
him twenty-two years, remaining at the homestead 
and dying in 1866, when about fifty years old. 
•She lived a worthy and consistent life, and was a 
member in good standing of the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church. Michael Trout, politically, was a stanch 
Whig, and a prominent man in his township, where 
he held the various local offices. He sat as a juror 
when Lincoln was a law practitioner, and became 
acquainted with many eminent men. 

The subject of tin's sketch was the eldest of three 
children born to his parents, one of whom, Will- 
iam H., was married and died in Tazewell County, 
111., when about thirty-three years old. He was a 
prominent citizen and a successful business man. 
Minerva, the only daughter, became the wife of 
James Colttingham, a farmer of Tazewell County. 
John H. acquired his education in the common 
school, and when reaching man's estate was married, 
Jan. 29, 1864. to Miss Mary E. Talbot. This lady 
was a native of his own township, and born Dec. 
2, 1845. Her father, Seth Talbot, Jr., was one of 
the pioneer settlers of Tazewell County, to which 
he removed after his marriage with Miss Emily M. 
Richmond. Both Mr. and Mrs. Talbot were na- 
tii'es of Massachusetts. They a^e still living and 
spend most of their time in traveling, Mr. Talbot 
having been verj' successful financially and accu- 
mulated a fine property. Both are seventy-seven 
years old. but are remarkably healthy and active. 
Mr. Trout is a silent partner in the banking house 
of J. H. Trout & Co. His father was a sea captain 
and a very prominent and popular man in his pro- 
fession. 

Our subject and his wife after their marriage 
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stock operations Mr. Trout makes a specialty of 
Short-horn cattle and HaniLletonian horses. He is 
a man possessed of great energy and perseverance 
and is rapidly accumulating a fortune. 

Three children have been born to Mr. and ISIrs. 
Trout, one of whom, a son, Seth died young. The eld- 
est daughter, Mary E., is the wife of W. P. Stanley, 
a resident of Alma, Colo., wheie Mr. Stanley is en- 
gaged in the lumber business. The younger, Cla- 
rissa \V., is at home with her parents. Mr. and 
Mrs. Trout attend the Unitarian Church, and Mr. 
Trout, politically, gives his support to the Repub- 
lican party. 



AN. C. AULD. For many years prior to 
the Civil "War, Kansas was the scene of 
riots, turmoils and violent conflicts, ter- 
minating oft-times in bloodshed. People 
flocked hither from all States and from remote dis- 
tricts, being gathered together to solve that mo- 
mentous question, " Shall Kansas be a free or slave 
State ? " He of whom we write was one of the 
many who came in the interest of his native land, 
aiming bj' his vote to assist that cause which ma- 
ture consideration had convinced him was the right 
one. 

Coming to Marshall County in 1 855, Mr.Auld pre- 
empted a claim of 160 acres, the site of his present 
farm, though it seems at a casual glance to be as 
widely different as is possible, then wild and de- 
serted, the abode only of the wild beasts of the 
earth or the fowls of the air, or by the more to be 
dreaded Indians, prowling in unfrequented spots, 
and ready to spring on the unwary traveler. Now 
the eye is pleased with the order, beauty and air 
of prosperity visible on every hand, with the forest 
trees, whose branches toss to and fro with a 
rhythmic melody all their own, with the waving 
grain singing a song of its own, which tells of 
bountiful harvests and well-stored graneries, with 
the well-kept lawn, showing the master hand over 
it, and with the residence surrounded and fUled with 
every evidence of comfort and even luxury. 

To the original claim of 160 acres was afterward 
added 640 acres near it, thus making a total of 800 



acres, of which our subject gave 100 acres to each of 
his three daughters, and apportioning the remainder, 
share and share alike, among his sons. The latter 
are farming together and have never divided the 
land, while the father lives with his bachelor boj's, 
John and Dan. H. In j-outh a man of delicate 
constitution, with sensitive lungs, responding read- 
ily to the insidious attacks of disease, Mr. Auld 
has by proper exercise, care and prudence, correct 
habits and a systematic life, attained to the ideal of 
robustness, and is rugged and hearty for one of his 
advanced years. The beard once brown, is now 
whitened by the snows of many winters, but the 
heart retains its cheerfulness, the brain its active- 
ness and the hands their nimbleness of former days. 
He likewise is the fortunate possessor of a good 
memory, remembering with all the vividness of to- 
da}', events happening long years agone. He is 
considered authority in dates, seldom forgetting 
even seemingly trivial occurrences. 

Concerning the personal history of our subject, it 
is recorded that his birth occurred March 1, 1810, 
in Northumberland County, Pa., then the residence 
of his parents, William and Margaret (Cauldwell) 
Auld, the former a native of County Antrim, Ire- 
land, and of Scotch-Irish descent, and the latter a 
native of Pennsylvania. William Auld left the 
Emerald Isle when a youth of sixteen 3'ears, and 
coming directly to Philadelphia, followed the trade 
of shoe-making in Northumberland County, Pa., 
where he also engaged in farming. Below we give 
the names of the twelve children born to the 
father of our subject: Elinor, who died when only 
three years old; John C, James, Jane, Elinor,G race, 
Samuel, Margaret, Elizabeth, Dan. C, our subject, 
William H. and Lazarus. John C. died in 1834 in 
Harrison Count}', Ohio. He left a widow and one 
child, who have since followed him to the grave. 
James died in 1832, leaving no family. Jane be- 
came the wife of Nathan Johnson, and passed away 
in 1839, leaving five children, two of whom re- 
main, N.athan and Margaret. Elinor married Philip 
Donahey, and died in 1830, leaving five children. 
Grace was united in marriage with James Wilson, 
(See sketch of J. Bird Wilson). Samuel and Mar- 
garet died unmarried, the former in 1827, the lat- 
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to her rest in 1832. Tlie two youngest, William 
H. and Lazarus, died in 1834, botii unmarried. 

Few recollections of the borne of his infancy 
cluster around the childhood reminiscences of our 
subject, for at the age of four j'ears he accompa- 
nied his parents to Harrison County. Ohio, where 
they settled near Cadiz, in 1814. They thus bid a 
final adieu to their eastern home, and entered the 
ranks as pioneer settlers of the West, as Ohio was 
then considered. The father made a home in the 
wilderness, and there our subject passed his youth. 
His father was a farmer, and taught his children 
to put their shoulders to the wheel when young, 
and by his example of industry and honorable 
dealing with all men, led his sons and daughters 
aright through the years of youth. With others 
of this large family, Mr. Dan. C. Auld devoted the 
short winter da3-s to the pursuit of knowledge in 
the primitive schools, conducted on the subscription 
plan, and shared in the fortunes and misfortunes of 
the boys and girls, who were as fun-loving then as 
now. Hut the bright dreams of youth were dis- 
pelled by the stern reality of labor. Early or- 
phaned, our subject had to fight all alone with the 
world. His mother died in 1826, and his father 
two years later. With the death of his parents 
commenced a new era in his life. Thrown upon his 
own resources he learned the trade of a carpenter, 
which he followed ten j'ears, and until after his 
marriage. Having no parental home around which 
to center his affections, his thoughts very naturall}' 
turned to the founding of a home of his own. He 
chose as his wife a cousin, Jane Auld, with whom 
he was united in marriage in 1840. This lady was 
a native of the same county as her husband, and 
was born to John and Elizabeth Auld, the former 
born in Ireland, and the latter in Northumberland 
County, Pa. 

Engaging in the peaceful pursuits of the farm 
for about fifteen years, our subject and his wife 
then decided to remove to Kansas, which was done 
in 1855. He settled on his present farm and, as 
before stated, pre-empted 160 acres of government 
land. When he first settled here, St. Joseph, Mo., 
was the nearest town and postofHce, but the year 
after his arrival a postoffice was established in Ma- 
rysville. The second postoffice in the county was 



at the residence of our suliject, estalilisiiod In 1857 
and called Nottingham. ]Mr. Auld was made post- 
master and continued as such until 1807, when the 
postofHce was removed to Frankfort. Mr. Auld 
had the honor to bo the first Justice of the Peace 
in Marshall County, holding that office three years. 
In 1861 he was elected by the Republican party as 
Representative of Marshall County in the first State 
Legislature. In his political affiliations our subject 
has changed somewdiat, having been originally a 
Democrat, but afterward, during war times, joined 
the ranks of the Republican party, voting with them 
up to the time of the candidacy of Peter Cooper for 
the Presidency. Since then he has oeen .i Union La- 
bor man. He says, " I joined and voted wiili the 
Republican party to free the slaves; then joined and 
voted with the Union Labor party^to free myself." 
Both as a Republican and as a member of the Union 
Labor partly, he has served as delegate to various 
congressional, county and township conventions, 
and was a member of the Union Liibor county 
Central Committee. Religiously he is a consistent 
member of the United Presb3'terian Church, and 
has assisted that cause as well as all other worthy- 
religious and benevolent movements by financial 
aid, cheerfully and liberallj' given. 

Having been twice married and twice bvreaved 
by death of the one nearest and dearest to him, 
Mr. Auld walks the downward path of life in soli- 
tude and louelin?ss, save for the loving devotion 
of children and friends. Their thoughtful care 
and ever watchful attentions will smooth the latter 
part of his life, and make his existence a happy one 
even into the " valley of the shadow of death." 
The first wife was his cousin, Jane Auld, and she was 
taken from the midst of the family circle in 1860, 
leaving eight children, whose names are as follows: 
William Il.amilton, Margaret Elizabeth, John, Mary 
J., Elinor, Dan. Hale, Gr.ace and Albert. William 
H.was united in marriage with Miss Mar^' Bradford, 
and resides about one fourth of a mile west of the 
parental homestead. To him and his wife have been 
born seven children. He is a well-to-do farmer 
and a very popular citizen. Margaret E. became 
the wife of W. T. Dwinnell, the mother of six 
children, five of whom are now living, and died in 
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Dwinnell is one of the early settlers of the count}^ 
and resides in Frankfort, where he has held the of- 
fice of Justice of the Peace for alioiit twenty-five 
years. Mary J. married Luther Moore, who is en- 
gaged in mining in Colorado, where tliey live with 
their family of four living children. Elinor died 
at lier father's home in 1875. She was the wife of 
Fiulay McDonald, and left one child. John and 
Dan. H. are unmarried, and are now carrying on the 
home farm, which yields plentifully of all kinds of 
grain under their wise management. Grace married 
George N. Holmes, now in the Land Department 
of the Sante Fe Railroad, and located in Topeka; 
the.y have three children. The youngest of this 
family, Albert, died when two years old. 

The second union of our subject was consum- 
mated in 186.5. when he became the husband of 
Mrs. Elinor H^'de, widow of Dr. Edward Hyde. 
Her maiden name was Elinor Foster, and she w,as 
married to our subject in Topeka. By her first 
marriage she had one child, a daughter. Flora, who 
died when she was twenty-four years of age. No 
children were born of her second marriage. JMrs. 
Auld was taken aw!\y hy death in 1887. She was 
an amiable woman, a kind friend and a loving wife. 
Ever eharitaljle toward those in want, sympatliizing 
with tliose in trouble, comforting those in sorrow, 
she was mourned and regretted b_y all in her com- 
munity. 

Not the le,ast interesting period in the life of Mr. 
Auld was during the Civil War. He enlisted du- 
ring the first part of the conflict in 1862, being 
mustered in with Company G, 1.3th Kansas In- 
fantry of which he was Second Lieutenant. Among 
the battles in which he took part were Prairie 
Cirove, Cain Hill and Little Rock. He escaped 
without receiving any serious injuries and was 
mustered out at Springfield, Mo., in 1863. 

It is with pleasure that Mr. Auld notes the many 
changes the hand of time is everywhere making in 
his vicinity, and it is a favorite pastime of his to 
dwell on pioneer d.ays. and compare them with our 
present advanced civilization. Those daj's of toil 
and care are sweet to look back upon, altliougli 
fraught with many discomforts and even perils. 
Indians had not yet left the county when he came 
here, while goods and supplies had to be hauled 



from St. Joseph, Mo., nearly 100 miles distant. 
Mail also was received from that remote town, and 
as may be imagined letters were few and far be- 
tween, while news traveled slowly. In making these 
trips to and from St. Joseph, It was the custom to 
cross the iSIissouri on the ice. and Mr. Auld says he 
often crossed it when life was periled by the .at- 
tempt. On one occasion he and Mr. A. G. Barrett 
were lost in the prairie In mid-winter, and only 
those who have passed through similar experiences, 
can conceive of the sufferings tliey endured before 
shelter was g.ained. This happened in 1858 when 
they were returning from a trip to St. Joseph. Our 
subject froze his feet badly, but was thankful 
to escape alive. The first school-house and also 
the first mill in the neighboriiood were located at 
Barrett, four miles southwest. Mr. Auld aimed to 
build up a town on his land, but the location was not 
suitable. His first home w.as a log cal)ln, which 
was afterward repLiced by the present commodious 
residence. 

Now in the advanced period of life, when we 
are disposed to look backward with feelings of 
either pleasure or pain at opportunities grasped or 
or lost, Mr. Auld can say that he has willingly in- 
jured no man, but has always endeavored to live up 
to his standard as a Christian and a man. As a 
citizen he has been popular, conservative and pub- 
lic-spirited ; .as a neighbor obliging, generous and 
hospitable, and as a Christian, consistent, upright 
and charitable. 




ATRICK CAMPI5ELL was born in County 
Dublin, Ireland, though his ancestors were 
Scotcli. His mother, Mary Carney was of 
Irish birth, and his fatlier, Richard Camp- 
bell from Edinburg, Scotland. The parental fam- 
ily consisted of ten children, six I)oys and four 
girls, our subject being the youngest. While he 
was still young he came to America with his mother, 
who desired to join her family. Owing to the cir- 
cumstances of his youtii and removal, our subject 
had no educational advantages, and the knowledo-e 



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which lie possesess has been obtained outside of the 
schools. Tlie familj- settled at Revere, near Bos- 
ton. Mass. When a young man of about twenty- 
five our subject went to the city of Chicago. 111., 
where he remained about ten years, being employed 
in the oldest packing house in that city. There he 
was married, in May, 1878. to Miss Bridget Hines, 
of that city. She was a native of Texas, Md.. and 
was a daughter of Phillip and Ann (Jones) Hines. 
Her mother was a native of County Clare, Ireland, 
and her father of County Dublin, as had been his 
father. In 1880 our subject came to Kansas and 
settled on section 33, St. Bridget Township, on the 
quarter section where he now resides. At the time 
of his talving possession, there were but thirty acres 
of the land broken, and the only improvement was 
a small frame shanty. There are now 130 acres 
under thorough cultivation, thirty acres being kept 
in wild grass, and a substantial house, together 
with good and adequate stables, have been put 
upon the place by its owner. 

Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have been blessed bj- the 
birth of six children, five of whom survive: Rich- 
ard, Mary, Bridget Ann, Katie and Margaret. 

Mr. Campbell is a very liberal Democrat in his 
politics. He is a member of the St. Bridget Catho 
lie Church. He is an industrious and enterprising 
farmer, an honorable and upright man and a re- 
spected member of the community where he resides. 



^ jfelLLIAM H. GRANT, a prominent, igricul- 
\jijll turistof Murray Township, is located on a 
W^ finely improved farm of 240 acres on sec- 
tion 28, where he has made his home since Sep- 
tember, 1887, bringing the place to its present state 
of cultivation and improvement since that lime. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject was 
a native of t^ngland, where he married and where 
his wife died. He then with his children came to 
America, locating in White County, 111., where he 
died at the age of sixty-three. He wasnota mem- 
ber of any church in this country, though probably" 
a communicant of the Church of England in his 



native land. His son Richard, the father of our 
subject, remained with his father for some time, 
but was living in W.ayne County, III., when he at- 
tained his majoritj-. In that county he was mar- 
ried to Mary Wood, a native of Kentucky, who had 
come to Illinois sometime before her marriage. 
After marriage Mr. Grant and wife settled upon a 
farm in Wayne County, Big Mound Township, 
afterward removing to Avington Township the 
same county, where the wife died in middle age, 
and the husband attained to the age of sixty -three. 
Mr. Richard Grant was a member of the Old Bap- 
tist Church from an early period in his life. Mrs. 
Grant was an excellent woman and worth}' wife 
and mother, though she did not consider member- 
ship in the church necessary to religious life. 

Our subject was a boy of about twelve years 
when he lost his mother. He had been born in 
Wayne County, 111., Dec. 16, 1831. Ho was reared 
iinder his father's charge, and remained in his na- 
tive county until his removal to Kansas. lie was 
married near his childhood's home to Miss Louvi- 
nia Smith, a member of an Ohio family of good 
blood. She has borne her husband thirteen chil- 
dren, six of whom are now passed from earth — 
Loretta, "Sova. and Etta died while quite young; 
William S. at the .age of seven j-ears; Cliarles R., 
at the age of twenty -six; Thomas A. at the age 
of twenty-one. The living children are: Emma 
C. D., wife of D. A. Gallant, who resides in Has- 
kell County, Kan.; Mary is the wife of O. B. Det- 
weiler, residing in St. Bridget Township; Robert, 
who married Phffibe Daniels, and resides in this 
township, and Herman, Elmer, Lou O, and Myrtle 
M., who are still at home. All of the married chil- 
dren live upon farms. 

Mrs. Louvinia (Smith) Grant is the daughter of 
Spencer Smith, a farmer who was married in Ohio 
to Miss Catherine Yarl, the wife dying when in 
the prime of life and when her daughter Louvinia 
was very _young. Sometime after her death Mr. 
Smith took a second wife. Miss Rachael McCo3-,con- 
tinuing to reside in Ohio, where he died at Somer- 
ton when past eight}' j'ears of age. He was a member 
of the Christian Church, and his second wife was 
by birthright a Quaker. Mrs. Graut was reared 
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Illinois with her brother-in-law and sister, and lo- 
cated in "Wayne County, where she grew to woman- 
liood and was married. 

Mr. Grant is a successful farmer, an lionored 
citizen, a man of sterling integrity of ciiaraclor, 
sound intelligence and genial manners. In politics 
lie is a stanch Democrat. Both ho niv\ his wife 
have for many years been active members of the 
Christian Ciiurch, in which Mr. Grant has for some- 
time occupied the position of Elder. 



,^, HARLES A. (KOCII) COOK, one of the 
(I l^^ younger members of the farming commu- 
^5^/'' nity of Wells Township, may be usually 
found attending strictly to his own concerns at a 
well regulated homestead on section 29. He is a 
Western man in his interests and sympathies, a 
native of Clinton County, Iowa, and born Oct. 20. 
1851. His parents were Lewis and Mary (Restler) 
Cook, both natives of Penns3'lvania and of Ger- 
man descent. They crossed the Mississippi at an 
earlv day and settled in Clinton County, Iowa, 
among its earliest pioneers. Sojourning there 
until 1860 the}' then came to Northern Kansas, and 
the fiither took up a tract of Government land on 
a soldier's warrant and paid $1 25 per acre. This 
in the course of time was transformed into the farm 
which is now occupied by his son, Samuel, and 
which lies on sections 4 and 5. There the father 
sojourned until his death, which occurred June 22. 
18C6. He was a man admirably adapted to the 
duties and struggles of life in a new countiy, and 
in his death the county lost one of her best citizens. 
He was a Democrat politically, liberal and public 
spirited, and a strong advocate of the establish- 
ment of schools, being the originator of a petition 
the result of which was the organization of the 
first school in District No. 7. The mother is de- 
ceased; her death occurred on the homestead. .Ian. 
11, 1885. 

To the parents of our subject there were born the 
following children, the eldest of whom, George, is a 
resident of Idaho; Adeline is the wife of William 
Steele, and lives in Oregon; Samuel has been al- 



ready mentioned as occupying the old farm; Willis 
sojourns in Colorado and Frank in California; 
Luther, of this county; Charles and Albert are 
residents of this counts; Joseph is in Colorado; 
Jennie is the wife of .Stephen Inman, of this 
county. The elder Cook was a member in good 
standing of the Lutheran Church, and held some 
of the minor offices in his township. 

The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood 
and 3^outh amid the wild scenes of pioneer life, 
having come to this county when but a bov. He 
has watched its growth and development with that 
interest which can only be felt by an intelligent 
man, and has contributed in no small degree in 
bringing it to its present condition. His early ed- 
ucation was proscuted in the common schools, and 
later he attended Irving Seminary. He chose 
farming for his vocation early in life and before 
attaining his majority began making preparations 
for a home of his own, being married Sept. 30, 
1871, to Miss Lilly Farrant. Of this union there 
have been born five children, four of whom are 
living, viz: Walter, Viola died when fourteen 
months old, Jesse, George and Ilarr}' H. 

Mrs. Cook was born in Jo Daviess County, III.. 
April 20, 1856, and is the daughter of John and 
Lilly Farrant, who came to this county in 1869 
from Philadelphia. Pa., and settled in Wells Town- 
ship among its earliest pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. 
Farrant were natives of England. They left Illi- 
nois for Pennsylvania when Mrs. Cook was a mere 
child, and she resi<led there until her thirteenth 
year, coming then to this State. John Farrant 
homestcaded eightj' acres of land on section 20, 
Wells Township, where he turned the first furrow, 
.and he was about the first settler in his neighbor- 
hood. He resided there with his family a number 
of years, then removed to Barrett, and finally to 
Blue Rapids where he now resides. 

To the parents of Mrs. Cook there were born the 
following children: Weslej-, a resident of the 
State of Texas; Lilly, the wife of our subject; 
Alfred, living in Clear Fork Township, this county ; 
Laura, Mrs. Frank Allen, of Oketo; Frank, likewise 
of Oketo; Frederick and William, both residents of 
Blue Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Farrant are members 
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Cbiireli,an(l frequently engaged in local minisU'rial 
work. In politics lie is a sound Republican, and 
for a number of years has been the Postmaster at 
Barrett. He enjoys a large acquaintance in the 
county, and with his estimable wife is passing his 
declining years amid the comforts of a pleasant 
home, reaping the rewards of his early toils and 
sacrifices. 

Mr. Cook's farm embraces 200 acres of well-de- 
veloped land, wlicre lie lias erected a handsome, 
modern residence,which with its surroundings forms 
one of the most attractive homes in the township. 
Like his father before him, he is prominent in his 
community, serving as Township Clerk and School 
Treasurer; and in politics he is independent, aim- 
ing to support the men best qualified for office, 
irrespective of party. 

Jli OHN M. WATSON is not only one of the 
|l representative citizens of Marshall County, 
1: but one of the leading and successful busi- 
}' ness men of Frankfort, and an account of 
his career from his childhood to the presetit time 
finds an appropriate place in a work of this charac- 
ter. His father, Thomas Watson, was the son of 
Irish parents, while his mother traced her ancestry 
to the sturdy Scotch. The father was for many 
years a boat builder and carpenter, at Saltsburg, in 
the Conemaugh Valley, where lie built boats for 
use on the Pennsylvania canal. He afterward en- 
gaged in farming near Elder's Ridge, Pa., where he 
remained until 1870, when he removed to Salts- 
burg. where he resided until his death, which took 
place in June 1888, he having reached the ad- 
vanced age 'of eighty-eight. Our subject is the 
eldest of a family which embraced five boys and 
three o-irls. Thomas C, who is a farmer, lives on 
the old home place at Elder's Ridge with his wife. 
Mary J. is the wife of the Rev. A. T. Bell, a Pres- 
byterian minister at Home, Indiana Co., Pa.; they 
have one child, a girl of seventeen years. M. H. is a 
banker in Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa., is married 
and has two sous. Martha married G. P. McCart- 
ney, who operates the gas works, a paper mill and 



a tannery i.i Indiana, Pa. Emma resides in Cam- 
den, N. J.; she is the wife of George W. Creigh- 
ton, a civil engineer, and Division Superintendent 
on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad. William 
died in August, 1863, at tLe age of nine years. 
James P. is single and resides on the old home 
place. 

Our subject, like the great majority of the suc- 
cessful citizens of Kansas, was reared upon a farm 
and early became acquainted with farm work. His 
early education was received in the common 
schools, and was supplemented by an academic 
course at Elder's Ridge Academy. Shortly after 
the breaking out of the war, Mr. Watson enlisted 
as a private in Company D, 62d Pennsylvania 
Infantry. His regiment was assigned to the Army 
of the Potomac, and during the next three years 
participated in the campaigns against Richmond, 
and against Lee and "Stonewall " Jackson in Vir- 
ginia. Maryland and Pennsylvania. Among 
the more important engagements in which our sub- 
ject took part may be mentioned Yorktown, Gaines 
Mills, Malvern Hill, second battle of Bull Run, 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancelorsville, Gettys- 
burg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Ann River, 
Cold Harbor and Petersburg. Although present 
with his rcgim<;nt in the above battles, as well 
as a number of sharp skirmishes, Mr. Watson had 
the good fortune to escape unhurt. A number 
of bullet holes received in his clothing at various 
times, however, bore eloquent testimony to un- 
comfortably close calls. The three years for which 
Mr. Watson enlisted, expired on the 4th of July, 
1874, and he was soon after honorably discharged 
from the service, lie returned to Pennsylvania 
and attended the Elder's Ridge College until the 
spring of 186.5, when he was attacked bj' the Western 
fever and came to this county. He purchased 320 
acres of land in Wells Township, about five miles 
west of Frankfort. Shortly after he filed on an 
adjoining 160 acres under the homestead act. He 
has since purchased an additional eighty, making 
his present estate consist of 560 acres, all improved 
and under cultivation. From the year he arrived 
in Kansas until 1870 Mr. Watson followed farm- 
incr. In that year he was elected Register of 
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for two ycMis. At the ('xpii;itii>ii of his term he 
returned to liis fiirm, on wIiIl-Ii hi! remained unti' 
1880. In that year he came to Franlifort, and en- 
gaged in the business of buying, shipping and soil- 
ing live-stock. He continued in this business 
about three years, when he went into the lumber 
business, becoming the junior mem her of liie firm 
of lirown it Watson. In 1888 he bought out his 
p^irlniT. and has since been running the business 
alone. He now owns the principal lumber yard in 
Frankfort, and his aniuial sales aggregate a large 
amount. His farm, wiiicli is rented, also yields 
him a satisfactory animal income. 

On Feb. 4, 1872, our subject was married to 
Miss Emma McDougal, a native of Missouri. Her 
parents died when she vvas a little girl, and she 
made her home with her sister, Mrs. May Mar- 
shall in Maysville, which city had been named after 
her. Mrs. Marshall now resides in Denver. Miss 
McDougal was educated at the convent schools of 
St. Marys, in Pottawatomie County, Kan., and of 
St. Joseph, Mo., and is a cultured, refined and ac- 
complished lady. Four children have been born to 
Mr. and Mrs. Watson — Fjank W., Thomas II., Ida, 
and Wiley H., all of whom are living except Ida, 
who died at the age of seven Ncais. 

Mr. Watson is a member of I'lankfort Lodge 
No. 67, A. F. &■ A. M., and has been Secretary of 
his Lodge for a number of years. He is also a 
member of Henderson Post No. 5.3, G. A. II., and is 
the Post Quartermaster. For the past seven years 
he has been a member and Treasui'er of the Frank- 
fort School Hoard. In politics he is a stanch 
Republican, and has been prominent in the coun- 
cils and active in the work of his party. He h.as 
served repeatedly as a delegate to County, .Judi- 
cial, Congressional, and State conventions, and as a 
member of the County. Judicial and Congressional 
Central committees. It will thus he seen th.at Mr. 
Watson is not only an active and energetic busi- 
ness man, but a prominent and popular citizen. 
During his residence in Frankfort he has engaged 
heartily and earnestly in every enteri)ri.se liaving 
for its object the prosperity and welfare of the 
city. 

Mr. Watson is a man of medium stature and build ; 
his black hair and beai'd ,are ver}' slightly sprinkled 



with gray. His eyes ami c(iin|ii<'xi(in are dark. 
In business Mr. Watson brings jutlginent and pru- 
dence to bear, and his decisions are based upon 
mature and deliberate judgment. His success as a 
farmer is attributable to the fact that he carried 
business methods and principles into the manage- 
ment of his farm. In the conduct of his present 
business ho has earned a reputation for honest and 
honorable dealings, whic^h insures him the respect 
of all who know him. He is a m.an of uniform 
courtesy, genial and companionable. 



Tj^^Kf^S P. ANDERSON. There are few finer 
)| jlj farms within the limits of Marshall County. 
I^Mi than that which has been built up by Mr. 
Anderson, who is one of the leaders among the 
Swedish population of this county. He has first- 
class buildings, a goodly assortment of live stock, 
and all the machinery necessary for prosecuting agri- 
culture after the most approved methods. He is a 
man who has fought his way unaided to his present 
position, having started in life without means, and 
furnishes an admirable illustration of what may be 
accomplished by diligence and perseverance. 

The native place of our subject was in Sleaho 
Soken, Sweden, and the date of his birth Dec. 31, 
1839. He is the son of Andrew and Maggie (Van- 
sen) Anderson, wlui were likewise natives of 
Sweden, the former born in 1810. He followed 
farming all his life and died about I87i). He was 
a member of the Lutheran Church. The parental 
family con.sisted of three mm — Swan, John and 
Nels Peter, our subject. 

Mr. Anderson was the youngest child of his 
parents and lived in his native country until ap- 
proaching the thirtieth year of his age. He attended 
school and assisted his father on the farm, then 
emigrating to America came directly to this county 
and homcsteaded eighty acres of land on section 
14, in Cottage Hill Township. He had very little 
means at the time, but made it a rule to live within 
his income and this steadily followed up, together 
with his industrious habits, soon pl.aced him upon 
a .solid footing. Indue time he purchased addi- 



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tional land and is now the owner of 320 acres, 
which is finely adapted to the rich crops of North- 
ern Kansas. Mr. Anderson besides his real estate 
has a snug bank account, and will be able to spend 
his declining years surrounded by all the comforts 
of life. 

Our subject in 1873 was united in marriage with 
Miss Mary Swanson, a native of this county, and 
of Swedish descent. They are now the parents of 
two sons and two daughters, viz.: Andrew E., 
Frank J., Mamie S. A., and Olidia O. Mr. Ander- 
son, politically, supports the Republican party, 
and he is a regular attendant of the Lutheran 
Church. 

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HILLIP DOUGLASS. As one of the self- 
made men of Marshall County, Mr. Doug- 
lass deserves more than a passing mention. 
He is a life-long farmer by occupation, and 
owns 240 acres of prime land, occupying a portion 
of sections 3, 4 and 9, the residence being on sec- 
tion 4. From his earliest recollection he has been 
mainly dependent upon his own efforts, having 
lost his father when an infant, and thereafter as 
soon as old enough was thrown upon his own re- 
sources, and obliged to look out for himself. The 
years of his earl^' life, although seemingly years of 
hardship, proved after all an excellent school for 
the development of a manly independence, which 
placed him in due time upon the highway to pros- 
perity. His early advantagos for an education 
were extremely limited, but his natural shrewdness 
has partially supplied the place of book learning. 
Our subject was the only child of his mother, 
Mrs. Barbara B. (Shunk) Douglass, who was a na- 
tive of Ohio, and the daughter of Josiah Shunk, 
likewise born there, and who traced his descent to 
Germany. The mother, after the death of her hus- 
band, made her home for a number of years in the 
Buckeye State, then removed to Marshall County, 
Ind., where her death took place when she was 
seventy-two years old ; she was a member of the 
Dunkard Church. Phillip was her only child, and 
was born In Holmes County, Ohio, March 26, 1844. 
When quite young he became an inmate of the 



home of Ac'um Snyder, with whom he remained 
until thirteen years old. He then commenced work- 
ing out by the month on a farm, and followed this 
occupation in Ohio until removing with his mother 
to Indiana, in 1858. Thereafter he was employed in 
a sawmill as foreman two 3'ears, and later as an 
engineer. The two years following this he was 
engaged in the lumbering business. Afterward he 
resumed work on a farm, and remained in Indiana 
until a man of twenty-five years. 

In 1870 Mr. Douglass came to Northern Kansas, 
landing in Frankfort, April 21. He at once home- 
steaded eighty acres of land on the northeast quar- 
ter of section 10, and purchased a claim of 100 
acres. He settled upon the latter, put up a house, 
and farmed with oxen for two years. He had 
started without any capital, and had to proceed 
cautiously, and with close management to make 
both ends meet. He worked for others in order to 
obtain the requisite amount of hard cash, carrying 
the improvements on at his own place as he had 
opportunity. After having it proven, he sold out 
and purchased 160 acres of his present farm, pay- 
ing therefor $4.20 per acre. He was one of the 
first men to locate on the prairie in that region, 
and for a few years following did an immense 
amount of labor, setting out forest and fruit trees, 
putting up his house, and adding the other build- 
ings as they became necessary. His fields are 
mostly enclosed with hedge. In due time he pur- 
chased eighty acres adjoining at $3 per acre, and 
has the whole under a good state of cultivation. 
He makes a specialty of live stock, keeping about 
forty head of high-grade Short-horn cattle, eleven 
head of draft horses, and a herd of swine. He uses 
two teams in his farm work. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Anna 
Shearer took place in Marysville, this county, Feb. 
18, 1879. Mrs. Douglass was born in Lanarkshire, 
Scotland, and is the daughter of James Shearer, a 
prominent citizen of this county, and a sketch of 
whom will he found elsewhere in this volume. The 
family emigrated to America in 1870. To Mr. 
and Mrs. Douglass there have been born four chil- 
dren, viz. : Mary M., Maude M., Margaret and 
James r. Mr. Douglass, politically, is a straight 
Republican, and has been quite prominent in local 



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affairs, serving as a delegate to tlie comity conven- 
tions. He has also been Road Supervisor for the 
last five 3-ears. Mrs. Douglass is a member in good 
standing of the Methodist Episcopal Chuich. They 
have a pleasant home and manj' friends. 



'^T^.EVERAGP: manly, formerly of Ohio, 
jl^^ came with his wife and children to Kansas 
/^^ill) in 1872 and settled on section 20. in .St. 
^^f' Bridget Township, this county, whore he 
opened up a fine farm of 200 acres. He brought 
the soil to a good state of cultivation and erected 
substantial modern buildings. Later he sold out 
and removed to a farm of eighty acres, one-half 
mile north of the old place, where he has a very 
comfortable home, comprising a well-developed 
farm with good improvements. He is numbered 
among the leading citizens of St. Bridget Town- 
ship and is considered an important factor among 
its agricultural interests. 

A native of Harrison County, Ohio, our subject 
was born July 14, 1819, and is the son of Allen 
and Rachel (Wilken) Manly, formerly of Harris- 
burg, Pa. The paternal grandfather was Jacob 
Manly, who with his wife Betsy, lived and died in 
Pennsylvania. Our subject was married at the 
age of twenty-six years, and continued a resident 
of his native county until his removal to this State. 
He was wedded March 4, 1846, to Miss Sidney 
Stephens, daughter of Robert and Ann (Walker) 
Stephens, who were natives of Maryland. The 
latter removed to Ohio, probably the same year 
(1802) in which the JIanly family took up their 
residence there. 

Since coming to this county Mr. Manly has been 
possessor of 720 acres of land. His family includes 
seven children who are all married. Allen II., 
the father of six children, carries on farming on 
his own land in Ozark Count}', Mo.; Robert, who 
is married and the father of five sons, lives on the 
home farm about three miles east of his father; 
James W. married Miss Mary A., daughter of 
John H. Ford, and they have five children, three 
sons and two daughters — Lilly N., Mary Sidney, 



John Henry, James Ross, and Robert Edwin. This 
son owns eight}- acres of land on section 32, in St. 
Bridget Township, where he has opened up a good 
farm, this being the fourth whicli he has developed 
in this county. He has a fine young orchard on 
his place, the third which he has set out in St. 
Bridget Township. Ross is married and operates 
his own farm of eighty acres adjoining the home- 
stead. Rachel Ann married John Gallagher, of St. 
Bridget Township, and they now live in Idaho, 
where Mr.tiallagher isoccupied as a millwright ; they 
have four children. Josephine married Henry 
Jennings of Richland Township, and is the mother 
of three children; they live in Colorado, where 
Mr. Jennings secured a farm by preemption. Lucy 
married Walter Smith. Mr. Manly, politically, sup- 
ports the principles of the Democratic party, is in 
favor of temperance and in religion a Presbyterian. 
Mr. Manly was the third son in a family of five 
boys and three girls, all of whom are living. The 
father and mother were nearly of an age when 
married, having been born in the same month and 
year; they died at the age of eighty-four, and 
eighty-eight years respectively, liaving spent their 
last days in Fulton County, 111. 



% ROLVIN LEONARD, editor of the Irving 
Leader, has been a resident of Kansas for 
six years past, locating in Lawrence in 1883. 
He was born at Wolf Lake, Noble Co., 
Ind., Dec. 7, 1861. His grandfather. Joseph W., 
w.as a resident of Ohio, where he first followed the 
occupation of a carpenter, afterward becoming a 
farmer, and died at Albion, Ind., in 1869, at the 
age of seventy-five years. His son, Wellington 
Young Leonard, is the father of the subject of this 
sketch. He was born in Troy, Miama Co., Ohio, 
Oct. 5, 1834, and in his youth learned the trade of 
a carpenter. He went to Wolf Lake in ISoO, in 
company with his parents. In 1858 he began to 
read medicine. The winter of 1 859 and 1 860 he at- 
tended lectures at Jefferson Medical College, Phila- 
delphia. Inthe springof 1860 ho began the practice 
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1863 and 1864, he again attended lectures, this time 
at the Cincinnati Meilical College, from which he 
was graduated in the spring. He returned to Wolf 
Lake and resumed his practice until the fall of 
1865, when he went to Chicago and attended Rush ; 
Medical College for one term, at the end of which 
he received the ad eundem degree. In 1865 he 
removed to Albion, Noble County, Ind., where lie 
in-acticed until 1883, when on account of failing 
health, he came to Kansas. Here he abandoned his 
practice and engaged in the drug business in Law- 
rence, in partnersliip with James A. Hamlin, also 
formerly of Albion. In that place he still lives, 
and is yet in the same business. 

The father was married at Phti-nixville, Pa., 
Nov. 19, 1857, to Miss Sarah Amanda Place, a na- 
tive of the Keystone State, born June 3, 1836. 
She is still living in Lawrence. Mr. Leonard has 
not held any public position which is not congenial 
to his nature, although often within his reach, he 
being very popular with the people who know him. 
He is an upright man, a member of the Baptist 
Church, and is at present a Deacon in the church 
of which he is a member. He and his wife are the 
parents ofeight children, as follows : Warren,Charles, 
Frank, .and Annie, all died in infancy. Those now 
living, are : Elwood W., is at present in the restaur- 
ant business at Argentine, Kan., but is a druggist 
by profession; John R., our subject; Oscar Place, 
is engaged in merchant tailoring business in Law- 
rence, and Ella Amanda lives with her parents. 

John R. Leonard attended the common schools 
in Noble County, Ind., and when eighteen years of 
age began learning the trade of a printer at Li^o- 
nier, Ind. Tliere he stayed about a year, when he 
again attended school for a year, on leaving which 
he worked on a paper at Albion, Ind., until the 
spring of 1883, when he came to Lawrence, Kan., 
and in November of that year, in cojiartnership 
with James W. Sowers, established a paper called 
The New Era, at Spring Hill, Johnson County, 
Kan. He sold his interest to his partner in March 
of the following year, returning to Lawrence, where 
he worked at his trade until the spring of 1886. 
At this time he fixed his attention on Irving, in 
this county, in which there was no paper published, 
although various attempts had been made before 



that to publish papers there, all of which were 
short lived. His journal, the Irving Leader, has 
been as successful as the size of the place warrants, 
and is gaining ground weekly. The circulation is 
increasing and the advertising patronage is good. 
Mr. Leonard has ample conveniences for doing job 
printing, and is gradually increasing his facilities 
as his business demands. 



■-'•^ i^m- -^ — 

)jy* RS. ELIZA PICICKTTE is a pioneer, of 
/// \\\ Kansas, having resided here since 1860. 
ll lA' Though time is beginning to leave traces on 
*' her face of past hardships endured in open- 

ing up a home from the wilderness, yet it has been 
unable to dim the lustre of her eye, or dull the 
power and energy of her mind. Her narrations of 
life on the frontier are always interesting and often 
thrilling. She has a very pleasant home in the 
northeastern part of Vermillion Township, this 
county, located on section 7. Her residence is a 
frame, painted brown, and is both attractive with- 
out and cozy within. Around it are forty acres of 
land in her possession, her son, ^Marshall, owning 
160 acres of the old homestead. 

Of Scotch and German ancestry, Mrs. Pickette 
was born Oct. 2, 1830, in Mercer County, Pa., her 
parents being Valentino and Mary (McDowell) 
Pfouts, the father of German parentage, while 
the progenitors of the mother were Scotch peo|>le. 
The father and mother were natives of Pennsylva- 
nia, where the former was engaged in agricultural 
pursuits. Their household circle consisted of three 
children: Eliza, our subject; Robert and Edith. 
Robert died when eleven years old, while Edith 
was removed from the loving parents and devoted 
playmates when five years old. Valentine Pfouts 
cauo-ht the gold fever in the earl}- d.a3's of the Cali- 
fornia excitement, and made two trips to the min- 
ina reo-ions of that new State. He was married a 
second time, choosing as his wife Anna Miller, who 
lived only one year after her marriage, while Mr. 
Pfouts himself passed from the noise and tumult of 
life about 1852. 

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upon herself the n-sponsibilities of manied life, 
aiul became the loving wife of Stephen M. Haskins. 
Their wedding services were solemnized in Mercer 
County Feb. 4, 1847, and for three years tlie j'oung 
couple were residents of Olmstead County, Minn., 
wlience they came to Kansas in 1860, aud took up 
a claim of 160 acres on the site of the present place. 
Mr. Haskins was a coal miner during the earlier 
portion of his life, but later was a farmer. He 
showed his patriotism and his love for the Union, 
bj' enlisting in her defence in the 8tli Kansas In- 
fantry', and died in the service Aug. 11, 1862. Be- 
sides his wife he left three children, then reaching 
an age when a father's love 'and care are most 
essential. Those children were William L.. Marsliall 
and Iva. William L. owns a ranch in Arizona, 
wliere, necessarily, he spends a large portion of his 
time, though his home is in Frankfort. Kan. He 
was married Jan. 7, 1 869, to Sarah Dehart, by 
whom lie became the father of five children. The 
second son, Marshall, is serving the seuond term as 
Sheriff of Marshall Count}', a position in which he 
has discharged the various duties devolving upon 
him with zeal, fidelity and efficiency. This gentle- 
man was born Oct. 21, 1857, and is thus in the 
midst of a useful career. The maiden name of his 
wife, by whom he has three children, was Ora Da- 
vis. The only daughter born to Mr. and Mrs, 
Haskins was Iva, who died when three years of age. 
A few years after she was left a widow Mrs. Has- 
kins married again, becoming the wife of William 
M. Pickette, July 26, 1863. They h.-id three chil- 
dren, of whom George, the eldest born, died Jan. 
7, 1867, when a little more than three years of age. 
The two daughters. Belle and Sadie, received 
a splendid education, and are accomplished, popu- 
lar young ladies, the former being a teacher in 
Frankfort. 



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, ETER CHAMPAGNE. To no other class 
of men is Kansas more indebted for its 
marvelous growth, and the high standing 
it has attained among its sister .States since 
the war. than to the noble citizen-soldiers of our 
great RcpuHlic, who fought so bravely for its pre- 



servation, and at the close of the strife, quietly laid 
down their arms and resumed their peaceful callings 
in the hamlets and cities, or on the lonely farms 
whence they had gone forth a few years before to 
do battle in a righteous cause, or else, in many in- 
stances, sought the boundless and fertile plains of 
the West be^'ond the Mississippi, to begin life anew 
in this sunny clime, and build up comfortable 
homes for themselves and loved ones. Among such, 
no one is more worthy of honorable mention in this 
Biographical Album of Marshall County, than 
the subject ofthis review, and it gives us pleasure 
to transcribe to these pages a brief record of his 
life and work. He is now a prosperous, well-to-do 
farmer and stock-raiser, owning a valuable farm on 
section 15, and a beautiful home near Oketo. He 
is of French birth and antecedejits, but having 
been a resident of this country since boyhood he is 
thoroughly Americanized, and these United States 
have no more loyal and devoted citizen than he. 
His father, Joseph Champagne, was a farmer in his 
native France, and was there married to Justine 
Bay, who was also born in that country. In 1846 
the}' came to the United States, landing in New 
York, whence tliey proceeded to Meadville, Pa., 
and there settled on a farm, which continued to be 
tlieir home until death called them to a higher, 
she dying in the fall of 1846, soon after their ar- 
rival, and he dying in 1853. 

Of tlieir four children, our subject is theonlvone 
known to survive, their son Emil having enlisted 
to take part in the war, and has never been heard 
from since. He of whom we write was the eldest 
of the famil}', and lie was born in France, July 5, 
1836. He first attended school in his native land, 
and after coming here obtained a fair English edu- 
cation, and still keeps up his knowledge of the 
French language and literature. At the youthful 
age of seventeen, he begaw life on his own account 
being employed on a farm. At eighteen years of 
age he left Pennsylvania, and proceeded to Illinois, 
ambitious to better his condition, and jjut himself 
ill the way of earning more money. He was in 
that State when the great Rebellion broke out. and 
though he was of alien birth, his heart boat in s\ ni- 
pathy for the Union cause, and in 1862 he enlisted 
for the defense of his adopted countiy. and his 



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name was enrolled as a member of Company A, 

12th Illinois Cavalry, and lie served his company 
all throuoli the remainder of the bitter contest be- 
tween the North and South, proving to be a true 
soldier, brave in the face of danger, and efficient 
in camp and on the field, and he received well-de- 
served promotion for some heroic deed, to the rank 
of Corporal. His regiment was with the army of 
the Potomac, and his first active service was in 
Stoneman'.s raid. He and his comrades went through 
much hard fighting with the rebel Gen. Stuart's 
cavalry, and they did gallant work in the battle 
of Gcttj^sburg, following the enem3' several days 
on their retreat. In the latter part of 1863, our 
subject's regiment veteranized, and returning home 
for a furlough of thirty days, its original number 
was restored by new recruits. It was then sent to 
St. Louis, and from that city proceeded to Alexan- 
dria, Marksville, Mansura, Napoleonsville, Liberty 
(Miss.), Pascagoula, (Ala.), La Grange (Teiin.), 
and wherever it met the enemy it showed a brave 
front, and fought with daring and skill, each man 
a hero and a host in himself. Mr. Champagne was 
honorably discharged after the close of the war, at 
Memphis, Tenn., June 16, 1865, and was mustered 
out of the service at Camp Butler, Springfield, 111. 
He stayed in Illinois until after the harvest, and 
then went back to Pennsylvania, where he was em- 
ployed in some oil works for a year and a half. In 
the spring of 1867, he resolved to emigrate to 
Kansas to avail himself of the cheap lands for sale 
by the Government, and selecting Marshall County 
as a suitable location, he has ever since been one of 
its most useful citizens. He settled at that time 
on his present farm on section 15, Oketo Town- 
ship, said farm comprising 330 acres of valuable, 
highly fertile land, all in a bodj', under excellent 
tillage, and provided with a fine set of buildings, 
including a substantial, commodious stone resi- 
dence and a good frame barn, all the improvements 
having been made b}- himself, and the land re- 
claimed from the wild, uncultivated prairie. 

On Sept. 20, 1868 Mr. Champagne was united in 
marriage to jSIiss Elizabeth Suggett. She is a 
daughter of John and Clinda (Burgess) Suggett, 
who came from Rock Island, 111., to Marshall 
County, in 1860. They were natives of England, 



and the father was a farmer. He died in 1874. 
The mother is still living, and makes her home in 
this township. Mrs. Champagne is the eldest of 
ten children, and she was born in Detroit, Mich.. 
June 18, 1848. Five children have been born of 
her marriage with our subject, as follows: Mary S., 
Victor B., Eugene F., Grace B., and Ernest J. 

Mr. and Mrs. Champagne are highly' valued mem- 
bers of this community, where tiiey liave many 
warm friends, none knowing them but to respect 
them for their solid worth. They are sincere be- 
lievers in Christianity, and in their daily lives fol- 
low its teachi)igs, and are attendants at church and 
Sunday-school. Mr. Chamjiagne has mingled much 
in the public life of the township, has been Road 
Overseer, and has been an important factor in 
promoting the cause of education, having been a 
member of the School Board for many years, and 
is Clerk of that honorable body. He is a progres- 
sive agriculturist, and has been connected with the 
Grange. He is a prominent member of Oketo Post 
No. 477, G. A. R., of which he is Chaplain. In his 
political views, he is a true Republican, and always 
votes with his party. 

-^ >* .o*o-f©y^.<A^..o«o.. -<,.— 



SAAC WALKER. One of the strongest and 
most admiz'ahle characters of Marshall County, 
11 is illustrated in the subject of this biographical 
outline, who is numbered among its oldest residents, 
having come to Northern Kansas during its pioneer 
days. A man of decided views, he is a radical 
upon all questions — one who does his own thinking, 
and one who is not easily moved from his opinion 
when it has once been established. An intense 
patriot during the progress of the Civil War, he 
enlisted in the ranks at the age of forty-six years, 
and came out crippled for life. He has never 
mourned over his affliction, however, rightfully 
considering it one of the badges of honor bestowed 
by the exigencies of war. His domestic relations 
are peculiarh' happy, that amiable and estimable 
lady who bears his name being a woman possessing 
all the Christian virtues — one who as a wife and 
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journej' of life. Mrs. Walker began life on the 
frontier, and liae, like her husband, been a witness 
of the extraordinary changes vvhich have trans- 
formed it into the abode of a civilized people, 
while in her sphere she has contributed her full 
quota to the general result. 

The Walker homestead com|)rises 170 acres of 
well-developed land, finely located on section 19, 
Rock Township. The proprietor, a native of the 
Buekej'e State, was born on the Ohio river, in 
Jefferson County, Dec. 21, 1813. He grew up 
amid the wild scenes of a thinlj' settled country, 
assisting his father in clearing the farm, his recrea- 
tions being hunting the wild game which abounded 
plentifully, and fishing in the streams. He had no 
advantages for an education otherwise than those 
afforded b}' the simplest instruction in the primi- 
tive log schoolhouse, with slabs for seats and desks, 
the floor of puncheon, and the window panes of 
gi-eased paper. The system of instruction accorded 
with the architecture of the temple of learning, 
embracing simply the art of reading, writing and 
ciphering. 

When a boy of twelve, Isaac Walker was par- 
tially orphaned by the death of his father, and in 
addition to looking after himself thereafter, assisted 
his mother in rearing the other three children. He 
worked on a farm at $6 per month, and at the age 
of sixteen j'ears operated as a full hand. When 
twenty-four years old, he became interested in 
millwrighting, which he followed three summers, 
and subsequently operated as a carpenter, contractor 
and wagonmaker. He remained in his native State 
until the spring of 1848, then emigrating to Fulton 
Count3', 111., established a vvagonshop at Ipava, 
which he conducted successfully for four years. 
Then purchasing eighty acres of land, he put up a 
mill on the creek, and unfortunately sunk the most 
of his money therein. 

In 1855, leaving Illinois, our subject, with a cap- 
ital of $10 in his pocket started overland for Bir- 
mingliara, Iowa. There he engaged as a millwright 
in the biggest and best mill in the State at that 
time. In the spring of that year his family went 
back to Ohio, and he joined them there in the win- 
ter, rem.aining until April, 1856. Then setting out 
once more for the farther West, he journeyed to 



St. Joseph,, Mo., by boat, and at that point pur- 
chased an ox team, and started overland for this 
county, being two weeks on the way, and having 
no guide or compass. He frequently bad to stop 
and build a bridge in order to get across the streams. 
Locating near the present site of Barrett, Kan., he 
took up a claim and engaged in farming. When 
the new survey was made he w.is deprived of his 
timber and broken land. 

In 1857 Mr. Walker estiiblished himself upon a 
part of the land which he now owns and occupies, 
when his nearest- neighbor was nine miles away 
southward. The nearest point east was Seneca, the 
nearest west, Marshall, and the nearest north, Otoe. 
Indians, deer, wild turkeys, wolves and other game 
was plentiful. Mr. Walker *as in fact the first 
settler of the township, and the first in the north- 
east quarter of the county, and it is probable that 
he is the oldest one living now within its limits. 
There was, when he first settled here, not a road 
near his place to any point. After providing a 
shelter for his family, he commenced breaking the 
soil with ox teams, and proceeded with the im- 
jirovementof his property as well as he could under 
the circumstances. He w.as a natural mechanic, 
fortunately, and in addition to his other employ- 
ments built for Fi-ank Marshall the second ferry 
boat in the county. His own dwelling, a log struc- 
ture, was the flrst put up in Rock Township. He 
has now a substantial residence, part frame and 
part stone, and six miles of wire fencing, together 
with the outbuildings and machinery necessary for 
the prosecution of agriculture after the most ap- 
proved methods. The land is well watered, and a 
good spring forms one of its invaluable adjuncts. 
There is a timber tract of seventy acres, which, as 
the country grows older, increases in value. 

Our subject proceeded with the improvement of 
his property until after the outbreak of the Civil 
War. He was an Abolitionist 133- n.ature, and in 
September following, determined to proffer his 
services to aid the preservation of the Union and 
the extinction, if possible, of slavery. He accord- 
ingly enlisted in Company D, 8th Kansas Infantry, 
and was mustered into service at Leavenworth, 
with his regiment as Home Guards. There they 
remained until .Januar}- of the year 1862, when they 



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were ordered to Kansas City, at which point Mr. I 
Walker had the raisfortune to break his ankle, and 
was confined in the hospital two months, during 
which time he suffered greatl}', so much so that at 
times it seemed as if lie must die. In March, how- 
ever, he had recovered sufficiently to be sent home, 
where he was confined to the house several years. 
For several years afterward he could only get 
about with the aid of crutches. He did not receive 
his final discharge until 1882. and is now on the 
pension roll. The hospital surgeon kindly declared 
that "he was not fit for the service or anytliing 
else." 

In Harrison County, Ohio, occurred' the marriage 
of Isaac Walker and Miss Wiunefred Barrett, May 
4, 1842. Mrs. Walker is the daughter of David 
Barrett, a native of Chester County. Pa., the son 
of Artiiur Barrett, who was also born in that 
county, and learned the trade of a weaver. The 
latter emigrated to Frederick County, Va., where 
he engaged in farming until 1803, then selling out, 
moved to Harrison County, Ohio. He became 
well-to do, and gave each of h^s sons a farm. He 
was a Quaker in religions belief, and traced liis an- 
cestry to England, which was the native place of 
his father, Ralph Barrett. 

David Barrett was three \-ears old when lie went 
to Virginia with his parents. He accompanied 
them to Ohio in 1803, and followed farming the 
remainder of his life, mostl}' on his own land of 
IGO acres, which he cleared from the wilderness. 
He was a Quaker in religious belief, and departed 
peacefully hence at the age of sixty-five years. He 
had married in early manhood Miss Wiunefred 
Kirby, who was born in Carrolls Manor, Md.. and 
was the daughter of Thomas Kirby, a native of 
Ireland. The wife of the latter was Wiunefred 
Carroll of Ireland, a cousin of Charles Carroll, who 
was granted a charter to land in Maryland, but set- 
tled in Carrolton, whence he first removed to Vir- 
ginia, and then to Pennsylvania. He was acciden- 
tally killed by the upsetting of his wagon while on 
his way to Harrison County, Ohio. The wife and 
mother died in the Buckeye State; she likewise was 
a (.Juaker in religious belief. They were the parents 
of eleven childrwi. of whom William. Elizabeth, 
Uriah and David are deceased. The survivors are 



Thomas and Albert, residents respectively of Rock 
and Vermilion townships, this countj'; Sarah, liv- 
ing in Ohio; Ruth, living in Vermilion Township, 
this county; Winnefred, Mrs. Walker; Joseph, of 
Clear Fork Town«hip, and John, of Center Town- 
ship. 

Mrs. Walker was born near Cadiz. Harrison 
County, Ohio, June 11, 1323. Her infant eyes 
first opened in the wilderness, and her earlier years, 
until reaching middle life, have been mostly spent 
amid similar scenes and surroundings. She thus 
grew up to a self-reliant and independent woman- 
hood, admirably fitted for the duties before her. 
Of her union with our subject there have been 
born six children, viz. : Thomas B., deceased, 
David B., Rebecca J., Ruth, Sarah and Mary B. 
Thomas enlisted in September, 1861. before reach- 
ing his eighteenth year, in Company D. 8th Kansas 
Infantry, with his father. He died of measles at 
Iowa Point on the Missouri, Dec. 29, following. 
His remains were brought home, and filled the first 
soldier's grave in this county. The second son, 
David B., enlisted in the 13th Kansas Infantry, in 
September, 1862, and served eighteen months, when 
he was honorably discharged. He is now one of 
the prominent farmers of Rock Township, and the 
owner of 320 acres of land. A sketch of his life 
will be found elsewhere in this work. Rebecca, the 
eldest daughter, is the wife of Theodore Hughes, a 
prominent farmer of Center Township; Ruth died 
at the age of four months; Sar.ah remains at home 
with her parents as their stay and comfort in their 
old ao-e; Mary B. is the wife of Andrew Shearer, a 
prominent farmer of Rock Townshio, and who is 
represented elsewhere in this voluce. 

Mr. Walker, politically, was, while in t)hio, one 
of the strongest Abolitionists of his day, and as- 
sisted manj- a fugitive to escape, by way of the 
underi^round railway, for which he was dubbed 
"nigoer thief," etc. He remained a Republican 
until the administration of President Hayes, then 
identified himself with the Greenbackers. and is 
now in sympathy with the Union Labor party. He 
officiated as School Director for a period of twenty- 
five years and then resigned. He gave the name 
to Snipe Creek, jMosquito Creek, and the west fork 
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esteem ami conlidi'iice of the |)e()|)lc of this county, 
with whose most important interests he has been 
identified, since tlie lime the attention of ihcenter- 
l)risinijr emigrant was called to the desirability of 
Northern Kansas as a place of abode. 

The father of our subject was Aaron Walker, a 
native of Phihidelpliia, Pa., and the son of Ebenezer 
Walker, who was bom in Wales, and spent his en- 
tire life in agricultural pursuits. After emigrating 
to America he located in Philadelphia. He was 
married in Wales to Diana Walker, who, like him- 
self, was a Quaker in religious belief, and they set- 
tled upon a farm in the vicinity of the Quaker 
City, where they spent the remainder of their 
lives. Their son, Aaron, was reared to farming 
pursuits, and when a young man grown, emigrated 
to Red Stone Creek in the western part of the State, 
where he cleared a farm and was married. Later, 
in 1812, he emigrated to Ohio, and located on the 
Ohio river among the earliest pioneers of Jefferson 
Count}'. He bought land but only remained there 
about one year, removing to Harrison County, 
where he opened up a farm in the wilderness and 
spent the remainder of his days, dying in 1832. 
He had been reared in the (Quaker faith, but 
changed his views somewhat in later life. 

Mrs. Rebecca (Brown) Walker, the mother of 
our subject was born in North Carolina, and was 
the daughter of a Captain Brown, whose native 
place was England. Tlie latter emigrated to 
America prior to the Revolutionarj^ War, and set- 
tled upon a farm in the vicinity of Raleigh, N. C. 
During the struggle which ensued, he served as a 
Captain on the side of the Colonists under Gen. 
Morrison, during which time he laid in the swamps 
to such an extent that lie was seized with rheuma- 
tism, from which he suffered greatly afterward. 
Upon leaving the army, he .settled in Pennsylvania, 
whence he removed to Harrison County, Ohio, and 
died there. The mother of our subject spent her 
l.ast days in Nodaway County, Mo., dying there 
at the home of her daughter, in 1881, when nearly 
ninet}' 3'ears old. Her mother had likewise lived 
to attain about the same age. Isaac remembers 
distinctly the time when his mother spun linen and 
wove the cloth for the family apparel. 

The father of our subject was twice married. 



there being of the first marriage one child, Jesse, 
who is now a resident of Fulton County. 111. Of 
the second marriage there were five children, viz.: 
Nathan, who died at the age of sixteen years; 
Isaac, our subject; Anna, Mrs. Hunter; Mary, Mrs. 
Wyatt, of McDonough County, 111.; and Rebecca, 
Mrs. Davidson, of Worth County, Mo. 



j(_^ENRY A. HOrxER.S, a promising young 

OJj farmer of Noble Township, a hustler from 
,^^ "away back," owns and operates 160 acres 

'^ of land on section 25, and also in connec- 
tion with this, operates his mother's farm of 480 
acres on section 36. Of Canadian birth and ante- 
cedents, he has, notwithstanding, become thor- 
oughly Americanized, is in full .sympathy with 
American institutions, and is a stanch supjjorter of 
Republican principles. Few men of his age have 
attained to as enviable a position, socially and 
financially, as in business circles, he is accounted 
one of the leading young men of Noble Township. 
In noting the parental history of our subject, we 
find that he is the son of Wilson P. Rogers, who 
was born in Picton, Canada, and spent his boyhood 
and youth upon a farm. Upon reaching manhood 
he entered the employ of the Grand Trunk Rail- 
way Company, and by faithful attention to his 
duties, worked his way up to the position of pas- 
senger conductor, running Ijctween Buffalo and De- 
troit. For twenty years he was in the employ of 
this comyany, and Uien, in 1882, severed his con- 
nection with it, and transferred his services to the 
Delaware,Laekawanna& Western Railroad Company 
becoming foreman of their running and construc- 
tion department, and having under him a force of 
200 men. 'I'hese were employed mostly in the re- 
moval of buildings and similar work, and wore 
called the "destroying angels." 

In 1884. the father of our subject made another 
change, and resigning his position, engaged with 
the Lake Shore Road as a passenger conductor, but 
a year later took up his abode in Noble Township, 
this county. He liad as early as 1869, purcha.sed 
320 acres of land, and later added to it a like 



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niiiount, making a farm of an entire section, upon 
which his famil}' located several years prior to the 
time of his leaving the railroad service. In the 
meantime it had been undergoing cultivation and 
improvement. The elder Rogers was a first-class 
financier, and had enjoyed the advantages of an 
excellent education and extensive travel. He, 
however, became broken down in health, and re- 
paired to the farm, flnallj-, with the expectation of 
there spending his last days. The habits of long 
3'ears, however, had become so thoroughly fixed, 
that he was Impelled to return to his old occupa- 
tion, and being proffered a position as general 
freight solicitor with the Union Pacific Railroad, 
repaired to Omaha to take charge. Upon his ar- 
rival there he was taken ill at the Cousins Hotel, 
and died July 24, 1886, at the age of fiftj'-five 
years. 

Wilson P. Rogers was a man of genial tempera- 
ment, and stood high in the favor of his employers, 
who treated him more as a friend and companion, 
than a subordinate. He, too embraced Republican 
principles, and was an active worker for his party. 
The paternal grandfather of our subject, was Joseph 
L. Rogers, who was born in the vicinity of Pougli- 
keepsie, N. Y., from which he removed to Canada 
with his father, Gilbert Rogers, who was likewise 
a native of the Empire State. They located in 
Prince Edward County, Where they were among 
the pioneer settlers, and began farming upon a 
tract of wild land, enduring all the hardships and 
privations incident to that kind of a life. Prosper- 
ity attended them, and they became well-to-do. 
Joseph L. final!}' removed to Ontario County, where 
he purchased 200 acres of wild land. He opened 
up a farm from the forest, and likewise acquired a 
good property. He was cne of McKenzie's stauch- 
est followers during the Canadian Rebellion. 

The Rogers family originally emigrated from 
England to America in the "Mayflower" in 1620. 
The maiden name of the paternal grandmother of 
our subject was Phebe Bowerman, daughter of Rev. 
Israel Bowerman, and like him was a native of 
New York State, where he was owner of a large 
amount of land. Later he carried on milling in 
Simcoe County, Canada, and was engaged In vari- 
ous active business enterprises, running a grist, saw 



and carding mill, and giving employment to a large 
force of men. His father emigrated from London, 
England, at a very early date, and the family dur- 
ing those days was identified with the Friend's 
Church. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject, 
was Mar3' A. Sullivan. She was boi'n in Kingston, 
Canada, where she was reared to womanhood. She, 
in 1878, accompanied her familj' to Kansas, locat- 
ing at the homestead, where she now resides, and 
where she has 160 acres of valuable land. She is 
the mother of eight children, the eldest of whom, 
Phebe, Mrs. Havens, Is residing in Vermillion; 
Mary E., Mrs. Gillies, is a resident of Jackson, 
Mich.; Mahala remains with her mother: Belle is 
the wife of M. B. Hall, of Vermillion; Joseph L. 
Is farming in Noble Township; Henry A., our sub- 
ject, was the next in order of birth; Lockwood, is 
also a farmer of Noble Township; and Annie B. Is 
living with her mother. Lockwood was born in 
Toronto, Canada, Feb. 18, 1866, and came to Kan- 
sas with the familj' when a boy of twelve years. 
He is represented elsewhere In this volume. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Toronto, 
Canada, Sept. 12, 1860. where he commenced at- 
tending school, but when seven }'ears of age, ac- 
companied the family to Point Edward Island, 
where he lived until ten years old, receiving excel- 
lent school advantages. Then, In 1870, he came 
to this county, and made his home with his uncle, 
Lockwood Rogers, employing himself in herding 
cattle, sometimes having charge of as manj- as 1 50 
on the open prairie. He was in the saddle every 
day for two years during the summer season. In 
September, 1872, he returned to Point Edward, and 
remained there three years, attending school in 
Sarna. In the fall of 1875 he returned to Kansas, 
locating In Noble Township, purchased his teams, 
and began improving the land, having to break all 
of it. He proceeded with this work until he had 
opened up a good farm, upon which he erected suit- 
able buildings, including one of the largest barns 
in the county. This embraces an area of 32x182 
feet. He soon commenced dealing in cattle, ob- 
taining his stock from the Michigan graded Dur- 
ham. 

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the destruction of his barn by fire when it was filled 
with grain, and contained twenty- four head of cat- 
tle, and eleven head of horses, all of which were 
destroyed, involving a loss of |i8,000, without in- 
surance. In the spring of 1884 he started anew, 
but in the fall of that year lost 1 10 head of swine. 
He did not. however, suffer himself to be discour- 
aged, but began over again, erected another barn, 
and is practically upon his feet again. His land is 
very fertile, and watered by a branch of the North 
Fork. The land is all fenced, and adjoining the 
buildings is a fine apple orchard and trees of other 
fruits, besides a good grove of forest trees. Mr. 
Rogers takes pride in the quality of his corn and 
hogs, the latter being Berkshires of good grades. 
He also keeps a goodly assortment of cattle, be- 
sides ten head of draft horses, utilizing two teams 
in the operation of his farm. 

In 1882 Mr. Rogers repaired to Ft. Gratiot, 
Mich., and engaged in the locomotive department 
of the Grand Trunk, but returned to his farm in 
the spring of 1883. He prosecuted agriculture 
until the spring of 1889, then leaving his farm in 
charge of his brother, Lockwood, repaired to Ilor- 
ton. Brown Co., Kan., and engaged as a gunsmith 
and jeweler, at which he had had limited experience, 
but soon picked it up. He associated himself with 
a partner, but in .Tuly, 1889, disjiosed of his inter- 
est in the business to the latter, and returned to his 
family. In polities he is a sound Republican, and 
socially, belongs to the K. of P., at Vermillion, in 
which he passed all the chairs. 



^^EORGE R. KISTLER. One of the most 
III <^ popular men in Cottage Hill Township, as 
^^^^ well as one of its most intelligent citizens, 
is the al)ove-named gentleman, who is the owner 
and occupant of a fine farm on section 32. It con- 
sists of 160 acres of carefully cultivated land, and 
bears all the adequate and comfortable buildings 
usually erected by an enterprising and successful 
farmer. 

The owner of this beautiful place is the fourth 
in a family of eight children born to David and 



Susanah (Rice) Kistler. (For his ancestry see 
sketch of L. K. Kistler, which occupies another 
page of this Album.) He was reared to agricul- 
tural pursuits, and received a thorough common- 
school education in Perrj' County, Pa., where his 
youth was jjassed. After having followed farming 
for some time in the Keystone State, he, in 1879, 
turned his face westward with a view of improving 
his financial circumstances. Marshall County, Kan., 
was selected as his place of settlement, and a lo- 
cation made where he now resides. During his 
residence in Perry County, Pa., Mr. Kistler was 
united in marriage with Miss Sarah J. Leppard; 
she was a daughter of John and Catherine (Fin- 
kenbinder) Leppard, and was born in Pennsyl- 
vania. Mr. and Mrs. Kistler have no children, but 
have reared two — Samuel J. and Tessie Lamoreaux. 
Mr. Kistler is an active member of the Lutheran 
Church, in which he is held in high esteem. Polit- 
ically, he is a strong Prohibitionist. He has held 
the office of Township Assessor to the general 
satisfaction of tlie public. His marked intelligence, 
genial nature and upright character win the respect 
of all with whom he comes in contact. 



THEODORE C. CASTERLINE is one of the 
oldest settlers of Murray Township and of 
this county. He resides on section 36, on 
school land which he purchased in 1869. His com- 
fortable home is well located, his 240 acres are 
fertilized by living waters, and finely improved, 
and the place is justly considered one of the finest 
farms in this section. Mr. Casterline has been a 
verj' hard-working man, and has seen many hard- 
ships, but his labors have been well rewarded. 

A few words in regard to the ancestors of our 
subject will not be out of place. His grandfather, 
Joseph Casterline, was one of the noble arm3' of 
Frenchmen who accompanied Gen. Lafayette to 
America to give their services to a land and people 
in whose desire for liberty they sympathized. After 
fighting through the Revolutionary War, Mr. Jo- 
seph Casterline, took up the life of a farmer in 
New Jersey. There he owned 600 acres of land, 



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upon which he lived foi- manj' years, rearing a 
family of twenty-one children. His wife, whose 
maiden name was Peurinah Searing, was an Ameri- 
can, and died of old age. Her husband lived also 
to an advanced age, being ninety-eight years of 
age at the time of his death. The youngest mem- 
ber of the numerous family above-mentioned was 
Samuel Casterline, father of our subject. He was 
reared upon his father's farm in New Jersey, and 
was there married to Lydia H. Skellinger. She 
was a member of a prominent New Jersey family, 
and a native of that State. Samuel Casterline and 
wife remained in Morris County, N. J., upon the 
old Casterline homestead until the year 1868, when 
they removed to Kansas, settling upon a farm in 
Murray Township. Here they still own a small 
place, upon which they are spending their last days 
in comfort and cjuiet. They are both quite old, 
and highly esteemed in their community. 

Our subject, Theodore C. Casterline, is the sec- 
ond of seven children, having been born in New 
JersejN July 7, 1844, and remaining with his par- 
cuts on the old Casterline homestead till be became 
of age. Animated by the same spirit which bad 
brought his paternal grandfather across the seas to 
fight for liberty, he enlisted in the Union army at 
Jersey City, being enrolled in the 1st New Jersey 
Cavalry, Col. Janewa}- commanding, and in Capt. 
Robins' Companj-, G. The regiment went at once 
to the front, taking part in the terrible battles of 
the Wilderness, in Sheridan's raids, and in the cam- 
paign around Richmond. Our subject participated 
in many skirmishes and raids that gave the regi- 
v.ient sharp and short fighting, as well as in the 
larger engagements. At the battle of Lee Mills he 
was wounded in the right foot, the wound confin- 
ing him to the hospital for thiee months, and dis- 
eases contracted in the arm}' adding to the time of 
his conflneuifcut. During the Sheridan raid he had 
one horse shot under him. After his hospital ex- 
perience he returned to his regiment, and at the 
expiration of two years received an honorable dis- 
charge at Trenton, N. J. Mr. Casterline retains 
his old army carbine as a memento of his war ex- 
perience. 

Our subject was married in his native county to 
Miss Sarah Van Orden, who was a native of Sus- 



sex County, N. J., where she was born Feb. 12, 
1848. The bride's parents were natives of Hol- 
land, and she was left motherless at an early age. 
Her father, a respected citizen and a man of ripe 
years, is yet living, in Hamburg. N. J. Mrs. Caster- 
line was educated in the common schools, and is a 
bright, intelligent lady. 

Mr. Casterline has held several township offices, 
among them that of Township Clerk. In politics 
he is a sound Republican. The family are attend- 
ants at the Methodist Church, Mrs. Casterline being 
a communicant. Mr. Casterline is a worthy de- 
scendant of his paternal ancestry. He is a reli- 
able citizen and enterprising farmer, and, with his 
wife, commands the hearty respect of the inlialii- 
tants of the entire section. 



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■^OHN P. SHEEHAN, of Vermillion Town- 
ship, is numbered among its most successful 
farmers and stirring men — one whose de- 
' meanor indicates that he has seen much of 
men and has kept his eyes open to what is going 
on around him in the world. He was born in the 
city of St. Louis, Mo., in June, 18G3, and is the 
son of Michael and Ellen (Dasey) Sheehaii. the 
former a native of County Cork, Ireland, and tlie 
latter born in County Maj'o. 

The father of our subject came to America with 
his parents when quite young. They landid in 
Boston, Mass., but afterward removed to St. Louis, 
Mo., where Michael was married in 1847, and fol- 
lowed steamboating thereafter for a number of 
years on the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers. 
There were born to the parents, in St. Louis, four 
children — Patrick, John P., Bernard and Ellen. The 
eldest born is still unmarried, and remains at home 
with his parents. Ellen is the wife of Peter Car- 
ney, a farmer of Noble Township, and tliev liave 
three children. Bernard remains at homo with 
his parents. 

In 1881 the Sheehau family came to this county, 
and the father of our subject purchased 316 acres 
of land on section 31, in the southeast corner of 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



of the west half of that seotioii. Later, he piir- 
cliasecl 160 acres additional, tliree miles east, in 
Noble Township. John P. followed teaming in 
St. Louis for several years, but accompanied the 
family to Kansas. On the 19th of August, 1884, 
lie was married to Miss Elizabeth Carney, and they 
arc now the parents of three children, viz: Ellen, 
Lizzie an<l Michael. Our subject is of small stature 
and almost boyish in appearance, but with a great 
di'.MJ of muscle and of that active temperament 
uhi<'h will never permit him to be idle either in 
mind or body. He is a fust-class farmer, and what- 
ever he undertakes is sure to be well done. He was 
trained to habits of industry from boyhood, and, 
with his brotliers, has long been looked upon as 
one not to be scared by a hard day's work. In his 
farm operations he is assisted by his brother Ber- 
nard. They are considerably interested in live 
stock, and each year adds something to their snug 
bank account. 



P:TER a. OLSTON. The mercantile in- 
terests of Axtell are worthily represented 
by the subject of this notice, who is located 
on Maple Avenue, .and has a full supply of 
all tiic articles adapted to country trade. He es- 
tablished himself in business at this point in the 
winter of 1887, after having carried on a farm 
since 1868, in Murraj' Township. His first pos- 
sessions tliere were forty acres of land, in tlie 
cultivation and improvement of which he was en- 
gaged for some time, after which he sold out and 
purchased 120 acres in the same township, this also 
unimproved at the time of purchase, and located 
on section 32. Finally he traded iX for citj- prop- 
erty, and transformed himself from a farmer into 
a merchant. 

Mr. Olston was born Oct. .31, 1848, in Sweden, 
of which his ancestors had been natives for several 
generations. He lived there until a young man of 
twenty years, and then, in 1868, crossed the Atlan- 
tic, and located in Henry County, 111. He lived 
tliercafter in some of the principal towns of Rock 
Island and Warren counties, and later was a resi- 



dent of Davenport, Iowa, probably eighteen months. 
Later he removed to Boone County, Iowa, where 
he improved a farm, and resided there three years, 
and until coming to this county. 

The father of our subject was Olagus Johnson, 
an honest and industrious Swedish farmer, wiio 
still sojourns in his native Land, and is now pjist 
sixty years of age. Monstoras Kalmare Lan Sweden, 
is his post-office address. He is quite wealthj' in 
his native country, and has held a position under 
the Government for fifteen years. Both he and 
his wife were members of the Lutheran Church. 
The mother died when Peter A. was only two years 
old, and he is consequently not familiar with her 
family history. He lived with his father in Sweden 
until a youth of twenty years, then set out alone 
for the United States. When ready to establish a 
home of his own, he was married in Rock Island, 
111., to Miss Emma G. Nelson, a native of his own 
country, and born in 1851, not far from the home 
of her husband. She lived there until a m.aiden of 
sixteen years, and in the meantime her father died.. 
She then came to America with her mother, and 
lived in Moline .and Rock Island, III., until comino- 
to this county. Of her union with our subject, 
there have been born five children, viz: Herman, 
Theresa. Alice, Arthur, and Victor; they are all at 
home with their parents, and form a remark.abi}' 
bright and interesting group. Mr. Olston, politi- 
cally, votes independently, voting always for the 
best man, regardless of party. Our subject's moth- 
er's name was M.aria Christina Nelson, from Ram- 
s<as, K.almare, Lan Sweden. Our subject's wife's 
mother was Christina Parson, and her father was 
Nels Olsen. He has pursued the even tenor of his 
way as an honest man, and a good citizen, and finds 
friends wherever he is known. 



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ETER S. BURNETT, Among the large 
land-owners of W.aterville Township, place 
should be given to the above-named gen- 
tleman, who, with his brother Hiram, owns 
547 acres of as fine land iis Marshall County pro- 
duces. The estate is well-improved and .adorned 



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with good bains and otliei- outbuildings, and a 
handsome stone residence. It is pleasantly situ- 
ated on section 12, and is a standing testimony to 
tlie energy, prudence and good management of its 
owners. 

Jesse Burnett, father of our subject, was born 
in North Carolina, where he married and continued 
to reside until 1838. He then removed to Putnam 
County, Ind., where he died in 1880, having 
reached his three score years and ten. He was en- 
gaged in agricultural pursuits during his entire 
life, and succeeded in accumulating considerable 
property before his death. He was from early 
manhood a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. In politics he was a stanch Democrat. 
His father was Thomas Burnett, a native of North 
Carolina. Jesse Burnett married Mary Stoner, a 
native of the same State as himself. She bore him 
twelve children, of whom our subject was the 
second. 

Peter S. Burnett was born in Randolph Count3', 
N. C, Oct. 20, 1835. Being scarcely more than 
an infant when his parents removed to Indiana, he 
passed his boyhood and youth in that State, receiv- 
ing a common-school education and the usual 
training of a farmer's son. In 1861 he joined the 
ranks of the defenders of the Union, enlisting as a 
private in Compan}- G, 30th Illinois Infantrj-. 
He was afterward promoted to the office of a Ser- 
geant, in which capacitj' he served until the close 
of the war. Mr. Burnett participated in many of 
the principal battles, among them being Belmont, 
Mo., Fts. Donelson and Henry, the siege of Cor- 
inth, Miss., Britton's Lane, Ft. (Gibson, Miss., Jack- 
son, Raymond, Champion Hill, and the forty-seven 
days' siege of Vicksburg. At the latter place he re- 
enlisted, and thence went home on a thirt3'-days' fur- 
lough. On his return to the army, he participated 
in the siege of Atlanta, all the battles of the Georgia 
campaign, and was one of the gallant force who 
made with Sherman the march to the sea. He was 
present at the surrender of Johnson's army near 
Raleigh, N. C, and took part in the grand review 
of Sherman's army at AVashington, D. C. He sub- 
sequently returned to Louisville, Kv„ where he 
was mustered out of service, having received an 
honorable discharge. He went to Mercer Countv, 



111. .but in the same year, 1865, came West and home- 
steaded some land, which forms a part of his pres- 
ent estate. 

In 1867 Mr. r)Urnett became the husband of 
Miss Margaret J. Stout, daughter of Elbert and 
Nancy (Williamson) Stout, of Marshall County. 
She has borne her husband one child, a daughter. 
Belle, now aged eighteen. 

Our subject is an earnest Republican, though he 
has always declined office at the hands of his party. 
He is a member of the G. A. R. Mrs. Burnett is a 
member of the Baptist Church, in which she has 
high standing. As an intelligent citizen, a good 
neighbor, a kind husband and father, and a man 
of excellent principles, Mr. Burnett eiijo^-s the re- 
spect of his fellow-citizens. 



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OBERT COOPER, one of the younger farm- 
ers of Wells Township, being still on the 
•1 sunny side of forty, is numbered among 
\^ the rising men of his community, and is 
prosecuting agriculture successfully on 121 acres of 
land, occupying a portion of section 20, where he 
makes a specialty of stock-raising. He is a native 
of England, and was born in the city of London, 
March 15, 1851. His parents were Robert and 
Barbara (Newington) Cooper, who were likewise 
of English birth and parentage, and the father a 
marble cutter by occupation. 

In 1855, when the subject of this notice was a 
little lad of four years, the Cooper family resolved 
upon emigration to America, and first landed in 
Montreal, Canada. Thence thej' made their way 
via Toronto to Buffalo, N. Y., and later proceeded 
to Portage County, Ohio, where the father pur- 
chased property in what is now known as the town 
of Kent. He died there in 1889. The mother had 
passed away a short lime after the arrival of the 
family in America. Robert, when about twelve 
years old, was taken to Herkimer County. N. Y., 
where he lived until reaching his majority, receiv- 
ing a common school education, supplemented by a 
brief attendance .it one of the seminaries. Most 
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Buffalo, N. Y., and for seven years was employed 

in the Terrapin Lunch House, at Xo. 178 Main 
street. 

Mr. Cooper, while a resident of Buffalo, N. Y., 
was married, March 24, 1878. to Miss Ann Beard. 
Mrs. Cooper was born in Ireland, and came to 
America with her parents. Of her union with our 
subject there have been born seven children, only 
five of whom are living, viz.: IkMuy, Daniel, 
William, JIary and Nellie. The deceased are two 
sons — Robert and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper 
after their marriage made their home near Vermill- 
ion, this countv, where Mr. Cooper purchased land, 
of which he retained ownership about four years, 
then, in the spring of 1883. settled where he now 
resides. 

The farm of Mr. Cooper embraces 121 acres of 
good land, which he has brought to a productive 
condition, and where he has effected good improve- 
ments. He is a man who makes a specialty of at- 
tending to his own concerns, and has meddled very 
little with outside matters, although interested in 
the general welfare of his community, and willing 
to contribute as opportunity offers to aid in its 
worthy enterprises. He has served as a School 
Director in his district, and votes the straight Re- 
publican ticket. He commenced in life without 
means, his present possessions being the result of 
his own industry and perseverance. 



^^EORGE W. WILLIS. Tiie above-named 
III (__ gentleman has been for some j-ears a resi- 
^^jj dent of Marshall County, and owns a beau- 
tiful farm on section 4, Wells Township. The 160 
acres of fertile land are highly cultivated, and sup- 
plied with all the adequate farm buildings. The 
pleasant home is the result of industry and perse- 
verance on the part of its owner, who was a man of 
l)Ut limited circumstances on his arrival in Kansas. 
Our subject was a son of William C. and Georg- 
iana B. Willis, and was born in AVoodford Countj-, 
Ky.. Aug. 5. 1839. His father was a native of the 
Blue Grass State, where he died some years since. 



The mother suljsequentl^- married .luhn W. Johnson, 
wiio has since died, and she is now living with our 
subject. Captain W. T. Wdlis, the grandfather of 
the gentleman named above, was a soldier in the 
Mexican War, under Gen. Tajdor, and was killed 
in the last charge at the battle of Buena Vista. 

George W. Willis was the oldest son in his 
father's family. He received a thorough education 
in his 3-outh, which he has since supplemented by 
general reading. When about sixteen j'ears of age 
he went to Illinois, and worked as a farm hand in 
Champaign County, for about three years. He then 
returned to his native State, where he remained 
until after the breaking out of the Civil War. Ani- 
mated by the spirit of patriotism, which led so 
many of the sons of America to offer their lives in 
the defence of the Union, he enlisted in the 22d 
Kentucky Infantry and was assigned to Company 
F. The regiment became incorporated with the 
Army of the Gulf, and participated in man}- hard 
fought battles. At Cumberland Gap, the siege of 
Vicksburg, Port Hudson, in the Red River Expe- 
dition, at Champion Hill, Thompson's Hill, Ft. 
Gibson, Black River Bridge, and numerous conflicts 
of minor importance, Mr. Willis bore a gallant part. 
Having faithfully served his countrj' until January 
1865, he received an honorable discharge and re- 
turned to Kentucky. There he was married and 
continued to reside until 1873, when with his fam- 
ily he came to this count}-. Here he homesteaded 
the farm on which he now resides, the land being 
at the time very nearly in the condition it had been 
left by the In<lians. Here the family shared in the 
labors and privations of a thinly settled country, 
and witnessed the gradual growth of the county to 
its present prosperous conditions. 

March 1, 1866, Mr. Willis was united in mar- 
riage with Margaret Gorbutt, a sister of Joseph 
Gorbutt, of Wells Township, whose sketch ap- 
pears elsewhere in this volume. A number of 
children have been the result of this union, of 
■whom the following survive: — Phwbe, wife of 
Joshua Chapman, of Wells Township; Georgi- 
anna, wife of AVilliam I. Riley, of this county; 
Madge, and William C. 

Mr. Willis is a Republican and an earnest advo- 
cate of the principles of the party. He is a public 



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spirited citizen, ideutif^'ing liimself witli every 
movement wbicb tends to advance tlie interest of 
the county. He is a member of tlie Cliristian 
Church, but as there is no Christian organization 
near his home, he is serving as Class-Leader and 
Sunday-school Superintendent in the Methodist 
Protestant Church of his neighborhood. Intelli- 
gent, upright, and trustworthy as man and citizen, 
Mr. AVillis commands the respect of nil with whom 
he comes in contact. 

"SJOSEPH P. SCRIBER. Treasurer of Wells 
I I Townsliip, and an old settler of Marshall 
I I County, is a native of Delaware County, 
(^l) N. Y., where he was born Feb. 26, 1830. He 
was a son of Abraham P. and Charity (Shaver) 
Scriber, both natives of New York State. The 
father is a descendant of one of the early colonists 
who settled on the Hudson River. When our sub- 
ject was about three years old, his parents removed 
to Ogle County, lU., where the mother died eighteen 
years later. Tlie father died in 1863, in Carroll 
County. 

Our subject is the eldest son in a family of six 
children. He grew to manhood amid tlie scenes of 
pioneer life in Illinois, and was the recipient of but 
limited educational advantages in the way of 
schooling. He has made use of the other facilities, 
which are open to one who desired to obtain knowl- 
edge, and is a man of intelligence in general topics 
and current events. In Illinois he was married 
Oct. 15, 1854, to Maria Sutton. In 1863, he re- 
moved with his family to Iowa, and was for six 
years a resident in Chickasaw County. In the 
spring of 1870, he removed to this county, and 
homesteaded eighty acres of land on section 6, 
Wells Township. This land he has changed from 
an unbroken piairie to a productive farm, adding 
to it other land until he now possesses 120 acres. 
His estate is thoroughly cultivated, and bears such 
improvements as are usually made by an enterpris- 
ing farmer. 

Mrs. Scriber was born in JoDaviess County, 111., 
and was the daughter of George and Mary Sutton, 



who were among the pioneer settlers of that county. 
Her union with Mr. Scriber has resulted in the 
birth of nine children, seven now living. The 
survivors are, George; Mary, wife of William 
Stoddard, of Washington; Mathew; Daniel; Etta. 
wife of Albert Gillespie, of Washington; A. Lin- 
coln and Jennie. 

Mr. Scriber has served several 3-ears as School 
Director. In 1886 he was elected Treasurer of 
Wells Township, has been twice re-elected, and is 
now serving his third year. He is a believer in 
and supporter of the Republican parly. He is a 
public-spirited citizen, taking an active interest in 
the upbuilding of the county and the improvement 
of society. Mr. and Mrs. Scriber have been wit- 
nesses to the growth and development of this 
county, and rejoice in the results of the labors in 
which they have borne iheir part. They have a 
large circle of acquaintances by whom tlie}- are 
held in high esteem. 



^^ UGUST LANN, now deceased, was born 
t^[L!| in Sweden, Ma^-, 1847. He w.as reared in 

11 iM his native country upon a farm, and 
^ learned the trade of a furniture-maker. At 

the age of twenty-two he came to America, where 
he found employment with a firm in Chicago, and 
there remained one year. His mother died in 
Sweden in the year 1869, in the prime of life. The 
following year, the father, John Swanson, came to 
America and settled in Riley County, Kan., to 
which place our subject accompanied him. They 
took a homestead in that count}', and upon it the 
father still lives with his second wife, whom he 
married in this country. He has been a successful 
farmer, and now at the age of seventy is peace- 
fully enjoying the fruits of his labors. 

After spending two years upon his fatlici's home- 
stead in Riley County, Kan., the subject of this 
sketch returned to Chicago, 111., where he lived 
seven years in the emplo}' of Clark Bros. Ar Com- 
pany, furniture manufacturers. In that city was 
celebrated his marriage to Miss Emma S. Peterson, 
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Laim wat^boni in Siiudiiu Sweden. December, 1852. 
Her father. Peter Larson and liis wife are yet liv- 
ing in their native country, and attaining to ripe 
years. When nearly twenty years of age Mrs. 
Lann came with friends to the United States, lo- 
cating in Chicago, where she resided until after her 
marriage. In the spring of 1880, slie with her hus- 
band came to this State, locating on section 6, 
Miirraj' Township. Here, Mr. Lann first obtained 
eighty acres of land, and after thoroughly improv- 
ing it, increased the amount to 120 acres, the 
whole being improved previous to his death, which 
occurred at his home, Oct. 29, 1880. Since Mr. 
Lann's death, Mrs. Lann has taken charge of the 
farm, and has proven herself a capable manager, 
being free from debt and prospering. She is the 
mother of two children — Frank W. now living and 
Johann A. who died when three years of age. 

Mr. and Mrs. Lann were worthy members of the 
Lutheran Church, in the faith of which the widow 
now finds consolation for her loss. 



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UDOLPH E. MOSKR. A cursory view of 
_ the business portion of a town gives a 
iAi \\\ stranger a better idea of its prosperity and 
^^ and activity than any oilier adjunct. So 
the visitor to Marysville notes with siu'prise and 
pleasure the large number of business houses en- 
gaged in the successful pursuit of their legitimate 
object. Prominent among these mercantile firms 
is that of Moser & Thomp.son, who conduct on 
Broadway, a large business in shelf and heavy 
hardware. This firm is well established, is now 
well known and is constantly augmenting its trade. 
Mr. Moser the senior member of this firm has 
made his home here for four and one-half j'ears. 
He was born near Peoria, III.. March 6, 1861, and 
at the age of five years his parents moved to Du- 
buque, Iowa, and there Mr. Moser remained until 
1880, acquiring his education, and afterward 
learning the tinner's trade with J. C. Payne. He 
tontinued working at his trade until 1885, princi- 
pallj' at Mitchell, Dak. and Xora Springs, Iowa. 



In 1885, IMr. Moser came to Marysville and en- 
tered the employ of A. M. Judson, with whom 
he remained until January, 1889, when in com- 
pany with his present partner he opened the 
store wherein he may be found to-day. In the 
brief time since he has entered into business for 
himself, he has by strict attention, honorable 
methods and a pleasant manner enhanced the 
bright prospects for future success, which those 
who know him best most cheerfully predict. He 
belongs to the ranks of self-made men, who even 
under unfavorable circumstances are sure to win. 
Mr. Moser votes with the Republican party, and 
enjoying as he does, the respect and confidence of 
the community, might have somewhat of a politi- 
cal career before him. if he so elected. He is a 
respected member of the Methodist EjHSCopal 
Church. 

John Gottlieb Jloser, the father of our subject, 
was born in Thun, Canton Berne, Switzerland in 
1831, and while quite a young man, in company 
with his wife. Miss Margaret MuUer, left his 
native land, crossed the ocean and finally set- 
tled on a farm near Peoria, III. He afterward 
removed to Dubuque, Iowa, and now lives a re- 
tired life, having giving up farming some few years 
ago. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Moser, of whom only two are living — Rudolph E.. 
our subject, and John Gottfred, who makes his 
home in Dubucjue and is with the business firm of 
J. C. Pavne. 



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fILLIAJI A. THURSTON was born Jan. 25, 
at Wolfsborough Bridge, N. H., at 
the foot of Lake Winipiseogee. He was 
the son of Charles and Martha (Lucas) Thurston, 
both of English ancestry and natives of the Granite 
State. The father was a plasterer and bricklayer. 
The mother passed away when our subject was nine 
years old, and his father subsequently married 
again, his second wife being Miss Priscilla Lord. 
The result of the first marriage was five children, 
our subject being the youngest. The oldest, Eliza 
A., died at home in 1878. She was unmarried. 



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Mark resides in Chicago, 111.; he followed plaster- 
ing- and brickla3'ing for years, but is now retired. 
He married, Nancy Budge, and they have two 
grown children. Charles S. is now living in Ash- 
land, Aroostook Co., Me.; he is a plasterer and 
bricklayer. During the late war he served as ser- 
geant in Company C, loth Maine Infantry'. His 
wife, formerly Miss Mary Gordon, has borne him 
ten children. Martha married John Nichols, who 
was Captain of Company C, 15th Maine Infantry, 
was taken prisoner and confined in Libby prison 
three months. She died in Kenduskeag, Me., leav- 
ing three children. By his second marriage, Mr. 
Charles Thurston became the father of five daugh- 
ters, Mary Clarinda, Sarah L. M., Orvilla, Esther 
and Marilla. The oldest passed from earth at the 
age of nineteen, and the others are now living in 
the East. 

"When seven years of age, our subject removed 
with his father to Corinth, Me., eighteen miles from 
Bangor. After receiving the educational advant- 
ages of the common schools, he spent two years in 
the East Corinth Academy. He then became clerk 
in the gener.al merchandise store of P. P. Pearson, 
of Corinth. He next went to Bangor, and after a 
sojourn of six mouths went to lower Massachusetts, 
■where he worked at a sawmill for one year. He 
then went to Lawrence, Mass., where he spent two 
years. He was subsequently emplo3'ed for thirteen 
years in Ashland, Me., scaling lumber for Coe & 
Pingrey. Thence he went to St. Anthony's Falls, 
Minn., where he remained during 1866-7. Return- 
ing to Maine, he abode in that State until the winter 
of 1869, when he came to this county, and on 
Christmas day took up a homestead of forty acres, 
on section 10, Vermillion Township, where he has 
ever since resided, and where he has a very cosy 
home. 

Our subject was married in Aroostook, Me., Aug. 
29, 1855, the bride being Miss Elizabeth Dodge, a 
i-efined and intelligent j'oung lady of English and 
Scotch descent. She was born in Salem, Me., and 
was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Curtis) 
Dodge, who were natives of the same State. She 
has borne her husb.and seven children — Ida L., 
Isadore M., Carrie V., Clarence W., Ida E., Nancy 
B. and one infant who has irone before. Ida L. 



passed away v.iien seven years old ; Isadore M. be- 
came the wife of Clark Pennington, and lives in 
Paradise Valle\-, Nev. Carrie V. is the wife of 
Charles W. Hawes, a farmer in Washington County, 
Kan., and is the mother of one child. The remain- 
ing members of the family are still at home. - 

Mr. Thurston was a member of the A. F. & A. 
M. He casts his vote with the Union Labor party, 
and has been a delegate in county conventions. 
His cordial, courteous manners are indicative of 
careful training in his early years, and his wife also 
has the manners of a well bred lady. Mr. Thurs- 
ton is a strong believer in Christian Science, and a 
thoroughly honest and conscientious man. As 
husband, father and citizen, he fulfills his duties 
with all the conscientious earnestness of the New 
Englander, and in the spirit that insures him the re- 
spect of those with whom he comes in contact. 



LEG T. VICKERY. This gentleman owns 
and occupies one of the most beautiful 
homesteads in Marshall County, and which 
is finelj- situated on sections 27 and 28, in 
Cottage Hill Township. He is one of the bright 
lights of his community, a man intelligent, pro- 
gressive, liberal-minded and public-spirited, and 
possessed of refined tastes and ample means. He 
has for many years been closely identified with the 
most important interests of his township, and has 
contributed his full quota to its advancement. He 
has been a life-long farmer by occupation, and his 
landed possessions embrace 314 acres, which have 
been brought to a fine state of cultivation, and em- 
bellished with substantial modern buildings. 

The subject of this notice was born in Rensse- 
laer County, N. Y., May 29, 1837. His father, 
Thomas Vickery, was a native of the same count\-, 
and born about 1807. He followed farming and 
lumbering, and spent his entire life near llie place 
of his birth. He accumulated a moderate propert}-, 
and was one of the substantial men of his commu- 
nity, taking an active part in politics, and constitu- 
ting one of the pillars of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, with which he connected himself in early 




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Residence OF N.T.Waters, Beattie, Kan. 




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manhood. The paternal grand fat lier uf our sub- 
ject, Eli Vickeiy, was born in England, and emi- 
grated to America at an early daj-, settling in New 
York State, where he likewise prosecuted farming 
and lumbering. His wife, Susan, was born in the 
New England States, but was of Oerman parent- 
age. 

The mother of our subject was in lier girlhood 
Miss Phebe A. Taber. She was born in Rensselaer 
County, N. Y., about 1815, and remained a resident 
of her native State nearly her entire life, dying 
about 1881. Her death occurred in Marshall County, 
Kan. Her parents, William and Mary Taber, were 
natives of Rhode Island, and of stanch old Puritan 
stock. To Thomas and Phebe Vickery there were 
born five children, three daughters and two sons, 
viz: Hannah, Pleg T., our subject, Fletcher, Mar}' 
and Emma. Our subject remained a resident of 
his native State until a youth of eighteen years, 
then removed to Lee County, HI., where he fol- 
lowed farming until 1875. That j'ear he came to 
this county and settled upon his present farm. He 
went to Illinois without means, and in ad<lition as- 
sisted his mother in the support of tlie family-. His 
career should be an encouraging example to every 
young man desirous of attaining to a good position 
in the world, and illustrates in an admirable 
manner the results of resolution and persever- 
ance. 

Mr. 'N'ickery, politically, is a sound Republican, 
but has no desire for the responsibilities of office, 
and when named for various places of public trust 
which he could have filled most acceptably, he has 
invariably declined. He is considerabi}' interested 
in blooded stock, and has some fine siJecimens of 
graded cattle and horses. He has been the uniform 
supporter and encourager of all the enterprises set 
on foot to advance the interest of his township, 
and is looked upon as one of its best men. An 
active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
he was largelj' instrumental in the erection of the 
chui'ch building, and probably has given as much 
for benevolent purposes as anj' man of means in this 
part of the county. 

On the 25th of December, 1865, our subject was 
united in marriage with Miss Theresa A., daughter 
of Jackson and IL-uniah (Zeisloft) Thomas, who 



were originally from Pennsylvania, then removed 
to Illinois, and are now living in this State. Mr. 
and Mrs. Vickery are the parents of four children, 
viz.: Laura, Bertie, Fletcher and Lowena. Mrs. 
Vicker}' is likewise a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. Our subject, socially, has at- 
tained to the Master's degree in the Masonic frater- 
nity, and also belongs to the I. 0. O. F. His 
brother, Fletcher, during the Civil War served in 
the 75th Illinois Infantry, and died in the service 
in August, 18G1, at Nashville, Tenn. 



iHEODORE E. KAUFOLD occupies a nicely 
improved and fertile farm of 160 acres, on 
section 15, Murray Township, among the 
advantages of which is one of great importance 
to farmers of the West, namely, excellent water. 
He is the son of George H. Kaufold, who was born 
in Saxony, Germany, in the year 1801, and while 
yet a single man, at the age of thirty-three, emi- 
grated to the LTnited States, settling near Carbon - 
black, Pa. There the father began life as a black- 
smith, which trade he had learned in his native 
land. When in middle life he purchased land, and 
was occupied in farming until his death, in the fall 
of 1885, he then being nearly eighty-four years 
old. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, 
and in politics a stanch Democrat. The mother of 
our subject was a native of Lorraine, France, and 
the daughter of a paymaster in the French army. 
Her maiden name was Elizabeth Sancy. She had 
come to the United States when nine j-ears old, and 
afterward lived always in Pennsylvania, where she 
still resides on tiie Kaufold homestead at the age of 
seventy-two. 

Our subject was born at Carbonblack, Pa., IMarch 
3, 1854, and was the seventh in a family of nine 
children. He was reared upon a farm, remaining 
with his parents until the age of tvventj'-three. He 
then went to the oil regions and interested himself 
in the oil fields, making his headquarters at St. Jo- 
seph, Pa., from 1876 to 1881. He then came to 
this State, first settling in Brown County, and then 
removing to this county, where he has resided since 



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1883. He was married in Seneca, Kan., to Miss 
Mary J. Wlieeler, a native of Hancock CouDtj-, 
111., where she first saw the light Sept. 22, 1861. 
She was the daughter of P. L. Wheeler, who re- 
moved from Illinois to Missouri, making his home 
near Plattsburg for a time, and later locating in 
Marray Township, this county, where he now re- 
sides. Mrs. Kaufold was reared at home, receiving 
good educational and musical advantages. On 
attaining her majority she became a teacher in the 
public schools, and also gave instruction in the 
science of music. She is a woman of intelligence 
and refined character. She has borne her husband 
two children — Helen L. and Mabel C, both of 
whom j'et brighten the home fireside. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kaufold are among the most active 
citizens of the township, taking a prominent part in 
every enterprise which tends to the improvement 
of the country, or advancement of its inhabitants. 
Mr. Kaufold is an independent voter. 



^,' J AMES M.BURKE. The biogrnpher finds 
in Mr. Burke one of the most popular men 
of his township. Genial and obliging, he 
is ever readj' to confer a favor, is intelli- 
gent and enterprising, and is a renter of the farm 
property where he prosecutes agriculture success- 
fully, and enjoys a comfortable income. He de- 
votes considerable attention to the breeding of live 
stock, which yields him handsome returns. As a 
member of the community he occupies no second- 
ary position, and is always to be found on the side 
of those projects calculated to advance the interests 
of the people. 

The Burke family flourished in the Old Domin- 
ion, probably during the Colonial days. The par- 
ents of our subject settled in Greene County, Pa., 
after their marriage, and in that county James M. 
was born Nov. 3, 1856. His father, Cornelius J. 
Burke, was born in Westmoreland County, Va., in 
1820. He moved to Pennsylvania about the time 
of reaching his majorit}-, and lived there until 
1872. Thence he came to this county, and died in 



1887. He was a life-long farmer, in eas}- circum- 
stances, financiallj-. Politically, he was a stanch 
Republican. During the first year of the war he 
enlisted in Company A, 144th Pennsylvania In- 
fantry, in which he served three years. At the 
battle of Mine Run, Va., he received a wound 
which necessitated tiie amputation of his right leg, 
and he was cousequentl3' retired from the service. 
He participated in the battle of Gettysburg, and 
had his clothing perforated by fifteen balls, al- 
though his person was not injured. He was like- 
wise in the battle of the Wilderness, Spottsj'lvania 
Court House, and at Fredericksburg. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, like- 
wise named Cornelius, was born in Virginia, of 
parents who emigrated from Ireland to America at 
an earl}' day. The maiden name of the mother of 
our subject was Elizabeth Flick. .She was born in 
Greene Countj, Pa., in 1826, was of German ex- 
traction, and is still living, making her home in 
Waterville. Of her union with Cornelius Burke 
there were born seven children, viz.: William L., 
Fann}', James M., Catherine, George, John Cand 
Ross D. 

The subject of this sketch was the third child of 
his parents, and was born on the farm in Greene 
County, Pa., near wliich he attended the common 
school, and remained there until a youth of sixteen 
years. Then, in 1872, he accompanied the family 
to this county, and settled with them in Cottage 
Hill Township. lie taught school for twelve j-ears 
thereafter, and since that time has given his sole 
time and attention to farming. For a man who 
started in life without ca[)ital it must be admitted 
that he has done well, as he is still young in years. 
He has been pi-ominent in local affairs, holding 
various positions of trust and responsibilitj-. In 
1887 he was elected Trustee of Cottage Hill Town- 
ship, was re-elected in 1888, and still holds the 
office. 

On the 5th of October, 1875, our subject was 
united in marriage with Miss Fannj', daughter of 
Benjamin F. and Jane (McCutcbon) Jacobs, who 
came to Kansas from Iowa in 1871, and were orig- 
inallj' from Mrginia. They settled in Johnson 
Count3% Iowa, and there Mrs. Burke was born Aug. 
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four interesting children, viz.: Elsie W., Frank 
B., Harry and Raymond. Our subject, politically, 
is a sound Republican, and in his religious belief 
adheres to the doctrines of the Methodist Kpisco- 
pal Church. 



jl_^ ON. FRANK SCHMIDT, the founder of 
llfjli the banking firm of Schmidt & Koester, 
^i^ came to Marysville with the early settlers in 
(^) 1860, bringing with him a general stock of 
merchandise, in which brancli of trade he was emi- 
nently successful. In 1870 he established the Ex- 
change Bank, the oldest bank now in Marshall 
County. 

All his public and personal relations have been 
in the highest degree honorable. As a State Sena- 
tor for Kansas, general merchant, banker, and 
worker in public or private relations, he is an 
earnest, honorable man, acting upon his own con- 
victions, alvva3'S ready to do a large share for the 
good and advancement of Marshall County. 

Mr. Schmidt is now in his fifty -seventh year, and 
a man of plain life and taste in general, but in 
building up his elegant and elaborate homestead, 
as well as his large property possessions, he has 
displa^'ed unusual genius. He is quiet and simple 
in his tastes, and has kept his heart warm for the 
welfare of his family, teaching the maxims of living 
a good and useful life. 

Three of his sons are now identified in the man- 
agement of the Exchange Bank. 

Charles D.Schmidt was born at Marysville; he 
has been for years in active business as the Cashier 
of the Exchange Bank, and his relationship with 
the depositors, customers and friends of this llank 
has always been most cordial. 

George Philip Schmidt was born at Marysville. 
After completing his studies in the public school 
he entered in the service of the Exchange Bank 
where he now holds the responsible position of 
book-keeper. 

Alexander Schmidt has for the past two years 
been corresponding clerk in the Exchange Bank. 

Charles F. Koester came to Mar3'sville in ^860 



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and is one of the early settlers, and is now forty- 
eight years old; in 1862 he was elected Registrar 
of Deeds and held the position for four successive 
terms, after which he was twice elected County' 
Treasurer; in 1876 he was a member of the Kansas 
State Centennial Commission to Philadelphia; he 
has been for several terms Mayor of the City of 
Marysville ; was identified in the mercantile busi- 
ness with the Hon. Frank Schmidt, and afterwards 
became associated with the Exchange Bank, with 
whose interests, property and growth, since 1870, 
he has been connected, and with splendid success. 
This institution is solidly entrenched in the confi- 
dence of the business and farming community, and 
has done much to enable them to reach the advanced 
position they enjoy. 



ILLIAMIllLL. Among the younger mem- 
bers of the business community of Axtell, 
there is probably a no more stirring or 
worthy representative of its best interests than the 
subject of this sketch. He operates a general meat 
market, of which he became proprietor in Septem- 
ber, 1887, having succeeded Mr. G. W. Bush, who 
purchased the building and business of the original 
proprietor. Mr. Hill, was the employe of IMr. Bush 
four years, and then succeeded to the business. 

Our suliject was born in Venango County, Pa., 
in June, 1862, and is the son of John Hill, likewise 
a native of the Keystone State. The latter learned 
blacksmithing early in life, which he followed a 
number of years, and finally established a shop, 
which he conducted successfully for a long period, 
especially during the late Civil War. At its close 
he emigrated to Illinois, about 1866, and located 
at Kickapoo, Peoria County, where he purchased 
136 acres of land, and began farming. About 
1880, leaving the Prairie State, he came to Kansas 
and [)urchased 320 acres of unimproved land. This 
he brought to a good state of cultivation, erecting 
substantial buildings, then selling out purchased a 
home adjacent to the city limits of Axtell, where 
he is now spending his declining years amid all the 
comforts of life. He is aged about sixtj^-seven, 



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and since reaching his majoritj- has been a stanch 
adherent of tlie Democratic party. He was born 
Jan. 6, 1824. 

The father of our subject was married in Penn- 
sylvania, to Miss Jane Hilburt, who was born in 
France, and reared in Pennsylvania, and who is 
still living. The parental family included thir- 
teen children, nine sons and four daugliters, five of 
whom are deceased, and of whom AVilliam is the 
fourth son. He was reared in Peoria County, 111., 
and received his education at Kickapoo. He came 
to the farther "West a single man, but in 1887 was 
married in Axtell, to Miss Mary O'Laughlin. This 
lady was born in Nemaha Count}-, March 12, 1866, 
and is the daughter of John and Mary (Ragan) 
O'Laughlin, the former of whom was an American- 
boin citizen, while the mother was a native of Ire- 
land. They came to Kansas in their j-outh, settling 
in Nemaha County, where they were married, and 
began the journey of life on a farm. Both are now 
deceased, dying when ripe in years. Each had 
been married prior to their union with each other, 
and were the parents of children. They were 
greatly respected in their community, and were in 
tlie enjoyment of a fair share of this world's goods. 
Mrs. Hill was the only child of her parents, and 
was reared and educated in her native county, re- 
maining under the home roof until after the father 
and mother had passed away. Of her marriage 
with Mr. Hill, there has been born one child onl^^ 
Elsie M. Both are members of the Catholic Church, 
and Mr. Hill votes the Democratic ticket. 

John O'Laughlin was born Dec. 24, 1796, and 
was married to his first wife June 23, 1817. He 
was the father of nine children. He settled in Ind- 
iana in 1814, and resided tliere until 1839, follow- 
ino- the occupation of farmer, miller, and distiller. 
Later he removed to Louisa County, Iowa, where 
he resided until 1848, and during which time he 
improved two farms. That year he changed his 
residence to Des Moines County, where he im- 
proved a large farm, and traded in farm produce 
along the Mississippi River, from Burlington to 
New Orleans. In the year 1854 he came to this 
State, and was the means of forming a large set- 
tlement along Turkey Creek, Nemaha County. 
Finally, about 1857, he removed to Ash Point, 



where he spent the remainder of iiis days. His was 
a very active life, he being engaged in various en- 
terprises, following mercantile business, conducting 
an hotel, and entertaining travelers principally oi. 
the old and direct California mail route, between 
St. Joseph and the Pacific. He enjoyed an exten- 
sive acquaintance, and was universally esteemed, 
being generous and liberal, and encouraging the 
various enterprises calculated for the good of the 
people. 

^ AMPjS TILLEY. Among the representative 
farmers of Marshall County, and those who 
with little or no capital have attained a mer- 
_ ited and substantial financial standing, and 
have assisted largely in the development of the ag- 
ricultural resources of the county, the above 
named gentleman is by no means the least. He has 
been a resident here since 1870, and has passed 
through hardships incident to pioneer settlement. 
He has suffered by one cyclone, one severe and a 
number of minor hail-storms, but by industry and 
push has prospered. His original farm in the county 
consisted of eighty acres, which he homesteaded 
on section 10, Wells Township, and to which he has 
ad<led until he now possesses 240 fertile acres. 
During tlie first few years of his residence liere, he 
dug cellars and wells, and otherwise added to the 
little he could gain from his homestead, and is now 
enjoying the well-earned fruits of his hard labor 
in earlier years. 

Mr. Tilley was born in England, April G, 1833, 
and is the son of James and Mariti Tilley. When 
he was about three years old his parents emigrated 
to America, bringing with them two children, our 
subject and a sister. The parents settled in what 
was then known as Upper Canada, but is now called 
Ontario Province, their home being east of To- 
ronto. The parents are still living in Canada and 
are both ripe in years. The parental family was a 
large one, of whom the following survive: Mary 
J., James, Maria, Richard, William. Edward, John, 
Elizabeth and Mary A. 

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were not such as the youth of this day and age re- 
ceive, but lie improved those which were afforded 
him. In Canada, March 27, 18.5;"). lie w.is united 
in marriage with Margaret Watt, a native of 
Lower Canada, or what is now licnown .as the Prov- 
ince of Quebec. To Mr. and Mrs. Tilley have 
been born four sous — Richard II., John J., William 
E. and Samuel W. In 1870 Mr. Tilley and his 
family removed to this count}', settling where he 
has since resided. 

Mr. Tille}' has served .as Constable, and in otiier 
minor offices of the township. He is a worthy 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The 
esteem in which he is held b}' his neighbors is well 
shown b}' his having served for nine successive 
years as their School Director, beside other odd 
terms. As an upright man and public-spirited cit- 
izen he is well-known to the citizens of the township, 
by whom he is held in high respect. 



|IL_^ENRY H. McKANNON. a veteran of over 
iT)!' seventj"-three j-ears, is numbered among 
•^^' the pioneer settlers of this county, and is 
(^) enjoying the comforts of a rural horaeste.ad 
pleasantly located on section 12, Wells Township. 
He was born in Franklin County, N. Y., April 13, 
1816, and is the son of Edward and Catherine Mc- 
Kannon, who were natives of Ireland. They emi- 
grated to America early in life, and settled in New 
York State. Their family consisted of two sons 
only, of whom Henry H. is the only survivor. 

The subject of this sketch attended the district 
schools of his native township, which were con- 
ducted in a log schoolhouse after the imperfect 
methods of that time. He was trained to habits 
of industry and economy, and spent three years 
learning the trade of a tanner and currier. This, 
however, did not exactly .agree with his tastes, and 
he went back to his farming pursnits, which he has 
followed the greater part of his life. When a 
young man of twenty-two years he was married, 
in New York State, June 17, 1838, to Miss Mary 
Welsh, with whom he has now lived for the long 
period of over fifty-one years. Mrs. McKannou was 



born in Clinton County, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1821. She 
has borne her husband nine children, four only of 
whom are living, viz: Mary M., the wife of Hiram 
Hastings, of Frankfort, this county; Charles C. 
also a resident of that place; Martin O., living in 
Pottawatomie County; and Harriet, Mrs. Merrill, 
a widow, living in Gr.and Island, Neb. 

Shortly after the close of the war, Mr. McKan- 
non emigrated with his family to Illinois, and lived 
in Grundy County several j-ears. Thence, about 
1872, he pushed on further westward across the 
Mississippi, and coming to this county, home- 
steaded eight\' acres of land on section 12, Wells 
Township, and this has since been his home. Upon 
this land when it came into his possession not a fur- 
row had been turned, neither had there been an}' 
other attempt at improvement. He put up a frame 
house, one and one-half stories in height, occupy- 
ing an area of 1 6x24 feet, and this was carried 
away by a cyclone. He also suffered from the 
grasshopper plague, hail, drought and other draw- 
backs, but amid all these hindrances, he did not 
allow himself to be discouraged, as he had come to 
sta}', and prepared himself for every emergeiic}-. 
He has now no reason to regret that he adhered to 
his first intention. Upon becoming a voting citi- 
zen, he identified himself with the Democratic 
party, whose principles he still upholds. Both he 
and his excellent wife are members in good stand- 
ing of the Christian Church. He may be most 
properly numbered among the self-made men and 
pioneers of Marshall County , whose names are de- 
serving of being handed down to posterity. 

ELIJAH BENTLEY occupies an honorable 
position as a member of the farming com- 
munity of Marshall County, and having 
lived here most of the time since the fall of 1868, 
and not only witnessing its growth, but having had 
a hand in developing its rich agricultural resources, 
he may be denominated one of its pioneers. He is 
now actively carrying on his calling in Oketo Town- 
ship, owning a quarter of section 4, which he has 
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desirable and highly productive farm. Mr. Bent- 
ley is a veteran of the late Civil War, and distin- 
guished himself in battle, so as to win promotion 
from the ranks to be corporal of his company. 

Our subject is a Canadian by birth, born in the 
Province of Ontario, in the month of Februar}% 
1840, the fourth of the six children of Wilson and 
]Mariam (Jackson) Bentlej', likewise natives of 
Ontario, and life-long residents of that part of 
Canada. The family on the father's side was of 
Quaker stock. (See sketch of subject's brother 
Samuel on another page of this work.) Elijah 
Bentley took up his residence in the "States" in 
1 860, when lie was twenty 3'ears of age, coming at 
that time to Parke County, Ind., where he was em- 
ployed as a clerk by Col. Benson. He had received 
a common-school education in Canada, and having 
a bright, observing mind, was well equijjped men- 
tallj- for his encounters on life's battlefield. In the 
first call for troops by our Government to defend 
the Stars and Stripes, he, though of alien birth, was 
one of the first to respond, enlisting in April, 1861, 
in Capt. R. R. Stewart's cavalry company, at Terre 
Haute, Ind., for a term of three months. In .lul3', 
of the same year, he re-enlisted, and the entire com- 
pany was assigned to the 1st Indiana Cavalry, un- 
der Gen. Rosecranz, in West Virginia, and played 
a conspicuous part in the battles at Carlnfax Ferr}' 
and Walnut Knob, and in the skirmish at Galla 
Mountains, and subsequently went to Fayetteville, 
Ky., with Gen. Benham. From there our subject 
and his comrades were dispatched to Wheeling, 
W. Va., and in the spring of 1862 they crossed the 
Alleghany Mountains under Gen. Fremont, and 
fought with Stonewall Jackson's rear guard at 
Strawsburgh, and continued skirmishing with that 
army all the way to Cross Keys, our subject's com- 
pany forming a part of Gen. Fremont's body 
guard. Mr. Bentley was present at the battles of 
Cedar Mountain, and the second Bull Run. Placed 
under Gen. Sigel's command, his company, in 
charge of Col. Dahlgren, dashed into the city of 
Fredericksburg prior to Burnside's attack, and our 
subject was one of the fifty of his party that were 
taken prisoners by 'the rebels. After that occur- 
rence he was made one of the body guard of Gen. 
Howard. In the battle of the AVildcrness Mr. 



Bentley fought under Gen. Joe Hooker, and he did 

good service at the battle of Gettysburg. He sub- 
sequently did guard duty thirty-two miles below 
Washington City, on the Potomac River, in the 
winter of 1863. He engaged in all the battles in 
which the army of Gen. Grant finally brought up 
before Petersburg, Va. Our subject was honorably 
discharged July 3, 1864, with the rank of corjjoral, 
which he richlj' deserved for his daring conduct on 
many a hard-fought battlefield. After his expe- 
rience of life in the army Mr. Bentley returned to 
his old home and friends in Canada, and remained 
there till the month of October, the same year, 
when he shipped at Kingston, Canada, for Toledo, 
Ohio, in the vessel "Gold Hunter," belonging to his 
brother and uncle. From Ohio he proceeded to 
Iowa City, Iowa, and thence made a trip across the 
plains to Empire City, Col., and there engaged in 
mining and in freighting. In the summer of 18G6 
he was engaged in the exciting work of prospecting 
for mines in the rich mineral fields of Colorado. In 
the fall of 1868 Mr. Bentley retraced his steps 
across the plains, having resolved to settle down to 
the more peaceful and quiet pursuits of farming, 
and selecting Marshall County as a suitable place 
for location, he took up his abode ten miles east of 
ISIarysville. Afterward he secured a tract of land, 
under the provisions of the homestead act, five 
miles northeast of Marysville, and he then took a 
quarter section on the Otoe Reservation. In 1881, 
accomi)anied by his familj', he went on the long 
and tedious journey overland to the southwestern 
corner of New Mexico, where he remained two 
years. Satisfied with his experience of life in that 
part of the country, he then returned Co Marshall 
County, and has been a valued resident of Oketo 
ever since. He has a good farm of 160 acres of 
well-improved land, under fine tillage, and supplied 
with an excellent set of neat buildings, and ever3'- 
thing needful to carrj' on agriculture after the best 
methods. 

To the wife, the home-maker, who renders his 
home comfortable and attractive, Mr. Bentley was 
united in marriage Feb. 27, 1870. Their happy 
wedded life has been blessed to them by the birth 
of five children, of whom three are now living: 
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iiiimo vvas Sydiu'V White, and she is a daughter of 
tlie well-known Judge Robert White, the present 
I'nited States Commissioner at Mar^-sville. 

Mr. Ik'ntley has seen much of the rough side of 
life, and has experienced many vicissitudes. But 
his strong physical frame is well fitted to liattle 
with danger and hardships, and through all he has 
borne the same warm, cheerful spirit and unsullied 
rci)utation tiiat have endeared him to those about 
him, and won their confidence and respect. He is 
a whole-souled, manly man, genial and iiappy in 
disposition, large-hearted and hospitable; he is a 
tender husband, an indulgent father, a kind neigh- 
bor, and withal is a strong-minded, forceful man, 
whose influence is wholesome and good in liis com- 
munity. He keeps alive the memories of his days 
and nights on the battlefield by his connection with 
the G. A. R., he being a prominent member of 
Oketo Post, No. 477, holding the office of Quarter- 
master. He is a Director of the School Board, and 
has been for tlu'ee years. He is an honored mem- 
ber of the Masonic fraternity. He is an active 
man in politics, and always votes with tlie Repub- 
lican party. 

-10^' 

(| WILLIAM J. GRANGER, editor and pro- 
\&J// P'''®'or of the Frankfort Bee, has one of 
\y^ tlie best equipped county offices in the 
State of Kansas. The motive power is steam, and 
the job and power presses are all of improved 
make. The paper is a six-column, weekly ciuarto. 
Republican in politics, and the ofhcial paper of 
Marshall County. It is not only a tj^pographical 
success, but is an ably edited and interesting sheet. 
Mr. Granger was born July 2, 1860, near what 
was then known as Lafayette, Doniphan Co., Kan. 
Tlie town has since passed out of existence, having 
been killed by the present town of Troy. He was 
the son of Dr. William and Fannie (Gorsline) 
Granger. His paternal grandfather, James Granger, 
was born in Yorkshire, England, and is still living 
at the advanced age of ninety -six years, in Otisco, 
Mich. He came to America in 1828, landing in 
New York City, and shortly afterward removing 
to Michigan, where he has since lived. He has 



several times crossed the ocean on visits to his 
English home and relatives. The paternal grand- 
mother of our subject died when about thirty-five 
years of age. His father was born in Yorkshire, 
England, and was but five months old when his 
parents emigrated to America. His boyhood was 
spent on a farm in Michigan, where he received a 
common-school education. At the age of fifteen, 
he left his home, and attended the Whiteside Semi- 
nary, New York, wliere he took a collegiate course. 
After graduation he spent one year as an instructor 
in his Alma Mater, this being before he was twentj' 
years of age. He next attended, and was gradu- 
ated from the Philadelphia Eclectic Medical College. 
After his graduation he and a Dr. Brown went to 
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., where they opened an in- 
flnnary and water cure establishment, patients re- 
ceiving the eclectic treatment. After continuing 
this for sometime, Dr. Granger sold out, and went 
to Columbia Center, Herkimer Co., N. Y. Here, 
in the fall of 1858, he married Miss Fannie Gors- 
line, a lady of refinement and education, who had 
received her collegiate instruction in Whiteside 
Seminary. 

After his marriage. Dr. Granger practiced for a 
short time at Columbia Center, but being desirous 
cf a wider field for his energies and his professional 
skill, he came to Kansas. He settled in the then 
town of Lafayette, wlierc, in connection with his 
practice, he followed raising and trading in live 
stock. He had considerable of this class of prop- 
erty in Claj' County, Mo., when the war broke out. 
Being a I'nion man, he was compelled to abandon 
his Missouri property, all of which he lost. Sliortly 
after the breaking out of the war, he removed to 
Centralia, where he practiced his profession for two 
years. He then removed to Circleville, where lie 
died in the fall of 1865, at the age of twenty-seven. 
Dr. and Mrs. Granger were the parents of two chil- 
dren: Minnie, who died when about eight months 
old, and William, our subject. 

After the death of her husband, Mrs. Granger 
turned her attention to teaching, as a means of sup- 
port for herself and son. She taught over thirty 
terms during her widowhood. Near Circleville, in 
1872. she married her second husband, Edwin 
Flagg. He is a farmer, and their residence is two 



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and a half miles south of Frankfort. One child, 
Jiilizabeth Flagg, now a girl of tliirteen 3'ears, is 
the result of this union. 

AVhen the gentleman of whom we write was 
twelve years of age, he began learning the printer's 
trade. He continued in the office but a few months, 
when he returned to farm life, herding cattle and 
working by the month. When about sixteen, lie 
went to Topeka, and entered tbe office of the North 
Topeka Times, wliere he spent two years learning 
the mysteries of "the art preservative of all arts." 
He then returned home, and a short time afterward 
started, in the town of Irving, a paper which he 
called tlie Irving Citizen. This was in Ma}', 1879, 
and he carried on the paper until October of the 
same year, when he removed his outfit to Atchison, 
and started the Atchison Public Ledger. After 
running this paper eight months, he sokl it to A. E. 
Davis & Son, and feeling the need of a better edu- 
cation, determined to devote the little money he 
had accumulated to the purpose of securing it. He 
therefore went to Hillsdale, Mich., where he spent 
two and a half years as a student of the Hillsdale 
College. Being graduated in the fall of 1883 he 
resumed newspaper work, finding employment in 
Chicago. He was the editor of the humorous 
paper called Cheek, while that sheet was in exist- 
ence. After its collapse, he edited the Chicago 
Crumbs, another venture in humorous literature, 
which had but a brief existence. He was next em- 
ployed to edit and manage the Daily Times, aX Ra- 
cine, Wis. After a few months at that place, he 
became an editorial writer on the Republican Leader 
at LaCrosse, Wis. Owing to the rigorous climate, 
his health began to fail, and he determined to re- 
turn home. He did so, and in the spring of 1885, 
became connected with the Centralia Journal, 
which he soon afterward bought. He conducted 
this paper until August, 1888, when he sold it, and 
the following month bought the Frankfort Bee, of 
L. C. McCiun. 

At Centralia, Kan., on Feb. 28, 1886, Mr. Granger 
celebrated his marriage with Miss Cora E. Moren, 
of Iowa. Her parents, Joshua and Caroline Moren, 
were natives of Ohio, and are now residing near 
AVirt, Ringgold Co., Iowa, where Mr. Moren is en- 
gaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Granger have 



had two children born to them: Cyril, the first 
born, died Jan. 15, 1887, at the age of six months; 
Esmeralda is yet in her infancy. Mr. Granger is a 
Republican, and has been an active and useful mem- 
ber of his party. He was Chairman of the Repub- 
lican Central Committee of Nemaha Count}', in 
1886, and Secretary of the committee in 1887, and 
has served as delegate in the Republican conven- 
tions of both Nemaha and Marshall counties. He 
is at present Secretar}- of the Republican County 
Central Committee, of Marshall Count}-. In 1888 
he was urged to become a candidate for the Legis- 
lature, but declined to accept the nomination or en- 
ter the political race, preferring to give his entire 
attention to his paper. He wields a ready pen and 
is a fearless advocate of all measures which his 
judgment approves, and prompt in condemnation 
of wrong doing and corruption. That his sheet is 
a popular one, the circulation which it has attained 
proves conclusively. In addition to the printing 
plant, Mr. Granger is owner of a farm of eighty 
acres of fine land south of Frankfort, together with 
quite a number of horses and cattle. He is a mem- 
ber of the Centralia Lodge, A. F. & A. M. His 
religious faith and practice coincide with that of 
the Congregational Church, of which his wife is a 
worthy member. His native wit, excellent educa- 
tion, and upright character fit him for a life of 
usefulness, and his position as editor of so promi- 
nent a paper as the Bee, affords abundant oppor- 
tunity for the exercise of his talents, and exertion 
of his influence for good. 

I^EUBEN B. RUNDLE. Among those eul- 
V^ tivating a portion of the soil of Murray 
tli\\\ Township to good advantage, may be 
^^ numbered the subject of this notice, who 
owns and operates a well-regulated farm of eighty 
acres on section 3. He took possession of this in 
March, 1880, when it had been subjected to very 
little improvement, and its present condition indi- 
cates in a marked manner how well he h.as spent his 
time for the last nine years. Prior to his removal 
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resident of Wasliington County, Iowa, to wliich he 
removed in tiie sprino- of 18fil. Ilis native State 
is Ohio, and lie was born near the town of Mans- 
field, Richland County. Nov. 22, 1829. He lived 
there luilil about 1858, and then removed to Bu- 
reau County, 111., where he sojourned until cross- 
ing the Mississippi. 

In noting the parental history of our subject we 
find that his father, William A. Rundle, was a na- 
tive of New Yorlv State, and there spent the early- 
years of his life. There also he was married, to 
Miss Susan Burapus, who, like her husband, was a 
native of tlie Empire State, and of German ances- 
tr}'. Tlie paternal grandfather of our subject emi- 
grated from Germany when a single man, and set- 
tled in New York State, where he carried on farm- 
ing and spent the remainder of his life, dying at 
the ripe old age of eighty years. 

William A. Rundle, the father of our suljject, 
was the third child in a family of five sons, and 
remained a resident of his n.ative State until after 
his marriage and the birth of two sons. He then 
emigrated to Richland County, Ohio, and improved 
a farm from the wilderness, where he spent his last 
days, dying at the age of sixty-one years. He was 
a man greatly esteemed in his community, being 
industrious and enterprising, and one who exer- 
cised a good influence upon those around him. The 
wife and mother passed aw.ay about two years prior 
to the death of her husband. She was in al! re- 
spects a suitable companion and helpmate, and a 
member in good standing of the Christian Church. 
The father of our subject served in the War of 
1812, and uniformly voted the Democratic ticket. 
Grandfather Reuben Bumpus was for four years a 
soldier in the Revolutionary War. 

The subject of this sketch was the fifth sou in a 
familj' of seven sons and three daughters, all of 
whom but one lived to mature years, and nearly all 
of whom are married and have families of their own. 
Reuben B. was reared a farmer's boy, and received 
a common-school education. On reaching man's 
estate he was married, in Licking County, Ohio, 
to ^liss Elizabeth Sanders. This lady was born in 
England, in 1831, and came to the United States 
with her parents, .Joseph and Elizabeth Sanders, 
about 1834. The famil}' located in Licking County, 



Ohio, where the father opefated successfully as a 
farmer, and where he died in 1882, at the age of 
about sixty-five years. Tlie mother is still living, 
and makes her home with her daughter Margaret, 
in Licking County, Ohio; she is approaching the 
one hundredth year of her age. She came of Scotch 
ancestry, and both she and her husband were mem- 
bers of the Church of England. 

Mrs. Rundle was carefully reared by her excel- 
lent parents, and lived with them in Oliio until ac- 
companying her husband to Illinois. They are now 
the parents of six children, the eldest of whom, J. 
Sanders, married Miss Mary Trustier, and lives in 
Mitchell County, this State, on a farm. Edward is a 
resident of Summerfield, and is employed as agent 
for a hardware and machine company. Allen re- 
mains at home, and attends school during the win- 
ter season. Mary is the wife of John Allender, 
and they reside on a farm in Murraj' Township. 
Belle became the wife of O. W. Shumway, who is 
now deceased, and she lives at Hiawatha. T^aura is 
teacliing southwest of Marysville. Mr. and Mrs. 
Rundle attend the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
aim to guide their lives by the precepts of the 
Golden Rule. They are genial, kindly and hospit- 
able, and number their friends by the score in this 
eount3-. Politically, our subject is a sound Re- 
publican. 

^^EORGE B. HELEKER. Among the lead- 
11 (=- ing business houses of this section, the es- 
^^ji| tablishment of Heleker Brothers, general 
merchants, has early found a place. The business 
was but recently established, and already enjoys a 
successful and rapidly growing trade, and older 
firms are finding in it a formidable competitor. The 
firm organized as grocery and queensware dealers 
in August, 1888, having purchased the stock of 
T.aylor & Legere, who had been carrying on that 
business for a number of j'ears. Early in June of 
the present year, 1889, they bought the stock of 
Blair & Clark, dealers in general merchandise, and 
combined the different departments. The firm now 
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groceries, qucensware, dr}' goods, clothing, hats 
aud caps, boots and shoes, fiiruishing goods, fancy 
goods aud notions. TLej- occupj' two large rooms 
in the First National Bank building, the groccrj- 
and qiieenswarc department fronting on Walnnt 
street, and the other departments on Fourth street. 
The firm is made up of Messrs. George B.. Arthur 
A. and Charles H. Heleker. all equal partners. They 
are young men of steady habits, methodical and 
prudent, diligent in business, and giving evidence 
of good breeding in the courtesy and genllemauli- 
ness of their demeanor. They are also fortunate 
in having the advice of their father, who, now well 
advanced in years, can speak from a long and suc- 
cessful business career. The firm has evidently a 
bright aud prosperous future before it. 

The members of this firm tr.ice their descent 
from Abram Heleker. one of the old Knickerbocker 
settlers in New York, who emigrated from Holland 
in 1G50. Their grandfather, Abram Heleker. was 
a farmer and contractor and builder. His home 
was on the Hudson River, within two miles of 
I'eekskill. the farm having been the home of the 
Heleker family from a date preceding the Revolu- 
tionary War. As contractor, he erected a number 
of buildings in Peekskill .and vicinity, and assisted 
in building the Hudson River Railroad, having a 
sul-coutract for grading and rock work. Jacob L. 
Heleker. father of our subject, upon attaining to 
manhood, became a contractor for railroad and 
public work, at which he eontinued for about 
twenty years. In 1850. he moved to uear White 
Plains, where he lived until 1877. He then came 
to this county, and located on a farm about four 
miles southeast of Frankfort, where he still owns a 
large tract of land. He has now retired from 
active business, and with his wife is living in Frank- 
fort. He was married at Rhinebeck, N. Y., to 
Miss Eliza Kipp, who was like himself a descendant 
from an old Dutch family. She was raised near 
Rhinebeck. She bore her husband five children, all 
boys. Of these children, John J. died in June. 
1877. in Paradise "Valley. Humboldt Co., Nev., 
leaving a wife, formerly Miss Dora Stebbins, and 
two children to mourn his loss. Abraham died at 
five 3"ears of age, and the remaining three sons 
compose the firm above mentioned. Mr. J. L. 



Heleker and his estimable wife are prominent and 
consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and Mrs. lleloker is an active worker in 
both church and Sun'lay-shool. 

George B. Heleker, ot whom we write, spent his 
lioyhood near White Plains, Westchester Co., N. 
Y.. in the home where he had been born, tha^ 
event having t^ken place Sept. 30. 18G1. He w.is 
the recipient of the educational advantages of both 
common and private schools, and became thor- 
oughly acquainted with all the I^nglish branches. 
When sixteen ^-eara of age, he came to this country' 
with his p.-irents, and for two years worked upon 
his father's farm. He then taught school three 
years near Frankfort. He afterward took charge 
of the high school department of the Marysville 
school, which he held during the years of 1884-5 and 
1885-6. He then assumed the principalship of the 
Hanover public school, which he retained until the 
spring of the present year, 1889. He then engfiged 
actively in the work of the firm, which had been 
previously carried on mostly b^^ his brothers. 

Our subject is above the medium height, rr.lher 
slender, but well proportioned, is a decided blonde, 
having light eyes, hair .and mustache. He is of a 
quiet nature, a man whose strength of character 
is shown in a life of well grounded moral and re- 
ligious principles, and the accomplishment of a 
great deal without noise or self-assertion. In poli- 
tics his .idherence is given to the Republican party. 
He is a member of Star Lodge No. 69, A. F. A- A. 
M. at Hanover, and also of Little Blue Camp, No. 
771. Modern Woodmen, in the same town. The 
remaining members of the firm are in many respects 
like their brother, and all are unmarried. 

^ I^ILSEY' C. LANE. The career of this gen- 
\/\ji tlcmen presents an interesting array of in- 
W^ cidents, which have harmonized quite well 
with his active and stirring temperament and jov- 
ial disposition. He is one of those who look upon 
the bright side of life usually, seeking to make the 
most of his opi>ortunitios. extending its courtesies 
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what is goinsr on in the worlfl. He was trained to 
i\j>ricultural pursuits from boyhood, and is famil- 
iarly known as the proprietor of the Lane Blooded 
Slock Kami. He makes a specialty of English 
thoroughbred horses and is an expert horseman, 
in connection wilh which industry he has become 
widely and favorably known throughout this reg- 
ion. He also breeds full-blooded cattle and swine, 
and takes an active interest in all matters pertain- 
ing to live stock, encourging the introduction of 
better breeds of the domestic animals. He is lib- 
eral and public spirited, and may usually be found 
at the front in all public enterprises, including the 
Agricultural Fair Association, wiiith has received 
substantial aid from him. 

During the late Civil AVar Mr. Lane made a de- 
cided effort to assist in the preservation of the 
I'nion. First he laised a company of which he 
was elected Lieutenant, but a man who li.ad as- 
sisted him in this, desired the position, and refused 
to go as a private. Mr. Lane accord ingl}' volun- 
teered to change places with him and resigned his 
commission. At the examination, however, he was 
rejected on account of having lost two fingers. 
Later, in 1863, he crossed the plains with an ox- 
teara, and after five months' travel landed in Mon- 
tana and went to work in the mines. The result 
of Ids labors not being satisfactory, he repaired to 
Salt Lake Cit}', and again volunteered as a Union 
soldier. The onlj' pa}' proffered him was the 
spoils of war, and these he refused to accept. Later 
in Nevada, he attempted to enter the army as a 
teamster, but there seeming to be no need of his 
services, he (inally gave up the idea of following a 
soldier's life. 

Mr. Lane now proceeded to San Francisco, Cal., 
by team, and thereafter for about eighteen months 
was employed in a quartz mine. Later he began 
breaking rock at $40 per month, and worked his 
way up to the position of Superintendent at §100 
per month. He remained on the Pacific Slope un- 
til the fall of 1S65, then set out on his return to 
Ottumwa. making the trip by waj- of the Isthmus 
of Panama, and New York Cit}'. He engaged in 
the grocery trade until 1870, then removed his 
stock of goods to Pawnee City, Neb., but soon af- 
terward sold out, and in the fall of that j'ear es- 



tablished himself in the livery business, at which 
he was successful. In 1881 he purchased a second 
barn, and in due time had thirty-five head of horses, 
with all the necessary vehicles. He also became 
owner of a good residence nicely located. In 1885, 
however, he sold out and came to this county, lo- 
cating where he now lives. His homestead em- 
braces a well-cultivated farm of 160 acres, embrac- 
ing the northwest quarter of section 26. Upon it 
he h.as erected a neat and substantial dwelling, 
with a barn and other necessary outbuildings, has 
an abundance of fruit and shade trees, and all the 
conveniences of modern, rural life. His cattle are 
all thoroughbred Short-horns, and the only pedi- 
greed animals in this township. At the head of his 
herd, forty in number, is the celebrated "Vora 
Polk." His swine .are the Poland-Chinas. His 
English running horses are numbered among the 
finest animals produced in the county. Amono- 
them is the thoroughbred "Eclipse," sired by -'Col. 
Elsworth," dam "Minnehaha." This animal has 
taken the first premiums at the different fairs in 
this region and won first monej' in six races. "Bes- 
sie L.," sired by "Eclipse," has taken six first 
premiums; "Maude L.," an English thoroughbred, 
h.as also made a good lecord. Mr. Lane has a 
goodly number of two-year-olds, one-year-old and 
colts of the same stock. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Erie 
County, Pa.. Jan. 18, 1835, and when nine years 
of age removed with his parents to Morgan County, 
111., and thereafter lived in the vicinity of Wav- 
erly. 111., and at an early age engaged as clerk in 
a store. He had received veiy limited advantaoes, 
having no schooling to speak of, and was oblio-ed 
to make his own way in the world, almost from 
childhood. After being occupied two 3'ears as 
.above mentioned he embarked in business for him- 
self, going out into the country and purchasing 
wool, from the sale of which he realized very o-ood 
profits. In 1 854 he took charge of a general store 
at Clares Grove, in Menard County, 111., which he 
operated one year. In 1 855 he crossed the Mis- 
sissippi, and .at Dahlonega was employed as clerk 
in a general store four years. 

In the meantime our subject w.as married, Jan. 
16, 1851*, to Miss Elizabeth A. Eickett, who was 



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born in Gallipolis, Ohio. The year following he 
commenced farming and followed the trade of ma- 
son and plasterer, which he had learned early in 
life under the instruction of his father. Tliis oc- 
cupied liim until the outbreak of the Civil War. 
His subsequent course we have already indicated. 
To Mr. and Mrs. Lane there have been born three 
sons: George M., Fred C. and Lysander D., all of 
whom arc at home with their parents. Mrs. Lane 
is a very estimable lady and a member in good 
standing of the Christian Church. Our subject, 
politically, votes the Democratic ticket, and so- 
cially', belongs to the jNLasouic fraternitj' and the 
K. of P. at Vermillion. In the latter lie has held 
the office of Chancellor Commander. 

The father of our subject was M. M. Lane, a na- 
tive of New York State, and the sou of Emor Lane, 
who was born in England and emigrated to Amer- 
ica in time to participate in the AVar of 1812. He 
was located for a time in New York State, but 
later removed to the vicinit\' of Kalamazoo, iMich.. 
where he spent his last days. The fatlier of our 
subject was the eldest of a family of twenty-one 
children, and was reared mostly in Pennsylvania. 
Early in life he learned the trade of a brickmason 
and plasterer, and located at Erie, where he oper- 
ated as a contractor and builder and remained un- 
til 1844. He then removed to Morgan County, 
III., settling in Waverlj', but after a few years 
crossed the Mississippi and establislied himself at 
Ottumwa, Iowa. In this latter place he engaged 
in general merchandising and lived there until 1881. 
He is now living on a small farm in the vicinity of 
Ottumwa, and has arrived at the advanced age of 
eighty-one j'ears. Politically, he is a Democrat, 
and religiously, belongs to the Christian Church, 
in which he has been an Elder for a number of 
years. He also holds the office of Justice of the 
Peace. He was for twelve years the Postmaster of 
Dahlonega, Iowa. 

Mrs. Caroline (Wooley) Lane was likewise a na- 
tive of New York State, and the daughter of P. S. 
Wooley, who was also born there. He served in 
the War of 1812 and was wounded in the hip. By 
trade he was a wheelwright and carpenter, and af- 
ter the war closed removed to Erie County. Pa., 
where he cleared a large tract of land and spent his 



last days. His daughter, Caroline, was reared to 
womanhood in the Keystone State. She accom- 
panied her husband to .Iowa, and died there in 
September, 1888, at the advanced age of eigbtj^- 
three years. The parental household included six 
children, namely: Lysander, a resident of Wapello 
County, Iowa; Wilsey C, our subject; Amanda, a 
resident of Colorado: Perr)' and Mary deceased, 
and Morgan, a practicing phj'sician of Waynes- 
ville, JNIo. ; the latter during the Civil War enlisted 
in the 18th Iowa Infantrj' at the age of flfteen 
years as drummer boy, and received his honorable 
discharge at the close of the war as Drum Major. 



AVID SMITH, of Murray Township, is 
numbered among its leading land owners, 
being the proprietor of 480 broad .acres, 
320 of which, comprising tlie homestead, 
being located on section II. He has lived on this 
farm since 1863, redeeming it from a wild and un- 
cultivated tract of land, bringing the soil to a good 
state of cultivation and erecting upon it' neat and 
substantial buildings. His career has been marked 
by that persistent industry and resolution which 
seldom fail of their reward. 

Mr. Smith came to this county in 18G1, and for 
two years thereafter was a resident of St. Bridget 
Township. In July, 1862, he took the station of 
the Ben Holida}' Stage Line, which was located 
where his home now stands, on Little Vermillion 
Creek, and he kept this station three years, lieing 
ver^" successful financially. In the meantime he 
entered 160 acres of land in Murray Township, and 
the same amount in Nemaha County, the latter l)e- 
ing located on either side of Clear Creek, and 
admirably adapted to stock purposes. There was 
for several years no trading point nearer than Sen- 
eca, twelve miles away, and Mr. Smith for two years 
thereafter was the only settler in Murray Town- 
ship. 

Our subject was born in Switzerland County, 
Ind., Feb. 28, 1832, and is the son of James Smith, 
a native of North Carolina, and who was a farmer 
by occupation. The latter remained a resident of 



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his native county until reaching manhood, and was 
then married to Miss Nancj' Vernon, who was like- 
wise a native of North Carolina, and born in Rock- 
iiigliam County. Her parents were Southerners, 
and of English ancestry. After marriage James 
Smith and his wife remained residents of their na- 
tive county until after the birtli of six children. 
The^- tlien removed to Shelby County, Ind., set- 
tling in the unbroken wilderness of that region, as 
early as 1830, and building up a home amid the 
timber, through the slow process of felling trees, 
grubbing out the stumps and laboriously preparing 
the soil for cultivation. There they spent the re- 
mainder of tlieir lives, the father dying at the ad- 
vanced age of eight3'-six. The mother survived 
her husband some time, and [lassedaway at the age 
of eighty-five. 

Our subject was the seventh child and fifth son 
of his parents, and the first one of the family born 
in Indiana. Of the thirteen children, ten lived to 
become men and women, and nearly all were married 
and became parents. Seven are yet living and are 
located mostly in Indiana. David, like his brothers 
and sisters, was reared on the farm, and received a 
very limited education. He attained to manhood 
in his native county in Indiana, and was there mar- 
ried to Miss Erail}- Shockle}-. This lady was born 
and reared in Hancock County, Ind., and is the 
daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Murnan) Shock- 
le3", who were early settlers of that region. They 
came to Kansas in 1861, and settled on a farm in 
St. Bridget Township, where they spent the remain- 
der of their lives. Mr. Shockley died at the age 
of fifly-six years. He had been prominent in lo- 
cal affairs, and in the years 1857-58, was a mem- 
ber of the Indiana Legislature, to which he was 
elected by the Democratic party. To this party he 
had given his allegiance since becoming a voter. 
The mother survived her husband a number of 
years, passing away at the ripe old age of seventy- 
two. 

Mrs. Smith was carefully reared by her excel- 
lent parents, and received her education in the dis- 
trict school. She grew up to an amiable and 
attractive womanhood, and by her marriage with 
our subject has become the mother of ten children, 
four of whom are deceased, namely : James B., who 



died when he was a promising j'oung man of twenty 
years; Anna J., who died when four 3ears old; 
Charles A., who died when a child of tw4 years, and 
Nancy L., who became the wife of Charles Phillips, 
and died seven months after her wedding. The sur- 
vivors are recorded as follows: Amanda F. was 
formerly' a teacher, but is now the Postmistress of 
Axtell. John D. is the assistant of his sister in the 
post-office, and makes his home with his parents; 
Sarah E. is the wife of S. 15. Funk, and resides on 
a farm in Murray Township; Harr3' B., Mary and 
Thomas H. arc at home with their parents. Mrs. 
Smith and several of her children are connected 
with the Methodist Church. Our subject, politic- 
ally, like his father before him, votes with the 
Democratic party. 



<^/ YMAN W. CHESLEY, formerly a teacher 
I (^ of note both in this count3' as well as in the 
ilL^ ^ East, some years ago retired from that pro- 
fession to follow agricultural pursuits. He owns a 
farm of 120 acres on section 26, Vermillion Town- 
ship, and has a comfortable stone residence and 
necessary outbuildings. The laud lays finely, and 
is very fertile, and was purchased in 1873. Mr. 
Chesley is interested in all affairs of State and Na- 
tional moment, and votes the Republican ticket. 
His official record will bear the closest scrutiny, and 
the most minute inspection, as the interests of his 
county are ever uppermost in his mind, and while 
economic and prudential in all measures, he yet 
favin'S anything that will aid the local government. 
For three 3-ears he has been Townshiij Trustee of 
Vermillion Township, a position he yet retains. 

Born Dec. 23, 1 838, in Barnstead, N. H., our sub- 
ject was the fifth of seven sons and one daughter 
born to Benjamin and Sarah (Bodge) Chesley, both 
natives of the old Granite State, where the father 
was a tiller of the soil. The grandfather of L3'man 
Chesley-, was Aaron Chesley, also born in New Hamp- 
shire, and a farmer. The remote ancestors on this 
side of the house came from England in 1640, and 
were early settlers of New Hampshire. Aaron 
Chesley married, and there gradually gathered 



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around his fireside a family of seven children, all 
now passed to rest. They were: George, Aaron, 
Benjamin, the father of our subject, Eleazer, Ruth, 
Mary, and Eliza. When Benjamin had attained to 
years of maturity, he married Miss Sarah Bodge, 
daughter of Daniel and Eliza Bodge, and a descen- 
dant of an old New England family of Englisli 
origin. 

Worliing tluis with mutual interests and ambi- 
tions, Benjamin and Sarali Chesley lived in quiet 
happiness and content in their New Hampshire 
home, which nestled in a pleasant little valley on 
tlie banks of the Suncook River. In due time the 
quiet of tlieir home was disturbed by the presence 
of seven rollicking, healthy, fun-loving boys, among 
whom the one daughter was tlie pet and idol. Tlieir 
children were: Aaron, the grandf.ather's name-sake, 
Da;iiel, Mary A., John D., Benjamin F., Lyman W., 
Charles, and Calvin. Aaron enlisted in the United 
States Navy, and served under Farragut at New 
Orleans. While on duty on the war-ship '-San 
Jacinto," he was accidentally drowned in Charles- 
ton, (Mass.) harbor during the month of October, 
18G2. He was thirty-three j'ears old at the time 
of his death, and unmarried. The second son, 
Daniel, is a farmer near Barnstead, N. II. He is 
married and has a family. The onlj^ daughter, 
Mary, married George F. Killam, who passed away 
twenty-six years ago, leaving her a childless widow. 
Her present home is in Lawrence, this State. John 
B. is engaged in farming near Barnstead, N. H.; 
Benjamin F. is also a resident of the Granite State; 
Charles enlisted in the 2d Colorado Cavalry, and 
was killed in the month of October, 1864, at the 
battle of Newtonia, Mo., an engagement fought be- 
tween the Federal forces under Gen. Blunt, and 
the Confederates under the leadership of Sterling 
Price. The youngest child in this familj', Calvin, 
who was engaged in the practice of dentistry in 
Barnstead, N. H., died Sept. 28, 1889. 

Passing the days of boyhood on his father's farm, 
our subject can peruse with all the interest and en- 
thusiasm of youth itself, that beautiful little poem, 
"The Barefoot Boy." Fortune seemed to favor 
our subject in some respects, for he gained what in 
those days was granted to few, a good education, 
taking an academic course at the Blanchard Aca- 



demy, in Pembroke, N. H. Leaving New England 
soil when he became of age, in 1859, New Jersey 
was for a time his home, and the scene of his labors. 
He was no idlei' in the vineyard, but for four years 
was actively engaged as a teacher near Patterson, 
N. J. 

Coming AVest in 1864, Mr. Chesley spent some 
time in Western Missouri and in Lawrence, Kan. 
He finally settled in Marshall County, in 1867, and 
taught school several years in the neighborhood of 
his present residence. For a few years he was with- 
out home ties, but in 1873 chose a wife, and on 
May 13, that year, was united in marriage with 
Miss Jennie Morrison, daughter of William and 
Margaret Morrison, residents of Frankfort. Four 
of the five children born to our subject and his 
wife, are living, namely : Nellie, Myrtie, Charles, 
and Koester. The third child and eldest son, 
George K., died when one year old. For only a 
few years, was it granted that the faithful compan- 
ion and loving mother should he spared to those 
who needed her care and love. Maj- 4, 1887 was 
the date of her death. Mr. Chesley was thus de- 
prived of the one nearest to him, the faithful 
friend, the loving wife, and the active co-laborer 
ever at his side. Society too, sustained a loss, and 
had a vacant place difficult to fill, while the poor 
and needy missed their S3'mpathizing and helpful 
friend. 



f^s^ AMUEL D. McKEE, lawyer and real es- 
^^^ tate dealer in Frankfort, is tme of its best 
|ll£_^) known citizens. He was born in Tusca- 
rawas County, Ohio, April 17, 1831. His 
grandfather, James McKee, a native of Ireland, died 
at New Cumberland, in 1864, aged seventy-seven. 
His wife died three j'cars later at the same age. 
Their son Robert, father of our subject, formed 
one of a famili' of six children, and was reared 
upon the farm. He was married, in Hagerstown, 
Md., to Sarah Dunlap, a native of Ohio, and 
daughter of Samuel Dunlap, of German descent. He 
made farming his life work, but engaged for a 
short time in mercantile business. He also learned 
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with fariuiiio:. lie was for several years Justice 
of llie Peaoe, and County Coromissioner of Craw- 
ford County, Ohio. lie was a member of the Pres- 
byterian Church. In bis earlier years he belonged 
to the Whig party, and after its abolition was a 
Republican. He had a family of ten children, of 
whom ovu' subject was the second. Alfred is a 
a farmer, and, with his family, is now living in 
AVestmoreland, Kan.; Ann died before attaining 
the age of twenty years; James and his family re- 
side in Allen Counlj', Ohio, where he is engaged 
in farming; Robert W. is a retired farmer, who, 
uilji his wife and children, resides in Ft. Wayne, 
Ind.; Jane is the wife of John Caldwell, whose 
sketch occupies another page of this Album, and 
lives southwest of Frankfort; John C. was engaged 
in mining at Crystal Spring, Colo., where he died 
in 1880, being about thirty-five years of age and 
unmarried; Leonard V. is cashier of the State 
Bank of Frankfort; he was i\Iayor of the city in 
1887, and has been Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, and 
Trustee of Rock Township, in which he resided 
for several years; he married Miss Jane B. Blaire, 
a native of Ohio. Lecta is the wife of I. M. Bloom- 
quist, who is engaged in tailoring in Frankfort; 
they have no children; Martha was the wife of 
Daniel Schaaf, 'ind died in 1878. 

Our subject was reared on a farm, and remained 
in agricultural employments until twenty five ^-ears 
of age. He then engaged in general merchandis- 
ing in Beaver Dam, Ohio, in which business he 
continued four years. He also ran a sawmill dur- 
ing that time. In August, 1864, he enlisted in the 
100-day service, joining Company E, 1.57th Ohio 
Infantry-, and was on duty at AVashington, D. C. 
He was Captain of his companj', in which his 
brother, R. W., was a corporal, L. A'., a private, 
and A. J., First Sergeant. 

In 1871 our subject came to Fiankfort, where he 
began the study of law. and was ailmitted to the 
bar in 1878. He practices in all the courts, both 
State and United States. For several years before 
his admission to the bar he was engaged in collec- 
tions and real estate business, which he still carries 
on in connection with his legal practice. 

Mr. McKee was married, in Beaver Dam, Ohio. 
Aug. 9, 1854, to Miss Cynthia Ann Edgecomb. 



She and her parents were natives of the Buckeye 
State. She died Oct. 31, 1864, in Beaver Dara. 
She had been the mother of five children: Will- 
iam, who died in infancy in 1856, and a son and 
three daughters who survive to mourn her loss. 
Charles E. married Miss Frances McCannon, and is 
engaged in the butcher business in Frankfort; 
Maltha A. is the wife of Henry W. Hawk, of 
Frankfort, and the mother of two children ; Sarah 
J., wife of Edward Davis, a miller, of Concordia, 
has four children; Emma married A. D. Hall, who 
is engaged in the livery business at Bluffton. Ohio, 
and has one child. 

The second wife of our subjecl was Rosanna, 
daughter of James Reeves, to whom he was mar- 
ried, at Sima Dam, Sept. 18, 1865. She bore him 
one child, Ammadilla, who died at the age of fif- 
teen years. Oct. 18, 1869, Mr. McKee was a third 
time married, the bride being Emma J., daughter 
of Willis Bird. She bore her husband five chil- 
dren. Lillian and one unnamed died in infancy; 
Ellen, Samuel and Ada E. are still at home. 

Mr. McKee has been a member since 1862 of 
Frankfort Lodge No. 67. A. F. & A. M. He has 
been a Republican ever since tliere w.as such a 
party, and has been delegate to the county con- 
ventions and member of county Central Commit- 
tees. He has been very prominent in municipal 
affairs, having been City Clerk for four years and 
City Attorney for the same period. He is a man of 
shrewdness in business, with an intelligent and legal 
mind, firm principles, and is a man of mark in the 
city which he has made his home. 

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ATRICK HUGHES, the owner of 620 acres 
jjjj of fine land in St. Bridget Township, came 
to this region about thirty-two years ago 
when there was not a settler between his 
present place and Big Blue, a distance of eighteen 
miles. He expected then to have the range to 
himself for all time to come, as he never supposed 
that it would be settled up. at least during his life- 
time. The traveler in going over this portion of 
the country now encounters a series of well-de- 



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veloped farms and all the evidences of civilization. 
There was no market for produce and consequently 
no hard cash in the pocket of the pioneers from 
this source. When in need of money, he and 
others repaired to the river to work in order to get 
cash with which to purchase the necessary articles 
of food and clothing. Mr. Hughes experienced all 
the dangers and difficulties of life on the frontier 
and has lived to witness the changes, which if re- 
lated as they occurred, would make a story stranger 
than fiction. 

The subject of this sketch was born in County 
Galway, Ireland, March 17, 1827. His parents 
were James and Biidget ^Scarrett) Hughes, the 
former of whom spent his entire life in his native 
Ireland, dying about forty-five years ago. Patrick 
emigrated to America when twenty-two years old, 
forty years ago, preceding his two brothers, James 
and Michael. From New York city he emigrated 
to the vicinitj' of Cravvfordsville, Ind,, where he 
was emploj'ed on the railroad for a while and then 
found work in a packing house. The money which 
he thus earned he sent to his mother in Ireland to 
pa}' her passage and that of his brother and sister, 
to America. The mother is still living and makes 
her home with the sister in Nebraska, a few miles 
north of the farm of our subject; she has now 
reached the advanced age of eighty years. 

While a resident of Crawfordsville, Ind.. Mr. 
Hughes was married Feb. 7, 18.54, to Miss Mary, 
daughter of John Council, of County Galway. 
Ireland, where the latter lived and died. About 
two years after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hughes 
in the winter of 1856, took up their abode in Leav- 
enworth, where our subject for two summers em- 
ployed himself as a laborer and thus earned money 
with which to secure his land, for which he paid 
$1.25 per acre. He moved upon his present place 
with his little famil}- in 1858 permanently, having 
prior to this time removed several times back and 
forth. He lived upon his original purchase, north 
of the St. Bridget Clmrch, about ten j'ears, then 
sold out liis property on section 11, and purchased 
school land on section 16, this being now his home- 
stead. He assisted in the organization of St. 
Bridget Church, also in the erection of the church 
edifice, quarrying much of the rock with his own 



hands on his own farm, upon which is some of the 
finest stone for building purposes in this locality. 
This is now leased to a party of Kansas City men 
and he realizes handsome profits. His dwelling is 
built of the same material and forms a substantial 
structure. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have eight children living, 
all of whom, with the exception of the eldest, were 
born in Kansas. James is unmarried and remains 
at home with his parents; Margaret is the wife of Joe 
Duncan, of Leavenworth, where Mr. Duncan is em- 
ployed in the wholesale grocery store of Putnam & 
Taylor, with which firm he has been for the last 
seven years. He in the meantime has purchased 
eighty acres of land on section 22, St. Bridget 
Township, where he purposes removing in the 
spring of 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan are the 
parents of one boy. Miss Kate Hughes, an accom- 
plished young lady, is in the employ of the Union 
Pacific Railroad Compan}', at Evanston, Wyo. Ter. 
Mary Ann remains under the parental roof. Ellen 
is married and lives near Grand Island, Neb. 
Patrick, Jr., John and Norah, remain with their 
parents. Mr. Hughes, politically is a stanch Dem- 
ocrat, and in religion is a member of St. Bridget 
Catholic Church. 

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yfelLLIAM ACKER. The subject of paia- 
/ mount importance to the inhabitants of 
^f^ any country is that of schools, and those 
having charge of tiiem, and we think we are borne 
out by the facts in the case, when we affirm that 
the early settlers of the West, at their very first op- 
portunity established as excellent a school system 
as was possible, when the circumstances and avail- 
able material .are considered. It gives us pleasure 
to sketch the leading incidents in the career of any- 
one to whom the instruction and care of those of ten- 
der years is given. Mr. Acker was elected to the 
responsible position of Superintendent of Public 
Instruction of Marshall Count}', in the fall of 
1888. 

Mr. Acker was born in Seneca, Kan., March 19, 
1862, and when only four years old came to Noble 



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Re5. of Jacob Mohrb achee, 5EC.ia Elm Creek Township. 




Residence OF Charles Curs, Sec. 28. Walnut Township. 




Residence of Esq. August FRfiHM.WATERviLLE, Kan. 



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Township, Marshall County, where his adopted 
father, Delos W. Acker, engaged in farming and 
brickinaking. On the farm William Acker passed 
his youthful days, finishing his education at the 
Kansas Normal School, situated at Paoli, being grad- 
uated in the class of 1883. He had already turned 
his attention to teaching, and after his graduation 
resumed this vocation. The following 3'ear he 
taught at America Uity, Nemaha County, this 
State, afterward accepting a position in the gram- 
mar department of Marysville school, and was suc- 
cessively Principal of the Axtell, Logan and 
Waterville schools. Upon leaving the latter school 
he was elected to his present office. 

This is Mr. Acker's first political venture, lie liav- 
ing been nominated by the Republican partj^, of 
which he is a prominent member. He is a young 
man of more than ordinary ability and of high 
moral character — one peculiarly- fitted for the high 
position which he occupies. Scholarly in a supe- 
rior degree, with the experience and peculiar tact 
which the successful educator needs, Mr. Acker 
is in a fair way to reach the lofty heights to which 
a well directed ambition can point. Mr. Acker is 
a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 234, of Ax- 
tell, and M. AV. A., and Lodge of Perfection, Scot- 
tish Rites, of Marysville. 

It may be well to note a brief outline of the 
histor}' of Mr. Acker's parents. His father was 
John Spencer, a native of Indiana, but who came 
to Kansas at an early day and there married Miss 
Ellen Smith. AVilliam was their only child, and 
when he was about three years old his mother died 
at Seneca, I\^an., where the family were living. 
Soon after, his father, who was a farmer by occupa- 
tion, was killed by the upsetting of a stage. Thus 
William at a tender age was left an orphan, but, 
unlike many others, became the i)ossessor of a good 
home and excellent advantages through his adop- 
tion liy Mr. Acker of Noble Township. 

The subject of our sketch was united in mar- 
riage, Sept. 7, 1887, to Miss Ellen Sheridan, who 
had been engaged in teaching school at Marysville 
for the previous five years. Miss Sheridan is a na- 
tive of Miami County, Kan., having been born 
June 27, 1861, and making her home in that 
county until nineteen years of age. She is a 



daughter of William D. Sheridan, who was born 
in Armstrong County, Pa., and married Miss Ma- 
linda McLafferty. Mr. Sheridan moved to Kan • 
sas in 1867, and followed the occupation of a 
farmer. But after remaining there a few years he 
removed to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, but 
finally returned to Miami County, in 1868. He 
now, with his wife, is a residentjof Gage County, 
Neb. 



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HILO I). HARTMAN, editor of the True 
Republican^ of Marysville, has been a resi- 

Tdent of Kansas for the past twenty years. 
He is a native of DeKalb County, 111., 
where he was born July 11, 1841, his parents being 
Elias and Almira (Churchill) Hartman. The father 
vvas a native of Luzerne County, Pa., and in his 
youth was an emplo3'e on the then famous Erie 
Canal in New York State. In 1833 he decided to 
remove West, and in that year arrived at Chi- 
cago, HI., among the earliest visitors to that place. 
There was then but one frame house there, and 
nothing to indicate its future greatness. He stayed 
there but a brief period, refusing an offer of eighty 
acres of land in what is now the heart of the city, 
in exchange for a team of Indian ponies, which at 
the time were sunk in the mire, the would-be trader 
offering to take his own risk in getting them out, 
so little value at that time was set upon the land. 
Refusing the offer, Mr. Hartman extricated the 
ponies, and continued his journey sixty -one miles 
West. He traded his team for a land claim of 160 
acres, in what was called the Ohio Grove settle- 
ment on the Kishwaukee Creek. There he made 
his home for a good many years, dying at Syca- 
more, four miles from where he first settled, in 
Marci), 1887, at the age of seventy-seven years. 
In 1851 he had removed to Sycamore, and engaged 
in the mercantile business, in which he continued 
until the panic of 1857, when he sold out to his 
partner, and went back to his farm. He remained 
there until 1867, when he traded for a hotel in 
Cortland, which he conducted for three years. He 
then gave up active business life, and going back 
to Sycamore, spent the rest of his days there. He 



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was a man of active business mind, and ready to 
seize the opportunily to add to his means. As 
soon as he had miide a small beginning in DeKalb 
County, he begiin buying and improving land, and 
selling out piece by piece only to repeat the opera- 
tion. In this way he accumulated considerable 
means, and during his later years, was in comfort- 
able circumstances, although he had only his team 
and wiigon as capital, when he arrived in DeKalb 
County. He was a member of the Baptist Church, 
and was known as a strictly upright man, wliose 
word was as good as a note, and he had the respect 
and esteem of every one who knew him. 

Elias Hartman was a single man when he came 
West. In 1838 he was married at Ohio Grove, to 
Almira Churchill, who is now living with a mar- 
ried daughter in Sycamore. She was born in Gen- 
esee County, N. Y., in 1820, and had removed to 
Illinois with her parents in 1835, they being among 
the pioneers of DeKalb County. Mr. and Mrs. 
llartman had six children, the eldest of whom, 
Hiram Delos, died at the age of eight years. The 
survivors are: Philo D.; Mary, wife of C. W. Hunt, 
a commercial traveler, whose home is in Council 
Bluffs, Iowa; Rosetta M., who has been twice mar- 
ried, first to Alonzo Joslin, after whose decease 
she was married to Henry Briggs, a farmer in De- 
Kalb County, 111.; David W., editor and pul)lisher 
of the Genoa Issue, at Genoa, 111., of which place 
he is also Postmaster; and Delia M., who is mar- 
ried to John M. Ken\on, an attorney at law at 
Sycamore. 

Philo D. Hartman was about ten years old when 
his parents removed to Sycamore, where he at- 
tended the common and High Schools, completing 
his education in a select school at that place. When 
but fifteen years old, he left school of his own ac- 
cord in order to learn the trade of a printer. He 
entered the office of the True Republican, and 
there he stayed until the failure of the concern, 
when he turned his attention to tlie trade of a tin- 
ner, at which he was engaged at liie outbreak of 
the war. Inspired by patriotism, he at once re- 
sponded to the first call for troops, and three days 
after the firing on Ft. Sumter, on April 18, 1861, 
he enlisted in the first company which left Syca- 
more. They went into camp at Dixon, 111., and 



were mustered into United States service on May 
24, 1861, as Company F, of the 13th Illinois Infan- 
try. They were enlisted for three years, or during 
the war, being the first regiment from Illinois to 
be mustered in for that length of time. They were 
at first attached to the arm3' of the Southwest un- 
der Gen. John C. Fremont; were afterward trans- 
ferred to the army of the Tennessee, and finally 
became a part of the army of the Cumberland. 
They took part in the engagements at Wet Glaize, 
Mo., Oct. 14, 1861; Lynn Creek, Mo., Oct. 16, 
1861; Chickasaw Bayou, Dec. 27 and 28, 1862, 
where their commander. Col. John B. Wyman, was 
killed; Arkansas Post, Jan. 11, 1863; Deer Creek, 
April 7, 1863; Black Bayou, April 10,1803; Jack- 
son, Miss., May 14, 1863; siege of Vicksburg, May 
18, to July 4, 1863; siege of Jackson, Miss., July 
10 to 16, 1863, and Brandon, Miss., July 19, 1863. 
In all of those general engagements, and in all 
their marches and toils, Mr. Hartman took his part, 
and was fortunate in escaping wounds, but was a 
victim of rheumatism contracted by exposure. 
For many months he had no use of his right arm, 
which has ever since been in a measure disabled 
from use, his shoulder being drawn out of place. 
He was mustered out of service at Springfield, 111., 
June 18. 1864. 

On leavingthe army, he returned to Sycamore, and 
in the latter part of the year, with his old Captain, 
A. A. Buck, and Jonathan Dowe, raised a company 
under the last call for troops. He was mustered 
into service at Camp Butler, Chicago, III., as First 
Sergeant of Company F, 147th Illinois Infantry, 
Col. H. F. Sickles, commanding. The party was 
sent South, and were with the force that destroyed 
the rebel prison pen at Andersonville, Ga., their 
headquarters being at Americus, one and a half 
mile distant. At the close of the war, they were 
engaged in gathering up arms and munitions of 
war of both sides, and were thus employed until 
January, 1866. On the 24th of that month, they 
were mustered out at Savannah, Ga., and return- 
ing to Springfield, 111., were paid off and discharged 
on Februai-y 10. 

Mr. Hartmau's first emploj'ment on leaving the 
army, was carrying on the home farm of his father 
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and went to farming on a rented place with his 
wife's father. The next year they went to Black 
Ilawiv County. Iowa, where he continued farming. 
In 1869, Mr. Hartmau and his wife having decided 
to try their fortune in the new State of Kansas, 
made settlement in Washington County, near the 
site of the present city of Hanover, about ten miles 
west of Mar3'sville. There he took up a claim of 
160 acres on which he lived until 1871, when he 
traded for the press and outfit of the Western Inde- 
pendent of Hanover. That paper lie published for 
nearly five years, when his health failing, he sold it 
and went back to Illinois for a few mouths. Re- 
turning to Hanover, he began work as a painter, 
turning his liand to one emplo3'ment, failing an- 
otlier, with true American grit and enterprise. He 
made his home in Hanover for about three j-ears, 
when in 1879 his health again failing him, he came 
to Marysville. He, however, again took up the 
painting business, which lie followed until 1885, 
when he was finallj' compelled to relinquish it alto- 
gether. During this time his wife, who had learned 
the trade of a compositor in Hanover, was working 
in the Neivs office. They, togetlier determined to 
buy an oflBce, and establish a paper of their own. 
Tliis they did, their paper being an organ of the 
G. A. R., and known as the Bugle Call. This they 
carried on for a year, when tiie sheet was enlarged, 
and the name changed to the True Reimblican, af- 
ter the paper on which Mr. Hartmau had learned 
his trade. 

Having alwaj-s been in sympathy with the Green- 
back and Union Labor ideas, Mr. Hartman natur- 
ally became an advocate of the policy of the latter 
party on its formation, and his was the first paper 
in the State to publish its platform. At the State 
Convention at Abilene, Kan., the True Repuhlkan 
was made the official organ of the Industrial party 
of the State of Kansas, as it was tlien called. The 
party being disbanded, and the present Union La- 
bor party formed, the paper has since occupied the 
position of the leading organ of that party in 
Northern Kansas. 

M'-. Hartman has recently wiselj- discarded the 
patent inside, and now prints his paper entirely at 
home. It has the confidence of the people in the 
county and vicinity, for wliom it caters, and is well 



patronized by the merchants and business people 
of the county. Attached to the publishing depart- 
ment is a complete jobbing office, in which Mr. 
Hartman has all he can do. All the work in the 
office is done by himself, wife and daughter Mag- 
gie. The paper has a good circulation, is well 
edited, is a model of t3-pograpliy, and is published 
at the low price of $1 per year. 

On Oct. 9, 1866, Mr. Hartman was united in 
marriage with Miss Lucretia B. Thayer, daugliter 
of Oliver and Betsey (Williams) Thayer, both of 
whom are now living in Floyd County, Iowa. Mrs. 
Hartman was born in DeKalb County, 111., Aug. 3, 
1848. Her marriage has been blessed by the birth 
of three children, namely: May, wife of Lewis 
Scott, now principal of the school at Axtell, this 
county, and formerlj' for five years principal of the 
Marysville school; Maggie, unmarried, who is a 
teacher, and also assists her parents in the office; 
and Wallace D., both the latter living with their 
parents. 

Mr. Hartman is a member of Lyon Post No. 9, 
G. A. R., of which he is Past Commander, and of 
the Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. .514. 
While living in Hanover he was a member of the 
City (Council for three years, and was also City 
Clerk for about the same length of time. Since 
removing to Marj'sville, his time has been wholly 
given to his business. He is regarded by his fel- 
lowmen as a plain, straightforward man, and a 
good citizen. 



% OHN CALDWELL is the owner and occu- 
pant of a valuable farm, in W'rniillion 
Township, just southwest of the town of 
^^}j Frankfort. Though small, being comprised 
of ninety-four acres only, the farm is an extremely 
fine one. It contains all the improvements needed 
by a progressive and successful farmer, including 
a handsome stone residence. The owner of this 
beautiful place is of Irish descent, though his par- 
ents, John and Sarah (Reed) Caldwell, were na- 
tives of the Keystone State. The father was a 
blacksmitli and in addition to working at his trade. 



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followed farming. The mother was a widow when 
she was married to our subject's father, and had 
one son, Robert Reed, who died in 1882. The 
parental family consisted of nine children, of whom 
onr subject was tlie fifth in order of birth: Samuel 
M., living near Mansfield, Ohio, is engaged in 
blacksmithing. He is married and has one living 
son. Eliza R., was the wife of James Davidson, a 
farmer in Richland County, Ohio, where she died, 
leaving three children; Ankrum died in Harrison 
County, Ohio, in 1885, leaving a wife and four 
children to mourn his loss ; he was an agriculturist. 
William H. is engaged in farming in Cadiz Town- 
ship, Harrison Co., Ohio ; he is married but 
has no children. Isaac S. died in Harrison County 
when nearly twentj'-one years of age. James S. 
has not been heard from for several years. David 
is a farmer and resides near Antrim, Ohio; he is 
married and has three children. Albert H. lives 
near Antrim; he is a minister of the United Pres- 
byterian Church; he is married. 

John Caldwell, our subject, was born May 3, 
1827, in Harrison County, Ohio. He was reared 
on a farm, receiving but limited educational ad- 
vantages, but making the best use possible of tlie 
opportunities he had. He remained with his par- 
ents until thirty-two years of age. In Allen 
County, Ohio, he was married to Jane McKee, the 
ceremony taking place Feb. 22, 1860. The young 
couple removed to Harrison County, where they 
remained for two years. They then returned to 
Allen County', where our subject followed farming, 
until 1873. In that year he came to Kansas, and 
settled six miles north of Frankfort, where he 
bought 160 acres of land, and afterward added 
another quarter section. In 1886 he sold out and 
removed to Frankfort, where he lived the life of a 
retired farmer for a year or so. He then pur- 
chased the place upon which he now resides. Mr. 
Caldwell enlisted in Company E., 52d Ohio In- 
fantry, under the last call for troops in the late 
Civil War, but was discharged by reason of the 
close of the war, before lie had an opportunity to 
enter active service. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell four children have 
been born. The oldest child, Sadie, became the 
wife of Victor Perry, and resides in Custer County, 



Neb. Martha died in infancy; William R., and 
Emmett L. are at home; they have also an adopted 
son. Howard C, who is seven years of age. 

Mr. Caldwell is a believer in the principles of the 
Democratic partj- and never fails to support its 
candidates. He has been a hard worker and proved 
himself a successful farmer. As an honest, up- 
right man and a good citizen, interested in all 
that pertains to the welfare of the community, he 
commands the respect of all who know liim. 

($, *ILLIAM CRAGLE. The German element 
\/yJ// of Waterville Township, has performed no 
^yj small part in its growth and development 
and has been especially efficient in carrying forward 
its agricultural interests. The subject of this notice 
owns and occupies one of the best farms within its 
limits, and has the reputation of being an honest 
and upright man and a thorough gentleman. He 
was born in Luzerne Counlj', Pa., Nov. 16, 1826, 
and is the'son of Adam Cragle, whose native place 
was Mauch Chunk, that State. The latter was a 
lifelong farmer, and died in Luzerne County in 
moderate circumstances. The Cragle family is of 
German origin. 

The mother of our subject, whose maiden name 
was Mary Gearhardt, was likewise a native of the 
Keystone State, and by her union with Adam 
Cragle, became the mother of twelve children, six 
sons and six daughters. These were named re- 
spectively: Hettie, Jacob, Daniel, Saloam, Adam, 
Ann, William, Isaac, Susan, Priscilla, Arabella and 
Anthony. William, who is the seventh child, was 
reared on the farm in Luzerne County, where he 
lived until a young man of twenty-four years. He 
then entered the employ of the Lehigh Valley 
Railroad Company, with which he was connected 
for a period of fifteen years. At the expiration of 
this time he came to Kansas, and secured the south- 
west part of section 7, and is now the owner of 
310 acres of land, a part of which lies in Washing- 
ton County. When the3' first settled here, their 
nearest postoffice was eighteen miles,and their place 
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iiccumulated his property solely by his own imlus- 
tr3% having received no financial assistance from 
an J- source. 

Our subject was married in his native .State Jii\y 
23, 1848 to Miss Amanda, daughter of George and 
Amelia (Kremer) Sleppj-,of Wiliiesbarre, Pa. Mrs. 
Sleppy was born Nov. 23, 1808, and was about 
three years younger than her husband, who was 
born in Nov. 1805. They were the parents of nine 
children, viz.: Amanda, Alvin, Hendrick, Adeline, 
Laura, Nelson, John and Susan. Our subject and 
his wife have no children of their own, but have 
an adopted daughter named Nellie. Mr. and Mrs. 
Cragle are members in good standing of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, of which our subject has 
been identified for the long period of fort}- years. 



JOHN H. RP:ITZEL. Tliat in which Mr. 
Reitzel. of Waterville, probably takes the 
most pride in connection with his career, is 
the record of his service in the Union array 
during the late Civil War; and he may be properly 
classed among the old veterans who covered them- 
selves with glory. He has since been following 
the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, and is now lo- 
cated on a well-developed farm of 240 acres in 
Waterville Township, in which he is recognized as 
a leading citizen. He has been successful finan- 
cially, is liberal and public spirited, and a promi- 
nent member of the Lutheran Church. In the 
sketch of Martin Reitzel, liis brother, whieli may 
be found on another page in this volume, is noted 
the parental history. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Hendricks 
County, Ind., May 23, 1843. He was the eighth 
in a family of ten children, the offspring of David 
and Deborah (Marshall) Reitzel, and was reared on 
a farm, acquiring a common-school education. He 
worked with his father until after the outbreak of 
the Civil War, and then, a youth of nineteen 3'ears, 
enlisted in Company C, 70lh Indiana Cavalry, 
Benjamin Harrison commanding. He participated 
in all the battles in which iiis regiment was en- 
gaged, being at Russellville, Ky., Resaca, Cassville, 



New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw 
Mountain, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta 
and Savannah, these all in Georgia, besides Benton- 
ville in North Carolina. He served until the close 
of the war, was mustered out at Washington C'ity, 
and received his honorable discharge at Indianapo- 
lis in June, 1865. Although experiencing many- 
hairbreadth escapes, he was never wounded or cap- 
tured, but returned a broken down man, who will 
never fully recover his former health. 

After retiring from the service Mr. Reitzel re- 
turned to Hendricks County, Ind., where he fol- 
lowed farming until 1870. Then coming to this 
county, with very little capital, he entered upon 
the career which soon ensured his prosperit}' and 
success. By hard work and good management he 
has become well-to-do, and has that which will 
fortify him against want in his old age. His farm 
is largely devoted to stock raising and is improved 
with good buildings, the residence being put up in 
1884. 

The 29th of !;?eptember, 1867. was a day made 
interesting in the life of our subject by his mar- 
riage with Miss Emily A., daughter of David and 
Mary (Zehrung) Defabaugh, of Hendricks County, 
Ind. The parents were originally from Pennsyl- 
vania, and are now in Cass County, Mo. Of this 
union there have been born six children, viz: Ed- 
ward O., Minnie E., David A., Charles A., Walter 
M. and Harry C. Mrs. Reitzel is a devoted mem- 
ber of the Lutheran Church. Our subject, politi- 
cally, is a stanch Republican, and has held some of 
the minor offices. He belongs to the Evangelical 
Church, in which he has been an officer for many 
years. He is an active member of the G. A. R., at 
present officiating as Chaplain of Waterville Post 
No. 260. 

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,ENJAM1N TILLMANN. Wherever the 
^ German citizen abides, there is usually a 
well-cultivated farm, numbers of fat cattle 
and horses, plenty to eat, drink and wear, 
and all the other evidences of thrift and prosperity. 
Although not himself a native of the Fatherland, 
the parents of our subject were born there, and 



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emigrated to America about 1849, locating in Dodge 
Count3% Wis., where they lived until 1861. They 
then came to this county and settled on a tract of 
land embracing a portion of section 19,in Marysville 
Township, where the father spent his last days, de- 
parting this life Dee. 28,1887. William Tillmann 
was one of the earliest pioneers of this county, 
and made for himself a good record as a steady, 
industrious and upright citizen. The maiden name 
of the mother was Mary Ann Tillmann. They 
were natives of the same Province, where they 
were married, and where they lived until emigrat- 
ing to America. Their family consisted of nine 
children, one of whom is deceased. Four sons 
and four daughters are living and residents of 
Kansas, Washington and Wisconsin. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Dodge 
County, AVis., April 26, 1858. He was a mere 
child when his parents came to this county, and 
knows no other home. He received a practical ed- 
ucation in the common school, and at an early age 
became familiar with farming pursuits. Since the 
deatii of his father he has had charge of the farm, 
which now embraces 240 acres of fine land, the 
greater part of which is under a good state of cul- 
tivation, and yields ample returns. 

yir. Tillmann was married, Sept. 15, 1879, to Miss 
Marcia E. Goddard, of Smith County. Kan. She 
is the daughter of N. A. Goddard, of that county. 
Politically, Mr. Tillman is a sound Republican, and 
by the perusal of the weekly newspaper and other 
literature keeps himself posted upon matters of 
general imformation. He is a favorite in the social 
circle, and is of that courteous and obliging dispo- 
sition which has gained for him hosts of friends. 



LBERT GALLATIN BARRETT. Henry 
Lee's famous saying regarding George 
Washington, might well be paraphrased to 
suit our subject, who has been "first" in 
many respects in this section of country. He was 
one of the first settlers of this county, to which he 
came with a Quaker colony in 1855. He established 



the first flouring and saw mills in Northeastern 
Kansas, to which people came from Nemaha, Wash- 
ington, Pottaw.atomie and other counties, as well 
as from Southern Nebraska. The first schoolhouso 
in the count}- was built on land given by him and 
Thomas Warren, and to the subscriptions raised 
by his neighbors Mr. Barrett added enough to 
make the amount needed to erect a building. The 
handsome stone edifice now standing in District 
No. 1. marks the site of the original building. 
The first Fourth of July celebration held in this 
countj' was given by our subject at Barrett, July 4, 
1857. The station, which was named for him, was 
the principal trading point in the township until 
the town of Frankfort was started, and our sub- 
ject's home was, in early days, and for a number 
of 3'ears, the stopping place for travelers. Mr. 
Barrett has been prominent in count}- affairs since 
his arrival in Kansas. He was the first School Di- 
rector in the count}', and held the office for eight 
years. He now occupies a large two-story frame 
residence at Barrett Station, the location being that 
upon which he first settled after reaching this State. 
As one of the wealthy farmers of Vermillion Town- 
ship, this sketch finds an appropriate place in a 
a volume of this nature, and the conspicuous place 
he has hiid in local history gives it added interest. 
David Barrett, the father of our subject, was a 
native of Frederick County, Va., and of English 
descent. The mother, Winnefred Kirby, w.as born 
in the old Carroll mansion in Maryland, being a 
descendant of a cousin of that Charles Carroll, of 
Carrollton, whose signature is so prominent on the 
Declaration of Independence. After his marriage, 
David Barrett and his wife removed from Virginia 
to Ohio, where the f.ather was engaged in agricul- 
ture. They had a family of ten children, the old- 
est of whom, William, was born in 1808, and lived 
to the age of seventy, leaving a wife and four 
o-rown children when he passed from earth. He was 
a farmer and resident of Barrett. One of his daugh- 
ters married G. W. Moffltt, wliose sketch may be 
found on another page of this work. Thomas is 
now living in Rock Township, with a wife and 
three bright children. [See his sketch elsewhere in 
this book.] Elizabeth was the wife of Benjamin 
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1852, leaving ten children to the bereaved hiis- 
liand's care. L'riah died in Vermillion Townsliip, 
Nov. 18, 1885, leaving a wife .and six children. 
[See sl<etcl> of Mrs. Uriah Barrett, which occupies 
another page.] .Sarah is the wife of Isaac'Allen, a 
retired farmer, whose home is at Freeport, Ohio; 
she is the mother of four children. Ruth is single, 
and resides with our subject. David died in Har- 
rison County, Ohio, in 1883, leaving a wife and six 
children. Joseph is engaged in agriculture near 
Barrett, is married and has eight children. John 
is a farmer of Center Township, is married and ii.as 
seven children. The mother of our subject was, 
before her marriage, a Catholic, and later joined 
the CJuakers, and the fatlier was, during ids entire 
life, a Quaker. 

Our subject was borii in Harrrison Count}, Ohio, 
July 18, 1815. He was reared u|)on his father's 
farm until the age of eighteeen, when he went to 
work as a millwright, contractor and builder. He 
followed this business in his native State until the 
year of his removal to Kansas. In his native 
county, in the j^ear 1843, our subject celebr.ated his 
marriage to Miss Marj', daughter of William and 
Phcebe McKeever. She was born near Lawrence- 
burg, Ind. Her parents were natives of Penns3d- 
vania, and of Irish ancestry. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Barrett have come eight children: Jane is the wife 
of P^verett Love, station agent on the Southern 
Pacific Railroad at Caliente, Kern Co., Cal.; they 
have a family of eight children. William is living 
in the southeast corner of Wells Township, near 
Barrett's .Station; he married Miss Rena Mont- 
gomery', and is the father of one child. AVinne- 
fred is the wife of William Holtham, a merchant 
of Frankfort. Thomas died when a year old. 
Cyrus, who occupies the adjoining farm to that 
of his parents, married Mary C. Comstock, and 
has five children. David and Arthur died in in- 
fancy. Phoebe is the wife of George Van Vliet. a 
farmer living northeast of Frankfort, and has two 
children. [See sketch.] 

Mr. Barrett was by birthright a (^luaker. but for- 
feited his membership by marrying outside of the 
Church. Neither he nor his wife is identified 
with any denomination. He is a memlicr of Frank- 
fort Lodge No. G7, A. F. & A. M. He had been a 



Republican up to the year when Peter Cooper was 
a candidate for President, since which time he has 
been identified with the Union Labor Party. He 
was for eight years Chairman of the Republican 
County Central Committee, and has been a dele- 
gate to a number of Republican State and County 
conventions. He is now Chairman of the County 
Central Committee of the Union Labor Party. In 
addition to the offices mentioned at the beginning 
of our sketch, Mr. Barrett has served as a member 
of the County Board, was County Treasurer from 
1878 to 1882, and served two years as Township 
Clerk. It will thus be seen that our subject is a 
man of intelligence and character such as com- 
mands the respect of his acquaintances and neigh- 
bors, and that his abilities have been frequently 
called into play in their behalf. Though seventy- 
six years of age, he does not look to be over sixty, 
as he is still active and energetic in movement, 
with vigorous mind and bright memory. The in- 
habitants of Barrett cannot expect to retain him 
in their midst for many years longer, but when he 
is called from earth, he will long be remembered 
for what he has done. 



R. CHARLES A. COLE. The medical 
profession of Marshall County, finds in 
this gentleman one of its most worthy 
representatives, while he al.so carries on a 
drug store in Axtell, of which he has been a resident 
since August 1, 1881. He first connected himself 
with Thomas Hynes. in the drug trade, and they 
operated under the firm title of Cole & Hynes one 
year, until July 1, 1889, when Dr. Cole became 
the sole proiu-ietor. He has a large practice, while 
his drug business is, in addition, the source of a 
good income. Dr. Cole came to Axtell as he ex- 
presses it, "worse off than nothing," but he has 
no(v a comfortable supply of this world's goods. 
He was graduated from the Hospital Medical Col- 
lege, of St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 26, 1881, .and began 
the practice of his profession in Axtell. He came 
to the West in March, 1871, and located in Hia- 
watha, this .State, of which he w.as a resident nine 



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years, employed as clerk in a drug store, and there 
became famiJiar with the business. He was born 
in Bronson Township, Huron Co.. Ohio, May 
13, 1854, and is the son of John Cole, an Ohio 
farmer, who was born upon the same homestead as 
his son, in April, 1824. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject was Le- 
man Cole, a native of New York State, and of Ger- 
man descent. He was there reared and married to 
Miss Hannah Willisson, and they, joining a colony, 
settled in Huron County, Ohio, in what was then 
known as the Western Reserve, when the country 
was a wilderness. The grandfather improved the 
farm already spoken of; where his son John and our 
subject were born and where he spent the remain- 
der of his days, as did likewise the father of our 
subject, who died in 1862, at the age of sixty-five 
years. Grandfather Cole served as a minute man 
during the Revolutionary War. The grandmother, 
after the death of her husband, removed to St. Jo- 
seph, Mo., and died at the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. G. A. Wells, at the age of seventy-five years. 
Both were members of the Old School Baptist 
Church. 

John Cole was reared in his native count}-, and 
married to Miss Alma Foote, who was born in Au- 
burn, N. Y., and was of English descent. She was 
left an orphan at an earl}' age, and reared bj' friends 
■ of her parents. After their marriage the parents 
of our subject continued to live on the old farm in 
Huron County for the long period of forty years. 
Then, deciding to seek the farther West, they left 
Ohio on March 1, 1871, removing to Hiawa- 
tha, Kan. The mother only lived a few months 
thereafter, her death taking place in September, 
1871, when she was only forty-two years old. She 
was a lady of man}' excellent qualities, and a con- 
sistent member of the Baptist Church. The father 
of our subject is still living and makes his home 
with his son, Charles A., being sixty-five years old. 
He is likewise a member of the Baptist Church, 
and, politically affiliates with the Democratic party. 

The Doctor attained to his majority at Hiawatha, 
Kan., and in 1875 was married in St. Louis, Mo., 
to Miss Belle T. Smith, who was born there Oct. 9, 
18G4. She was the daughter of a Mr. Thorborn 
who, during the Civil War, enlisted in the Union 



army, and was never afterward heard from. His 
daughter. Belle T., was born in St. Louis. Mr. 
Thorborn was a non-commissioned officer. Mrs. 
Hannah Thorborn. after his death, was subsequently 
married to Lemuel Smith, who legally adopted her 
daughter. Belle T., and thus her name was changed 
to that of Smith. Mrs. Smith died in Doniphan 
County, this State, to which she came with her hus- 
band during its earliest settlement. Mrs. Cole 
completed her education by a year's attendance in 
Highland University, several years prior to her 
marriage. She is now the mother of one child, a 
son, Albert T. 

Doctor and Mrs. Cole are regular attendants of 
the Congregational Church, of which Mrs. Cole is 
a member in good standing. Our subject, like his 
honored father, votes the straight Democratic ticket, 
but has very little to do with politics, preferring 
to give his best efforts to his profession. 

e LINTON J. PLANCK. Among the younger 
men of Waterville Township, none occupy 
a more enviable position, or have made bet- 
ter use of their time than Mr. Planck. He com- 
menced at an early period in his life to work for 
wages, and at once began saving his money until, in 
1880, he had enough to purchase 160 acres of fine 
farming land on section 18, Waterville Township, 
where he now resides. To this he has since given 
his undivided attention, and has illustrated in an 
admirable manner the results of energy and perse- 
verance. Now, although only twenty-six years 
old, he has obtained a fine start and is already in 
good circumstances. 

Our subject was born in Lewis County, N. Y., 
May 1, 1863, and is the son of Josiah Planck, like- 
wise a native of the Empire State, and born in 
1821. The latter became a well-to-do farmer and 
spent his entire life in his native State, dying in 
1873. He was a good man in the broadest sense 
of the term, and for many years prior to his death 
was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. He was married in early life to Miss 
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County, Sept. 26, 1821, and still survives. The 
parental family consisted of five children, viz.: 
Juliet. Imogene, Ella. Alice and Clinton J. Our sub- 
ject was the j'oungest of the family, and lived in 
Lewis County, N. Y., until ten years old, then came 
with his mother and her family- to this State, loca- 
ting in Irving. A j'ear later the3' removed to 
Waterville, this count}-, where our subject com- 
pleted his education in the common school. 

On the 26th day of September, 1883, Mr. Planck 
was united in marriage with Miss Minnie H., 
daughter of John T. and Lucy (Rider) Maycroft, 
of Washington County. The father of Mrs. Planck 
was a native of England, whence he emigrated 
about 1832 to America, being then a child. He 
married a lady who was born in Vermont, in 1817. 
They became the parents of four children, viz. : 
William H., Minnie H., James T. and Alice M. 
Mrs. Planck's great-great grandfather was born on 
the Mayflower on her voyage to LTnited States and 
was landed at Plymouth Rock with the Pilgrims. 
Mr. and Mrs. Planck have one daughter, Elsie May, 
who was born May 29, 1884. Politically, Mr. 
Planck is a stanch Republican. The Methodist 
Episcopal Church, of Waterville, recognizes in him 
and wife its most active and useful members. 



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AMUEL R. KOCH, who prosecutes farming 
in a modest manner on section 4, Blue 
Rapids Township, came to this county when 
a young man, and has seen much of pio- 
neer life. He was born in Cumberland County, 
Pa., Aug. 1, 1841, and is the son of Lewis and 
Mary Koch, who were natives respectively of 
Maryland and Pennsylvania. The family traces its 
ancestry to Germany. After having come to the 
West and sojourning for a time in Iowa, the father 
of our subject, in June, 1860, brought his familj- to 
this county, and at once entered 156 acres of land 
including the present farm of Samuel R. It was 
then in a wild and uncultivated state mostly, only 
about eighteen acres having been broken, and there 
stood upon it a small log shanty 10x12 feet in di- 
mensions. As soon as possible the father put up a 



more commodious dwelling, and here he spent the 
remainder of his days, his death occurring in 1866. 

The elder Koch became well known in this sec- 
tion of the countr}-, and was universally respected. 
He was a Democrat in politics, was liberal and pub- 
lic-spirited, and a strong advocate of the establish- 
ment of schools as early as possible in those pioneer 
times. He had been trained in the doctrines of the 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, to which he adhered 
during his entire life. The mother survived her hus- 
band for many j-ears, passing away on the 11th of 
January, 1885, at the old homestead; she was a 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

The subject of this notice was a youth of nine- 
teen years when he came with his father's family 
to this count3% and he assisted in the development 
of the farm and the building up of the homestead. 
He had left his native State in 1 846, accompanying 
the family- to Illinois, and two years later they re- 
moved to Clinton County, Iowa, where they lived 
until coming to tliis county. Like his honored 
father he possessed in a marked degree the elements 
of industry and perseverance which have enabled 
him to succeed amid difficulties and maintain his po- 
sition as a man among men. He has been for some 
years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
in which he has officiated as Class-Leader and Su- 
perintendent of the Sabbath-school, while he is fre- 
quently employed as an exhorter during protracted 
meetings. He has alwa3's been warmly interested 
in the temperance movement, and some time since 
allied himself with the Prohibitionists. He has been 
content to live without making very much stir in 
the world, pursuing the even tenor of his waj- as 
an honest man and a good citizen, and earning the 
resoect of his neighbors. 



^/ OHN B. KRILEY. The three Kriley broth- 
ers of St. Bridget Township, have been no 
unimportant factors in its growth and devel- 
-^ opment, and they are all, who live in St. 
Bridget Township, represented in this work. The 
subject of this notice is the owner of a snug home- 



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stead of cighly-flve acres, and lias a third interest 
in a quarter-section with his brothers — Andrew and 
Frank. This land adjoins his farm on the south. 
He makes a specialty of fruit growing, having 
about 110 apple trees, besides mulberries, cherries, 
apricots, grapes, and n goodly assortment of the 
smaller fruits. In addition to these 1,000 forest 
trees serve to further embellish the homestead, 
forming a grateful shade in summer and a protec- 
tion from the blasts of winter. The entire premises 
arc indicative of enterprise and energy. 

The subject of this sketch is the son of F. J. 
Krilej', a native of Germany, who upon coming to 
America, settled in Pennsylvania. Our subject was 
born in Butler County, that State, May 1, 1842, and 
lived with his parents there upon a farm until a 
youth of eighteen years. Then with the natural 
desire of youth for change he repaired to the town 
of Butler, in the same county ,and served an appren- 
ticeship at shoemaking. Later iu 1865 he went 
into the oil regions, but only staid there thirteen 
weeks, as he could not endure the atmosphere. 
Then returning to Butler County he resumed his 
early occupation of farming, staying there two 
years and three months. We next find him in Pitts- 
burg, Pa., where for four years he was employed 
in the aas works as a fireman. He continued a resi- 
dent of the Smoky City until 1878, and that year 
made his first trip to the farther "\Vest,landing in this 
county. Two months later, however, he returned 
to Pittsburg. In the meantime he had purchased 
the eighty-five acres of land constituting his pres- 
ent farm, but which at that time lay in a state of 
nature. In February following he returned to 
Kansas, bringing with him his family, consisting 
of his wife and four children. 

Our subject was married in Clearfield Township, 
Butler Co., Pa., Feb. 18, 1869, to Miss Mary, 
daughter of Claude and May (Gallagher) Marshall. 
The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Kriley was Claude 
Marshall, of Alsace-Lorraine, then partly a Prov- 
ince of Fnance, but which now belongs to Germany. 
The maternal grandfather was Peter GalKagher, a 
native of Ireland. Grandmother Josephine (Gunn- 
bert) Marshall was likewise a native of France. 
Upon coming to this county with his family, Mr. 
Kriley at once commenced the improvement of his 



Lind, putting in a crop the first year with sucess- 
ful results, and has uniformly been prosperous in 
the cultivation of the soil. He h.as, however, lost 
considerable stock. Two seasons, just as he was 
about to ship a fine lot of swine, they were stricken 
with cholera and nearly all died. He has also met 
with the misfortune of losing a good many horses 
and cattle. He is a man, however, who permits no 
small matter to discourage him. and will labor on 
just as industriously as ever. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Krile}' have been born four sons 
.and four daughters, viz.: Emma Frances, William 
M., Philomena. Annie Elvira, Lawrence, Bernard, 
Nicholas and Cecelia. Mr. Kriley uniformly votes 
with the Democratic party, and for the past nine 
years, nearly from the time of his arriv.al here, has 
been the School Treasurer of his district. Both he 
.and his wife belong to St. Bridget Catholic Church. 
They are peo[>le highly respected among their 
neighbors, and number their friends among the best 
citizens of the towushiii. 



\i p^ RANK THOMAXN. Among the business 
' — '^ men of the thriving j'oung town of Summer- 
field, none better deserve mention than the 
.above named gentleman, junior member of the 
firm of Wuester & Thomann, druggists. He had 
no educational advantages, having received but 
two months' schooling, and since the age of seven- 
teen has been working for himself. His success is 
due wholly to his natural abilities and enterprising 
nature. The railroad track was laid in Summer- 
field on the 3d of February, 1889, and about a 
fortnight later the firm of Wuester and Thomann 
began the erection of a fine frame building, 22x50 
feet. It w.as completed within a month and sup- 
plied with a well-assorted stock of the goods usu- 
ally found in a first-cla.ss drug store. 

Our subject is a native of France, and accom- 
panied his parents, Jacques and Victoria (Bishop) 
Thomann, from Alsace to Kans.as, when about nine 
years of age. The p.arents settled on section 31, 
Richland Township, June 3, 1857, on land which 
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eight years after coming to America, and tlie 
mother still lives in Richland Township with her 
oldest son. The parental familj- consisted of three 
children, of whom our subject is the youngest. 

At the death of his father Mr. Thomann began 
farming and bu^'ing stock. He became very suc- 
cessful, and in the year 1884 moved into Beattie 
and engaged in grain dealing, in addition to his 
stock business. He continued to carry on the for- 
mer business until he formed a partnership with 
his brother-in-law in his present occupation. Mr. 
Wuester is a practical pharmacist, having graduated 
before the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy. 

On March II, 1883, our subject was united in 
marriage to Charlotte, daughter of Abram and 
Margaret (Bauer) Wuester, the parents being na- 
tives of Germany. This union has been blessed by 
the birth of two childrem: James Abraham, who 
died at the age of three 3'ears, and Wilbert, wliose 
child life gl.addens the home. 

Mr. Thomann is not a member of any church, 
though he and his wife were both baptized in the 
Catholic Church. He is a member of the Masonic 
lodge at Beattie. and of the Chapter at Marysville. 
He carries $2,500 insurance in the Masonic North- 
western Aid Association, located at Chicago, III.; 
he is .also a member of the A. O. D. W., Lodge No. 
168, of Beattie, in which he carries $2,000. Po- 
liticall}', his adherence is given to the principles of 
Democracj-. He is a man of ujiright character and 
cordial manners, and is held in high respect by his 
fellow citizens. Our subject is President of the 
.State Bank of Summerfield. 



EPHANIAH K. MASON. Among the na- 
tives of the far Eastern States who now 
take rank among the prosperous farmers of 
this State, is the above named gentleman, a gen- 
eral farmer, occupying land upon section 33, in 
Murray Township. His father, Luther Mason, was 
a native of New Hampshire, and when of age re- 
moved to Waltham, Mass. There he began work 
in the woolen mills, becoming at length overseer 
of a large part of the business. There he married 



Angeline Kidder, a native of Maine, who when 
grown to womanhood bad come to W.altham, and 
entering the cotton mills, became an expert opera- 
tive. Mr. and Mrs. Mason continued work in the 
mills for some eight years, during which time 
four children were born to them. In 1858 they 
removed to Dubuque County, Iowa, and there 
began farm life, having purchased land in that 
county. ]Mr. Mason became a very successful 
farmer, and ranked among the best of Dubuque 
County's citizens. He was a member of the Baptist 
Church, in which denomination he was a Deacon, 
and one of the chief pillars of the society to which 
he belonged. He was of independent politics. In 
the year 1884, when sixty-one years of age, he 
was gathered to his fathers. His wife some time 
later removed to Greeley, Colo., where she now 
lives with her children. She is now about sixty 
years of age, and even at this age an active member 
of the Baptist Church. The parental family con- 
sisted of seven children, five sons and two daugh- 
ters. One daughter died in childhood, and two 
other children in later years. Of the four surviv- 
ing children, all are unmarried except our subject. 

Zephaniah Mason was born in Waltham, Mass., 
April 21, 1857. He was but an infant when his 
parents removed to Iowa, and in that State he was 
reared, obtaining a good education in the common 
schools. He learned the business of farming with 
his father. Removing with his mother to Greeley, 
Colo., he lived there for four years. In the year 
1880 he purchased 240 acres of raw land in this 
county, which he had has improved and upon which 
since 1885 he has made his home. He has erected 
excellent buildings, and made all adequate improve- 
ments for the carrying on of a successful agricultu- 
ral life. 

The wife of our subject was born in Dubuque, 
Iowa, in October, 1859, and is the daughter of 
James and Margaret (Wilson) Wilson, who now 
reside on a farm in that county. Mr. and Mrs. 
Wilson were born and reared in Ireland, emigra- 
ting to America in 1857, since which time they have 
been residents of Iowa, where Mr. AVilson is a very 
successful farmer. They are consistent members of 
the Pres))yterian Church. Their daughter Elizabeth 
received the best of training from her parents, and 



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obtained an excellent education at Epwortli, Iowa. 
In due time she became the wife of Lewis K. 
Mason, brother to our subject, to whom she bore 
one son, James L. The husband having died in 
June, 1884, the widow sometime later became the 
wife of our subject. The result of this union has 
been one son, Walter L. 

Mr. Mason is a man of independent politics, 
casting his vote for the m.in whom he considers 
most efficient and best able to advance the inter- 
ests of the country in national and local affairs. 
Both he and his wife are attendants of the Pres- 
byterian Church. Mrs. Mason is a woman of more 
than ordinary intelligence, well fitted to make a 
happy home and train her family to useful man- 
hood. She shares with her husband in the respect 
of the community in which he, as a man of integ- 
rity, reliability and enterprise, takes a high rank. 



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bEROY W. LIBBY. Though occupying the 
position of Mayor of Marysville, and being 
^ -1 a prominent dealer in agricultural imple- 
ments, a visitor to this cit\' would have_his atten- 
tion first drawn to Mr. Libbyas a breeder c Here- 
ford cattle and fine roadster horses. One half- 
mile southeast of the city lies a fine farm of 600 
acres belonging to our subject. On this farm Mr. 
Libby now has about '200 head of cattle and 100 
head of fine horses. At the head of the latter is a 
Hambletonian stallion. The brood mares are nearly 
thoroughbred stock, from which are being bred a 
fine line of strong roadsters. He now has sixt^-- 
five head of colts sired bj' this horse. At the head 
of his cattle stands a fine thoroughbred Remus 
bull, and eighteen other thoroughbreds. 

Our subject is the only living representat^e of 
Charles Libby, who died in California about 1852. 
His wife, Lucy Ann Doane having previouslj' 
died, our subject was left an orphan at less than 
five years of age. He was born in Maine Jan. 25, 
1847. Spending his youth in his native State, he 
was graduated at Kents Hill College in 1869. 
Immediately after his graduation he came West, 
locating in Marysville, September 16. Here he en- 



gaged in teaching for a year, following which for 
two j'^ears he acted as salesman and book-keeper for 
Capt. P. Hutchinson. He then with AV. H. Smith 
organized tlie firm of Smith & Libby, grocerymen, 
which was well-known all through the country. 
Starting without means, by active attention to 
business they succeeded, and continued together 
for six years, when our subject engaged in the sale 
of agricultural implements. He also bought a 
quarter-section of land, and began in a small way 
the s'.ock business, which he is now carrying on. 
Taking raw land, by his own efforts he put it into 
tame grass and pasture, making one of the best 
farms and stock ranges in the county. Mr. Libby 
now lives in the city, leaving his farm in the care 
of an overseer. 

In the year 1872 the subject of our sketch went 
to Maine, where on May 30th was celebrated his 
marriage to Miss Abbie E. Manson, of Rockland. 
The newlj' married couple came immediately to 
Marysville and established a home to which have 
come five sons and five daughters, all living. 

Mr. Libby has been County Commissioiun- for 
six years, belongs to the Democratic party, is a 
member of the order of Knights of Pythias, and 
also of the A. O. V. W. 



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FRANK PEABODY is of English extrac- 
tion on both his father's and mother's side, 
and descended from families whose mem- 
bers took an active part in behalf of the 
cause of American freedom, during the Revolution 
and the War of 1812. The Peabod}' family came 
to America in the early part of the eighteenth 
century and settled in New England. In that 
State, John, the grandfather of our subject was 
born, and there his son, Jonas H., father of our 
subject, first saw the light in 1798. Jonas Pea- 
body passed his youth in his native State, thence 
removing to Rochester, N. Y., where he lived until 
1846. At that time he removed to Clark County, 
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cooper bj- trade, following that occupation during 
his entire life and being in comfortable circum- 
stances. He was a strong advocate of temperance, 
and devoted much time to lecturing on that sub- 
ject. F'or man}' years he was a member of the 
I'niversalist Church. Mary Howe, the mother of 
our sul)ject, was the daugliter of Natiian Howe, of 
New England. Siie died in New York .State in the 
year 1839, while yet a young woman. She was the 
mother of Qve children — .James H., Mary J.. S. 
Frank, Eleanor and an infant unnamed. 

The subject of this sketch was horn in Rochester, 
N. Y., April 24, 1836. His early life was spent at 
Clarendon, Orleans County, where he received an 
academic education. He began teaching while 
}-oung and followed the profession until 1861, in 
the meantime having followed iiis parents to Illi- 
nois. At the breaking out of the Civil War he en- 
listed in the Union Arm}-, becoming a member of 
Company E. 62d Illinois Infantry. In 1864 he 
re-enlisted in the same company and regiment, in 
which he served until February, 1865, being then 
First Lieutenant of the company. The 62d was 
attached to the 7th army corps, and served in AVest 
Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. During the 
war Mr. Peabody took part in many hard- fought 
battles. lie contrcicted an illness, from the effects 
of which he still suffers, and by reason of which 
he draws a pension. At the close of the war, be- 
ing honorably discharged from theservice, lie went 
to Cedar Countj', Iowa, where he engaged in 
farming and in mercantile pursuits until the >ear 
1874. His he ilth being very jMor he determined 
to try a different climate, in the hope of staying 
the hand of disease. He therefore went to Colo- 
rado, where he devoted himself to wool growing 
and sheep ranching for six 3'ears. He then returned 
as far east as Walerville, Kan., where he has since 
resided. Being in rather frail health he is not en- 
gaged in any regular business, though he does 
some mone}- loaning. He is possessed of consid- 
erable means, all of which is the result of his own 
exertions and good management. 

On April 25, 1866, Mr. Peabody was married to 
Miss Helen A. Jackson, of Cedar County-, Iowa. 
This estimable young lady was a native of Ohio, 
and daughter of .lames and Elizabeth (Rabey) 



Jackson. Both her parents were born in England, 
but have been residents of America since their 
childhood. Mr. and Mrs. Peabodj- have been 
blessed by the birth of three children — Mary J., 
Blanche and Ned. 

The gentleman of whom we write has been for 
twentj- 3'ears a member of the A. F. & A. M. fra- 
ternity: he also belongs to the G. A. R. He is a 
stalwart Republican. His wife is an honored mem- 
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a 
man possessed of bnsiness ability', intellectual ac- 
quirements and pleasing address, and his standing 
in the community is unquestioned. 



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t I^ILLIAM M. SPEAK, a fiirmer of Murray 
)wnship and a well-known auctioneer of 
this county, is the descendant of an old 
.and honored Virginia family. His great-grandfa- 
ther was a Revolutionary soldier, who fought as a 
private during the entire contest. At the conclu- 
sion of the war he settled in Lee County, Va., 
upon land which he had obtained from tlie Gov- 
ernment for services rendered during the Revolu- 
tion. His son, Charles Speak, married a Vii-ginia 
lady and settled upon the same land, where he and 
his wife died at a very advanced age. The}- were 
buried at Speak's Chapel, an old Methodist Church 
that had been organized by the family of that 
name, the family being quite numerous. Charles 
Speak was a patriot In the War of 1812. His 
son, Andrew, the father of our subject, was 
born and reared on the ancestral acres, being one 
of a family of two sons and several daughters that 
were born to Charles Speak and wife. After at- 
taining to manhood, Andrew Speak married Miss 
Lavina Chance, a native of the same county with 
himself. Siie was like himself a Virginian of sol- 
dierly' blood. Her father, while serving as a soldier 
in the War of 1812, was run over by an artillery 
wagon and received such injuries that he was dis- 
charged for disabilit}-, and though he lived to be 
quite old, the injuries eventually caused his death. 
Andrew Speak lived in Lee County, Va., until the 
close of the late Civil War, duriiio- wliich. though 



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opposed to slavery, he had preserved a state of 
true neutrality. He had voted for union at every 
election, though he did not wish to fight either for 
or against slavery, and during the war had gone 
into Kentucky to be under the protection of the 
United States Government. In 1864 he secured 
from a Confederate officer a pass for his wife 
and five children in order that they might come 
to him. The mother and children had nothing on 
earth except what they could carry in their arms, 
and they were obliged to walk the entire distance 
from their Virginia home, not even being able to 
stop at a friendly inn by the way, so complete had 
been the ruin of the family finances. Settlement 
was made near Williamstown, Grant Co., Ky. 
The father now i-esides in Gallatin County, and is 
seventy years of age. His first wife had died in 
Virginia before the war broke out. He was again 
married, and after the death of his second wife 
was married to the lady with whom he now lives. 
The family were always opposed to slavery, for 
the suppression of which Andrew Speak bad voted 
when but one other man in the county voted that 
way. Unlike mauj' anti-slavery men, he is a sound 
Democrat in politics. He is a worthy member of 
the Methodist Church. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Lee 
County, Va., near Cumberland Gap, Dec. 14, 1848, 
where he was reared by his parents. He accom- 
panied the famdy in the trying journey to Ken- 
tucky at the close of the Civil War, and two years 
later he left his home to try his fortunes in the 
West. His father not having recovered from the 
financial distress into which the war had thrown 
him, our subject had but. a few dollars with 
which to lay the foundation of his fortunes, and 
was obliged to walk nearly half way from his Ken- 
tucky home to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., where he 
found employment in driving Government teams 
from that place to Ft. Hall, on the Snake River in 
Idaho Territoiy. He spent eight years in the States 
and Territories of the P.icific Slope, engaged after 
leaving the Government employ in the varied occu- 
pations of a miner, stage driver and cattle rancher. 
While em plo3'ed as a Government teamster, he be- 
came familiar with the country and witli its people, 
both savage and civilized. He often came in con- 



tact with the turbulent Indians during his Western 
life and went through many trying experiences. 
In 1871, while on the Sweet Water River, near 
South Pass, Wy., he and two companions were at- 
tacked bj' redskins and he was passed by as dead 
by them. He, however, made good his escape, and 
for two nights and three days had nothing but a 
raw jack rabbit to sustain life. He never after- 
ward heard of his comrades, who, he supposes, 
met their death at the hands of their savage foes. 
Mr. Speak made a fortune in the Rocky Mountains, 
but lost it and returned east of the mountains, set- 
tling in Brown Count}', Kan., where he lived for 
three years. In Hiawatha, that county, he was 
married to Miss Matilda Overfield, a native like 
himself of Virginia, having been born in Barber 
County, that State, June 7, 1857. In the fall of 
1877 Mr. Speak located a farm in this count}', and 
the following spring took possession of the place 
which he has since made his home. The land was 
unbroken and he had but little means to improve 
it. He went to work with a will, and after having 
worked hard all day for the maintenance of his 
family, he would follow the plow in the evening, 
actually breaking forty acres of land after dark 
during the summer. In October, 1878, he took up 
active farm life, and has since made of his home 
what it now is, an expanse of fertile fields, which 
amply rewards him for his labors. The place is 
well watered, contains excellent farm buildings, 
and the entire 240 acres which he now owns is un- 
der hedge fence. The residence is situated on the 
northwest quarter of section 2, Murr.ay Township, 
and is both comfortable and attractive. 

Mrs. Matilda Speak is the daughter of Wesley 
and Rachael Overfield, both natives of Virginia. 
In 1871 her father came with a family of eleven 
children to Hiawatha, Brown County, where he 
owns three-quarters of a section of weIl-ini|)roved 
land. Mrs. Speak lived at home until her mar- 
riage. She is the mother of four children, two de- 
ceased, NoraL. and an infant. The living children 
are Frederick and Nellie M., both at home and 
bright attractive children. 

Mr. Speak is a sound Democrat, and is Chairman 
of the Township Central Committee. He is a mem- 
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Axtell, also the A. O. U. W., No. 202 Axtell. In 
both orders he has held official positions, and is now 
.Junior Warden in the Masonic order. Both he and 
his wife are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. He is a popular man in his section, being 
possessed of high principles, more than ordinary 
intelligence, and cordial. kin(ll\- nuiiuiers. 



\f; OHN PAUL. The broad prairies of the Mis- 
sissippi Valley afford numerous illustrations 
of the success which attends honest and 
and persistent industr}' when coupled with 
prudence and good judgment. One of these ex- 
amples is to be found in the person of our subject, 
who owns and occupies a line farm on section 9, 
Cottiige Hill Township. It consists of 160 fertile 
acres, which have been thoroughly improved by 
their owner, and upon which he has erected all the 
necessary farm buildings, making a home of which 
any man might well be proud. Mr. Paul is not 
only a successful farmer and financier, but a man 
of high standing among the citizens of the count}-. 
Our subject's father, Jesse Paul, was born in 
Northumberland County, Pa., and there spent his 
life. He was a farmer by occupation, and before 
his death had accumulated considerable means. 
Politicallj', he adhered to the principles of Repub- 
licanism. From earl}- manhood he had been an 
active member of the Presbyterian Church. He 
was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and 
well posted on all the leading topics of the day. 
His death occurred Jan. 18, 1887, he being about 
sixty -six years of age. The family are of English 
extraction. The grandfather of our subject was 
Jacob Paul, of Pennsylvania. The mother of our 
subject bore the maiden name of Sarah Hammor. 
She is still living, and has passed the age of sixty. 
She was a d.aughter of John Hammor. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Northum- 
berland County, Pa., Dec. 24, 1849, and was the 
eldest in a family of seven children. He received 
a common-school education, and in the intervals 
of study was occupied in such of the work of the 
home farm as his strength would admit. In 1877 



he journeyed westward, and selecting Kansas for 
his future home, he bomesteaded the land upon 
which he now resides, and which by industry and 
perseverance he has brought to its present fine con- 
dition. He purchased 160 acres of land, which he 
highly improved, and then sold. The marriage 
of our subject took place Feb. 23, 1871, the bride 
being Miss Kate, daughter of Augustus and Annie 
(Klingaman) Garber. One son, named Clarence 
H., has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul. 

Mr. Paul is a member of both the A. F. & A. 31. 
and the I. O. O. F. fraternities, and has high stand- 
ing in both orders; he is also a member of the 
A. O. IJ. W. He is a believer in and a sup- 
porter of the principles of the Republican party. 
He is an active member of the ^lethodist Episcopal 
Church. As a man of intelligence, moral prin- 
ciples and public spirit, he enjoys the respect of 
his fellow-citizens. 



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ELLJAH P. BILLINGSLEY, Notary Public, 
Insurance and Collection Agent, dealing in 
real-estate, and also a loan ageni, located at 
Axtell in September, 1885, and was in partnership 
with his brother, Andrew M. until March, 1887. 
Since that time he has been sole proprietor of the 
business and very successful. He has been a resi- 
dent of this county since 1878, having removed 
here from what is now known as St. Bridget Town- 
ship. For some time after coming to the county 
he was engaged as a teacher. 

Mr. Billingsley came to Kansas in 1872, settlino- 
first in Jewell County, where he became a victim 
of the grasshopper plague, which visited that 
region in 1873 and '74. In the fall of 1874 he re- 
moved to Jefferson County, Iowa. In connection 
with teaching he also operated as a farmer a num- 
ber of years, and until coming to Axtell. 

Our subject was born in Harrison County, Ohio, 
Sept. 15, 1845, and is the son of Samuel K. Billino-g- 
ley, who was born in Belmont County, that State, 
and whose father, William R. Billingsley, was a 
native of Virginia. The family was represented in 
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and was of Scotch and Welsh ancestry. William 
R. was a Quaker in religion and a farmer by occu- 
pation. He emigrated to Ohio in his youth and 
was married in the latter State, to Miss Sarah 
Jones. They settled in IJelmont County, in an 
almost unbroken wilderness and endured all the 
hardships and privations of pioneer life. The 
grandfather transformed a portion of the forest 
into a good farm, and there spent the remainder of 
his life, djing in 1871, when about seventy -six 
years old. His wife had preceded him to the 
silent land but a siiort time ; she also was a Quaker 
in religious belief. 

Samuel K. Billingsley, the father of our subject, 
was born and reared in Belmont County, Ohio, and 
was married in Harrison County, to Miss Rebecca 
F. Knight. This lady was born in St. Clairsville, 
Ohio. Her father, John Knight, served as a sol- 
dier in the War of 1812, and died when Rebecca 
was an infant. She was his only child, and was 
reared by her mother and step- father in Harrison 
Count}', mostl3". The father of our subject was a 
man of considerable force of character, and ac- 
quired a good education. He taught school during 
the winter seasons after his marriage, at $10 per 
month, and in summer occupied himself at farming 
until after the outbreak of the Civil War. On Aug. 
12, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, 98th Ohio 
Infantry, under the command of Capt. Butt, a min- 
ister, and was promoted to Second Sergeant. Soon 
afterward this regiment was sent into Kentucky 
after the Rebel General Bragg. They remained in 
the Blue Grass region for some time, and then set 
out on a forced march to tlie vicinity of Perry- 
ville, in which battle our subject participated and 
narrowly escaped with his life. He was for some 
time assigned to special duty as guard of supplies 
and was many times a target for the enemy, but is 
proud of the fact that he has never deserted his 
post, altliough a comrade frequently sought safety 
in flight. His health finally failed, and in June, 
1864, he was obliged to accept his honorable dis- 
charge on account of disability. 

Returning to his home in Harrison County, 
Ohio, the father of our subject lived there until 
April, 1866, and then accompanied by his family' 
crossed the Mississippi into Jefferson Countj-, Iowa, 



and purchased a tract of land near the present 
site of Glasgow. He there spent his remaining 
da3'S, his death taking place Aug, 26, 1871, when 
fifty-two years old, he having been born in 1819. 
He was a Methodist in religion, and for a score of 
years officiated as a Class-Leader, and occupied 
other positions of importance. He identified him- 
self with the Republican party after its organiza- 
tion and occupied most of the local offices. 
Socially, he belonged to the I. 0. O. F. Will- 
iam F. Billingsley, a younger brother of our 
subject, occupies himself as a farmer and teacher in 
Adams County, Iowa; Samuel C. operates as a 
farmer near Marys ville, Kan; he married Miss 
Carutbers; Levi K. is a minister of the Methodist 
Church, and is located at Lenexa, Kan. 

The mother of our subject survived her hus- 
band a few years and died Sept. 26, 1874, when 
about fifty-two years old. She likewise was a 
member of the Methodist Church; .Elijah P., our 
subject, was the second son and child in a family of 
eight children, comprising seven sons and one 
daughter. He received a practical education in 
his native county, but did not begin teaching until 
after Jiis removal to Iowa. He was married in 
Mt. Pleasant, that State, Dec. 18, 1870 to Miss 
Mary L. Coffin. Mrs. Billingsley was born near 
Salem, Iowa, May 5, 1853, and is the daughter of 
Cyrus and Hannah (Cook) Coffin, natives, respec- 
tively of Indiana and Ohio, and both descended 
from good old Quaker stock. They were early 
residents of Henrj- County, Iowa, and were married 
at Salem, after which the}' settled on a farm. In the 
latter part of the 'oO's they removed to Kansas 
City, Mo., where the father conducted a hotel. 
Later, he sold out and established himself in Olathe, 
Johnson County, this State, where he prosecuted 
farming and died about 1863. Later, the mother 
with her six children returned , to Henry County, 
Iowa, and about 1868 Mrs. Coffin was married to 
lier second husband, J. B. Smith. They are living 
in t'illisca, Montgomery County, where Mr. Smith 
is employed as a brick-maker. 

Mrs. Billingsley pursued her studies both in 
Iowa and this State, and remained with her mother 
until her marriage. Of her union with our sub- 
ject there have been born three children — Adelphua, 




Residence OF Martin L.Reit2el,Sec.15.Waterville Township. 




Residence of D. C.Griffi5,5ec.15. Clear Fork Township 




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Mj'rta and AVilliara, who are all at home with their 
parents. Sociall}-. Mr. Billingsley is a member of 
Subordinate Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which he has 
passed all the chairs and has been sent as repre- 
sentative to the State Grand Lodge, held at 
Wichita. He is liberal and public-spiiited and 
operates as Secretary of the AxtellTown Improve- 
ment Companj'. He served as Justice of the Peace 
two years, and as Police Magistrate the same length 
of time. Politically, he is a sound Republican. 
His various interests have led him into contact with 
a large number of the business men in this vicinity, 
among whom he bears an excellent reputation. 



^., LBERT C. AXTELL. Besides being a 
(fe^iOl member of the firm of Ely Bros. & Axtell, 
dealers in hardware, lumber, coal, etc., 
this gentleman is also associated with the 
firm of W. A. AValker & Co., lumber and hardware 
merchants at Bailey ville, Kan. Mr. Axtell has been 
in business at Axtell for the past eight j'ears and for 
five years was a member of the firm of A. C. and 
J. Axtell, dealers in lumber. He and Mr. J. Ax- 
tell established the second lumber j'ard in the cit3'. 

For four j-ears prior to this time our subject had 
operated as a farmer in Rice County, Kan. He came 
to this State from Iowa, having been located near 
Grinnell, Jasper County, where he lived nearly six 
years. Before crossing the Mississippi his home 
had been in AVarren County, 111., where he was 
reared from childhood in the vicinitj' of Roseville. 
His native place was in Mercer County, Pa., and 
he was born Dec. 25, 1846. 

The father of our subject was Joseph Axtell, a 
native of Pennsylvania, a farmer by occupation and 
an old settler of Mercer County. He was married 
in that county to Miss Eliza Conditt, who was his 
second wife. They lived in Pennsylvania until the 
birth of all their children, of whom Albert C. was 
the youngest. While on the journey from Penn- 
sylvania to Illinois, Joseph Axtell was stricken 
down with typhoid fever and died at Danville 
when about fifty-one years old. The mother and 
children i)roceeded on their journey and settled 



near Roseville, where a few years later the mother 
died when past middle life. She was a member of 
Congregational Church while the father of our 
subject was a Presbyterian. 

Mr. Axtell from a boy has been familiar with 
farm life. After the death of his mother he was 
reared bj- an older brother. When reaching man's 
estate he was married at Deer Park, McDonougb 
Co., III., Dec. 23, 1869, to Miss Cynthia A. Walker, 
This lad}- was born on the 14th of October, 1843, 
and was the daughter of Andrew H. Walker. Her 
paternal grandfather was Alex Walker, a native of 
Christian County, Ky. The latter in early life 
studied medicine, although it is not known that he 
became a practitioner. He spent his entire life in 
Christian County, and died there when quite aged. 
He was born July 12, 1765, and was the scion of 
an old Presbyterian familj- in which church he was 
carefully trained and of which he became a mem- 
ber early in life. He traced his ancestry to Scot- 
land and Wales. He was twice married, both wives 
being Kentucky ladies and both are now deceased. 
The first was Mary M. Hammond, and the second 
Jlargaret Coumbs. The latter died in Illinois, 
Among the children of the first marriage was the 
father of Mrs. Axtell. 

Andrew H. Walker, was one of the j'ounger 
members of a family of ten children and received 
an excellent education for those times. After 
leaving school he entered upon the studj' of law 
and was admitted' to the bar, together with two 
brothers who became prominent attorneys. One of 
the younger brothers also officiated as a minister 
of the Presbyterian Church. Andrew, however, 
became greatly averse to the many contests in- 
volved in the practice of law and abandoned it. 
Later he taught school and operated as a farmer. 
He emigrated with three brothers from Kentucky 
to McDonough County, 111., arriving there in 
1830. One of the brothers set out the group of 
trees which later became familiarly known as Deer 
Park, Andrew H, settled on a tract of school 
land, from which he improved a farm, and where 
he spent the remainder of his days, dj'ing Jan. 6, 
1866, at the age of seventy-eight years. He had 
been born in Adams County, Ohio, and was mar- 
ried .at Camp Creek. McDonough Co.. III., to Miss 



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Jane L. Campbell. This lady was born in Tennes- 
see, and when quite 3-oung emigrated with her par- 
ents to McDonough County, 111., of which they 
were early settlers. She died at Deer Park, Oct. 29, 
1845, when comparatively a young woman. 

Mrs. Astell was one of the younger of the five 
children born to her parents — two sons and three 
daughters — four of whom are living. One 
daughter, Margaret A., became the wife of Isaac 
Michaels, and died in Missouri. Alex A. is a 
resident of Little River, this State; Joseph G. is 
farming near Salisbury, Mo.; Mary I. lives in 
McDonough County, 111.; Mrs. Axtell attended 
school at Prairie City, 111., and also at Mon- 
mouth, 111. She then began teaching, which 
profession she followed until her marriage and in 
which she was popular and very successful. She 
taught in the high school at Macomb, 111., and was 
prominent among the educators of that region; she 
is a lady of fine intelligence and many accomplish- 
ments. Of her union with our subject there have 
been born six children, one of whom, Clarence, 
died in infancy. Myron W., a promising youth of 
seventeen years, has already become a teacher; 
Maggie M., May L., Walter R. and Mary L. are all 
at home with their parents. The children have 
been well educated and are more than ordinarily 
bright and interesting. 

The first wife of Joseph Axtell, the father of our 
subject, was Miss Eunice Tuttle, who was born and 
reared in Pennsylvania, and who became the 
mother of five children — Mary, Thomas, Sarah, 
Elizabeth and Ruth. They are all deceased. Of 
the second marriage there were born twelve chil- 
dren, viz.: Eunice, Bathsheba, Samuel, Pliny, 
Clarinda, Amy, Linus, Caroline, Permilla, Sarah, 
Zenas, and Albeit. 



ETER JONES. A fine farm of 400 acres. 

J) lying on sections 7 and 8, in Guittard 

^! ■^ Township, and under a good state of cul- 

I \ livation, speaks well for the industry- and 

perseverance of Mr. Jones, who with his own hands 

most effectively redeemed a goodly portion of 



his land from a state of nature. From a modest 
position in life he has arisen sociall^^ and financiall3', 
and is numbered among the prominent and well- 
to-do men of this township. Of English parent- 
age and descent, he was born in 1833, in Herford- 
shire County, England, and lived tliere until a 
young man of twent^'-two 3'ears. In ISoo he emi- 
grated to America, and for a time thereafter was a 
resident of Saratoga Count}-. N. Y. Later he emi- 
grated to Champaign County, 111., and from the 
Prairie State about 1858 changed his residence to 
Nemaha County, Kan. Thence in the fall of 1858 
he came to this county, locating in Guittard Town- 
ship, of which he has since been a resident. 

There was then but one building in Seneca, and 
none from the present place of Mr. Jones to Marys- 
ville. He first purchased IGO acres of land, and 
for a number of years labored amid the disadvant- 
ages of life on the frontier, hauling his produce to 
the river and tr.ansporting therefrom his necessary 
household provisions. Mr. Jones assisted in the 
organization of Guittard Township, and was among 
the first to assist in the establishment of a school. 
He was instrumental in the erection of the first 
school building put up in this part of the county. 
He has steadily avoided the responsibilities of 
office, although keeping himself well posted in re- 
gard to avails of general interest, and since Lei-om- 
ing a voter has been a stanch supporter of the 
principles of the Democratic party. 

Mr. Jones, after coming to this countj^was mar- 
ried. Sept. 30, 1862, to Miss I>mma, a daughter of 
Joseph Totten, a sketch of whom appears on 
another page in this volume. Mrs. Jones was born 
in August, 1847, in Illinois, received her edu- 
cation in the common schools, and remained a 
member of the parental household until her mar- 
riage. Of her union with our subject there were 
born five children, all of whom are living: May 
E., John P., Oliver G., Albert L. and Arthur T. 
They form a bright and interesting group, and 
are all at home with their parents. The Jones' 
farm is devoted to general agriculture and stock- 
raising, and in its buildings and appointments 
bears fair comparison with its neighbors. Their 
residence is a very convenient and comfortable 
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another page. The proprietor is a man who per- 
haps has made little stir in the world, being noted 
chiell}' for his reliable qualities as a citizen, and 
one who has uniformly signalized himself as a man 
interested in those projects calculated for the gen- 
eral good of the people. 



/*p^ HARLES H. TRAVEJA'TE, a retired farmer 
||( ^-'^ of Oketo Township, was closely connected 
^^^ with the great agricultural interests of Mar- 
shall County for several years, and developed one 
of its finest farms, which is still in his possession. 
He is a man of superior intelligence and educa- 
tion, and of high personal reputation, and his fel- 
low-citizens liave delighted to honor him by 
electing him to responsible public offices, and in 
whatsoever position he has Ijeen called on to fill, 
he has acted witii characteristic discretion and wis- 
dom, and so as to serve the best interests of county 
or township. 

Our suliject was born Aug. "2.5, 1818, in Baden, 
Germany, a son of Andrew and Eve Travelute. 
His father was born near Strasburg, on the Rhine, 
and was of French descent, while his mother was 
a native of Baden. They came to America in 
in 1832, and the father, who was a blacksmith by 
trade, turned his attention to farming in Pennsjl- 
vania. His death occurred in 1852, and his wife 
survived him only two years, dying in 1854. Thsy 
had six children, of whom the subject of this biog- 
raphy is the only one now living. He was well- 
educated in the Fatherland, and is conversant with 
both the German and English languages. At the 
age of fourteen he accompanied his parents to this 
countrj^ and since then has known no other home. 
When he was twenty years old he began life for 
himself, and for two years was engaged in working 
in some iron-works in Pennsylvania. He then 
adopted the calling of a farmeV in that State, con- 
tinuing thus employed till 1842, when he settled on 
a farm in Mason Count}', 111. In 1851 he went to 
live in Ogle County, that State, and in 1866 he 
made still another move, and from that time has 
resided on his present farm on section 31, Oketo 



Township. He was one of the pioneers of the 
place, and his 310 acres of land have been reclaimed 
from the wild prairies by his patient, well-directed 
toil, and he has made all of the various fine im- 
provements, including a neat and commodious 
set of farm buildings, having erected his cozy, 
comfortable dwelling seven years ago. He has re- 
tired from active farming, having, by the aid of 
his faithful wife, accumulated a competency,whereb3- 
they are enabled to pass their declining years in 
ease and comfort in their pleasant home, free from 
care and hard labor. 

When Mr. Travelute entered the married state, 
Nov. 22, 1840, it was his good fortune to secure a 
wife of great worth, one who has been to him a help- 
mate and companion in ver}' truth during the period 
of nearly half a century that they have journe3'ed 
over life's road together. She is an active, capable 
woman, of great force of character, has always 
been a great worker, and is a fine manager, her do- 
mestic machinery always running smoothly. She 
has been all that a wise and affectionate mother can 
be to her children, and they owe much to her coun- 
sel and training. Her maiden name was Margaret 
Spealman, and she was born in Wittenberg, Ger- 
man}', which was also the native place of her 
parents, John and Mary (Shrink) Spealman. (See 
sketch of her brother. Henr}- Spealman, on another 
page of this volume.) Her father was a black- 
smith b}' trade, but after his emigration to America 
with his family, in 1832, he devoted his attention 
mostly to farming, buying a farm in Pennsylvania 
two years later. He subsequently sold that place, 
and removing to Illinois, died there in 1855, his 
wife dying in 1867. They had five girls and two 
boys, and Mrs. Travelute was the fifth child. Slie 
was born in Wittenberg, Nov. 7, 1818, and ob- 
tained all her education in her native land and 
language. She was married to our subject in Penn- 
sylvania, and the result of their happy union has 
been eight children, as follows: Andren- ,T. ; Maria, 
Mrs. Benson; Melinda, Mrs. W. W. Watson; Mary, 
Mrs. Butterfleld; Sarah, Mrs. C. L. Watson; Etfie, 
Mrs. G. C. Butler; Margaret, who is deceased; and 
Charles F. 

Mr. .and Mrs. Travelute are thoroughly resp.;cted 
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mind and heart that place them among our most 
desirable citizens. While laboring to accumulate 
a competency for themselves and familj', tiiey have 
faithfully contributed tiieir quota towards the up- 
building of the county, and the townsiiip is partly 
indebted to them for its standing and prosperity. 
Mr. Travalute lias played an important part in the 
public life of the township and county in various 
official capacities. He has been a member of the 
School Board for a number of years, and has also 
served as Road Overseer. He was County Asses- 
sor one year, and performed the duties of the same 
office for the township for three years; he held 
the position of County Commissioner one term, 
and has been Justice of the Peace. He is a mem- 
ber of the Grange, and also of the sons of Temper- 
ance. He has been very active in politics, and w.as 
for many years associated with the Democratic 
party, but now uses his influence in favor of the 
Union Labor party. He and his wife are sincere 
Christians, and are numbered among the most val- 
ued members of the Presbyterian Church, he hav- 
ing served as Elder of that church for twelve 
years, and as Steward for more than twenty years. 

(b)^v\ELSON T. WATERS. The subject of this 
sketch was born in Berkshire County, Mass., 
July 21, 1833. He obtained a good practi- 
cal education at the common schools, after which 
he was on the farm until twenty years old. When 
twent3--one he went to Ohio, where he drove a 
four-horse peddler's wagon for three years. He then 
came to Illinois, locating at Loda, as a farmer. 
There he lived for twenty-five years. During the 
later years he engaged also in business as a stock 
dealer. In 1879 he came to Kansas, locating in 
Nemaha County, stopping near Oneida, where he 
bought raw prairie land, improved it and made a 
home, where he lived until 1882, when he sold and 
came to Beattie. Here he bought out J. J. Shel- 
don's lumber yard, and has continued in that busi- 
ness since. 

During his residence at Loda, on July 14, 1869, 
cur suliject was married to Miss Emma McBirney. 



His wife died in 1879, leaving two children: Maude 
and Albert, both still living. He was afterward 
married to Mrs. Martha Bell, nee Noel, of Paxton, 
111., a native of Virginia, and born in 18.53. When 
seven years old her father, William Noel, moved t<j 
the vicinity of Paxton, 111., where he engaged in 
farming. There she lived until she was united in 
marriage with Mr. Bell, bj' whom she has two chil- 
dren — Mar\r and William. She moved to Iowa 
and there her husband died. After his decease she 
returned to Paxton, where she lived until her mar- 
riage with our subject. Her mother, formerly Miss 
Sarah Schaffer, had a family of seven children, four 
of whom are still living; she died in 1878. The 
father now lives in Lamar, Mo., where he owns a 
farm, though he makes his home in the city. He 
has always been quite a politician in the Demo- 
cratic party, is a member of the Presbyterian 
Church, a Knight Tem[)lar, .and has alwa3S been 
one of the representative men of the town. 

Levi Waters, the father of our subject, was born 
in Massachusetts, and was engaged in agriculture 
ten years before his death, when he removed to 
New York. His wife was in her youth Miss Lu- 
cinda Twining, and became the mother of six chil- 
dren. The father lived to be eighty-eight years 
old, dying in December, 1882, while the mother 
passed away about 1884. 

Our subject was a member of the first and sec- 
ond Councils of the cit3- of Beattie, and is again a 
member for the present term (1889.) His politi- 
cal influence is cast with the Republican party. He 
is a member of the Masonic order, Beattie Lodge 
No. 259. Mr. Waters h.as improved his homestead, 
and may well be proud of his cozy, convenient 
residence, a view of which appears elsewhere in 
this work, in connection with an engraving of his 
lumber j'ard. 



LDER JAMES F. SCOTT, a regularly or- 

Edained minister of the Christian Church, 
preaching regularly in Waterville, is also a 
man fond of agricultural pursuits, and may usually 
be found at his finely cultivated farm on section 
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carpentering, having served an apprenticesliip at 
tliis trade during liis carlj' manhood. He possesses 
those qualities of eliaracter which have gained liim 
the esteem of his entire communitj-, and has lilve- 
wise been endowed by nature with more than ordin- 
ary intellectual capacities. A reader and thinker, 
he is one of those comparatively few men with 
whom an hour m.ay always be spent in a pleasant 
and profitable manner. He is a man plain in his 
ways and speech, but one whom it is safe to •'tic to." 

The subject of this notice was born in Wayne 
County, Ohio, Nov. 26, 18-31, and is the son of John 
Scott, a native of Faj'ette Countj-, Pa., who was 
born March 25, 1800. The latter remained a resi- 
dent of his native State until 18.31, in which year 
he removed to Wa3-ne County-. Ohio, where he so- 
journed until 1848. That year he changed his resi- 
dence to Carroll County, where his decease occurred 
C)ct. 19, 1858. He followed agricultural pursuits 
his entire life and accumulated a fine property-. He 
exerted a marked influence in his commuuity and 
occupied many offices of trust and responsbility. 
For man}' years jirior to his death he was a consci- 
entious member of the Baptist Church. 

Mrs. Mary (Foster) Scott, the mother of our 
subject, was born in Fayette County, Pa., in 1804, 
and departed this life in Waj^ne County, Ohio, 
July 24, 1838. The parental family consisted of 
eight children, of whom James F. was the fifth in 
order of birth. His early life was spent at the old 
homestead in Wayne County, Ohio, where he so- 
journed until 1884. Then coming to this county 
he purchased his present farm of 160 acres, and has 
effected man\' improvements thereon, making of it 
a most desirable and attractive homestead. 

During the progress of the Civil War, Mr. Scott, 
in 1864, enlisted with the 100 days' men, as a pri- 
vate in Company H, 166th Ohio Infantrj'. and did 
dul}' most of the time on Arlington Heights, 
guarding Washington City. He was mustered out 
at the close of his term of enlistment, in October, 
1864. Mr. Scott, from 1845 until 1873, was iden- 
tified with the Baptist Church. His religious views 
then experienced something of a change, and be 
espoused the doctrines of the Christian Church as 
more in consonance with his enlightened belief. 
He does a large amount of Evangelical work, and 



as a speaker is very impressive, holding the atten- 
tion of his hearers and using those arguments which 
are at once persuasive and convincing. For his 
labors in the Master's service he requires nothing. 
He started out in life .at the foot of the ladtler, 
financially, and by industry and economy h.as been 
enabled to secure a comptence sufficient for his de- 
clining years. In politics he is a sound Republican, 
and socially, belongs to the Masonic fraternity and 
the I. O. O. F. 

Over thirty-five 3'ears ago Mr. Scott was married, 
Nov. 15, 1853, to Miss Mary, daughter of David 
and Ruth (Carter) Gaff, who were then residents 
of Wayne County, Ohio. Mrs. Scott was born 
April 4, 1832, in Stark County, Ohio, and passed 
her childhood and 3'outli quietly and uneventfully 
under her parents' roof. Mr. and Mrs. Scott have 
no children. Their home is extremely comfortable 
and pleasant, and is the frequent resort of the many 
friends they have made during their sojourn in tliis 
county. 



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LOYD S. BKNNETT occupies an attractive 
■ o), residence on the Vermillion River one mile 

^ west of Frankfort. He has charge of a fine 

farm of 167 acres, which is owned by John D. Wells, 
and is occupied in general farming and stock-rais- 
ing. He was born in Harrison Countj% W. Va., 
Aug. 9, 1859, and is one of a family of six children. 
His father, Alva H., and his mother, Sarah (Hus- 
tead) Bennett, were natives of the Old Dominion, 
and descendants of old Virginia families. Of the 
parental family, .Lames C. is now living in Lincoln, 
Neb.; he married Miss Jennie Harland, and has one 
child. Amanda M. is the wife of Charles Dotson, a 
farmer of Cloud County, Kan. and has three chil- 
dren; Elizabeth Q., wife of William Moshurg, a 
farmer, also lives in Cloud Count}-. Harriet F. is 
the wife of Wait Doak, a farmer of Osborne 
Couutv, and has three children; Harrison A. E. 
married Ella Dotson, and is the father of one child. 
His home is in Wells Township. 

The mother of our subject died wli.2n he was 
twelve years old, and two years later his father re- 
moved to Cloud County, where he is still living. 



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In that county he was subsequently married to 
Nancy J. Cox, and became tlie father of tlie fol- 
lowing children: William R., Ona J., Elza, Claude, 
Nora, Gordie and Gay, all of whom are at home. 

Our subject was reared on his father's farm, and 
received a fair education in the common schools. 
At the early .age of fifteen he went to work for 
himself, finding employment b}^ the month on a 
farm. He came to this county and continued in 
agricultural pursuits. Having wooed and won Miss 
Arta Bell, d.augliter of John D. and Elizabeth Wells, 
he was married to her in Wells Township, March 
26, 1882. (See slteteh of John D. AVells, which is 
found elsewhere in this volume.) The result of 
this union lias been one interesting child. 

Mr. Bennett is a heavy built and muscular man, 
possessing a good stock of mother wit and strong 
common sense. He is a hard-working man and a 
good farmer, and one who is likely, before many 
years, to rank with the leading land -owners of the 
county. He is a believer in and supporter of the 
Democratic party. He is a a man of honor and 
uprightness, and a reliable citizen. 



J I OHN J. WATERBURY. Before entering 
I upon a sketch of the gentleman, whose name 
I heads this notice, it may well be to devote 
' some space to the family of whicli he is a 
member. His grandfather, John Waterbur3', was 
a native of New York, where the familj- was living 
previous to the Revolutionary War. He was a 
farmer and in his own occupation, his son, James, 
father of our subject, was reared. James Water- 
bury married Mary Littz. She was of Ger- 
m.an descent, though her parents, as well as herself 
had been born in the Empire State. He removed 
from New York to Michigan, settling at Algansee, 
in Branch Count}', where he engaged in farming. 
He also ff>llow-ed the profession of teaching during 
a period of forty years. In Branch County he was 
Justice of the Peace, and served several terms as 
County Superintendent of Schools. He died in Mich- 
igan in 1883, at the age of eighty-seven. His 



wife was eighty-two years old at the time of her 
death, which took place the year previous to his 
own. He was a Whig and later a Republican, and 
was a member of the count}- delegation in several 
conventions. He belonged to the Baptist Church 
and his wife to the Methodist. The family con- 
sisted of seven children; Sarah M., Henry, Sioliee 
Ann, John J. our subject, Aaron, Cornelius, and 
one who had died in infanc}'. Sarah M. is now 
living in Montgomery, Hillsdale Co. Mich.; her 
husband Seneca Canfield was a farmer and during 
the late war served in a Michigan regiment. He 
breathed his last in 1873. Henry is living on a 
farm adjoining the parental home in Brancli 
County, Mich.; lie married Mrs. Rufus Murray, 
and is the father of four children. Sichee Ann is 
the wife of John Walworth, a farmer, living on 
land adjoining the old Waterbury homestead ; she 
is the mother of seven children. Aaron served in 
Company H, 17th Michigan Infantry, and lost his 
life by the explosion of the steamer "Sultana," 
April 24, 1865; he left a widow and three children, 
now living in Michigan. Cornelius died at the age 
of twelve j'ears. 

Our subject was born in Richland County, N. Y., 
July 1, 1833. His parents removed to Michigan 
when he was six years old. and he remained with 
them until about sixteen. He then went to Hillsdale, 
Mich., to learn tailoring, and served there three 
years. Going to Jonesville, he there worked one 
and a half years. He completed his apprentice- 
ship atColdwater, where he remained about a year. 
From this time up to the summer of 1861 he 
worked at his trade. He then joined a squadron 
of cavalry, which was being raised for Gen. Rich- 
ardson's body guard. After three months' service 
the squadron disbanded, and our subject went to 
Frankfort, Ind., where he spent the winter of 1861- 
62. The fires of patriotism burned too fiercely in 
his breast for him to carry on the peaceful em- 
ployment of his trade, while the nation was in 
need of brave men, and in August, 1862, he en- 
listed in the 100th Indiana Infantry, serving in 
the loth army corps. They took part in the hat- 
ties at Yicksburg, Mission Ridge, Lookout Moun- 
tain, and came to the relief of Burnside at Knox- 
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the regiment wintered at Scottsborougli, Ala. In 
the simimei- of 1864, they participated in the 
lil(K)ily battles of Resaca, Keiiesaw and Lost 
Mountains, and were at Atlanta, .7u!y 22, and Love- 
joy Station, September 2. They then formed a part 
of the gallant 60,000 in the march to the sea and 
finally participated in the last fight of the Sher- 
man campaign at Bentonville. N. C. The regi- 
ment was discharged in August, 1865, and our 
gallant soldier returned to Frankfort, lud., and 
resumed his old trade. He remained at Frankfort 
two j-ears, and after working as journeyman tailor 
at various places, he finally came to Kansas. In 
1883 he located at Clyde, where he remained 
about two years, and then going to Lane County, 
he took up a homestead. After two years resi- 
dence on the farm, he proved up and still owns the 
land,and then came to Frankfort, arriving here 
Aug. 1, 1888. 

In Frankfort, Ind., Sept. 20, 186.5, the marriage 
ceremony was performed, which made Jliss Annie 
E. Waters, Mrs. John J. Waterbury. The bride 
was the daughter of Robert and Schalatt Waters, 
both natives of the Keystone State. The mother 
died when her daughter was but a babe. The 
father was a "forty-niner," who having gone to 
California during the great excitement, remained 
in the Golden .State until two years ago. He died 
in Frankfort, Kan., in June, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. 
Waterbury have lost one child, a girl, who died in 
infancy. Robert the onl^' living child, is now 
conducting a merchant tailoring establishment in 
Frankfort. He was married July ,3, 1S89 to Miss 
M. S. Smith, daughter of M. C. Smith, whose par- 
ents are residents of Frankfort. 

Mr. Waterbury is independent in his political 
views, voting for those whom he considers best 
qualified to advance the interests of the county. 
He is a member of the Good Templars order, of 
Clyde Post G. A. R. in Cloud County, and of 
Dighton Lodge, I. O. O. F. and is now a mem- 
ber of the I. O. O. F. here. In the latter society 
he lias filled the Chairs, been delegate to the Grand 
Lodge, and has served two terms as District 
Deputy. Mrs. Waterbury is a member of the 
Presbyterian Church, of which her hnsband is an 
attendant. Mr. Waterburv is a man of fine charac- 



ter, a thorough workman and a good citizen, in- 
terested in every movement which is calculated to 
advance the interests of the town in which he 
resides. 



I«^^ AMUEL BENTLEY is numbered among 
^^^ the intelligent, progressive, industrious 
lfl/_jB farmers and stock-raisers who are uphold- 
ing and extending these important interests 
in Marshall County. And on section 17, Oketo 
Township, he has a fine, well-managed farm, one of 
the most desirable in this locality, which, in the 
fall of 1877, he took up under the provision of the 
homestead act, it then being a tract of wild uncul- 
tivated prairie land. 

Our subject is a worthy descendant of good 
Canadian stock, and on his father's side he is of 
(Quaker blood. His parents, Wilson and Mariam 
(Jackson) Bentley, were natives and life-long resi- 
dents of Ontario, Canada. His father was a pros- 
perous farmer, and a man of superior intelligence 
and ability, and was very prominent in his count}'. 
He was Justice of the Peace for many years, and 
held the responsible office of Sheriff of the county 
for three j'ears. He was for some years lighthouse 
keeper at Presque Isle. His father, Elijah Bentley, 
was a Quaker preacher, and removed from NewYork 
to Ontario during the War of 1812. He was ar- 
rested by the British authorities, and placed in 
prison, because he was thought to be a spy. His 
wife carried him food, which with characteristic 
generosity and self-forgetfulness, he divided with 
his fellow-prisoners, who were less fortunate in se- 
curing provisions. He was finall}- released from 
his unjust confinement, and he subsequently re- 
moved to Prince Edward Island. In the latter 
part of his life he took a long journey in a buggy 
to visit his sons and daughters in Indiana, and 
there the good man's life was brought to a close, 
and all that is mortal of him is buried in Eugene, 
Ind. 

Samuel Bentley, of this biographical review, was 
the third child in a family of seven children, four 
of whom are living, and he was born in Ontario, 
Canada, April 5, 1835. He grew to man's estate in 



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his native province, receiving fair educational ad- 
vantages, whicii he profited by, so that he is a well- 
informed man. At the age of twenty he began 
life on his own account on a farm near his old 
home, marrying in that year and establishing a 
home of his own. In 1858 he left Canada to take 
up bis residence in Montezuma, Ind., and lived there 
till 1861, when he returned to his native land, Can- 
ada. In 1864 he went back to Montezuma, and re- 
mained there till 1877, engaging in business there 
as a carpenter and millwright. Having through 
his friends heard much of the fertile soil, fine clim- 
ate and, above all, the cheap lands of Kansas, he 
plainly saw that there was money to be made here 
by a man of fair abilities, backed by industrious 
habits, thrift, entcr})rise and keen common sense, 
and he determined to take his chances, so in the 
month of September, 1877, he emigrated here 
with his family, coming to MarysviUe, and im- 
mediately took the homestead on the Otoe Indian 
Reserve, where he now lives. It has taken much 
hard labor to bring his farm to its present fine con- 
dition, with its 223 acres all under cultivation and 
bearing large crops, its buildings in good order, 
and its stock well kept, and comparing favorably 
with other herds in the vicinity. Mr. Bentley has 
greatly increased the value of his place, to sa}' 
nothing of the additional beauty of the landscape, 
by planting a large number of trees, cottonwood, 
maple and fruit. He devotes a part of his farm to 
raising stock, and handles forty head of cattle, and 
has been a heavy dealer in hogs. During the Civil 
War, Mr. Bentley wiis part owner of the schooner 
"Gold Hunter," that plied between Kingston, Can- 
ada, and different ports in the States, and he has 
experienced many hard storms on Lake Ontario. 

Mr. Bentley has been twice married. He was 
first wedded in 1855 to Miss Maria Walker, a 
daughter of William Walker, of Ontario. Three 
children were born of that marriage, two of whom 
are living, Pencey and Kenneth. July 26, 1863, 
she was taken from her famil}- by death, while she 
was yet a young woman in the midst of her useful- 
ness. Mr. Bentley was remarried Sept. 25, 1866, 
Miss Jenetty Dailey becoming his wife. She is a 
daughter of William and Elsie (Conner) Dailey, of 
Parke County, Ind. Five children have been born 



to our subject by his marriage, namely: Ella Ann, 
James D., William H., Elbert E. and Mariam I. 
All are being given good educational advantages, 
and fitted to be honorable members of societ}-. 

In his career as a farmer and stock-raiser, Mr. 
Bentley has manifested shrewdness, discretion, cal- 
culation and clear discernment, coupled with pru- 
dent and industrious habits, and these have led 
him to success. He is a man of good standing in 
the community', and is vvell thought of Ijy all. He 
has held public office with credit; in Canada, when 
he was a resident there, he was Recorder of Elec- 
tions at different times, and since living here, has 
been Scliool Director of this district, .and while he 
was in office, the present neat schoolhouse was 
erected. He is prominently identified with the I. 
0. 0. F. as a member of Oketo Lodge, and has gone 
through the chairs three times. He is also a mem- 
ber of the encampment of the same order, and was 
formerl}' connected with the Masonic fraternity, as 
well as being a member of the Sons of Temperance 
and Good Templars. In politics he is identified 
with the Union Labor party, which has no more 
earnest, enthusiastic, conscientious or intelligent 
supporter than he, who can eloquently discourse on 
its object, and convince an unprejudiced individual 
that of all parties it has the best right to exist, as, 
if its policy were carried out, the best interests of 
the greatest number would be subserved, and the 
Government would be purified. Mrs. Bentley is a 
valued member of the Christian Church, and in her 
daily life seeks to live up to its teachings. 



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^I^RNST BROCKMEYER. This representative 
||3 pioneer of Marshall County, may usually 
jl^z^' be found at the well-regulated farm which 
he built up from the wilderness, and which is finely 
located on section 9 in Bigelow Township. The 
premises bears all the evidences of thrift and pros- 
perity for whicli the German nationality is peculiar. 
Mr. Brockmeyer was born on the other side of the 
Atlantic, in what was then the Kingdom of Han- 
over, Oct. 23, 1844, and thus is in the verj- prime 
of life and in the midst of his usefulness. He is 



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essentially a self-made man, one who started at the 
foot of the ladder in life, and furnishes a fine illus- 
tration of the results uf steady perseverance and 
unflagging industry". 

In glancing at the parental history of the subject 
of this sketch we find that he is the son of Henrj* 
and Sophia Brockmeyer, who were also natives of 
Hanover, and who lived there until after their 
marriage and until their son Elrnst was a lad of 
seven j'cars. Then they resolved to seek their 
fortunes on the other side of the Atlantic. Repair- 
ing to the city of Bremen, they embarked on a sail- 
ing vessel bound for New York City, and after an 
ocean voyage of forty-eight days arrived safely at 
their destination. Thence they emigrated east into 
Connecticut and established themselves on a farm, 
and there the father died in 1855. 

In 1856 Mrs. Brockme^yer with her five children, 
three sons and two daughters, set out for the West- 
ern country, and coming to this county located at 
the mouth of Clear Fork Creek, a short distance 
northeast of the present site of Bigelow, and where 
the creek empties into Vermillion River. Thej' 
were among the earliest settlers of that region, but 
only remained there a short time. The eldest 
brother and one sister continued residents of this 
county while Ernst and the balance of the family 
removed, in the fall of 1857, to St. Louis in order 
that the education of the younger children might 
be conducted as they wished. 

Mr. Brockmeyer attended school in St. Louis 
until the spring of 1860, then coming back to this 
county was located for about two 3-ears on the 
^'ermillion River. He then removed with his 
mother to Washington County, where her death 
took place in 1882. Mr. Brockmeyer returned to 
to this county two years later. In 1884 he pur- 
chased 160 acres of land, which now comprises the 
improved farm which has for man^' years yielded 
him a comfortable income. Some of the time dur- 
ing his younger years he was engaged as clerk in a 
store, but mostly was occupied in farming pursuits. 
He thus labored about twelve years in obtaining a 
foothold financially. 

In 1873 Mr. Brockmeyer took unto himself a 
wife and helpmate, being united in marriage with 
Miss Louise, daughter of William and Mary Hol- 



lenberg. There have been born to them two sons — 
William and Henr}'. While a resident of Washing- 
ton County, INIr. Brockmeyer served as Clerk and 
Treasurer of his school district, and he has alwa>-s 
been interested in the maintenance and establish- 
ment of schools, having come from a country com- 
pelling its youth to be educated. He was reared in 
the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which he 
still loyally adheres. Upon becoming a voting 
citizen he identified himself with the Republican 
party, to which he has since given his unqualified 
support. When he first came to this county there 
were only two families in his immediate neighbor- 
hood, Louis Trumblej', a half-breed Indian, and 
Henry Hollenberg. The following year quite a 
number of families emigrated from Ohio. 

^""LEXANDER VAN BUREN THOMAS. 
It is fortunate that among the various 
members of a community, there are some 
who, in addition to being interested in its 
business advancement, also take its moral and 
educational matters under their fostering care. 
During his honorable career in this section, Mr. 
Thomas has distinguished himself as the particular 
friend of education, and has carried his principles 
into active application as regards his own family. 
His children have been given the best advantages 
within his power. In his early home he was the 
eldest of his father's family, and after the death of 
that parent, assisted in educating the youngest 
child, and has at all times done whatever he could 
for the others, helping them to a start in life. He 
is numbered among the leading citizens of Noble 
Township, and is a prominent light in local pol- 
itics, advocating the principles of the Democratic 
party. 

Our subject is the owner of 320 acres of land, a 
part occupying a quarter of section 26 and the 
other section 35 in Noble Township. He is a Mis- 
sourian by birth, having first opened his eyes to the 
light in the vicinity of Columbia, Boone Countv, 
Aug. 20, 1886. He lived there with his parents 
until a lad of eight years, and then the family re- 



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moved to Buchanan County, where Alexander at- 
tended school in a log house finisherl and furnislied 
after the pattern of that period. II? was at an 
early age made acquainted with hard work, and 
acquired those habits of industry which have 
proved of so much service to him in later life. 

When a youth of nineteen years, Mr. Thomas re- 
turned to his native county and attended the dis- 
trict school. Then, after a year's sojourn at home, 
he, in 1857, made his way to Doniphan County, 
Kan., where he entered 160 acres of land. Subse- 
quently he was swindled out of this, and returning 
to Missouri engaged in farming with his father, 
also operating a coal pit. This last venture proved 
quite profitable. He still carried on farming, how- 
ever, and in due time took charge of the homestead. 
After the outbreak of the Civil War, he, in 1862, 
joined the State Militia, and was in active service 
seven months at St. Joseph. He remained in Mis- 
souri until 1867, and after the death of his father 
administered upon the estate. In the last men- 
tioned year the family came to this county, and 
our subject assisted them, making many sacrifices 
in order to do so. 

Finally Mr. Thomas located in Center Township 
and engaged in farming and stock-raising, and 
since that time has made a specialty of the latter, 
also feeding and shipping. He was one of the first 
settlers of this township, and located on Perkins 
Creek. He resided there until 1877, then disposed 
of his property and purchased the homestead 
which he now occupies. Only forty acres had been 
broken, and it was destitute of any other improve- 
ment. He has brought the balance of the soil to a 
state of cultivation, put up a house and barn, 
planted an orchard, made fences, and gathered 
around him all the other appliances required by 
the progressive, modern farmer. His land is w.a- 
tered by the north fork of Vermillion Creek, and 
is highly productive. Mr. Thomas keeps a goodly 
assortment of graded cattle and Poland China 
swine, besides the horses required in his farming 
operations. 

Our subject was married near St. Joseph, in Buch- 
anan County, Mo., April 10, 1863, to Miss Sarah 
Feuquay, who was born in that county, and is the 
daughter of Alvery Feuquay, one of its oldest set- 



tlers and a large farmer, owning 1,000 acres of 
land. Of this union there have been born ten 
children, the eldest of whom, a son, William, re- 
ceived a first grade certificate from Campbell Uni- 
versity ; he is now the principal of a school at Home 
Cit}-, this county. The second son, Alvery, is farm- 
ing in Noble Township, as is also the third son, 
Joseph. Jerr3% Frances. George, Lee. Elizabeth, 
Alexander and Grover C. remain at home with 
their parents. The name of the younger child in- 
dicates the politics of its father. Mr. Thomas has 
frequently been sent as a delegate to the county 
conventions, and is at present a member of the 
Democratic Central Committee. He has been Road 
Siipervisor the last eight 3'ears, and while in Mis- 
souri was a Director in his school district ten 
j-ears. Socially, he belongs to Vermillion Lodge 
No. 234. A. F. & A. M. Mrs. Thomas, a very esti- 
mable lad}', is a member in good standing of the 
Baptist Cluirch. 

The father of our subject was Joseph H.Thomas, 
ft native of Virginia, and the son of James Thomas, 
who was also born in that State, and served in the 
Revolutionary War. He was overseer of a planta- 
tion in his younger years, and later, about 1834, 
removed to Boone County, Mo., where he engaged 
ill farming, and where he died. He traced his an- 
cestry to Wales. Joseph IT. Thomas was reared to 
farm life, but when approaching manhood learned 
blacksmithing. When starting out for himself he 
jjroceeded to Galena, 111., by boat and on foot, and 
engaged at smelting and blacksmithing. Finally, 
returning to Missouri, he resumed farming, pur- 
chasing land in Boone County, where he remained 
until 1844. Thence he emigrated to the Platte 
Purchase in Buchanan Count)-, and entering land, 
improved probably 500 acres, and likewise engaged 
as a wood merchant on the Missouri River. He 
was a slaveholder, and became well-to-do, but lost 
the greater part of his property during the war. 
He died in Buchanan County, Mo., in December, 
1864. Politicall)', he was a Democrat. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was Elizabeth Hopper, a native of Kentucky, and 
the daughter of John C. Hopper, who was also 
born there and carried on farming. He served in 
the War of 1812, and later emigrated to Boone 



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Count}-, Mo., settling among its earliest pioneers. 
lie likewise became well-to-do. having a planta- 
tion, and there spent his last j-ears. He was of 
Scotch-Irish descent, and a Baptist in religion. 
The mother of our subject was reared to woman- 
hood in Missouri, and came to Kansas in 1873, 
purchasing a farm of eighty acres in the vicinity 
of Beattie. and likewise a town residence, where 
she died in October, 1888, when over sixty-nine 
3'ears old. She was a member of the Christian 
Church. 

To the parents of our subject there were born 
the following children, most of whom are living, 
and of whom Alexander was the eldest; William M. 
is a resident of California; John L. and Leander 
are deceased; La Fayette is a resident of Browne 
County, Kan.; S3dney died in Missouri; Frances 
Mary is deceased; George and Clifton are residents 
of Beattie; Laura is deceased; Kate lives in Browne 
County, Kan.; Belle lives in Beattie, and Charles 
in California; Molly is deceased; Annie, Mrs. 
Harry, is a resident of Beattie; Monroe was in the 
Confederate army nearly four years, and was 
wounded at the battles of Pea Ridge and Lexing- 
ton; he is now in California. 



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fT^^ ON. AUGUST HOHN, merchant of Marys- 
iTjl] ville, Kan., is a native of Rhenish Prussia, 
JW^ born not far from the city of Cologne, 
(^) Dec. 11, 1844, his parents being Henry and 
Regina (Frackenpohl) Hohn. His father was a 
farmer, whose entire life was spent in his native 
province, where for years he held an official posi- 
tion in his native town. He died in 1874, at the 
age of seventy-six j-ears. They were the parents 
of nine children, two of whom are still living in 
their native land; Henry is a baker in the town 
where he was born, and Frank, a blacksmith near 
the same place; four are deceased; three emigrated 
to the United States, our subject and two brothers, 
Charles and William. Charles came to America 
in 1864, locating first in LaSalle County, 111. 
From that place he came to Marys ville with our 



subject; here he stayed until 1884, when he sold 
his farm and removed to Liberty, Gage Co., 
Neb., where he is now carrying on an extensive 
livery barn. The y-ounger brother. William, came 
to this county in 1870, and coming direct to Kan- 
sas joined his brothers on the farm on Mission 
Creek, where he shortly afterward died. 

Our subject was educated in the place of his 
birth, and after leaving school served an appren- 
ticeship in a wholesale silk and velvet manufactor}', 
where he stayed four and a half years. He then 
joined the Prussian army, in which he served four- 
teen months, during the war with Austria in 
1866-67. On leaving the army he procured em- 
ployment in a mercantile establishment, where he 
stayed until his emigration to America. 

Determined to try his fortunes in the New- 
World, our subject took passage from Hamburg for 
New York, in June, 1868, landing in the latter city 
on July 12 of that year, after a voyage of eight- 
een days. He remained in the metropolis but 
four weeks, when he joined his brother Charles in 
LaSalle County, 111., where the latter had located. 
In that place he was employed as a clerk in a dry- 
goods house until March 1869, when he and his 
brother came to Kansas, first locating in Marshall 
County, on Mission Creek, on a farm. Not likino- 
the occupation ot a farmer, he removed to Marys- 
ville in 1870, and engaged again in clerking and 
served in different stores until 1876. He then be- 
gan business on his own account, in partnership 
with a Mr. Kalenborn, the firm being Hohn it Ka- 
lenborn. This connection continued about fifteen 
months when it was dissolved, the junior partner 
desiring to return to the Old Country. His inter- 
est was bought by Mr. Rummell, and the firm 
name was changed to Hohn it Rummell. Six 
months later the latter's interest was purchased bj- 
E. G. Draheim, and the present firm of Hohn it 
Draheim was established. They carry on a general 
merchandise business, dealing largely in groceries, 
dry-goods, boots and shoes, hats and caps, and 
everything to be usually found in the best general 
merchandise stores in the country, and they do 
l)robabIy the largest business of any establishment 
of the kind in Marysville — the business steadily 
increasing from year to year — a result reasonably 



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to be expected from the reputation they have ac- 
quired for the most scrupulous honesty and up 
right dealings with all customers, and from the 
intimate knowledge of the business in all its details 
acquired by Mr. Hohn through many years of 
experience and in many places. 

January 20, 1870, Mr. Holm was united in mar- 
riage while living on JNIission Creek, with Miss 
Minna Zimmerman, daughter of L. and Minna 
Zimmerman, the latter now living in .Pawnee 
County, Neb., where the fatlier died in the spring 
of 1889. Mrs. Hohn was born in Tilsit, Prussia, 
March 30, 1845, and was twenty-four years of age 
when with her parents she came to this countrj'. 
Tlie union of Mr. and Mrs. Hohn has been blessed 
by the birth of seven cliildren, of whom two, Otto 
and Meta, died young; the others are all under the 
parental roof, and are named respectively, Hugo, 
Arthur, Minna, Emil and Nellie. 

Mr. Hohn belongs to the Masonic fraternity, is 
a member of Marysville Lodge, No. 91, A. F. ik 
A. M., of Marysville Chapter No. 29, R.A.M., and 
of Hiawatha Commandery, No. 29, K. T. He is 
also connected with several beneficiary societies, as 
the Order of Druids, Modern Woodmen of Amer- 
ica, and the Turner Society of Marysville. He 
was one of the organizers of the First National 
Bank of Marysville, when it was changed from a 
State bank in 1882, it being then known as the 
Marsliall County Bank, and he has ever since been 
one of the Board of Directors. He has since his 
residence in Marysville held several positions of 
honor and responsibility. For two terms he was 
Township Clerk, and from 1878 until 1882 was 
one of the Count}' Commissioners. In 1883 he 
was chosen by Gov. Glick for tlie responsible posi- 
tion of Treasurer of the State Board of Charities, 
and held that positiou for two and a half years, 
when he gave it up and retired with the reputation 
of having administered the finances of the Board 
in a manner reflecting the highest credit on himself 
and to the complete satisfaction of the State 
authorities. 

It is the testimon}' of all who know Mr. Hohn 
personall}-, and many of whom the writer has 
questioned, that he is a man of undoubted in- 
tegrity in all the relations of life, that he has re- 



markably good judgment and a kind heart, and is 
always willing to lielp a worthy neighbor. Among 
the German people of the county especially he 
exercises a strong influence, and most of them rely 
implicitly on him. Still in the very prime of life, 
Mr. Hohn has apparently before him many years 
of honor and usefulness. In his political afHlia- 
lions he was formerl}' a member of the Republican 
part}', but many of the acts of that party in this 
State not suiting liis views, he withdrew from its 
ranks and is now independent in his political 
views. 



RAUTHWAY JOHNSON. This gentle- 
man, who recently disposed of his farm 
property in Washington County, is now 
operating on rented land on section 11, Blue Rap- 
ids Township, and undoubtedly has a thorough 
understanding of his business. He is regarded as a 
valuable acquisition to this community, being a 
reliable and praiseworthy citizen, honest and up- 
right in his dealings, and in every way wort'.iy of 
representation in the Biogr.\phical Album of Mar- 
shall County. He is an Ohio man by birth, and 
first opened his eyes to the light in Logan County, 
that State, Nov. 6, 1843. 

It may be well before proceeding furtiier to 
glance at the parental history of our subject, whose 
father, the Rev. John Johnson, was born in Ken- 
tucky in 1809. The paternal grandfather, Jacob 
Johnson, emigrated from Pennsylvania to the Blue 
Grass State, shortly after tlie well known Indian 
fighter, Daniel Boone, left it, aud settled in Flem- 
ing County. Later he moved on into Ohio, where 
be died about the close of the Civil War, at the 
advanced age of ninety years. 

The father of our subject was converted to re- 
ligion when a youth of eigliteen, and in early man- 
hood, evincing great piety and great interest in the 
Master's work, took a prominent part in religious 
meetings, and in due time was ordained as a min- 
ister, and in this capacity pursued his pious labors 
in the Metliodist Episcopal Church for the long 
period of fifty-five years; indeed he was one of 
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times married, his first wife, Abigail Southard, 
being the motlier of our subject. Of tiie seven 
children born to her six are now living, and 
C'rauthway was next to the youngest. Slie died in 
Oliio in her prime, about 1846. Tlie fatlier lived 
thereafter for a period of fortj^-three years, and 
departed hence May 23, 1889, when quite aged. 

The subject of this sketch received a common 
school education, and remained a member of the 
parental household until a youth of nineteen years. 
The Civil War then being in progress, he enlisted 
in Company C, 12th Ohio Cavalry, and took part 
in many of the important battles which followed, 
including the fight at Mt. Steiliug. Lexington and 
Cynthiana, Ky. He, however, was seized with 
ciironic rheumatism, which resulted in disease of 
the heart, and was obliged to accept his honorable 
discharge, which was given him Dec. 19, 1864. 
Then returning home, he served an apprenticeship 
at harness-making, wliich trade he followed until 
1876. 

In the meantime our subject had taken unto him- 
self a wife and helpmate, being married Nov. 10, 
1866, to Miss Lucinda M. Vernon, a daughter of 
George P. and Matilda (Dixon") Vernon, of Ohio. 
The parents of Mrs. Johnson were natives respect- 
ively of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the father a 
farmer b\' occupation. The}' had a family of nine 
children, Lucinda M. being the fourth in order of 
birth, and she was born Sept. 14, 1848, in Logan 
County. She received a common-school education, 
and lived with her 'parents until going to a home 
of her own. Mrs. Vernon departed tliis life April 
20, 1866. The father of Mrs. Johnson is still liv- 
ing, and is in the enjo3'ment of good liealtii. at the 
age of seventy-four j'ears. 

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson lived in Oliio four years 
after their marriage, then removed to Overton 
County, Tenn., where our subject prosecuted farm- 
ing three years. Then returning to his native 
State, he opened a store with a stock of harness, 
dry- goods and groceries, and operated this until 
1876. He then traded his stock for a farm in 
Washington County, Kan., to which he removed 
with his family and lived there until in March, 1889. 
Then selling out. lie came to this county. He is 
active in politics, and uniform!}- votes tlie sliaighl 



Republican ticket. In Washington County he 
served as Justice of the Peace two years, and was a 
School Director and Clerk in his school district for 
several j'ears. He and his estimable wife are mem- 
bers in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, in which Mr. Johnson has otticiated as 
Class-Leader. He was at one time an Elder of a 
branch society of the Christian Church. Socially, 
he belongs to Greeuleaf Post No. 134, G. A. R. 

To our subject and his estimable wife there have 
been born eleven ciiildren, eight of whom are liv- 
ing, viz.: Clarence V., Etha, Emmet F., Overton» 
George M., Vernon E . John Arthur, Letta Leona. 
Harley Francis died Sept. 22, 1889. Anna and 
one unnamed are deceased. 



^ IfclLLlAM S. WAYMAN. A man quiet and 
\r\j// unobtrusive in his habits, and pursuing the 
^^\V even tenor of his way on a farm of forty 
acres, occupying a part of section 12. in Blue Rap- 
ids Township, Mr. Way man has, by living hon- 
estly and uprightly, secured the confidence and 
esteem of his fellow-citizens, and is held bj' them in 
general respect. He is a West Virginian by birth, 
having first opened his eyes to the light in Mar- 
shall County, that State, March 4, 1844. He lived 
there until a young man of twenty and one-half 
years, then resolved to seek a new location. 

Upon leaving the Old Dominion our subject 
made his way to Woodford County, 111., where he 
sojourned one 3'ear, then removed to LaSalle 
County, continuing there until 1884. The summer 
of 1885 found him located in Blue Rapids Town- 
ship, this county, of which he has since been a resi- 
dent. His farm embraces forty acres of land, and 
is located three-fourths of a mile south of Irving. 
It is all under cultivation, and supports a goodly 
number of live-stock. Mr. Waj-man has been 
quite prominent in local affairs, and is now serving 
his second term as Township Trustee. In Illinois 
he was a School Director for many years, Commis- 
sioner of Highways seven years, and Assessor of 
Grovelaiid Township, LaSalle County, throe years. 

The education of our subject was conducted in a 



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log school-house during tlie pioneer times of West 
Virginia, and he was taught at an early age to make 
himself useful about his father's farm. He assumed 
charge of this when a youth of sixteen years. His 
father died when he was a little lad of six. Will- 
iam S. was the youngest of nine children, and the 
mother died in 1875. 

Our subject was married, Dec. 28, 1871, to Miss 
Henrietta, daughter of John and Harriet (Wheeler) 
Ward, of West Virginia. Mrs. Wayman was the 
seventh in a family of eleven children, and was 
born May 30, 1847. They removed to Woodford 
County, 111., in 1860, after the death of Mr. Ward, 
which had occurred in 1857. The mother survived 
her husband for the long period of ,twenty-seven 
years, and departed this life, July 30, 1884, in Eu- 
reka, 111. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Wayman there have been born 
seven children, only three of whom are living, 
namely: Ada B., born Aug. 30, 1879; Jessie E., June 
1,1882; and Annie H., Sep. 17, 1888. In LaSalle 
County, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Wayman were identi- 
fied with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and have 
not as yet transferred their membership. Mr. Way- 
man has been active in politics, and is a stanch 
supporter of Republican principles. In local mat- 
ters, however, he votes for the man whom he con-' 
siders best qualified for office. Socially, he belongs 
to the Masonic fraternity, and in Illinois was Mas- 
ter of Rutland Lodge No. 477, for many years. He 
was likewise High Priest of Rutland Chapter, R. 
A. M. 'So. 112, and a member of Rutland Coun- 
cil No. 52, R. and 8. Masters. 

Mr. Wayman's two brothers (twins), Ephraim C. 
and Manassah B., were ministers of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. The first named, during the 
late Civil War enlisted in an Ohio regiment, and 
was made a Lieutenant. The other was Chaplain 
in an Iowa regiment, and died from the effects of 
disease contracted in the army, in July, 1864. Mr. 
Wayman experienced some of the rigors of war 
during the late civil strife, as there was much 
trouble in his native county from bushwhackers, 
and [other lawless characters. Mrs. Wayman is a 
lady of more than ordinary intelligence and good 
sense, and has proved the faithful and efficient 
counselor in many of his most important business 



transactions. Their three little daughters are re- 
markably bright and intelligent, and it is hardly 
necessary to say are the joy and pride of their. par- 
ents' hearts. 



OHN T. MONTEITH. For the last few 
years Mr. Monteith has distinguished him- 
self as an ardent temperance man, in addi- 
^&// tion to his other good qualities .as a member 
of his community. He has been a lifelong farmer, 
and is now located at a comfortable homestead on 
section 9 in Blue Rapids Township. The fact that 
he is uniformly spoken well of by his neigh- 
bors indicates the true character of the man — 
one who has lived at peace with his fellows, and 
possesses those sterling qualities which have gained 
him their confidence and esteem. He conducts his 
farming operations in a methodical and skillful 
manner, realizing handsome returns. 

It is noticeable the world over that our most in- 
telligent men, and those who have attained to any 
prominence, have made a point, where possible, of 
preserving their family historj^; and in the good 
old-fashioned days we are led to believe that wealth 
was made secondar}^ to honesty and honor, whether 
it be so at tlie present time or not. Our most emi- 
nent men have sprung from an huml)le beginning, 
financiall3', but the m.ajority of them have traced 
their origin to an honorable ancestry in point of 
moral worth, as in the case of our subject. His 
fatiier, Thomas Monteith, was a native of New 
York State. The paternal grandfather was of 
Scotch birth and ancestry, and emigrated to Amer- 
ica at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War. 
Thomas and William, the father and uncle of our 
subject, were emploj'ed by the American Govern- 
ment to haul cannon balls from Sandy Hook to 
Sackett's Harbor. They thus performed an im- 
portant part in the history of that period, and it is 
not necessary to say that their sympathies were en- 
tirely with the cause of the Colonists. 

The mother of our suiiject, Mrs. Jane (Allen) 
Monteith, was t native of Scotland, and the par- 
ents were miirried in New York State. The}- lo- 



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cated a tract of land in Livingston County during 
tlie days of its earlj- settlement, sojourning there 
until 1841. That year they emigrated to Allegan 
County, Mich., where they built up another iiome- 
stead in the wilderneys, and where the father died, 
at the age of sixty-five years. The mother subse- 
quently made her home on the old homestead, and 
died, in 1881, at the age of ninety years. The 
eight children born to tiiem all grew to mature 
years and were married. .Six are now living, and 
they are located mostly in Michigan and Kansas. 

The subject of this sketch was the fifth child of 
his parents, and was born July 27, 1820, in Living- 
ston Countj', N. Y. He did not attend school until 
after he was twenty years of age. but then hy close 
application acquired a good knowledge of the 
methods of doing business, and by reading, as he 
has had opportunity, he has become generally well- 
informed. Ui)on reaching his mijority, he was 
presented l)y his father with a qiiaiter-seetion of 
wild woodland in Martin Township, upon which 
he at once began operations, clearing the land and 
preparing the soil for cultivation. In this manner 
he brought 120 acres to a productive condition, 
and built a house and barn. He made his home 
with his parents until his marriage, which occurred 
Nov. 11. 1852. The maiden of his choicte was Miss 
Elizabeth C, daughter of John and J. (Trimble) 
Matthews, of Summit County, Ohio, to whicii the 
parents had removed from Pennsylvania. 

Mrs. Elizabeth Monteitli was the third in a fam- 
ily of seven children, and was born in 1831. T'here 
were likewise born to her and her husband seven 
children, all of whom grew to mature years, and 
who are still living. Mrs. Monteith departed this 
life May 11, 187.3. The eldest son, Finley P., re- 
mains at home with his father. Jane became the 
wife of Truman Bell and the mother of two chil- 
dren, and they live in Clay Center, Kan.; William 
remains at the homestead; John A. married Miss 
Sarah Fincham, and they live in Riley County, 
this State; tliey have one child. Martha A. mar- 
ried Everett Harris, and lives in Franklin County, 
Iowa; she has three children. Mary E. and Wal- 
ter M. remain with their father. 

Mr. Monteith came to Kansas in the fall of 1879, 
arriving in this county on the 2(Jtli of October. 



He spent the first year at Blue Rapids, and then 
removed to his present farm, which is now largely 
"devoted to stock-raising, principally high-grade 
cattle and horses. He is a member in good stand- 
ing of the United Presbyterian Church, and has 
officiated as School Director and Road Overseer 
in his district for many years. Although warmly- 
interested in local affairs, he has steadily declined 
the further responsibilities of office, and will not 
allow his name to be used in connection therewith. 
He votes the straight Republican ticket, and be- 
lieves thoroughly in Republican principles. The 
cause of temperance has found in him one of its 
stanchest friends. 

im^ENRY W. LEAVPTT, one of the oldest 
Wjw, settlers of Wells Township, is a native of 
ii^^ York County, Me., and was born, Dec. 
(^ 24, 1832. He was a son of William and 
Ruth (Merrill) Leavitt, both natives of Maine. 
The Leavitt family has been traced back eight gen- 
erations to one John Leavitt, a native of Scotland, 
who at an early i)eriod in the histoiy of New Eng- 
land, emigrated to America and settled on the 
Massachusetts coast. 

Our subject was the fifth of a family of six chil- 
dren. He was reared to manhood in his native 
county, receiving such education as the common 
schools of the State at that time afforded. His 
earlier life was spent principally on a farm. In 
1855 he left his native State and came west to 
Greene County, Ohio. There he remained ten 
months and in the summer of 1856 continued west- 
ward as far as this county. He preempted the 
southeast quarter of section 25, in Wells Town- 
ship, on which he settled before a furrow had been 
turned. He first built a box house 14x16 feet, out 
of native Cottonwood and walnut lumber. He sub- 
sequently built another box house of larger size, 
this one being lGx24. It is still preserved on his 
farm, being now used as a granary, and is a good 
pioneer relic. Several years since he buih his pres- 
sent comfortable and substantial residence. He at 
present owns but eighty acres of land, which is 



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well improved throughout and in a high state of 
cultivation. Having come to this county without 
means, Mr. Leavitt has had to undergo many of 
the self-denials necessar3' in getting a start, and has 
done a fair share of tiie pioneer work of the 
county. 

January 5, 18G5, Mr. Leavitt was united in mar- 
riage with Ellen Means, a native of Missouri, and 
daughter of James and Elvira Means. Mr. Means 
was a native of Kentucky, and his wife of the 
Prairie State. When their daughter, Ellen, was 
nine years of age they removed from Piatt County, 
Mo., to Buchanan County, where the father died 
about three years later, and where Mrs. Leavitt re- 
mained till she was eighteen years old. Mrs. Means is 
now living in this county in the home of her sou, 
John Means. She is now seventy-two 3'ears old. 
She bore the maiden name of McWilliams. Her 
paternal grandmother was named Tagard and 
her great-great-grandmother's name was Wallace. 
Mrs. Means' maternal grandmother bore the name 
of Allison, and was the daughter of a Scotch lady, 
whose maiden name was Black. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Means were born ten children, eight of whom are 
now living. They are, Margaret, wife of James 
Ranej^ of Jackson County, Kan.; John, a resident 
of this count}'; Mrs. Leavitt; Jane, wife of Arclii- 
bald McLeod, of this county; Elvira the wife of 
Archibald McKeever, of Jefferson Countj'; James, 
of Graham County; Mary, wife of Edward Bras, in 
this county ; and David residing in Missouri. The 
deceased children were Benjamin and Juliet. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt have been born ten 
children: Walter now living in Colorado; Lucy 
and John. The deceased are, Grace, Elvira, James, 
Maggie. Mary, Nellie and Horace. Mr. and Mrs. 
Leavitt are also rearing a motherless child, the 
daughter of Henry Walrath, who is now residing 
in Nebraska. Her name is Cora W. Leavitt, she 
having taken the n.ame of her adopted parents. 

Mr. Leavitt was for a time postmaster at Barrett, 
which was the first oflSce opened in the southern 
half of Marsliall County. He is a Republican in 
political views, but sometimes votes for the man, 
irrespective of party. Mrs. Leavitt is a devoted 
member of the Baptist Church, and the family 
takes quite an interest in the social affairs of tiie 



locality. Mr. and Mrs. I^eavitt iiave an extended 
acquaintance, and are held in high repute for their 
upriglit characters and useful lives. 



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YLVESTER M. KEIPER. A fine large 
farm, 400 acres in extent, amply supplied 
with buildings and machinery, and in a 
high state of cultivation, illustrates the 
industry and energy which form the leading charac- 
teristics of the subject of this notice. His land is 
finely located on sections 3, 9 and 13, in Rotk 
Township, and forms one of the most desirable 
estates within its limits. Five teams are used in 
its operations and it is largely devoted to stock- 
raising, embracing about thirty head of cattle and 
the cows required in carr^'ing on a dairy, the pro- 
duct of which is shipped to St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. 
Keiper has usually about 100 head of swine, sixty 
head of horses and mules, including an imported 
Clyde stallion, eight years old, and weighing 1,600 
pounds. His other horses are Clydesdale and 
Morgan. 

The Keiper family flourished for several genera- 
tions in Penns3'lvania, where John Keiper, the 
father of our subject, was born in Lehigh County, 
in 1818. The paternal grandfather, likewise John 
Keiper, crossed the Atlantic from Germany with 
his parents when a child of four years, and with 
them settled in the Keystone State, near Allen- 
town. In the latter place, John, Sr., learned shoe- 
making, and carried water for the soldiers during 
the Revolutionary War. He spent his last days 
with his son, John, Jr., in Mahoning County, Ohio, 
dying at the age of seventy -six. The latter followed 
blacksmithing, and put up the first shop at Canfield 
in Mahoning County, which he conducted for a 
period of twentj'-five years. He was a skilled 
mechanic — in fact was a leading blacksmith of that 
region. He lived thereuntil 1864, then emigrating 
to Marshall County, Ind., purchased 160 acres of 
timber land and proceeded to clear a farm from 
the wilderness. In this he was assisted by his 
children who carried on the farm while he followed 
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lived until 1870, then coming to this count}', pui- 
chased 160 acres of land on section 9, Rock Town- 
ship. This was a good propert}'. and Mr. Keipcr 
effected ad<iitional improvements. In INLny. 1879, 
a cyclone swept through that region, taking in its 
path the Keiper homestead and injuring John Kei- 
per, so that he died a few days later, at the age of 
fifty-eight. He was a member in good standing of 
the Episcopal Church. 

Mrs. Rebecca (Shock)Keiper, tiie mother of our 
subject, wa<|born in Venango County. [Pa, and w.as 
the daughter of Andrew Shock, a native of Ger- 
many, who emigrated to America early in life and 
settling in .Pennsylvania, engaged in the manufac- 
ture of gloves. He was an expert at the business, 
manufacturing his gloves principally from the 
skins of wild animals, and doing his own tanning. 
Finally leaving the Keystone State, he joined his 
son, the father of our subject, in Indiana and died 
at the home of his oldest son, near Goshen, Elk- 
hart County, at the age of seventy years. The 
mother of our subject departed this life in Marshall 
County, Ind.. Ainil 15, 1870, at the age of forty- 
six years. She was a lad}' of many estimable 
qualities and a member of the Episcopal Church. 
The six children of the parental houshold were 
named respectively, Margaret, Mrs. Barniore of 
Denver, Col.; Charles a resident of Beattie; Sylves- 
ter M., our subject; Walter and P'remont, deceased, 
and Louis, who lives .at Silver City, New Mexico. 

The subject of this sketch was born at CanHeld, 
Mahoning Co., Ohio, April 25, 1849, and lived 
in his native town until a lad of fifteen 3'ears, ac- 
quiring a good education and completing his stud- 
ies in the academy at that place. He went with his 
parents to Indiana and assisted in the opening up 
of a farm, dealing in lumber, cutting saw logs and 
hauling them to mill with an ox-team, and at the 
same time farming on a small scale. He lived in 
Indiana until 1870, then concluded to seek his for- 
tunes on tiie other side of the Mississippi. We 
find him in this county in the spring of 1870, and 
on the 21st of April following he purchased a 
claim of eighty acres, paj'ing $50 down and re- 
homesteading it. He built thereon a house and 
commenced breaking the ground with oxen. Wild 
animals were plentiful — deer, inairie chickens and 



wolves — and the settlers frequently got together 
and hunted the latter. There were also strolling 
bands of Otoe and Pottawatomie Indians. 

Mr. Keiper was prosperous in his farming opera- 
tions, and sold out after obtaining a clear title to 
his land. In the meantime he had saved enough 
money to purchase 240 acres of his present farm, 
for which he p.aid 1900. He took possession of 
this in 1878, and in due time purchased 160 acres 
adjoining for $680, which he declares was the best in- 
vestment he ever made. It lay then a stretch of 
wild prairie with not even a "switch upon it. He 
put up a house and commenced breaking up the 
ground, but the j'ear following his dwelling was 
destroyed by a cyclone. Later, he put up the 
present residence, which is 28x32 feet in dimensions 
and which is represented bj' a fine view on another 
page, and afterward built a barn occupying 30x 
50 feet. Other buildings followed as time passed 
on, and Mr. Keiper also got together a collection 
of good farm machinery, including a windmill, 
besides setting out forest and fruit trees, of which 
he has an abundance including two orchards and 
two groves. With the exception of thirty acres, all 
the land is under the plow. He has sixty acres in 
tame grass and the land is amply watered by a 
large spring. The homestead lies two and three- 
fourths miles from Beattie. 

In Beattie our subject was married March 14, 
1872, to Miss Laura Scholz. Mrs. Keiper is a na- 
tive of Germany and came with her parents to 
America when quite young. Of her union with 
our subjec*. there have been born three children — 
Mary, Fred and John — all of whom are at home 
with their parents. Mr. Keiper votes the straight 
Republican ticket, and is quite prominent in the 
councils of his party in this region, frequently 
being sent as a delegate to the county conventions. 
He has otticiated as School Director and Ro.'id Sup- 
ervisor and is a man whose opinions are generally 
respected. 

The father of Mrs. Keiper was Charles F. Scholz 
and he was born in Breslau, Prussia. There, dur- 
ing his younger years he operated a mill on a large 
scale; building his mill and a dam and giving em- 
ployment to thirty men. He served in the regular 
army four years, and was the owner of a fine |)rop- 



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eity. He finally concluded to come to America, 
and crossing the Atlantic in 1858, proceeded 
westward to Ft. Madison, Iowa, and engaged in 
farming along the Mississippi. A year later he 
came to St. Joseph, Mo., and in the spring of 1859 
brought liis family to this county, which he had 
visited the previous fall. They located on Snipe 
Creek, where they were the first settlers, the 
father entering 160 acres of land and tilling the 
soil the best he could under great difficulties. He 
did not succeed in raising a full crop until 1861. 
Perseverance and industry, however, met with 
their reward, and in due time, in addition to the 
cultivation of his first purchase, Mr. Schoiz added 
to his possessions from time to time until he be- 
came the owner of 1 ,500 acres, all of which he 
brought to a good state of cultivation, and erected 
thereon substantial buildings. He died in 1878 at 
the age of sixty-seven. He was a Greenbacker. 
The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Keiper 
was Family Munsche,and she, like her husband, was 
born in Breslau, Prussia. Grandfather Munsche 
was likewise a native of that city, and occupied 
himself as a tanner. Mrs. Scholz died Oct. 7, 1889, 
at tlie age of sixty-nine years. She ]was a faithful 
wife and mother, and a member in good standing 
of the Lutheran Church. The parental family in- 
cluded nine children, seven of whom are living, 
viz: Charles, Minnie, Annie, Robert G., Laura. 
Bertha and Louis. Alvina and Louise both died 
at the age of lliirtv-two. 



^" OHN MASSEY. One of the most prominent 
men in Center Township, and one who occu- 
pies a front rank among the citizens of the 
county, is he whose name initiates this sketch. 
He is a farmer and stockman, having at present 
430 acres of highly i)roductive land, on section 22, 
although he formerly owned a much larger tract. 
Upon this land he has made fine improvements, the 
buildings being substantial and adequate. His 
house, a frame structure, is one of the best Iniild- 
ings in this section, and is represented on another 
pnge of this work by a fine engraving. 



James Massey, the father of our subject, was 
born in Ireland, of English descent. His mother, 
Jane Alderdice, was born in County Armagh, Ire- 
land, where she was married to Mr. Massey, and 
where they lived until 1848. Having resolved to 
seek a home across the waters, they left Belfast in 
July on a sailing vessel and after spending six 
weeks on the broad Atlantic; landed at Quebec, and 
continued their journey to Adams County, Ohio, 
where Mr. Massey had relatives. They lived near 
Winchester, in that count3% about two years, then 
in the spring of 1851 removed to Mercer County, 
III. Here they toiled and labored in company with 
other bold and sturdy pioneers, until eighteen jears 
had come and gone; then journeying westward, 
they settled upon a plain in Osage County, Kan. 
After one j'ear's residence there they removed to 
this count}', settling in Center Township, on section 
14, where the father died about 1879. The mother 
still survives at an advanced age. Both were 
members of the Episcopal Church. Their family 
consisted of five children, three sons and two 
daughters. 

Oursubject was the oldest member of his father's 
family, and was i)orn in County Armagii, Ireland, 
Aug. 10, 1839. He came with his parents to this 
country and lived under the parental roof most of 
the time until lie came to Kansas. In the s|)ring 
of 1864 he entered the Union army, enlisting 
at Aledo, Mercer Co, 111., and was enrolled in 
Company F, 140tli Illinois Infantiy. His enlist- 
ment was for the period of 100 days, which he 
afterward extended to sl.x months. At the expira- 
tion of this term of service he returned to Aledo, 
and about a year afterward engaged in the grocery 
Dusiness, in which he continued until Jan. 1869. 
Preempting a claim in Osage County, Kan., he re- 
mained thereon about one year, and was at the 
same time engaged in the lumber business. In 
1870 he came to this count}-, settling on section 22 
in Center Township, where lie has since resided. 

At Atchison, Kan., July 19, 1869, was celebrated 
the marriage of our subject to Miss Sarah E. Allen, 
daughter of O. C. and Johanna (Osborn) Allen. 
The bride's parents were among the early settlers 
of Knox County, 111., whence they removed to this 
county, about the year 1864, and settled in what is 



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now Vermillion Township. They are now residents 
of Marysville. Mrs. Massey was born in Hender- 
son, Knox Co, 111., June 20, 184t). .She is the 
mother of nine daughters — Albertha. Mary 15.. 
Lillie M. and Minnie E. (twins), JuH.m, Jennie, 
Jessie, Josie and an infant unnamed. 

Mr. Massey has held the olfiee of Clerk of ("en- 
ter Township and Township Treasurer, discharging 
the duties of both positions in a very credital)le 
manner. He is an ardent Republican, whose first 
vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln. Both lie and 
his wife are members in high standing of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church. Mr. Massey combines 
the best iraits of the two races from which he de- 
scended, being a man of quick perceptions, active 
wit, firm principles, energetic, reliable, and in all 
respects worthy of the high esteem in which he is 
held. 

?RAXCIS J. KRILEY. The 80-acre farm 
owned by the subject of this sketch is con- 
sidered one of the finest tracts of land in St. 
Bridget Township. Just across the road from the 
homestead lies a quarter section owned by himself 
and his two brotliers, which is mostly devoted to 
pasturage. The first mentioned is embellished with a 
modest, but substantial frame dwelling, one and 
one hall stories in heightVith suitable outbuildings, 
shrubbery and fruit trees, the latter embracing an 
orchard of thirty apple trees which are just begin- 
ning to bear. Not far away is a grove of over 1,500 
forest trees, planted by the hand of the present 
proprietor. The family of our subject includes 
his amiable wife and one son, Francis J., who was 
born June 22, 1889. 

The subject of this sketch was born April 4, 
1853, in Butler County, Pa., and is the son of Fran- 
cis J. Kriley, the latter a native of German}', 
whence he emigrated when a bo}' of twelve years, 
settling in Butler County, Pa., where he spent the 
lemainder of his life. The maiden name of the 
mother was Savinah Bedillion, who was born in 
Pennsylvania. Our subject remained with his par- 
ents until twenty-six years of age and then, in com- 
liaiiy with his brothers, John and Jacob, started for 



Kansas. He entered the emi)loy of the Grand 
Island Railroad Company, with which he remained 
until the 3d of July, 1880. We next find him in 
Central City, Col., near which he went into the 
woods and was employed in getting out timber. 
When reaching that place he had onl3' ^10 in cash, 
and he paid out $3 of this for the first night's 
lodging. He was fairly prospered in his labors, 
making some mone}', and sojourned in that region 
until 1882. Then returning to this county he pur- 
chased a quarter of section 4, in St. Bridget Town- 
ship, upon which he immediately settled and 
remained until the 24th day of December. 1885. 
He boarded with his brother, who lives on section 
4, until the winter of 188G. In the meantime he 
had for a period of eight 3-ears been corresponding 
with one of his childhood friends in Pennsylvania, 
and now reparing to that State was married, ,Ian. 
4, 1887, the bride being Mi.ss Fanny Mangel. The 
young people immediately set out for the West, ar- 
riving in this State, May 6, and commenced house- 
keeping Nov. 21st, following. 

Mrs. Kriley is the daughter of Claude and Mary 
(Gallagher) Mangel. The paternal grand fatliei-, 
Claude Mangel, Sr., emigrated with his lamily 
from France when Claude, Jr., was but a boj-. 
They settled in Pennsylvania where Miss Fanu}' 
was born. The maternal grandfather was Peter 
Gallagher, a native of Ireland, and supposed to 
have been born in County Galwaj'. He was mar- 
ried after coming to the United States to Miss Han- 
nah Scypher, of Pennsylvania, who lived to be 
ninety -two j'ears old, and died in May, 1888. 
Grandfather Mangel was eighty-four years old 
at the time of his death. Mr. Kriley usually votes 
the Democratic ticket, and with his estimable wife 
is a member in good standing of St. Bridget Cath- 
olic Church. 

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NDREW P. KRILEY. Although only 
a resident of this count}'- since 1886, Mr. 
Kriley has made for himself a good record, 
and in company with his brother is en- 
gaged in farming on section 9. He was born in 
liutler County, Pa., Sept. 16, 1855, and is the son 



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of F. J. Kiiley. a native of Germany, and mention 
of whom is made in the slietch of F. J. Krilej', Jr., 
which will be found on another page of this vol- 
nme. He lived with his parents in Pennsylvania, 
until reaching his majority, receiving such educa- 
tional advantnges sis the public schools afforded. 
Later he attended the Normal School for a num- 
ber of sessions, after which he employed himself as 
a teacher three terms in Pennsylvania and one terra 
in Pawnee County, Neb. This is across the line 
from Marshall County, Kan., to which place his 
brother Frank had preceded him. After teaching 
st'vcn months in Nebraska, in the meantime m.aking 
his home over the line in this county, he, in the 
si)ring of 1880. went in companj- with his four 
brothers to Colorado. Mr. Kriley remained in 
Colorado until 1886, but in the meantime his brother 
Frank and himself, purchased the quarter section 
of land upon which they now live. A year or so 
later the two, in company with their brother John, 
purchased another quarter section adjoining, which 
the three operate together, and whieii 3'ields them 
handsome returns. 

On the 1st of Julj', 1884, our subject was 
unik'd in marriage with Miss Laura, daughter of 
Edwin and Annette (Barton) King. The father of 
Mrs. Kriley was the son of Richard King, of Cleve- 
l.and, Ohio. Edwin King sojourned in the Buckeye 
Slate until after Ids marriage, then removed witii 
his family to Iowa, and from there to Kansas. His 
next removal was to Colorado, where he settled 
with his family, including six children, and in that 
St.ite our subject met his future bride. They soon 
returned to this county. 

Mr. Kriley, since returning to this county, has, 
with the assistance of his two brothers, put up the 
house in which he now lives, and which is a neat 
frame structure, one and one half stories in height. 
Under it is a good stone foundation and a cellar. 
The house is similar to that of F. J. Kriley, and 
neither of the boys paid out a dollar to a carpenter, 
or to any other workman, in the erection of the two 
buildings. There are good stables and outhouses, 
.and our subject has about sixteen apple trees, 150 
peach trees, thirt3' mulberry trees and about 700 
forest trees. He has two good wells upon his 
place, which are usually well supplied with water. 



besides having running water in his pastures. The 
eastern line of the farm is enclosed and provided 
mostly with hedge fencing. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kriley are the parents of two 
children, Judd Francis and Bessie. Politically, our 
subject votes with the Democratic party, uiiile 
both he and his wife belong to St. Bridget Catho- 
lic Church. 

1 OSEPH E. UNIONS is the owner and occu- 
pant of a fine farm of 160 acres on section 1 0. 
AVells Township, where he is engaged in 
farming and stock-raising. The estate is 
well improved and under excellent cultivation and 
its owner is carrying on a successful business. Mr. 
Lemons is a native of Crawford County, Wis., and 
was born Oct. 3, 1H4-2. He was a son of Jacob 
and Gertrude (Wells) Lemons, the father a native 
of North Carolina and the mother of New York. 

Jacob Lemons was a soldier in the Black Hawk 
War, and was an express messenger. In a Macki- 
naw boat he rowed on the Mississippi River from 
Prairie du Chien to .St. Peters at the time of the 
Bad Ax fight, lie was one of the first soldiers in 
Prairie du Chien, and took a squad of men into 
the woods on what is now known as the Minnesota 
River, vvhcre they cut timber with which to build 
Old Fort Caranford, at Prairie du Chien. It is 
said that when he went to that place a white man 
would not dare show his face from behind the 
bluffs. He was the father of a large family, as fol- 
lows: Rebecca, wife of Oscar Ward; Jacob; Sus:;n, 
wife of John B. Coyel; Joseph E. ; Theodore; Car- 
oline; Walter; Moses, and David. The latter was 
a soldier in the late Civil War, and <lied of chronic 
diarrhaa. 

Joseph E. Lemons, of whom we write, was reared 
in his native county and Slate, receiving but a 
limited education. He improved such advant.ages 
as he had, however, in the way of schooling and 
reading, and gathered quite a fund of general 
information. In August, 18G1, he enlisted in the 
Live Eagle Regiment (8th Wisconsin Infantry), 
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He iiarticipated in the battles of luka. Fieilericks- 
t.owii. Mo., and otheis, and many skirniislies of 
minor imporlanco. In Octolier. 18G2. lie received 
an honorable discharge, and returned to his native 
State. There he was married in September, 1863, 
to Miss Emma Wells, who bore him three children: 
Stephen J. is still living, and Jane and Orpha are 
deceased. Mr. Leinons was married a second time, 
Nov. 10, 1872, the bride being Miss Fallen Gilbert- 
son. The result of this union has been five chil- 
dren — Lottie, Etta, Burton, Mabel and Walter. 

Mr. Lemons' principal business in life has been 
farming, though he has been able to turn his hand 
to other work, as circumstances indicated was best. 
While in AVisconsin he was for two 3'ears under 
contract to furnish railroad ties to a company. In 
the spring of 1880 he removed to Brown County', 
Kan., where he remained about three years. Dur- 
ing the first 3-ear he had a contract to furnish 
water for the St. .Tose|)h & Western Railroad Com- 
])an_v from St. Joseph to Grand Island. The next 
two years he spent in the grocery business at Hia- 
watha, lu the spring of 1883 he came to this 
county, and settled where he now resides. 

Mr. Lemons gives his political adherence to the 
Republican part}'. He is a member of the Masonic 
fraternitj' at Frankfort, and also of the A. O.^U. W. 
He has served as School Treasurer of District 
No. 45 for several years. As an enterprising and 
progressive citizen, and a man of honor and integ- 
rity. Mr. Lemons is esteemed by the couimunity. 

"^, OIiN B. WEBSTER, late of Blue Rapids 
Township, and who departed this life Oct. 3^ 
1886, was one of the early pioneers, and one 
of the most highly respected residents of 
this count}'. lie was born in Bath Count}', Ky., 
Feb. 22, 1824, and was the son of Samuel and Anne 
(Robbins) Webster. He remained a resident of 
liis native State until some years after his marriage, 
which occurred Oct. 14, 1849, the maiden of his 
choice being Miss Susan, daughter of Thomas and 
Amanda Wells. 

Mr. and Mrs. Webster emigrated from the Blue 



Grass region across the Mississippi in 1864, in or- 
der to establish a new home in Northern Kansas. 
Mr. AVebster took up a tract of land and labored 
upon it early and late in true pioneer style, and 
in due time received his reward in the i)roduce of 
his fertile fields and in being able to gather around 
him all the comforts of life. He was a man who 
made many friends, and by his upright character 
enjoyed in a marked degree the esteem and confi- 
dence of his fellow citizens. He was a kind and 
affectionate husband, and a man whose loss was 
sensibly felt. Politically, he afHIiated with the 
Democratic party. He was quite prominent in local 
affairs, and at one time was the candidate of 
his party for Representative, but was defeated on 
account of the party being in ths' minority in the 
county. 

Mrs. Susan (Wells) Welisler was. like her hus- 
band, a native of Bath County, Ky., and was born 
Jan. 3, 1834. Of her parents a sketch will be 
found on another page in this volume. Her 
mother was a lady of more than ordinary worth, 
and we append the notice of her decease which was 
published in one of the local papers at the time, 
and trhich indicates the estimation in which she 
was held Ijy the people among whom she settled in 
the pioneer days. 

" On the night of May 15, 1886, Mrs. Amanda 
Wells, wife of Thomas and mother of the Hon. J. D. 
Wells, departed this life. In the history of pioneer 
life in Marshall County no woman has left a more 
noble record. No hand wss ever extended to her 
for help that went away empty. A mother to the 
motherless, a friend to the friendless, her house 
was a home to the homeless, and her sympathy 
and kindness as boundless as the sufferings and 
wants of humanity. The memory of those kind 
words and acts every old settler of Marshall 
County will hold sacred through life. .She came 
to Kansas from Kentucky in 1858, and lived on 
the place where she and her husband settled until 
the seventy -seventh year of lier age. The funeral 
services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Campliell 
from the residence." 

Mrs. Webster was reared to womanhood in her 
native county, and received a common-school edu- 
cation, which, however, did not approach that en- 



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joyed bj' the young jieople of the present day. 
Soon after reaching the fifteenth year of her age 
she was married, and lived with her husband in 
Kentucky until coming to the West. She had re- 
ceived careful home training, and was well-fltted 
to enter upon the duties and difficulties of pioneer 
life. She assisted her husband in the building up 
of their home, and since his death has remained at 
the homestead, where she is spending her declining 
years. Her farm embraces 470 acres of choice 
land, embellished with substantial buildings, a 
goodly assortment of live stock, and machinery 
and all other appliances of the modern homestead. 
Mr. and Mrs. "Webster have had no children. 



blRAM L. ROUNDS. Jk., after having trav- 
) eled over a large portion of the United 
_^ States, finally made his way to Northern 
(i^J Kansas, and is now numbered among the 
leading citizens of Blue Rapids Township. He is 
a man who has kept his eyes open to what is going 
on around him in the world, and his career has been 
one of more than ordinar3^ interest. Born in the 
province of Kingston, Lower Canada, Aug. 30. 
1838, he is the son of Hiram L. Rounds, Sr.. who 
was born in Rhode Island, in 1800. The latter 
served in the War of 1812 from its beginning till its 
close, having entered the army when only twelve 
years old. His two brothers also fought in the 
ranks, together with the father. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject was 
Amos Rounds, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, a 
man of great force of character, and who was a gen- 
eral in the Scottish Rebellion. He was captured, 
imprisoned, and sentenced to be beheaded for trea- 
son. He escaped from the third storey of the 
building, with six others, and gaining the seaboard 
embarked on a vessel for America, being put on 
the ship in a hogshead. A reward of £1,500. 
had been offered by the English Government for 
his head. He arrived safely in America, and re- 
mained hiding in the woods for one year prior to 
the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. His fight- 
in" propensities did not leave him notwithstanding 



the stern experience which he had encountered, and 
he cheerfull3' assumed charge of a squad of men at 
Boston, who became famous li}' throwing a cargo 
of tea overboard. 

Grandfather Rounds in due time was appointed 
a Colonel by the American Congress, and served 
until the close of the war, most of the time doing 
dutj- as Acting Brigadier General. He was in 
many engagements, and seventeen bullets were 
lodged in different parts of his body. The old 
hero, however, survived all these vicissitudes, and 
passed away at the rijje age of eighty-four 3-ears. 
Hiram L. Rounds, Sr.. was married in earl^' man- 
hood, to Miss Elinor Conklin, a sister of the late 
well-known Roscoe Conklin, of New York State, 
one of its ablest and most eloquent men, and a 
United States Senator. The father pursued his 
trade of a mason, and there were born to them five 
children, four of whom are living, and of whom 
Iliram L. was next to the youngest. One brother 
served with distinction in the late Civil War. 

The subject of our sketcli attended school in 
Cleveland, Ohio, but at the age of ten j^ears left 
home and went to sea, following the fortune of a 
sailor for about fourteen years. Then resuming 
life on terra firma, he learned carpentering, which 
trade he followed until 1888. Since that time 
he has given his attention to agricultural pursuits. 
While a resident of New York he was married, in 
18G3, to Miss Ellen Harn. Their only child, a son, 
George, is now a promising young man of twenty- 
three j'ears, and makes his home with his father. 

Mr. Rounds, on the 26tli of May, 1883, con- 
tracted a second marriage with Miss Chloe, daughter 
of Francis Bi'uso, a native of Canada, and whose 
parents are deceased. Mrs. Rounds was born in St. 
Luke, Lower Canada, and was the third child in a 
family of seven. When she was seven years old 
her parents removed to New York State, where 
they spent their last days. Mrs. Rounds has been 
a resident of Kansas about eight j'ears. 

After the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Rounds 
enlisted for three months, in the spring of 1861, in 
the 7tli Ohio Infantry. At the first battle of Bull 
Run he was taken prisoner, but soon escaped. At 
the expiration of his first term of enlistment he re- 
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Infantry, and with his comnnlos met the enemy in 
battle at Manassas Gap and Winchester, Va., bo- 
sides mmy other important engagements. At Win- 
chester lie rec^'eivcd a sabre cut on the arm, and a 
ball in his right hip. On acconnt of this he was 
obliged to accept liis honor d)ie discharge. Upon 
leaving the army he went to Michigan, then visited 
Kansas, was thereafter at Chicago. 111., then in 
Ohio, and Birmingham, Ala., remaining in tiie 
latter State nearly live years. He found no coun- 
try finer than Northern Kansas, to which he finally 
returned, and has since been a resident of this 
county. During his emigrations he made one trip 
to California, and spent two j'ears in the Rocky 
Mountains. 

While in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Rountls ofliciated 
as Constable and Detective. The duties of the lat- 
ter position took liim through the States of Mis- 
souri, Arkansas, Texas and Kansas. He has met 
all kinds of people, and seen man3' strange things 
during his journeyings. and has kept his e3"es open 
to what is going on around him. As an ex-soldier 
he belongs to the G. A. R., Post No. 49, of Birm- 
ingham, Ala. lie is in full sympath}' with the 
working men of America, and belongs to the K. of 
L., and the Carpenter's Union. He is conservative 
in politics, and usually votes the straight Republi- 
can ticket. 

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^/ OHN J. McLENNAN. The pioneer firm of 
Summerfield, is composed of J. J. McLen- 
nan and E. J. Smiley, two young men of 
(^g/' excellent habits and good standing. They 
opened up for business the 20th day of November, 
1888, in a private house on the present site of Sum- 
merfield, before the railroad had reached this point, 
and before the town was |)latted, and two months 
prior to the opening of an}' other store in the place. 
The town at this writing, August, 1889, contains 
six general stores, four hardware, one grocery, two 
furniture, one niilliner_y, one feed store, State bank, 
three lumber yards, five restaurants, one hotel, one 
newspaper, two me.atmarkels, one bakeiy. three 
blacksmith shops, three livery- stables, one photo- 



graph gallery, three barber shops, one shoe shop, 
one billiard hall, three places where farm machinery 
is sold, and two grain dealers with scales, cribs, etc. 
The stocks are generally well assorted and well 
housed. The bank occupies a brick buildin;;. Sum- 
merfield is the present terminus of the Kansas City, 
Wyandotte <fe Northwestern Railroad, and is sur- 
rounded by a rich prairie country. Mr. Smiley is 
the son of J. S. Smiley, proprietor of the town site, 
whose sketch may be found in another part of this 
volume. He is a native of Monmouth, III. 

Mr. McLennan is of . Scotch parent.agc and an- 
cestry. His father was Finley McLennan, and his 
mother Isabell McLennan, both members of the well- 
known Scotch family of that name, although not 
immediately related. The parents removed from 
Rosshire, Scotland, to Livingston Countjs N. Y., 
in 1857, and there our subject was born, Nov. 27, 
18G0. When he was seven years of age, his par- 
ents removed to Ontario, Canada, where they still 
reside. There he was reared upon a farm, and re- 
ceived an education which fitted him for almost 
any position, but especially qualified him for the 
jirofession of teacher, which he has since success- 
fully followed in several States. At the age of 
eighteen, he left home and went to Chippewa Falls, 
AVis. There he followed his profession and mas- 
tered both the carpenter and brick-ni.aker's trades. 
He afterward worked at both trades in various 
places in Minnesota and Dakota. In 1883 Mr. Mc- 
Lennan came to Kansas, and settled in this countv, 
where he has followed teaching successfully. He 
has also at times busied himself at his trades in the 
capacity of contractor and builder. 

Mr. McLennan is a single man, of temperate hab- 
its, and of a religious turn of mind, b-^ng a niem- 
l)er of the United Presbyterian Church. While in 
Canada, he was a great student of the history of 
his native country, and when in young manhood 
he returned to the United States, he espoused the 
cause of the Republican party, believing it to be 
the party of progression, and the one that embodied 
the principles of "the greatest good for the great- 
est number." Since coming to Marshall County, 
he has been of great service to that party, being an 
.'utive participant in political affairs. He has i)een 
a member of every County Convention since his 



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arrival in the Slate, and is at present an active 
member of tlie County Central Committee. When 
the village of Summerflekl was organized, be vvns 
elected to the ofl3ce of Justice of the Peace for tlie 
village and township. The latter is strongly Demo- 
cratic, and the election of our subject is eonehisive 
proof of the esteem in which he is held. 

Mr. McLennan has recently been highly compli- 
mented by an uncle whom he has not seen for years. 
The uncle is a very wealthy resident of Victoria, 
British Columbia, and principal stock-holder in a 
large mining company of that place. He has re- 
cently written to his nephew, offering him the posi- 
tion of secretary of the company, at a salary of 
$1,200 a year, and placing a good block of shares 
to his credit. Our subject will visit his uncle this 
fall, though it is doubtful whether he will accept 
the tempting offer made, as his ties are strong in 
Marshall Count}'. Should he conclude to remove, 
he will be followed by the best wishes of all who 
have had business or social relations with him. 

^^^JEORGE W. WALLS, owner and occupant 
if <^ °^ '^ ^"^ ^*'™ ^^ '^^ acres on sections 34 
'^^S and 3,5, Wells Townsliip, has Ijeen a resi- 
dent of tliis county from his b03'hood. He was 
born in Huntingdon County, Pa., March 8, 1849. 
His mother Nanc}' (Smith) Walls, died when he 
was about eighteen months old. His grandfather 
Walls was a soldier in the War of 1812. James 
Walls, the father of our subject removed from 
Pennsylvania to Marion Count}', Iowa, in 1851, 
and in the fall of 1857, came with his family to 
Kansas. He spent about three years in Pottawato- 
mie County, whence he removed to this county. 
He bought 160 acres of land in Clear Fork Town- 
ship, and subsequently purchased additional tracts 
until his present estate amounts to about 700 acres. 
The land upon which James Walls settled, was raw 
prairie, with but a few acres broken, and he iiad 
little means whe;i he arrived. Tliat he has been a 
successful farmer, the amount of his property will 
attest. He is the father of three children, two of 
whom still survive, George W. and James. He is 



a Republican in politics, and has always as a citi- 
zen favored public improvements and measures for 
tiie good of the locality. 

(jeorgc W. Walls, the subject of this notice was 
about eight years of age when his father removed 
to this county. Here he was reared amid the scenes 
of pioneer life, and has watched the development 
of the count}' from its then primitive state to its 
present prosperous state. The 'school-house in 
which he received his early education was built of 
logs, witli puncheon seats and desks, and the edu- 
cational advantages received there, were but limi- 
ted. Like many another man of native intelligence, 
Mr. Walls supplemented his schooling by reading 
and observation, becoming a well-informed mail. 
On Christmas Day, 1874, he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Mary McClure, daughter of N. J. 
and Rebecca McClure, and a native of the Blue 
Grass State. The union has been blessed by the 
birth of three children : Bessie May, born Jan. 3, 
1877, and died Aug. 12, 1879; Irena, born March 
13, 1884: and Ida April 13, 1887. Mr. Walls' 
farm is under excellent cultivation, and supplied 
with all necessary improvements, and ranks among 
the best farms in the township. 

Our subject is a Republican, and heartily sup- 
ports the principles of his party. For six years he 
has served as Treasurer of School District No. 7. 
Mrs. Walls is a member of the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church, of which her husband is also an at- 
tendant. Both take an active interest in the social 
affairs of their locality. As a man of honor and 
uprightness, and an intelligent and public-spirited 
citizen, Mr. Walls is justly esteemed by those who 
know nim. 



^^p^EORGE B. LANDRUM was born Septem- 
|l| (=, ber 9, 1850, in Buchanan County, Mo., two 
^^41 miles northeast of the town of DeKalb. He 
is a son of Edward B. and Priscilla Landrum, both 
of whom were natives of Owen County, Ind., and 
of German descent. The father removed to Mis- 
souri in 1849. The parental family consisted of 
nine children, of whom the eldest, Ephraim, died 



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at the age of seventeen. William H. is engaged in 
agriculture, in Atchison County, Kan. He has 
been twice married; his first wife, Heheeca ISrock. 
died over thirt}' years ago, leaving four children. 
His second wife, P^lizabeth P. Stone, died in Atchi- 
son County, in 1874, leaving two children. Eliza- 
beth A. is the wife of John Graves, a farmer of 
Atchison Count}', and has three children; Joel D. 
resides in Pottawatomie Count}-, Kan.; he has been 
married twice. His first wife, Elizabeth Maj', died 
in Buchanan County, Mo., in 1852, leaving two 
children. His second wife. Mar}' Osborne, is the 
mother of three children. Margaret S. resides in 
Atchison County; she has been twice married. 
Her first husband, John Bohanan, was killed by 
lightning in 1859. Her second husband, Thomas 
F. Cook, is a farmer. By her first husband she 
became the mother of one child, and six children 
have been the result of her second marriage. Ben- 
jamin L. is a carpenter, unmarried, and living in 
Arizona; Ste[)"hen is a jeweler, is unmarried, and 
engaged in business in Netawaka, Jackson Co., Kan.; 
Isaac E. is a foreman in Armour's Packing House, 
in Kansas Citj'. He has been married twice; his 
first wife. INIarj' Cotter, died in 1880, leaving four 
children. His second wife has borne him three 
children. 

When our subject was five years of age, his par- 
ents I'emoved to Atchison County, Kan., where he 
grew to manhood upon his father's farm, receiving 
such education as could be acquired at the com- 
mon schools, and a practical knowledge of agri- 
culture. At the age of twenty-two he began life 
for himself. His present residence was on April 
23, 1876, the scene of a notable event of his life, 
the occasion being his marriage to Sarah E., daugh- 
ter of Charles and Helen (Duvall) Vaughn, who 
were at that time occupants of the place. Mrs. 
Landrum first saw the light in Knox County, 111., 
in 1859. Her paternal grandfather was a native of 
Kentucky, while Fi-ance was the birthplace of her 
maternal grandfather. Her parents removed from 
Illinois to Kansas some years ago, first settling in 
Pottawatomie County. Thence after two 3'ears' 
residence, thcj' removed to this county, settling in 
the northeast quarter of section 6, Vermillion Town- 
ship. There our subject is now operating eighty 



acres of well-cultivated and productive land, in 
general farming. His modest, but pleasant home, 
is presided over by a bright intelligent woman, and 
two interesting children. Claude G., and Charles H., 
brighten the fireside. 

Mr. Landrum is progressive, enterprising, indus- 
trious and intelligent. He is a member of Westmoor- 
land Lodge No. 57, A. F. & A. M.,in Pottawatomie 
County. He and his wife are worthy members of 
the Christian Church. 



ODFREY LODHOLZ. All over the West, 
as in all other parts of the L'nited States, 
the enterprising German citizen is to be 
found pushing his waj' ahead, and almost uni- 
formly industrious, reliable and well-to-do. The 
subject of this sketch is a true son of the Father- 
land, having inherited the best traits of his sub- 
stantial German ancestr}', and was one of those 
characters most needed during the earlj' settlement 
of this county, to which he came over thirty years 
ago, and located upon the land which he now owns 
and occupies. He has one of the finest farms in 
Eichland Township, 320 acres in extent, and located 
on section 26. He preempted half of this from the 
Government while it lay as the Indians had left it, a 
wild uncultivated tract, which had been subjected 
to no improvements whatever. The task before 
him was very great, but he at once set about it, 
and after a series of j'ears, could look around with 
a feeling of satisfaction at the result of his labors. 
Mr. Lodholz is one of the oldest settlers of Rich- 
land Township, and is considered one of its leading- 
men. He has wisely retired from the more arduous 
labors of life, and aside from the care of his live- 
stock, takes life easily. Man}' and great have been 
the changes he has witnessed since coming to North- 
ern Kansas, and he may i-easonably feel that he h.as 
borne no unimportant part in the elevation of 
Marshall County, to its present position. He has 
paid into its treasury a handsome sum of money 
upon his taxable property, while his example of 
thrift and industry has proved a stimulus to many 



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a man about him. and thus results have been pro- 
duced, Bhich are far reaching and beneficial to the 
entire community. 

Our subject was born in the Province of AVurt- 
emberg, Germany, July 10, 1830. He lived there 
until a youth of seventeen years, acquiring a good 
education in the common school, and being trained 
to those habits of industry and economy, which 
have followed him all through lifd. He was a 
youth, thoughtful and ambitious beyond his years, 
and not being satisfied with his surroundings or 
prospects in the Fatherland, set out alone in 1847. 
for America. His first stopping place was in Spring- 
field, Mass., where he became an employe in a 
manufacturing establishment, and remained three 
years. After spending one winter in Albany, N. Y., 
he returned to New England, find lived in Connec- 
ticnt,frora 1851 until 1858, working at the trade 
of a locksmith, which he learned in that Stale. 
In Connecticut he was married, Dec. 14, 1854, to 
Miss Christina Seitz. In 1858 they started for the 
Southwest, going by rail to St. Louis, Mo., and 
thence by boat to Atchison, this State, where they 
arrived about the 1st of April. At this point Mr. 
Lodholz purchased a team and drove through to 
this county, camping and cooking by the wayside. 
There were very few people in this region, and 
Atchison was the nearest trading point, but to this 
he went only once or twice a year, as it had to be 
performed with an ox-team, and consequently was 
a long journey, occupying ten days or two weeks. 
At the little hamlet of Marysville he could obtain 
some, but not all of his supplies. 

The first business of our subject upon locating 
his land, was to provide a shelter for his family. 
He then put in his first season's crops, began mak- 
ing fences and planting trees, and erecting the 
buildings most needed. He met with loss in 1861, 
his dwelling being destroyed by fire, but he rebuilt 
six miles northeast of the city of Beattie, and has 
now a fine residence, a view of which is a feature 
of added interest to our Album. As one of the 
first settlers, and a man of more than ordinary in- 
telligence, he was appointed to some of the first 
offices, and has served as Township Treasurer, As- 
sessor, Justice of the Peace, and School District 
Clerk. He assisted in organizing district No. 19. 



and was its first Clerk. Ho believes in compulsory 
education, and is in favor of everything to build 
up the county, and elevate societj'. Upon becom- 
ing a voting citizen, he identified liimself with the 
Democratic p.nrt}', and in his religious views, coin- 
cides with the doctrines of the Protestant Church. 

Five children came to bless the union of our sub- 
ject and his estimable wife, the eldest of whom, a 
daughter, Mary, remains at home with her parents; 
Anna is the wife of Gustave Segenhagen, and they 
live in Marshall County, Kan.; Christina married 
William H. Seiti, of Richland Township, this county ; 
Rosa married Peter Gurtler, of Guittard Township ; 
Sophia is unmarried, and remains at home with her 
[larents. Jlrs. Lodholz was born in Germany, in 
1827, and emigrated to America alone, in 1854, 
settling in Connecticut, where she met her future 
husband. 

.Joseph F. Lodholz, the father of our subject, 
was born in Germany, and spent his entire life upon 
his native soil. He married Miss Anna M. Schill, 
who after his decease, came to America in 1854, 
.and settled in Connecticut. She joined her son in 
this county, and died in this township in 1861. 



Tr^EV. JOHN A. HURLEY, pastor of St. 

■L^ Bridget Roman Catholic Church, of Murray 
(i}.^\ Township, and the Church of St. Michael, 
\^\at Axtell, is of hish parentage. His father, 
John Hurlej-, was a native of Cork. While j'et a 
young man, in 1856, be determined to try his for- 
tune in the United States, and immediately after 
his arrival located in Leavenworth. Kan., where he 
died in 1882. He was a faithful member of the 
Catholic (Church. 

Our subject was l)orn in Leavenworth in 1858. 
He was reared in his n.ative city, and there re- 
ceived his preparator}' education. Before coming 
of age he entered the St. Francis Catholic School 
of Milwaukee, Wi?., and after graduating for the 
priesthood, returned to Leavenworth, where he was 
ordained in 1883, Bishop Fink officiating. The 
young priest w.as immediately assigned to a pastor- 
.ate at Ft. Leavenworth, and at the St.ate Prison at 



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Kansas (the latter situated throe miles south of 
Leavenworth), which he held until 1884. At that 
time he came to St. Bridget Township, entering 
upon the pastorates which he now holds. He has 
in each church about seventy families. 

Father Hurley has given considerable attention 
to the history of the Roman Catholic Church of 
St. Bridget Township, Marshall Co., Kan., which 
is one of the oldest religious institutions in 
this part of the State. He furnishes the fol- 
lowing facts, which will be interesting to mem- 
bers of the church: In the year 1858, this section 
of the county being new and sparsely settled, 
Father Fitzgerald, now deceased, came to this 
place. B}' the help of a few of the oldest settlers 
he organized a church with a charter membership 
of seven, and built an unassuming frame structure 
in which to hold meetings. After some years 
Father Fitzgerald was succeeded by Rev. Father Suit- 
bert, who was rector four years. In 1873 the lat- 
ter erected a large and substantial stone church, 
with a seating capacity of over 400, to which has 
since l)een added a vestry. Father Suitbert was 
succeeded by Father Timothj', who during his 
ministry erected a commodious and well-con 
strncted parsonage. A few ^-ears later. Father 
Williams, now deceased, took charge of the church, 
and upon his withdrawal, our subject took the pas- 
torate. 

Father Hurley is a man of brilliant mind and 
kindl}' manners, and is very popular, not only 
with his charge, but with the people in general. 

In connection with the biographical sketch of our 
subject, we present elsewhere in this volume a fine 
engraving of the church, with whose interests 
Father Hurley is identified. 



! BENEZEK MILLS is one of the old settlers 
1^ of this county, to which he came in 1856. 
He is also a prominent business man of Bar- 
rett Station, where he is engaged in mercantile 
business, his stock consisting principally of grocer- 
ies. He was born near Belmont, Ohio, Oct. l.">, 
1H30, and is the son of John and Frances (Mitcliel- 



tree) Mills. His paternal ancestry were English 
and Irish, and his father a native of New Hamp- 
shire. His mother was born in Ohio. His father 
belonged to the Democratic party, and was a mem- 
ber of the Presbyterian Church. The paternal 
family consisted of six children, named respect- 
ively: .lohn, Samuel, Khcnezer, Elizabeth, Mary 
and Jane. 

Our subject was reared upon a farm, and w.as the 
recipient of such educational advantages as weie 
afforded by the common schools. In addition to a 
thorough knowledge of agricultural pursuits, which 
he learned upon his father's farm, he became thor- 
oughly acquainted with the carpenter's trade. On 
June 30, 1853, he celebrated his marriage to Caro- 
line, daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth (Taylor) 
Barcus. His wife is r.n estimal)le lady, and a na- 
tive, like himself, of the Buckeye .State. In 1856 
our subject removed to this county, settling on a 
quarter section of land, one-half mile southwest of 
Barrett Station, on which he remained until 1877. 
He was the first carpenter in this part of the 
county, and helped in the building of Barrett's 
mill, the first edifice of the kind in Northeastern 
Kansas. Animated by the spirit which led so 
many thousands to leave home and friends in their 
country's service, Mr. Mills enlisted on Sept. 1, 
1862, as a member of C(.mpany G, 13th Kansas 
Infantry. He took part in engagements at Pi-airie 
Grove and Cain Hill, Ark., against the forces of 
Price and Quantrell, and did frontier duty in In- 
dian Territory. He proved himself an excellent 
soldier, and when mustered out, on June 26, 1865 
well merited the honorable discharge he received. 
Cold and exposure during his service so injured 
the optic nerve as to leave him almost blind. Af- 
ter his return from the army, our subject entered 
upon his former occupations, and continued a resi- 
dent of his farm until 1877, when he removed to 
Barrett. In the fall of 1884 he went into his pres- 
ent business, building up a good trade, in which he 
has since that time been continuously engaged. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Mills nine children have been 
born, the first two of whom died in infancy. His 
daughter Lottie is the wife of Robert Tudor, a 
stock dealer living in Frankfort; she is the mother 
of three surviving children. Alice is the wife of 



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Allen Faircbikl, a farmer living half a mile easl of 
Barrett Station, in Wells Township; she is the 
mother of one child. Martha is the wife of Simon 
Massey, a blaclcsmith in Barrett, and has two chil- 
dren. James, Margaret, William and Joel are un- 
married and reside at home. 

Mrs. Mills is a consistent and worthy mcmlier of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Mills is a 
Republican in politics; he is a member of Hender- 
son Post, No. 53, G. A. R. In his prime he was 
possessed of rugged strength, and now shows little 
of declining energy, the lack of sight being the 
only noticeable pliysical weakness. He is a man of 
intelligence and an abundant supply of good com- 
mon sense, and is a thoroughh- respected citizen. 



LI^ILLIAM D. WARNICA, whose home is 
il on section 14, Wells Township, is one of 
^}f^ the earliest settlers of that locality, to 
which he came in 1869. He was born in the town 
of Barry, Canada, Dec. 19, 1848, and was a son of 
Joseph and Melvina (Denure) Warnica. The 
father was of German descent and the mother a 
native of New York State. 

Joseph Warnica removed from Canada to Kent 
County, JNIich., when our subject was about eight 
years of age. He settled six miles south of Grand 
Rapids. In the year 1 861 he enlisted in the I'nion 
Arm}', and his family last heard of him in 1866. 
He had been mustered out of the service and was 
on his wa}' home. All trace of him was lost at 
Columbus, Ohio, and it is supposed he was there 
murdered for his money. His widow continued to 
reside in the State of Michigan until she sold her 
home and followed her son to this county. Her 
death took place in Wells Township, Oct. 1 1, 1876. 
She was a member of the Christian Churcli. Siie 
was the mother of ten children, seven of whom are 
now living: Peter is in Texas; Joseph G. is in 
Oklahoma, I. T.; Melvina, wife of O. Crandall, is 
in Colorado; William 1). and George A. are in 
Jlissouri; Calvin is in Wells Township, this county; 
and James H. is in Morris County, this State. 

The gentleman of whom we write was reared to 



man's estate in Michigan, whence he came to 
Marshall County, as before stated. He filed a 
claim on a homestead of eight>- acres, which he re- 
claimed from its primitive condition into a well- 
improved farm. He subsequently purchased forty 
acres, and by dint of iiis energy and econorav has 
Ijlaced himself on a firm financial basis. Wolves, 
<leer and other •' varmint" were plentiful when he 
came, and he has experienced the usual hardships 
and privations of pioneer life. 

September 3, 1873, Mr. Warnica celebrated his 
marriage to Anna Osborn. She was born in Illi- 
nois, and was a daughter of Robert and Betsey 
Osborn. Her parents were early settlers of this 
county, and now reside in Frankfort. Mr. and 
Mrs. Warnica arc the happy parents of four chil- 
dren — Victor L., Alphonso, Bessie and Robert. 

Mr. Warnica casts his vote with the Republican 
party. Though his educational advantages in 
j'outh were rather limited, and lie is practically 
self-educated, he is much interested in the schools, 
and is serving as Director of District No. 109. 
An upright and moral man, and a public-spirited 
citizen, Mr. Warnica merits and receives tl.c re- 
spect of his fellow citizens. 



I I^ILLIAM CASSIDY. The successfu 
\/iJ/l ^" '^ community is always an object ol 
W¥/ or less interest, and if his course has 



ILLIAM CASSIDY. The successful man 

of more 
has been 

marked by honesty and uprightness, he secures for 
himself that genuine deference and respect which 
is of more value than wealth. Mr. Cassidj' during 
the period of nineteen 3'ears, at which time he com- 
menced with modest means, has accumulated a fine 
propert3^ embracing a well-cultivated farm of 423 
acres, with the residence on section 9. He bears 
the reputation of having been a most useful mem- 
ber of the community — one wlio has given his in- 
fluence in favor of the establishment of schools and 
churches, and all the enterprises calculated to ad- 
vance the people, sociall}', morally and financially. 
He has been a School Director in his district since 
first comiug to Rock Township, in 1870. He has 
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a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church, to 
wliicii he tenders a liberal sui)i)ort. Politically, lie 
is a leading Republican. 

The Cassid}' family oiiginated in Ireland, and 
during the last century has boon localod mostly 
ill the northern part of Erin, where William Cas- 
sidy. .Sr., the father of our subject, was born. His 
paternal grandfather, John Cassidy,a native of the 
same region, was a substantial farmer, and a mem- 
ber of the Old-School Presbyterian Church. Will- 
iam, Sr., owned a farm in iiis native county, where 
he lived until 1830, then, emigrating to America, 
located in the vicinity, of Pittsburg, Pa., and was 
employed in the iron furnaces, and in the manufac- 
ture of charcoal. After a time he purchased fifty- 
eight acres of land in Butler County, upon which 
he operated in 1860, when he changed his re^iidence 
to Allegheny, where lie now (1889) lives at the 
age of seventy-three years. He is a Republican, 
politicallv. and a memlier of tho Preslt^terian 
Church. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was Elizabeth Reid. She was the daughter of Will- 
iam IJeid, and like him was liorn in Scotland, 
and was reared upon a farm in the Lowlands. 
Grandfather Reid finally removed to Ireland, where 
he piircliased land, and carried on farming until his 
death. He likewise was a member of the Presbyte- 
rian Church. His daughter Elizabeth was educa- 
ted in Ireland, and died in Pennsylvania at tho age 
of sevent}- years. Of her union with William Cns- 
sid3', Sr., there were born seven children, the eldest 
of whom, a son. John A., is a resident of Pittsburg, 
P.'i. William, our subject, was the second born; 
David lives in Pittsburg; Margaret is deceased; 
Eliza J., Mrs. Reid, is living in Australia; Leah 
and Samuel are deceased. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Allegheny 
City. Pa.. P\b. 17, 1845. He lived there until ar- 
riving at the age of m.aturity. receiving his educa- 
tion in the common schools. In the meantime he 
learned the tanner's trade, and remained a member 
of the parental household until reaching the tvventy- 
..nird year of his age, then operated a fruit and 
vegetable farm until 1870. Deciiling to seek his 
foituncs in the West, in the spring of that year he 
came to Atchison by rail, and in due time emigra- 



ting to this county, purchased eighty' acres of rail- 
road land at $6.50 per acre. He commenced the 
improvement of his property with a breaking team 
of oxen, and was successful from the start. He 
gradually added to his real estate 240 acres on sec- 
tion 8, 100 acres on section 7, and three acres on 
section 6. From his little capital of *400 he has 
built up a goodly est.ate, and furnished an example 
of prudence and good management most worthy of 
emulation. 

The first purchase of land by Mr. Cassidy in this 
county, was without any improvements whatever. 
He has expended a large amount of time and 
moneys in the erection of buildings — a house and 
barn, together with the other necessary structures 
— land has accumulated the machinery requisite for 
the most profitable cultivation of the soil. He has 
a geared windmill, which he utilizes as required 
about the premises. He has set out forest and fruit 
trees, grape vines included, and has a milkhouse 
provided with all the conveniences for dauying. 
His live-stock embraces ninetj'-three head of graded 
Short-horn cattle, a goodly number of Pol.and- 
China and TerseyRed swine (three cars of which he 
ships annually), and graded Norman and Clydes- 
dale horses, three teams of which he uses in his 
farm operations. 

Mr. Cassidy was married, Dec. 27 1869, in Har- 
risburg, Pa., to Miss Anna J. Stevenson, who was 
born near PluLideiphia, Pa., July- 22, 1849. Mrs. 
Cassidy is the daughter of Alexander Stevenson, 
who with his father, Joseph Stevenson, was born in 
Scotland, where the latter occupied himself as a 
manufacturer and bleacher of linen, and where he 
spent his entire life. Alexander emigrated to 
America when a young man, and locating in Phila- 
delphia engaged in the dry-gocds trade, wholesale 
and retail, at which he continued until his death, 
in 1857. at the age of thirty-two years. In religion 
he was a seceder. 

The mother of Mrs. Cassidy. whose maiden name 
was Mary Russell, was a native of Scotland, and 
the daughter of Samuel Russell, who was in the 
employ of the Government until emigrating to 
America. Here he engaged in farming near the 
city of Philadelphia xuitil his death. Mrs. Mary 
Cassidy departed this life near the Quaker City, in 



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1863. There were only two children in the familj' 
— Samuel R.. a resident of Atchison, and engaged 
in the furniture business; and Anna .L The wife 
of our subject was reared on her grandfather's farm 
near Philadelphia, receiving good s-chool advan- 
tages, and remaining lliere until her marriage. She 
is now the mother of seven children, viz.: Samuel 
S., Sarah K., Mary J., Walter B., Willie R., David 
A., and Margaret M. They are still at home with 
their parents, and comprise a bright and interesting 
group, of which the parents may well he proud. 
A fine engraving of tlieir pleasant home and sur- 
roundings appears on another page of the Album. 



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ellARLES B. WILSON. The agricultural 
interests of Marysville are well represented 
' by the above-named gentleman, who is a 
large stock-raiser, and a member of the firm of Jo 
seph Wilson & Son. These gentlemen own a large 
farm of 900 acres near this place, and with a 
great de.al of pride and pleasure exhibit to the vis- 
itor some of the finest cattle and horses to be seen 
within the country around. Their stock, which is 
registered, embraces a number of full-blooded 
Short-horn cattle, and two Imperial Perclieron 
stallions, also an Imperial mare, "Flora." In addi- 
tion they have fifty head of high-bred marcs, and 
also a large number of .young stock, all finely bred. 
The stock farm of Wilson & Son is considered 
one of the finest in the county, feeding on an aver- 
age about 400 cattle every year. 

The buildings, yards and fences on the farm of 
our subject are all in fine order, and everything 
in connection with the estate shows the busi- 
ness-like management of the firm. It is really 
a treat to the stranger to view the handsome horses, 
sleek and well-fed cattle, which range at will over 
its ample pastures. A visit to Marysville is incom- 
plete without viewing these noble animals. 

Mr. Wilson is also the senior member of the firm 
of Wilson ife Shepard, livery men of Marysville, 
who handle all classe.s of live-stock, horses, cattle 
and hogs, and also deal in grain. Mr. Wilson, how- 
ever, makes his home upon the farm. Charles B. 



Wilson was born in Boston, Jan. 15, 1854, where 
the first seven years of his life were passed. His 
next residence was at Maiden, five miles from Bos- 
ton. Later he made his home in Maine, and 
finished his education at Brunswick, that State, pre- 
paratory to entering Bowdoin College. However, 
after passing his examination he took the Western 
fever, and spent the next year in Indiana. His life 
now was mainly out of doors, most of the time be- 
ing spent in hunting, in company with his father. 
(For sketch of his father see that of Joseph Wil- 
son, on another page in this Album. ) 

May 20, 1873, Mr. Joseph Wilson arrived in 
Marj'sville, and purchased a farm, which was con- 
sidered improved for that time, and here he and 
his son established the Blue Valley Stock B^arm, 
above described. Mr. C. B. Wilson married Miss 
Hattie Montgomery, a sister of Mrs. M. S. Shepard, 
Jan. 19, 1876. Miss Montgomery's native place 
was Hanover, 111. Mr. Wilson is a member of the 
Masonic order, Past Master of the Marysville 
Lodge, Past High Priest of Marysville Chapter, 
and is also a member of the Hiawatha Commandery. 
It ma^' be of interest to note that Mr. Wilson is one 
of the few 32d degree Masons in this vicinity. In 
politics he is a Republican, using his influence to 
augment the best interests of the party, but is not 
in any sense of the word an office seeker. He pos- 
sesses groat executive ability, is highly respected, 
and considered one of the most prominent men of 
the city and county. 

NDREW SHEARER. Among the straight 
advocates of the Union Labor movement 
lii there are few having more sound, practical 
ideas than Mr. Shearer, who is a well-in- 
formed man of more than ordinary abilit}', accept- 
ing life as it is and striving to make the best of it. 
He is of substantial Scotch ancestry, from '• away 
back," and was himself born in the Land of the 
Thistle, which he left, however, when a young man 
and has become full}- identified with American in- 
stitutions. He is an old time resident of Rock 
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has 200 acres of valuable land. He occupies a 
higb position in l)oth social and business circles, 
and is looked upon as a representative citizen who 
has contributed his full quota in advanciiig the 
interests of his adopted eouuly. 

The childhood lioine of our suliject was in Lan- 
arkshire, near the city of Glasgow, wliere he was 
born March 10, 1850. He was reared upon a farm, 
receiving good school advantages, and when six- 
teen years old began an apprenticeship at the car- 
penter's trade, which he followed four years. Then 
in October, 1870, he set sail for America, with his 
father, on the steamer '-Columbia," of the Anchor 
Line which, two weeks later, landed them safely in 
New York City. Thence they proceeded to Can- 
ada, but not liking the outlook in that region, three 
weeks later returned to the States and set out on 
their journey' to Northern Kansas. 

The father of our subject secured a tract of land 
in the vicinitj' of Frankfort, this count}', and An- 
drew assisted in its cultivation and iiBprovement 
until reaching his majorit}'. He then homesteaded 
eighty acres of land in Rock Townsiiip, section 1 0, 
which he occupied five years, then sold and pur- 
chased 160 acres of raw land on section 22. Tliis 
he improved and occupied until 1883, then traded 
it for his present farm, upon which he has effected 
fine improvements, has fenced the land and brought 
it to a good state of cultivation. There is an 
abundance of native timber and the soil is highly 
productive. It lies on both siiles of Vermillion 
Creek and is seven miles from market. Mr. Shearer 
makes a specialty of live stock, to which he feeds 
the most of his grain, having high-grade Norman 
and Hambletonian horses, Poland-China swine and 
Short-horn cattle. He uses two teams in his farm 
operations, and realizes handsome returns. He is 
prominent among the agriculturists of this section 
and has officiated as a Director in the Vermillion 
Valley Farmers Association Fair, and is frequently- 
one of the judges in the awarding of premiums. 

In 1880 Mr. Shearer was united iu marriage with 
Miss Mary B. Walker, the ceremony being jiei- 
formed at the bride's home in Rock Township. 
This lady is the daughter of an old and well-known 
resident. Isaac Walker, a sketch of whom will be 
found elsewhere in this volume. Four children 



have been born of this union, viz: George W., David 
W., Herbert W., and Winnifred W. Mr. Shearer has 
frequently served .as a delegate to the county con- 
vention? of his party and attended the National 
Convention at Cincinnati, Ohio, in February, 1887, 
when the party was formally organized. He has 
been a .School Director in his district for many 
years, and served as Commissioner of Highways 
and Township Clerk and Treasurer, each one year. 
He was formerly a member of the Grange and of 
several temperance organizations, and the Knights 
of Labor. He was member of the Greenback 
party, and cast his first Presidential vote for 
Horace Greeley. He was at one time a member of 
the Central Committee of the Union Labor party 
and stumped the county at two different times. It 
is his opinion that farming in Northern Kansas is 
not very profitable at the present time, most of the 
farmers laboring under a mortgage caused by an 
arbitrary shrinkage of values and excessive inter- 
est, a high rate of transportation and the big salary 
paid to officials. 

The father of our subject was James Shearer, 
likewise a native of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and 
born in 1810. The paternal grandfather was 
Archibald Shearer, an honest yeoman of the same 
place who there spent his entire life. The maternal 
great-grandfather of our subject was forced into 
theBritish service during the American Revolution- 
ary war, and died of dysentery while on ship cross- 
ing the ocean. James Shearer prosecuted farming 
in Scotland until emigrating to America in 1870. 
Soon after landing he set out for Northern Kansas 
and homesteaded eighty acres of land in Rock 
Township, this county. He was prospered in his 
labors as a tiller of the soil and is now the owner 
of 400 acres of land which is valuable and well 
improved. In religious views he leans to the 
Presbyterian faith in which he was trained, but 
occasionallv attends the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. 

The subject of this sketch has left the religion 
of his youth and is a pronounced freethinker on 
religion. 

Mrs. Mary (Marshall) Shearer, the mother of 
our subject, was born in Linlithgowshire, Scotland, 
and was the daughter of James Marshall, a native 



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of the same place and a blacksmith by trade, which 
he followed there ail his life, operating as a master 
mechanic. Mrs. Shearer is now seventy-four years 
old, and the father of our subject seventy-nine. 
They are the parents of nine children of whom 
Agnes and Archibald are deceased. James is a 
resident of Rock Township. Andrew, onr subject, 
was the fourth child; George, who was a farmer in 
Rock Township, died Sept. 19, 1889; Annie, (Mrs. 
Douglas) is also a resident of this township; John 
is a resident of Wells Township; Thomas died in 
infancy ; Mary, (Mrs. Boggs) lives in Gnittard 
Township. 



?RANK W. HUTCHINSON, sou of Perry 
Hutchinson, of Marysville, whose sketch 
appears on another page in this work, was 
born in Palo, Linn Co., Iowa, Aug. 2, 1857. When 
two years of age his father removed toMarj'sville, 
where our subject attended school until the age of 
sixteen. He then entered the Higliland (Kansas) 
School, from there went to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 
where he graduated from Eastman's Business Col- 
lege. Returning to Marysville. he kept his father's 
books, and managed his lumber yard until twent3'- 
one years old. About that time he had three cars 
run over him, the injuries laying him up for some 
time; and also while at Marysville, a horse that he 
was riding, reared and fell backward, and so severe 
were the injuries thereby occasioned, that our sub- 
ject was in a state of unconsciousness for seven 
weeks, and only regained liis strength verj- slowly. 
In the spring of 1879 our subject came to Beattie, 
and established a grocery store, by the burning of 
which, two months later, he lost ever}' dollar he 
had. But undeterred by disaster he again started 
in business, soon building up a good trade, and has 
since been blessed by continued prosperity, now 
having the leading grocery store in the town. 
March 4. 1889, he received his commission as Post- 
master, and took possession March 9. He has also 
been to some extent engaged in buying and ship- 
ping grain. Mr. Hutchinson is a man of abilit}- 
and sterling character, well liked by his fellow- 



townsmen and one who has made for himself a 
position and record of which any young man may 
be proud. 

Our subject was married Feb. 2, 1878, to Miss 
Dorcas Carson', of Marysville, who died Nov. 20, 
1883. Dec. 2, 1884, he took for his second wife 
Miss Emma Brumbaugh, of Peoria, 111. Miss 
Brumbaugh was born at Valparaiso. Ind., in 1864, 
the family afterward removing to Peoria, where she 
lived until 1881, and then came to Kansas. Mr. 
Hutchinson votes with the Republican party, but 
has never been an office-seeker, the position which 
he holds coming to him through the good will of 
his townsmen, and their feeling that by him the 
public would be well served. 

On another page of the Album will be found a 
lithographic engraving of the pleasant home of 
Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson, where they welcome and 
hospitably entertain their man}' friends. 



¥-^ '■f.ILLIAM MEINECKE. Among those who 
have suffered the hardships and discour- 
agements of pioneer life, endured with pa- 
tience the many trials and discomforts incident to' 
the development of a home on the frontier, and 
enjoyed the successful outcome of labor in a pleas- 
ant home and fine farm, we mention the name of 
William Meinecke, and herewith place on record a 
few important facts concerning his busy and pros- 
perous life. 

He of whom we write was born of thrifty Ger- 
man parentage, near Bremen, in the Province of 
Hanover, Germany, and the date of his birth was 
Nov. 16, 1847. He is thus now in the prime of an 
honorable and useful career, and surrounded by a 
happy family and pleasant friends, is in an enviable 
position, and seems to have everything essential to 
life's happiness. His father was the first German 
settler in his community, and his son is accorded 
the respect due a pioneer who has battled success- 
fullv with the uncultivated soil, and has caused the 
"wilderness to blossom as a rose." 

The residence of our subject and his estimable 
wife is represented elsewhere in the Album by 




RES.& BusiWESS Property of F.W.Hutchinson,Be:attie. Kan. 




Res. of W-W Meiwecke, Sec.36.Herkemer Tp 



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499 



a fine view, and is a fine, commodious one, at- 
tracting the attention and admiration of the passer- 
b}', who invariably pauses to view tlie beautiful 
surroundings and remark upon the air of taste, 
culture, and prosperity visible everywhere on the 
farm. The house stands back a short distance from 
the road, with which it is connected by a long, in- 
viting drivewa3% lined on either side by forest trees, 
whose lofty branches droop over the secluded path, 
and wave and rustle in the summer breeze, or bend 
with the weight of the winter snow and ice. Imag- 
ining ourselves to pass along the drive-way and 
beneath the shade of tiie trees, we come first to the 
residence, neatly painted and attractive without, and 
within furnished with every evidence of taste and 
comfort; thence we proceed back to tlie barn, also 
commodious, and kept in excellent repair, and well 
stored in the winter with grain ; standing there, we 
see near us a windmill, which supplies the farm 
with a never-failing abundance of water, and turn- 
ing in another direction, we notice a large stone 
building, used as a milk and fruit house. Around 
us are green meadows and pastures, iu which stock 
are grazing, for Mr. Meineckeis interested in stock, 
and has some good grades on his farm. As we no- 
tice all this, we are compelled to pause and admire 
the master hand which has devised all these com- 
forts, and examine the principal elements in the 
character of the owner, who now lives in the pleas- 
ant consciousness that he has his farm all paid for, 
and owes no man. 

Glancing more closely at the personal histor}- of 
Mr. Meinecke, and at the record of his ancestr3-. 
we find that his father and step- mother, Henry and 
Minnie (Shotte) Meinecke, came to the United 
States wlien their son, our subject, was six j'cars 
of age, and located in Cook Countj', 111., where 
the}' lived on rented land until 1861, a period of 
nine years. Not feeling entirely satisfied with tlie 
prospects for the future there, and Kansas being 
then tiie El Dorado of thousands of people, they 
joined the ranks of emigrants, and once more seek- 
ing a new home, located in Marshall County, this 
State. Their journey to Kansas had been made b}' 
rail to St. Joseph. Mo., where the father bought a 
joke of oxen .and a wagon, and proceeded thus to 
his frontier home. He sui)ported his family the 



first winter of his residence in the county by haul- 
ing corn from Brownsville to Rock Countj', a dis- 
tance of at least 100 miles. The only pay he 
received was the profit on the corn, a mere pit- 
tance, but it kept hunger from the door until 
something better was offered to them. 

Henrj- Meinecke first preempted a claim on 
some land, which upon coming into market was 
bought by a speculator. Then he took another 
homestead of 160 acres. At the home thus es- 
tablished, and improved by his hard labor and 
unremitting, persevering toil, the father passed to 
rest in April. 1864. A few years after this event 
the stepmother married Henry Frederick, and is 
now a resident of this township. Henry Meinecke 
had been during his lifetime an active member of 
the Lutheran Church, of which his ancestors were 
also members, and in which his family was reared. 

The early years of our subject were spent upon 
the home farm, in the midst of the hardships of 
pioneer existence, and there he grew to a hardy, 
robust manhood. He experienced dangers and ex- 
ercised self-denials, in common with all other resi- 
dents of the county. On one occasion there was a 
general failure of crops, a statement which can be 
realized in all its horrors onlj' by those who have 
suffered its realities, .and our subject was sent to 
Marysville to procure provisions. When he arrived 
in that city he had $5, received from the sale of 
a load of hay, but could not find a sack of flour or 
meal in the whole vill.age. Yet he endured these 
struggles with .all the courage and hope natural to 
j'outh, and after the death of his father worked 
by the month until he h.id saved enough monej' 
to start out for himself and "'paddle his own canoe." 
He first took up a claim of eighty acres, later sold 
it, and finallj^ became possessed of his fine farm of 
126 acres, for which he paid $1,200, and 103 acres 
which he bought of the railroad for $6.25 per acre. 
Besides having paid for this, he has bought good 
grades of stock, and has been enabled to lay aside 
a neat surplus. 

The wife of Mr. Meinecke was. like himself, a 
native of Germany, having been born near Berlin. 
Her i.-aiden name was Augusta 8taufs, and when a 
mere child she came to America with her parents. 
Gust.ave and Minnie (Angle) St.auss, who still live 



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in Marysville. She was reared to domestic ways, 
and taught to provide for the comfort and happi- 
ness of the household, so that she was well fitted 
to make a thoughtful, industrious, housekeeper. 
Mr. and Mrs. Meinecke were united in marriage 
Dec. 14, 1875, and since their union have resided 
on their present farm, which they have improved 
to its fine condition. They are the parents. of 
eight children, five living: Minnie, born Sept. 28, 
1876; Rosa, July 31, 1878; AVillie, Dec. 8, 1880; 
Henry, born Jan. 2, 1882, died in infancy; Charley, 
born May 27, 1883; Henrietta, April 10, 1885; 
Mary, May 31, 1887; and Frank, born April 10, 
1889, deceased. 

Both reared in the Lutheran Church, our subject 
and his wife remain faithful to the training of their 
childhood, and are among the active and earnest 
workers in their home church. He is one of the 
Building Committee, and has been largely instru- 
mental, both by financial aid, encouraging words 
and timely action, in the erection of the new 
church edifice in Herkimer Township. Politically, 
he is an ardent supporter of the principles of the 
Republican party. 



GEORGE B. STOCKS, a well-known citizen 
, of the county, has been a resident of Kans.as 
for a period of seventeen years, having his 
home in Blue Rapids the entire time. He was 
born in Derbyshire, England, July 3, 1835, and 
when twelve years of age came to America with 
his parents. The latter, Joseph and Ann (Storer) 
Stocks, were likewise natives of Derbyshire. The 
maternal grandfather, Benjamin Storer, was a lead- 
inw public carrier, who before the days of rail- 
roads did a large business, transporting freight on 
the canals. The advent of railways ruined his 
business, and he, undertaking to compete with 
them, lost all his property but his freehold. His 
wife was Ann Cowlisher, who was in her younger 
days personally acquainted with Richard Ark- 
wright, the inventor of the spinning jenny. 

On the paternal side the grandparents of Mr. 



Stocks, were William and Ann (Radford) Stocks, 
the former being a road contractor, making State 
roads. The latter was the daughter of a gentle- 
man of wealth and position, and tiie match was a 
runaway one. Grandfather Stocks was a man of 
fine character, and had the respect and esteem of 
all who knew him. He and his wife were well- 
educated people for that day. Both grandfathers 
took part in the Chartist War, in which Grandfather 
Storer was especially active. William Stocks died 
suddenly of apoplexy while on the road superin- 
tending his men, at the .ige of fortj^ -seven years. 
His wife lived to be sixty-five years old. Their 
remains were laid to rest in Pentridge burial 
ground, in Derbyshire. Benjamin Storer died at 
the age of seventy; his wife lived to be seventy-six 
j'cars old, and both were interred at Duffleld. 

The familj' name of the subject of this sketch was 
originally spelled S-t-o k-e-s, but the peculiar pro- 
nunciation of the Derl)3'shire folk made it sound 
as if spelled S-t-o-c-k-s, to which it was made to 
conform. Joseph Stocks in his native land was a 
machinist and engineer. In 1847 he, with his wife 
and six children, came to America to take advan- 
tage of the better opportunities for acquiring a 
home for himself and his family. He was born in 
1810, and died Feb. 28, 1886, when a few days past 
seventy-six years of age. His wife, Ann, died 
Feb. 22, 1888, lacking just five days of being sev- 
enty-six years old also. 

Upon coming to this country Joseph Stocks 
landed in Philadelphia, and thence made his way 
to Lycoming County, Pa., where he engaged in 
lime burning for a j'ear and a half. He then pur- 
chased a team, and with his family set out for the 
West. He stopped at Freeport, III., and later pur- 
chased a farm within seven miles of that place, 
where he spent the remainder of his life. He was 
a man of unblemished character and unimpeachable 
honesty, and was held in the highest regard by all 
who knew him. He had strong religious convic- 
tions, and lived up to his professions. His death 
was deeply mourned not only by his relatives, but 
by a large circle of friends, to whom his sterling 
character had greatly endeared him. He took a 
great interest in everything pertaining to the well- 
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Abolitionist from conviction, and was naturally a 
supporter of the Republican party, advocating 
vigorously the prosecution of the War for tlie 
Union. Quick and ready in speech, his witty 
ansvvers to questions propounded by his disloyal 
neighbors often turned the laugh against them and 
encouraged the friends of the Union. He never 
held public office other than that of School Director, 
which position he filled for nearly twenty years, 
having a great interest in educational matters. 

Joseph and Ann Stocks were the parents of ten 
children, six of whom were born in England and 
four in this country. George B., the subject of 
this sketch, was the eldest child. The second one. 
David, during the Rebellion enlisted in Company 
1, 15th Illinois Infantry, and was killed at Altoona 
Gap, Ga. Joseph was also a Union soldier, enlist- 
ing in Company H, 4th Illinois Infantry, and was 
wounded at Jackson, Miss., from the effects of 
which he died about a year afterward. Maria is 
the widow of William Fotherby, a butcher at Free- 
port, 111., where she is now living. Sarah Ann 
married Abraham Houser, a stock dealer of Lena, 
111; li^liza is the wife of Lorenzo Rosensteel, a 
farmer of Stephenson County, 111.; William, a plas- 
terer and frescoer by trade, makes his home at 
Eau Claire, Wis.; James is a lumberman at the 
same place; Samuel is a farmer and real-estate 
agent in California; Fanny is the wife of William 
Wagoner, a farmer and school teacher in Stephen- 
son County, III. 

George B. Stocks, the subject of this notice, re- 
ceived his early education in his native land. 
Upon the emigration of the family to America, 
being the eldest child, he was obliged to assist in 
the support of the younger children, consequently 
his schooling was extremely limited. Ill Illinois 
he learned the bricklayer's trade, at which he 
worked for fifteen years, and lived with his parents 
until he was married at the age of twenty-five. He 
then removed to Lena, where he lived five years, 
and thence crossed the Mississippi into Shelby 
County, Mo., where he embarked in the lumber 
and grain business, and was agent for the Amer- 
ican Merchants' Union Express Company. After 
several years he sold out his business and real 
estate, and in the s)iring of 1872 came to Blue 



Rapids, this county, where he commenced dealing 
in lumber, grain and cattle. He disposed of his 
lumber business, and in 1884 purchased the Bank 
of Blue Rapids and the buildings in which its busi- 
ness was carried on. He took into partnership his 
son, Fred A., who continues as Cashier and man- 
ages its affairs very successfully. 

In 1885 Mr. Stocks built the elevator at the 
depot of the central branch of the Missouri Pacific, 
which is said to be the finest country elevator in 
Kansas. It is furnished with many labor-saving- 
appliances of Mr. Stocks' own invention, and its 
best features have been copied by many others 
since built. By an ingenious use of power, hand 
labor has been greatly lessened, all the heavy work 
being done by steam. In disposing of his lumber 
business in Blue Rapids, Mr. Stocks, in 1887, ex- 
changed it for valuable property in Kansas City. 
He is the owner of two valuable farms, one of 480 
acres and another of 320 acres, both in Blue Rap- 
ids Township, all under fence and in a state of 
thorough cultivation. He also has twenty acres 
within the city limits of Blue Rapids. Upon one 
of his farms is a fine gypsum quarry, about two 
miles from the city. His son, the only boy of the 
faiiiil3-, has many interests in common with his 
father. 

On the 3d of July, 1860, Mr. Stocks was united 
in marriage with Miss Adelaide Julia Culver, a 
daughter of Asa and Julia (Armstrong) Culver, 
who were natives respectively of Canada and Ver- 
mont. At that time they were living in Stephen- 
son County, III., where Mr. Culver was engaged in 
farming. Later they removed to Shelby County, 
Mo., where Mrs. Culver died, and where her hus- 
band still resides, being now eighty years old. 
Mrs. Stocks was born in Conneant, Ashtabula Co., 
Ohio, Oct. 8, 1844. The union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Stocks has been blessed by the birth of three chil- 
dren, viz.: Carrie Ann, the wife of Charles Holmes, 
of Blue Rapids; Fred A., of whom a sketch is 
given elsewhere in this work, and Mina Creta. 
Thej' also have an adopted daughter — Cora May 
Butler — a niece of Mrs. Stocks. 

Mr. Stocks has been connected with mr.iiy bcne- 
ficiary orders, but is now only an active member 
of the Kniglits of Honor. He is heartily' in favor 



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of temperance, and has been Vice President of the 
Temperance Societ}' of Marshall County. He and 
his wife are members of the Metliodist Episcopal 
Church in Blue Rapids. In politics, Mr. Stocks is 
a Republican, but he has never sought public office, 
although he has served as a member of the Blue 
Rapids City Council, and is at present Chairman of 
the School Board of the city. His energy and 
good business judgment have'borne their legitimate 
fruit, and he is now a -wealthy man. Possessing a 
sturdy honesty, plain and unassuming in manner, 
lie enjoys in a marked degree the confidence of 
his communit}', and is numbered among the rep- 
resentative men who have had its best interests 
under tlieir fostering care. 



eAPT. JAMES HEMPHILL, now Postmaster 
of Sumraerfield, earned his military title by 
nearly four years of faithful service to his 
country during the late Civil War. He is a gen- 
tleman of unusually modest bearing and retiring 
disposition, and although receiving injuries from 
which he has suffered much since the close of the 
war, he has never asked for or received a pension, 
although fairly entitled to it. He is a man highly 
esteemed in his community, being possessed of 
tliose sterling qualities which have gained liim the 
confidence and good will of all who know him. 

The subject of our sketch was born in Cumber- 
land County', Pa., Jan. 29, 1839, and was there 
reared to manhood on a farm. "Wiien twenty-two 
years of age he enlisted as a private in Company 
B, 107th Pennsj^lvania Infantry. He was first 
promoted to Second Sergeant, then to Second 
Lieutenant, later to First Lieutenant, and finally 
was presented with a Captain's commission. At 
the close of the war he was brevetted as Major. 
He received his promotions for meritorious conduct 
in the field, and participated in many of the impor- 
tant battles of the war, being present at South 
Mountain, Rappahannock, Bull Run, Antietam, 
Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, 
Bethsaida Church, Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, Stony 
Creek, and other minor engagements and skirmishes. 



At Gettysburg he was knocked over by the explo- 
sion of a shell, and rendered unconscious for some 
time. One of his sergeants was killed by his side. 
He received a slight wound at Antietam, and at 
Petersburg, while charging on the works, received 
a ball in the calf of the right leg. At the expira- 
tion of his term of enlistment he received his hon- 
orable discharge at Petersburg, and upon returning 
home was proffered the Majorsliip of the regiment. 
His father, however, lay at the point of death and 
he was obliged to remain at liome. 

The Captain after leaving the army followed 
farming in his native county, and dealt consider- 
ably in live stock. In the meantime he was mar- 
ried and lived there until 1873, during which year 
he removed with his family to Holt Count}', Mo. 
He remained there two years engaged in farming, 
then returning eastward as far as Livingston 
County, 111., settled in tiie vicinity of Pontiac, 
where now is located the town of Sannemin. He 
effected some improvements, then sold out, eight 
years later, and coming to this county settled upon 
land one mile south of his present place, which he 
had leased, and where he made good improvements. 
He then purchased eiglity acres upon which he has 
effected many improvements. After being ap- 
pointed Postmaster in May, 1889, he erected a 
building for the business in which he is assisted by 
his son. He has since purchased a residence in the 
south part of Summerfield. wliere he expects to 
make his future home. 

The parents of our subject were Moses and 
Margery (Clark) Hemphill. The paternal grand- 
parents were James and Cynthia Jane (Jack) 
Hemphill. The great-grandfather was Moses Hemp- 
hill, who was a native of Scotland, and came 
to America probably during the Colonial daj's. The 
maiden name of the wife of our subject was Sarah 
Belle Mickey. She is the daughter of Robert and 
Elizabeth (McCuUoch) Mickey. Her paternal 
grandparents were James and Lucetta (Cruthers) 
Mickey, and the great-grandfather was Robert 
Mickey, Jr., the son of Robert, Sr. The family 
came originally from Ireland at a very early day. 
Grandfather John McCulloch married Elizabeth 
Clark, and they were botii from Penns3'lvania. 
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25, 1867. Of this union there has been born one 
child only. a. son, Robert W.irren, who is now a 
promising young man of more than ordinary in- 
telligence. He took kindl}- to his books and ob- 
Uained a good practical education, after which he 
taught school three terras before reaching his eight- 
eenth year; he is now with his father in the post- 
office. 

Socially. Captain Jlemiihill belongs to Axtell 
Lodge, No. 253, A. F. & A. M., with which organ- 
ization he became identified in the Cumberland 
Valley in his native State. He is also a member of 
Axtell Post, No. 253, G. A. R., and in religious 
matters is identified with the Presbyterian Church 
at Axtell. It is hardly necessary to state that he 
belongs to the Republican party and is always 
ready to work for the good of the cause. 



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M-^ ON. JAMES BILLINGSLEY, has had a 
IjlJV varied experience in the West, and proves 
1^)^ a very entertaining companion to one who 
(^; is interested in life beyond the Mississippi, 
more especially as it was among the pioneers of the 
section between the Father of Waters and the 
Rockies. He has also had much to do with the 
early history of this count}-, having been a resident 
here for nearly twenty years. 

Our subject was born in St. Clairville, Belmont 
Co., Ohio, in thej'ear 1839. His father was a car- 
penter, who gave his son all the advantages possible 
in the schools of his native citj-, during his boy- 
hood. At the age of fifteen our subject determined 
to begin life for himself, and left home for the 
West, where he became a stage driver. He had the 
route from Ft. Smith, Ark., to Sherman. Tex., at 
one time, and later was messenger from Little Rock 
to Ft. Smith. He was a voter in Arkansas at the 
time of the vote on the question of secession, and 
voted against the secession ordinance. He was 
present at Little Rock wheu the United States arse- 
nal there was surrendered to the State Government. 
He was in the employ of what was known as the 
Holliday Company, and as tlie route of travel 
changed to the northward, he came with the com- 



pany to Kansas. This was in the spring of 1861, 
and during the next five years he continued in the 
same service, keeping a station on the route at Point 
of Rock, on Bitter Creek, near the Utah line in 
Wyoming. While at Lone Tree, a band of Sioux 
and Cheyenne Indians made a night raid upon the 
station, but Mr. Billingsley and wife, with the help 
of a hired man, repulsed quite a large force. The 
United States troops came up the next day, and tiie 
red men left. The route was abandoned in 1866, 
and our subject returned to this State, and bought 
a farm in Nemaha County. There he lived for two 
j'ears, wheu he removed to this county. In 1871 
he settled upon the place which he now occupies, 
on section 36, St. Bridget Township, and upon which 
he has made .idequate and substantial improve- 
ments. 

The wife of Mr. Billingsley bore the maiden 
name of Sarah E. Kelsey. She is a native of Mis- 
souri, and daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Bowers) 
Kelsey. At the time of her marriage she was a 
resident of Nebraska. She has become the mother 
of ten children, four of whom died in infancy, 
the survivors being reared upon the farm, which 
their parents now occupy. The eldest surviving 
child is a daughter — Ida Belle — who is now the 
wife of J. J. Lackland, a prominent educator of 
Axtell. Mr. and Mrs. Lackland are the parents of 
one child. The other children are: Charles, James 
N., Nellie May, Jennie E. and Edward F., all of 
whom are still under the parental roof. 

Among the many incidents occurring in this sec- 
tion, during Mr. Billingsley's connection with the 
Holliday Company, we note the following, which 
show some of the phases of life in the stage days. 
In 1863 the stage road ran through Marysville. It 
was then re-located running ten miles north of that 
place. After the re-location, the stage company was 
harrassed by many petty depredations, such as hav- 
ing their prairie boats cut loose, or ditches made 
across the road, into which stages would plun<j-e in 
the darkness. At a place called Ash Point, in Ne- 
maha County, the route was changed to go south 
from that place. The new route passed through 
Marysville, the citizens of which place employed a 
man to stand at the point of changed direction and 
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passed hy the ranch of a Mr. Wilson, who now 
went to the road to work for travel bj' his ranch, 
as it was profitable trading with travelers. He was 
drawn into an altercation with the party from 
Marysville, and was shot and killed. An emigrant 
coming to his ranch near Oketo had his harness 
stolen, and being out in a severe storm over night 
had his limbs frozen. Mr. Billingsley and a squad 
found him the following morning, brought him to 
the station, and thawed him out in cold water. A 
month later he was able to get out, and hearing 
where his harness was, he went in search of it. He 
found a man with the harness on his horses. Being 
accused of having stolen it, the man drew a revol- 
ver on the owner. The latter was too quick, how- 
ever, and fired the first shot, which passing through 
the man's breast, killed him. The owner took his 
harness, and returned the horses to the widow of 
the man whom he had shot. 

Jlr. Billingsley is a member of the M.isonic fra- 
ternity, aflillating with Blue Lodge, No. 228, of Ax- 
tell. He is also a member of the A. O. U. W. He 
possesses great influence in his township, where he 
has held the office of Trustee for two terms. Clerk of 
the town of St. Bridget, and School Trustee for a 
number of terms, which latter office he now holds. 
In 1885 he was elected to the State Legislature on 
the Democratic ticket, and during his term was 
Chairman on the Committee on emigration. He is 
a man of excellent character, of extended observa- 
tion and intelligence, and an influential and public- 
spirited citizen. 



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^I^ICHARD H. TILLEY. The genial coun- 
l|W^ tenance of Mr. Tilley is familiar to a large 
tii yi portion of the citizens of Rock Township, 
^pof which he is considered one of its most 
stirring and enterprising farmers, and has distin- 
guished himself by the excellent result of his la- 
bors on his farm of lOO acres, occupying a portion 
of sections 30 and 31. Aside from his qualities 
of industry and his thorough understanding of 
agriculture, he is one of those genial and com- 



panionable characters who make friends wherever 
they are known. He is considerably interested in 
stock-raising, and lives comfortably upon the in- 
come derived from his farm, besides having a 
prospect of a competence for his old age. 

Until a lad of twelve years, the subject of this 
notice lived on a farm near the city of Perth, 
Mitchell County, Canada, where he first opened his 
eyes to the light Dec. 27, 1857. In the meantime 
he had received good school advantages and care- 
ful parental training. His parents in 1869 left the 
Dominion, and coming to Northern Kansas, the 
father homesteaded a tract of Land, and Richard H. 
was soon invited to m.ake himself useful in lireak- 
ing the ground with an ox-team. lie attended 
school during the winter term until eighteen years 
old, and remained under the parental roof until 
reaching his majority. During his 3'ounger j'ears 
he herded cattle on the prairie, when wolves and 
other wild animals were plentiful. 

Young Tilley was more than ordinarily ambi- 
tious, and when eighteen years old purchased a 
farm with the proceeds of bis labors prior to this 
time. In due time he began buying cattle, from 
the sale of which he realized handsome profits. He 
investea his property in additional land, purchas- 
ing eighty acres in Wells Township, and lived there 
until 1880. Then, selling out, he purchased his 
present place, which was partially improved, al- 
though the buildings which had been erected upon 
it were blown away by a cyclone. He put up a 
house and barn, the latter 20x40 feet in dimen- 
sions, set out an orchard and instituted the other 
improvements required for the successful prose- 
cution of farming, and the comfoit of himself and 
family. The farm embraces forty-five acres of 
native timber, and is amply watered by three 
streams, the Snipe, Vermillion and Mosquito creeks. 
It is well adapted to stock-raising, of which Mr. 
Tilley makes a specialtj-, having a good breed of 
cattle, thorough-bred, Poland-China swine and two 
teams of roadster horses. 

In Fr.ankfort, on the 4th of June, 187i*, our sub- 
ject was united in marriage with Mrs. Emma 
Jackson, daughter of A. J. Ockerman, one of the 
oldest settlers of Marshall County, who located in 
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had ventured into Northern Kansas. (Further 
notice of tiie faniil3' of Mrs. Tillej- will be found 
in the sketch of Ur. Andrew Oekerman, on another 
page of this volume.) Mrs. Tillej' had by her first 
marriage one child, a daughter, Myra, who employs 
herself as a teacher and makes her home with her 
mother. Mrs. Tille^' received a good education, 
and also taught school prior to her marriage. Of 
this union tliere have been born three children — 
Pearl. Oscar H. and Clyde R. 

Mr. Tilley has been a School Director in his dis- 
trict for several years, and has also ofHciatcd as 
Township Clerk and Road Supervisor. Politica]l3', 
his sympathies are with the Union Labor party, in 
which he is quite prominent, and he has served as a 
member of the County Central Committee. He is 
also one of the District Commissioners, and has 
been frequently sent as a delegate to the county 
conventions. Both he and his wife are members 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Little Tim- 
ber, in which Mr. Tilley has been Steward and 
Superintendent of the Sunday-school. Mrs. Tilley 
is Clerk of the .School Board. 

The father of our subject was James Tilley, a 
native of England, and the son of James Tilley, 
who was also born there, and carried on farming 
until emigrating to America. He first located near 
the city of Toronto, Canada, where he farmed a 
a few years, then changed his residence to the 
count}- of Perth, of which he was a pioneer settler, 
and opened up three different farms, one embrac- 
ing 300 acres of land. He is still living, and is 
about ninety years old. In politics he is oouserva- 
tive, and in religion is a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, in which he has long officiated 
as Class-Leader. 

The father of our subject was only three yea.-s 
old when the famil\- came to America, and he de- 
veloped into manhood in the County of Perth, 
Canada. In due time he became the owner of 200 
acres of land in that county, where he prosecuted 
farming and stock-raising until the spring of 1869. 
Then, coming to Northern Kansas, he located in 
Wells Township, this county, where he purchased 
and improved eight}' acres of land, and was uni. 
formly prosperous. He is now the owner of 240 
acres, which are all improved and valuable, and is 



a man generally well-to-do. He was in former j-ears 
a Republican, but is now identified with the Union 
]-abor party. Like his father before him, he finds 
his religious home in liie Methodist Episcopal 
Church, in which he officiates as Class-Leader, and 
has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school. 

JMrs. Margaret (Watt) Tilley, the mother of our 
subject, was born in the Province of Ontario, Can- 
ada, and is now residing in Wells Township, Kan. 
Grandfather Watt was a native of England, and 
after coming to America, engaged in farming and 
stock-raising, besides conducting a lumber business. 
He met his death accidentally by the falling of a 
tree. 

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lynyjENJAMIN F. LONG was born in Licking 
jy^ County, Ohio, April 12, 1854. He was 
iM)\)j reared on a farm and received the benefit of 
^^^^^^ the district schools of his native count.y, 
the}' being of the best. At the age of eighteen he 
entered the business college of Leon, Iowa, from 
which he was graduated at the age of twenty years. 
He became a very proficient penman, and now h.as 
in his residence some fine specimens of his skill. 
Soon after his graduation he was married and 
rented a farm in Iowa for a few years. He then 
bought a place near Kellerton, where he remained 
several years. He afterward sold out and removed to 
this county with his family, which then consisted 
of the wife and three children. He settled near 
Frankfort, but after a year's residence there, sold 
out and removed to his present location on section 
19, St. Bridget Township. He has here opened up 
160 acres of land, 120 acres being now under thor- 
ough cultivation, and has built himself a nice 
home. He has over 200 fruif-trees, including apri- 
cots, peaches, cherries and crab-apples, and most of 
the trees are bearing. He also h.as a variety of 
small fruits. He has recently bought a well-im- 
proved tract of eighty acres near Frankfort, where 
he expects to make his home in the near future. 

The wife of our subject is Maggie, daughter of 
Archibald and Susan (McClean) McMullen. who 
were natives of Ohio. She is the mother of five 
boys, all living and brightening the home fireside. 



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They are named as follows: Wesley Merton, Will- 
iam Leonard, Alonzo, Alvin Sylvester and P^dgar 
Newton. 

The father of our subject, Jacob Long, was a 
Virginian by birth and the son of Jacob Long of 
Lakeport. The mother was Sarah A., daughter of 
the Rev. John Buxton, of Ohio. 

Mr. and Mrs. Long are worthy members of the 
Methodist Church, to which both their families 
had belonged before them. Mr. Ford is a stal- 
wart Republican. Though often solicited to do 
so, he would never allow his name to be used for 
any office. He is a man of more than ordinar}- in- 
telligence, honorable in his business relations, 
kindly in domestic life and courteous to all with 
whom he comes in contact. 



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WILLIAM COCKERILL is one of the most 
prominent and influential citizens of Oketo 
Township, where he owns a large farm 
that is scarcely surpassed in value, cultivation and 
in point of improvement by any other in its vi- 
cinity. Mr. C'ockerill is a pioneer of Marshall 
Count}-, and through his energy and enterprise has 
done much to advance its growth and promote its 
best interests, materially, educationally and morally. 

Our subject is of English birth and breeding. 
His parents William and Ann Coclcerill, were na- 
tives of Nortliamptoushire, England. They were 
life-long residents of the land of their birth, the 
father, who was born in 1799, rounding out a use- 
ful, honorable life of seventy years, and the mother 
surviving him some ten years, and then dj'ing at 
the age of seventy-two years. The fatlier was a 
well-to-do farmer, a man of some prominence in 
his parish, and for years held tlie office of Over- 
seer of the Poor. 

William Cockevill, of whom we write, was the 
fifth in a family of ten children, and was born in 
England Oct. 28, 1832. He received a fair education 
in the local schools of his birthplace, and at tlie 
age of twenty-one l)egan to manage his father's 
business, continuing thus emplo^-ed until he was 



thirty-four years old. Then, in the very prime 
and vigor of manhood, he sought new fields for 
his energies, shrewdly seeing that life held more 
for him on American soil than in his old home, 
and desiring to avail himself of the cheap lands of 
the Great West, he embarked for this country, 
with his family, in the spring of 186G, and landing 
in New York City, came directly to Kansas. Im- 
mediately taking up a homestead two miles north 
of liis present place, he spent eight busy years in 
its improvement. At the expiration of that time 
he bought tlie farm on which lie now resides. With 
hard pioneer labor he has wrought the great change 
that makes it in every way one of tlie most desir- 
able farms in this part of Marshall Count3^ Its 
530 acres, all Ij'ing in this count}', are under fine 
cultivation, and j-ield abundant harvests in return 
for the care, time and money he has spent in their 
improvement. On another page appears a view 
of his pleasant home on section 32, where he and 
his good wife can pass life's declining years in the 
enjoyment of every comfort that they can wish. 
He devotes his land to general farming, and raises 
and feeds about 200 head of stock every j'ear. 

In June, 1861, the marriage of Mr. Cockerill 
with Miss Elizabeth Kemp was solemnized. She is 
a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Slater) Kemp, 
natives of Northamptonshire, England, where her 
father was extensive}}' engaged in agriculture and 
was one of the leading farmers of iiis part of the 
shire. Mrs. Cockerill was tlie third of five chil- 
dren, and she was born in England Jan. 1, 1842. 
She has been to her husband a true helpmate and 
companion, sacrificing for his sake the dear old 
I^nglish home with its many hallowed associations, 
and bravely facing with him the trials and de- 
privations of life in a strange land amid pioneer 
scenes, that she might assist him to secure a com- 
petence whereby they might better educate and 
care for their children. This ambition has been 
gratified, and their sous have been, or are being, 
well fitted by liberal educations to enter the arena 
of life and do battle for themselves, the high prin- 
ci|)les early inculcated in them by precept and 
example, guarding them from falling into the 
temptations that beset the young at every turn. 
Mr. and Mrs. Cockerill's wedded life has been 



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blessed to them by the birth of six children, of 
whom the following five are living: Arthur V., 
Walter J., Edwin Ci., Robert L. and Charles K. 
Walter and Edwin have adopted the teacher's pro- 
fession, and are successfully pursuing it in the 
public schools. 

Mr. Cockerill is a man of marked intelligence 
and decision of character, and his high moral in- 
tegrity won him the absolute trust and full esteem 
of his fellow-men when lie came here to cast his 
lot with the resolute pioneers of Marshall County, 
with whom he has lived in friendship for more 
than twenty j'ears. He has been exceedingly pros- 
pered since becoming a citizen of Kansas, as we 
have seen, and is numbered among its solid, mon- 
eyed men. In Oketo Township his influence is 
widely felt, his liberality and public spirit being 
important factors in pushing forward all schemes 
for its improvement, and he has had a hand in the 
guidance of public affairs. He has been School 
Director, and was a member of the School Board 
when the present fine school building was erected 
at a cost of $1,500. He has been Road Overseer 
for years, and the township is greatly indebted to 
him for its improved highways. He and his fam- 
Uy are members in high standing of the Presby- 
terian Church, and are identified wiih its every 
good work, being especially active in the Sunday- 
school, of which Arthur is Assistant Superintend- 
ent, and Walter is chorister. Mr. Cockerill holds 
decided views in regard to politics, .and gives his 
heart\- support to the Republican party. 



ENRY MOHLENBRINK, Justice of the 
Peace. The development of the United 
States has been materially assisted by the 
IJ^ emigration here of an energetic, industrious 
and thrifty class of foreigners, and of these the 
gentleman whose biographical review is herewith 
recorded is worthy of no secondarj- position. A na- 
tive of Germany, and born in Hanover, Jan. 13. 
1842, he was early left without a mother's watchful 
"uidance. His parents were Henr}' and Ella (El- 
lers) Mohlenbriuk, and after the death of the lat- 



ter, the father married her sister, Dora Ellers. The 
parents and ancestors of our subject for many gen- 
erations were born in and near the village of Luta, 
in Hanover, and like the majoritj' of residents of 
their own country, were members of the Lutheran 
Church. When he of whom we write was seven 
years of age, he accompanied his father and the 
other members of the family to America, takiiig 
passage in the sail-ship, "Matha," from the port of 
Bremen, and arriving in New York after a voyage 
of seven weeks. Thence coming to Chicago, a fort 
of small importance, they pushed on to Elgin, III., 
in the vicinity of which the father rented land and 
began to farm. 

In 1855 the family located in Cook County, 111., 
and while a resident of that county, our subject en- 
listed in compan3' K, 85tli Illinois Infantrj', as 
private, the date of his enlistment being Aug. 27, 
1862. He fought faithfully in the interests of the 
Union until June, 1865, and among the engage- 
ments in which he took part were Perrj'ville, Ky., 
Nashville, Tenn., the two days' fight at Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn., Mission Eidge, Atlanta, and also 
accompanied Sherman on his famous march to the 
sea. He was twice wounded, but the injuries were 
slight, and of all the battles in which his company 
fought he was absent from only one, and that was on 
account of sore eyes. At the close of the war he 
took part in the grand re-union at Washington, 
D. C, and then returned to his home in Illinois and 
resumed farming. 

A few 3' ears after peace had settled over the 
countrj', Mr. Mohlenbrink, hearing of the wonder- 
ful fertility of Kansas soil, and of the splendid 
prospects of her future, came to Kansas and bought 
160 acres of land on section 16, in Marshall 
County. This was in 1869, and after purchasing 
he returned to Illinois for a few years, removing 
here permanently in 1880. 

Mr. IMohlenbrink was especially fortunate in his 
selection of a life companion, his wife having been 
Miss Louisa Minneke, with whom he was united in 
marriage Oct. 29. 1880. She was born Jan. 15, 
1863, and was reared in this county. She and her 
husband have four children, namely: William, 
¥A\a. Henry and Fred. These children are the 
pride of their parents, and well beloved by their 



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frieiuls. The elder members of the fjimil)- are re- 
ceiving good educations in the district schools, 
and attend the Lutheran Sunday-school and 
church, while our subject and his amiable wife are 
prominent members in the same church, having 
been reared from childhood in that faith. 

Henry Mohlenbrink, Sr., died near Chicago, in 
December, 1860. His wife, the stepmother of our 
subject, is also deceased. Mr. Mohlenbrink has 
been .Justice of the Peace about three jears, and 
was elected Trustee of Herkimer Township in the 
spring of 1889. He has a nicely improved farm, 
all fenced in 40-acre lots, and ha.s put up a good 
frame dwelling house, with a commodious barn for 
grain and stock, and all other buildings necessary' 
for the proper conducting of a farm of the present 
day. He has excellent pasturage for stock on his 
farm, and some meadow land, although the greater 
part of the land is devoted to the raising of grain. 
Into his pleasant home he welcomes those with 
whom he has come in friendly contact during the 
j-ears of his sojourn here, .and together with his 
wife is the recipient of the best wishes of all ac- 
quaintances for future prosperity and long life. In 
politics he is a strong Democrat. "We invite the 
attention of our many readers to a handsome litho- 
graphic view of the house and farm of Mr. Mohl- 
enbrink on another page of this work. 



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yw OSEPH E. STALEY. The farming commu- 
nity of Waterville Township finds a worth}' 
representative in the subject of this bio- 
graphical outline, who is evidentlj- a man in 
favor of extracting all the comfort which can be 
gotten out of life. His home surroundings are pleas- 
.Tnt in the extreme, and present the picture of quiet 
rural life which is so delightful to contemplate. 
Mr. Staley is a thorough and skillful agriculturist, 
and his well-tilled fields are the source of a hand- 
some income. 

A native of AUeghen}' County, Pa., our subject 
was born, Dec. I, 1831, and is the son of Jacob 
Stale}', a native of Dauphin County, that State, and 
born Nov. 2,1798. The latter subsequently lived 



in Allegheny County until 1854, then setting out 
for the Far West crossed the Mississippi and estab- 
lished himself on a farm in Tama County, Iowa, 
where he spent the remainder of his life, dying in 
1867. He became well-to-do, and ranked among 
the farmers of that region as the sturdy oak among 
the forest trees. In the Presbyterian Church he 
was an active member and an Elder for many 
years, and he left to his children the record of an 
honest and upright life as the best inheritance 
which he could vouchsafe them. 

Mrs. Margaret (Miller) Staley, the mother of 
our subject, was born in Mercer County, Pa., June 
18. 1800, and is still living at the old homestead 
in Tama County, Iowa. Of her union with Jacob 
Staley there were born twelve children, and Joseph 
R., our subject, was the sixth. He was reared in 
Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, Pa., until 
a lad of twelve years, then going to Crawford 
County. Ohio, lived there with his parents until 
1854. That year he accompanied the family to 
Tama County, Iowa, and sojourned in that .ind 
Black Hawk counties until 1860. We next find 
him in the silver mines of Colorado, and he also 
followed freighting to and from the mountains and 
the Missouri River. He operated in that region 
until 1866, then coming to this county followed 
milling until 1869. That year he purchased a 
part of his present homestead, on section 5, Water- 
ville Township. He and his wife are the owners 
of 400 acres of fine land, upon which they have 
eflfeeted first-class improvements. His residence, 
tasteful in design and of modern architecture, 
is one of the most comfortable and attractive 
within the township limits. In addition to general 
agriculture, Mr. Staley is considerably interested in 
live-stock, feeding and shipping in considerable 
numbers annually. Usually absorbed in his farming 
pursuits, he meddles very little with politics, but 
keeps himself posted on the current events of the 
day, and uniformly gives his support to the Re- 
publican parly. 

One of the most interesting events in the life of 
our subject was his marriage with Miss Laura 
Sleppy. which took place July 29, 1868, at the 
bride's home in Wapello, Louisa Co.. Iowa. Mrs. 
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and is the daughter of George and Amelia (Kre- 
mer) Sleppy, who were natives of IVnnsjlvania. 
The father is deceased, and the mother makes 
her home witli our subject. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Stiiley there have been born four children, viz.. 
Walter I., Daisy and Edith, and one unnamed 
— all deceased except Walter I. He resides 
in Mt. Vernon. Iowa, and is a teacher in the 
Mount Vernon College. They have an adopted 
daughter named Eda. twelve years old. 

JjOSEPII ELLENBECKER. In coming to 
' Northern Kansas, ]Mr. EUenhecker selected 
I his location in one of the pleasantest spots 
' of Marshall C'ount3', and no traveler passes 
b3- his homestead withont casting a glance of ad- 
miration at the finely cultivated farm with its fertile 
fields and comfortable buildings, its fat cattle, its 
fruit and shade trees, and the various other appli- 
ances which the thoughtful and enterprising f.irmer 
gradually gathers around him. This farm em- 
braces 300 acres of choice land, which at the time 
of its purchase bj' our subject, was scarcely removed 
from the primitive state of nature. It has taken 
years of ceaseless labor and no small amount of 
money to bring it to its present condition. Mr. 
Ellenbecker avails himself of modern machinery in 
the tilling of the soil, and keeps himself posted in 
regard to the improvements constantl}" taking place 
in agriculture as well as other industries. 

The childhood home of our subject was on the 
other side of the Atlantic, in what was then the 
Grand Duchy of Luxemlierg, Germany, where his 
birth took place June 26, 1836. He commenced 
his early education in the Fatherland, but when a 
lad of ten years his parents decided upon emigrat- 
ing to America. They crossed the Atlantic on a 
sailing-vessel, lauding safely in New York Citj', 
and thence m.ade their way to Lancaster, Pa. After 
a brief sojourn there they set their faces toward 
the farther West, and going into Ozaukee County, 
Wis., the father took up a tract of land and con- 
structed a homestead, upon which the parents spent 
their remaining years. To John and Maggie (Wel- 



ter) Ellenbecker there were born twelve children, 
five now living. John Ellenbecker, the father of 
our subject, w.is a member of the bod3' guard of 
the first Napoleon for fourteen years, during the 
period of his war in Constantinople. 

Tiie subject of this sketch attained to man's es- 
tate in Ozaukee County. Wis., and remained a 
member of the parental household until 1861. 
Prior to this, however, he was married, Jiin. 22, 
1860, and the following ye.ar removed to Michigan, 
where he worked in the copper mines of Lake Su- 
perior six years. In July, 1868, he resolved upon 
a change of location and occupation, and coming 
to this county purchased 200 acres of land on sec- 
tion 30, in Marysville Township. He at once set- 
tled upon it wiih his little family, and here he has 
since lived. He has been uniformly prosperous in 
his farming operations and gradually .added to his 
possessions until his farm attained to its present 
dimensions. He makes a specialty of stock-raising, 
which has proved a very profitable industry, and 
is now eng.aged quite largely in butter making. 

The maiden name of Mrs. Ellenbecker was Marv 
Ann Sehum.acher; she is a daughter of Mathias and 
Catherine (Herbert) Schumacher. Mathias Schu- 
m.acher and six of his brothers were soldiers under 
Napoleon. Mrs. Ellenbecker, like her husband, is 
a native of Luxemburg, and was born July 22, 
1841. They are now the ptirents of nine children, 
the eldest of whom, a daughter, Maggie, is the wife 
of Frank Meier; Anna m.arried John Bernardt; 
John, Katie, Mary, Frank, Lewis and Joseph, Jr.. 
remain at home with their parents; M.athi.as died at 
the iige of five years. Our subject has taken quite 
an active part in politics, his sympathies being with 
the Union Labor party. 

During the late war, while Mr. and Mrs. Ellen- 
becker were very poor and living in Wisconsin, 
Mr. Ellenbecker was drafted into the army. At 
that time his wife was at home with an inf.ant onl3^ 
a few days old. Her love for her husband was so 
great thiit she sold her old home in order to obtain 
the monej' necessary to buy a substitute, Mr. Ellen- 
becker in the meantime being drilled at Camp 
Washbuin, Wis. By that means the husband was 
returned to his family. They went to the mines 
and started anew, working together for 3'ears in 



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order to obtain another foothold, financially. By 
the most persevering industry and economy they 
have finally achieved a success in life which is ac- 
corded to but few, and which they richly deserve. 
Tl)e family of our subject are all members of the 
German Catholic Church. Mr. Ellenbecker is a 
man looked up to in his community, and one who, 
by his honest}' and integrity has gained for himself 
an enviable reputation. We invite the attention of 
our many readers to a handsome engraving of the 
homestead of Mr. Ellenbecker on another page in 
this work. 



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'if/ AMES E. BALL, photographer, Blue Rapids, 
has been a resident of that city since March 
10, 1871, on which day he arrived here 
'Mi from LeRoj', Genesee Co., N. Y. He was 
born at West Bloomfield, Ontario County, July 3, 
1823. The Ball family are of English origin, of 
the old Puritan stock, and were among the earliest 
settlers of the United States. Early in the seven- 
teenth century, John Ball and his wife, Joanna, em- 
igrated from Wiltshire, England, to join the 
Massachusetts Bay Colony, and settled at Water- 
town, Mass., where he died in 1G55. In that place 
his son, John Ball, 2d, was born, and was there mar- 
ried to Eliza Pierce, and in 1675 was killed by In- 
dians at Lancaster, Mass. The next in the direct 
line of descent was John Ball, 3d, who also was 
born in Watertown, in 1644, and died there in 
1722. His wife was Sarah Bullard, wlio was born 
in 1645, but of whose decease there is no record. 
Their son James was next in the line, and he 
likewise was born in Watertown in 1670, and died 
in 1 730. He married Elizabeth Fisk, who was born 
in 1668, and by her had a son, named John, the 
progenitor of the branch of the Ball family to which 
our subject belongs. He was born in 1697 in Water- 
town, afterward removing to Worcester, Mass., 
where he died in 1756. He was married to Lj'dia 
Perry who was born in 1711, and died in 1752. 
The next of the direct line was Joseph Ball, born 
in Worcester, June 21, 1750, who died in West 
Bloomfield, N. Y., in 1817. lie having removed to 
that place some years previous. He was the grand- 



father of the subject of this sketch. He was twice 
married. His first wife, Flsther, died leaving two 
children, and Joseph remained a widower for nine 
years. He was then married to Lueretia Stearns, 
who was born July 18, 1752, and died in 1831. 
She was the mother of eleven children, her fourth 
child, Isaac, being the father of James E. 

Isaac Ball was born in Worcester, Mass., June 
4, 1785, and was a lad of eleven years when the 
removal to the State of New York was made. He 
was brought up to the life of a farmer, and early 
learned what hard work meant. The country 
where his parents settled was densely wooded, and 
was the haunt of bears, panthers and other wild 
animals. Their home had literally to be hewed 
out of the wilderness, their cabin being built of the 
trees which had been cut down to make room for 
it. Here Isaac Ball grew to manhood, and became 
the husband of Mary Edgerly, who was born in 
Perr}', N. Y., then in Genesee County, now Liv- 
ingston County, and died at West Bloomfield, Feb. 
26, 1826, at the age of thirty-nine, leaving a fam- 
ily of five children. Isaac Ball subsequent!}- mar- 
ried Lucinda A. Adams, by whom he had one 
child, Samuel A., who died at LeRoy, in 1888. Isaac 
Ball settled on a part of his father's farm and there 
he lived until about ten years preceding his death, 
when he removed to Adams' Basin, Monroe Co., 
N. Y., where he died. He was a volunteer in the 
War of 1812, but never saw active service. He 
was a man of quiet, domestic tastes and habits, and 
a consistent member of the Congregational Church, 
in which for man}' years he was a Deacon. He was 
an upright, straightforward man, winning the re- 
spect and good-will of his neighbors by his correct 
life and character. 

Isaac and Mary Ball had the following named 
children: Lueretia, wlio died unmarried in 1830; 
Isaac C, deceased; Esther E., who is the wife of 
Harvey Hogan, living at Elm wood. Neb. ; Martha 
L., who was the wife of Leland Taft, of LeRoy, 
N. Y., and died there; and our subject, who was 
the youngest of the family. 

The early life of James K. Ball was passed in 
West Bloomfield, N. Y., where he attended the dis- 
trict school,and afterward the Bloomfield Academy. 
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be removed to LeRoy, Genesee County, where he 
engaged in the trade of painting and paper-hang- 
ing. He had early developed a taste for music, and 
improved his limited opportunities, and while in 
LeRoy he also taught vocal music. At that day, 
instruments were few and hard to got in the rural 
districts, and Mr. Ball, speaking of the first melo- 
deon ever bought into the countr3', says it was at 
that time thought to be little short of marvelous, 
jjeople coming from a considerable distance to see 
it. This instrument was bought by his wife's 
father, and after her marriage became hers. 

Mr. Ball carried on the business of painting in 
all its branches at LeRoy for about ten years, when 
having become interested in photography ,he learned 
that art, and opened a gallery. As this did not oc- 
cupy all of his time, he continued to give lessons 
iu vocal music, and sold sewing machines and or- 
gans. This was his business until his removal to 
Kansas at the time already stated. On coming to 
Blue Kapids he opened a furniture store on the 
northwest corner of the Square, and there carried 
on that business for several years, when he took up 
a homestead on section 32, of Blue Rapids City 
Township. There was a house already on tlie 
place, which be rebuilt, and occupied about six 
years. At the expiration of that time, he came 
back to Blue Rapids C'itj% where he opened a pho- 
tograph galler}'. In this he partially occupies his 
time, also doing something at his old trade, besides 
overseeing his farm. 

October 31, 1848, Mr. Ball was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Emily C. Hall, daughter of Gen. 
E. A. Hall. She was born at AVest Bloomfield, 
N. Y., Sept. 29, 1827, and died Feb. 26, 1887. She 
was a lady of a lovely Christian character, and 
took an active interest in the social, moral and re- 
ligious welfare of the communitj' of which she 
was a member. She was particularl3' interested in 
Sunday-school work, and for fifteen years in Blue 
Kapids and for many years in her Eastern home, 
she had taken charge of the infant class of the Con- 
gregational Sunday-school. This work was to her 
a labor of love, for which siie was peculiarly fitted, 
and which she continued to within a few months of 
her death. She was faithful and patient, cheerful 
and hopeful, and her life and example exerted an 



influence for good among all who knew her, and 
her death was felt by scores of friends as a per- 
sonal loss. She was President of the Blue Rapids 
Library' Association, in which she took much in- 
terest. Being possessed of considerable literary 
ability, she had for years after comin;^ West, cor- 
responded regularl3' with the LeRoy Courier, pub- 
lished at her old home. 

The family of Mrs. Ball is, like that of her hus- 
band, descended from settlers of the Massachusetts 
Bay Colony. John Hall was born in Kent, Eno-. 
land, in 1584, and emigrated to Boston in 1633. 
He joined a colony and went to Hartford, Conn., 
removing in 1650 to Middletown, and dyinw tiiere 
May 26, 1673. His son, Samuel, who was born in 
England in 1626, also died in Middletown, in 1690. 
His son, Thomas was born in the latter place in 
1671, and died in Guilford, in 1753. The next in 
direct line was Hiland, born in Guilford, in 1703 
and dying in the same place in 1781. The fifth in 
this line was Stephen Hall, who was born in the 
same place in 1739, and died April 25, 1783. He 
was a captain in the Continental army, servino- un- 
til the close of the struggle for Independence. His 
son, Amos, also took part in the Revolution, beino- 
enrolled asaflfer in his father's company, and after- 
ward reaching the rank of sergeant. In 1786, in 
rigiit of his father, then deceased, he was made a 
member of the Order of the Cincinnati, his certifi- 
cate,which is carefully preserved, bearing the sio-na- 
tures of Gen. Washington, as President, and Gen. 
Knox, as Secretary. He bought 3,000 acres of land 
at Bloomfield, N. Y., in 1790. and there he lived 
the rest of his life, becoming an eminent and in- 
fluential citizen. He attained to the rank of Ma- 
jor-General in the State Militia, and as such served 
on the frontier in 1812. The eldest son of Gen. 
Amos Hall, named Enoch Augustine, was the 
father of INIrs. Ball. He also attained hio-h mili- 
tary rank, and was likewise a General in the militia. 
His daughter, Mrs. Ball, was thus of the eighth gen- 
eration of her family in this country. 

James E. and Emily C. Ball were the parents of 
two children — Charles H., the eldest, was born 
April 28, 1855, and died Oct. 3, 1879. unmarried. 
He was a bright boy, and ambitious to learn, and 
over-stud}' at school wiien he was alioul thirteen 



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years old, produced chronic ill health, which ter- 
minated his life at the age of twenty-four years. 
The other child, Marrietta S., was born Dec. 28, 
1859, and is now the wife of Charles H. Ekins, one 
of the enterprising merchants of Blue Rapids. 

Since coming here Mr. Ball has been a member of 
the Blue Kapids City Council, but has no desire for 
office, and avoids it as much as possible. He is a 
Republican in politics and a stanch supijorter of 
the party. He is a member of the Congregational 
Church of Blue Rapids, of which for years be has 
been a Deacon. The people among whom his life 
has for now nearly a score of years been passed, 
speak of Mr. Ball in high terms. He is classed 
among the best of the old settlers, of whom the 
"Genesee Colony" of which he was a member, 
gave a goodly number to the country. 

PRED VEITH. Although twenty-four years 
} have passed since the close of the Civil 
War, its incidents and experiences are still 
fresh in the minds of those who suffered its vicissi- 
tudes, and upon whom it left its lasting imprint. 
The subject of this sketch, a man of fine abilities 
and large experience, in remembering the events of 
his past life frequently recalls the horrors of Ander- 
sonville, in which he suffered to such an extent 
that he will probably never entirely recover from 
the strain, both mental and physical, which he en- 
dured during the awful season of his captivity. He 
is of French birth and ancestry, and after giving 
his faithful service to his adopted country, chose 
farming for his vocation, and is now finely situated 
on a good farm of 120 acres on section 20, Rock 
Township. He also has 160 acres of land on sec- 
tion 7. As a citizen and a member of the commu- 
nity he is held in higti esteem. 

Our subject, a native of Baldenheim, France, was 
a Christmas gift to his parents, having been born 
Dec. 25, 1843. He was reared in the town and at- 
tended the public schools from the age of six years 
until thirteen, becoming familiar with both the 
French and German languages. When a lad of 
eleven years he, in 1855, emigrated with his par- 



ents to America, leaving the port of Havre in April, 
embarking on a sailing-vessel and landing in New 
York City after a voyage of thirty-three days. 
They encountered two severe storms in the mean- 
time, during which the waves ran high, and to an 
inexperienced voyager, threatened serious danger. 
From the metropolis the family proceeded to Chi- 
cago, ni., later spent o:ie month in Lake County, 
then went into DuPage County, where the father 
engaged in farming and Fred attended school two 
years. He remained under the parental roof until 
after the outbreak of the Civil War, and on the 29th 
of February, 1864, enlisted in Company E, 55th 
Illinois Infantry, which was mustered in at Chi- 
cago. 

From Chicago our suljject repaired to Springfield, 
111., where his regiment remained three weeks, 
and was then ordered to Alabama. Shortly after- 
ward they proceeded toward Chattanooga, joining 
Sherman's army and marching with him through 
Georgia. Mr. Vieth was present at the battle of 
Kenesaw Mountain, June 27, 1864, when the 
Union arms were defeated. The siege of At 
lanta opened on the 22d of July, and a portion of 
the 15th Army Corps, to which the 55th regiment 
belonged was captured by the enemy. Mr. Veith, 
with his comrades was taken first to Atlanta, then 
sent to Griffin Fort, and later to Andersonville, 
where their only bed was a blanket .and their only- 
shelter the sky. He was confined there two months 
when Sherman appeared with his troops and an ex- 
change was effected. 

Our subject now joined the command of Gen. 
Sherman, with whom he went from Atlanta to the 
sea, skirmishing along the way until reaching Sa- 
vannah, Ga. Thence they proceeded by boatto 
Beaufort, S. C, after which they turned toward 
Raleigh, still skirmishing. After a time they jour- 
neyed to the National Capital, where our subject 
was present at the Grand Review as one of "Sher- 
man's bummers." Three weeks later he was sent to 
Parkersburg on the Ohio, and from there by boat 
to Louisville, Ky., where they were stationed for a 
time as guard, then proceeded by boat to Little 
Rock, sojourning there until August. Our subject 
was mustered out and received his honor.able dis- 
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haviug served eighteen months. He experienced 
manj' hair-breadth escapes, and was frequently in 
the tliickest of the figiit with his comrades falling 
around him, but escaped unharmed. 

U])on leaving the service our subject returned to 
DuPage County, 111., and engaged in farming on 
his father's land. He had fortj' acres of his own 
adjoining, and lived there until twent\'-eight years 
of age. In February, 1872, deciding to seek his 
fortunes in the farther West he came b3- rail to this 
couuty, and locating in Marshall County, Kan., 
farmed on rented land two years. He purchased his 
present place in 1874. He first visited Kansas in 
1870 and purchased 160 acres of railroad land 
south of . Frankfort, for which he paid $7.50 per 
acre, and which he sold in 1883. In 1874 he pur- 
chased a claim for $600 and lived upon it two 
j-ears before homesteading it. He effected good im- 
provements, setting out forest and fruit trees and 
erecting buildings. A cyclone in 1879 destroyed 
the buildings. Tiie family souglit shelter in the 
cellar and no lives were lost. 

The present homestead of our subject is located 
six miles north of Frankfort, and presents a series 
of well-cultivated fields with good buildings and 
machinery, including a wind-mill and water tanks, 
forest and fruit trees in abundance and the usual 
appurtenances of the well-regulated country estate. 
He has erected a commodious residence, which is 
represented by aflne view elsewhere in this Albltm. 
The land is mostly devoted to grain and stock, Mr. 
V^eith feeding cattle and swine in large numbers, 
and in this way utilizing the most, of his produce. 
His household consists of his wife and six children. 
He was married in Naperville, DuPage Co., 111., 
Oct. 9, 1871, to Miss Saloma Sweikert. a native of 
France, who came to America with her father in 
1 870. The children born of this union were named 
respectively, Lena, Sally, Emma, Mary, Bertha (de- 
ceased), and Fred, Jr. 

Our subject, politically, gives his support to the 
Union Labor party. In former years he was a Re- 
publican. He holds the office of Justice of the Peace, 
and belongs to the G. A. R. at Beattie. The father 
of our subject was Jacob Veith, a native of a Prov- 
ince formerly belonging to France, but now to Ger- 
many, and was born in 1805. He learned the liade 



of a weaver and served two years in the French 
army, participating in several battles. Later he 
cstaltlished himself upon a small farm in connection 
with which he also followed his trade until set- 
ting out for America in 1855. After landing he 
made his way to DuPage County, 111., establishing 
himself on a rented farm where he remained until 
1863. He then purchased forty acres of land in 
the vicinty of Downer's Grove, made good im- 
provements and still resides there. He has been 
retired from active labor for some years, and has 
reached the advanced age of eighty -four. Politi- 
cally, he is a member of the Union Labor party and, 
religiously, he is a Lutheran. 

Mrs. Saloma (Hertzel) Veith, the mother of our 
subject, was a native of the same Province as her 
husband, and was born in 1816. Her father, Fred- 
erick Hertzel served in Napoleon's army, and dur- 
ing the Russian campaign was run over by horses 
and seriously injured. He, however, recovered, 
and after the war was over returned to his native 
Province, and followed the trade of a shoemaker un- 
til his death. Mrs. Saloma Veith dei»rted this life 
in Downer's Grove in April, 1887. The parental 
family included six children, viz.: Saloma (Mrs. 
Coonman) and Ursula (Mrs. Leahman) of DuPage 
County, 111.; Fred, our subject; Jacob, a farmer 
of DuPage County: Lena (Mrs. Conrad) of Shelby 
County, Iowa, and Leah (Mrs. Wohlhueter) of 
Minnesota. 



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MLLIAM J. ROMMEL. Among the self- 



made men of Waterville and vicinity, Mr. 

Rommel deserves more than a passing men- 
tion. He is recognized as one of its most enter- 
prising citizens, one who has been foremost in all 
good works, jealous of the reputation of his 
adopted town, and giving his aid in advancing its 
interests whenever opportunity occurs. He com- 
menced in life at the foot of the ladder, and by 
a close application to business, with the exercise of 
industry and economy, has become well-to-do. He 
possesses Inisiness qualifications of a high order, is 
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meet his obligations, and in all respects presents an 
example worthy of emulation. He is at present 
enas^ed in the drug trade, and has his home in the 
south part of town. His family ei'nsisls of his wife 
and six children, the latter named respectively 
Harry G.. Otto H., Lena. Gertie. Lizzie and »!- , 
lie L. i 

A native of Gascon.ide County, Mo., our subject 
was K^rn Aug. IS, ISoO. and is the son of Jacob 
Rommel, who was a native of Germany. The latter 
emigrated to America in 183S, and settled in Penn- 
svlvania. where he lived until 1 846. He then deter- 
mineil to seek his fortxines beyond the Mississippi, 
and accordingly gathering together his family and 
household effects, moved overland to the wilds of 
Missouri. He thereafter spent the remainder of 
his life in Gasconade County, engaged in the fruit 
and nursery business, of which he made a great 
success. He departed this life in 1 SSI. at the age 
of seventy-nine years. He had in early manhood 
learne*l the draper's trade, at which he worked in 
earlv life. He was a man ver\- popular and highly 
resj>e<'ted in his community, and belonged to the 
Masonic fraternity. To him and his wife, Cathe- 
rine, there were born six children, of whom our 
subject was the youngest. 

Mr. Rommel revived his education in the com- 
mon schools of his n.<»tive county, and completed 
his studies in the city of St. Louis. He remained 
a member of the parental household until reaching 
his majority, and then repairing to Wathena. this 
State, commenced clerking in a drug store and was 
thus occupied for a period of five years. In 1875 he 
came to this county, and soon afterward established 
a drug store at Waterville. which he has con- 
ducted successfully until the present time. He 
keej^«5 a full stock of the articles in his line of trade, 
and has built «p a large and lucrative patronage. 
He has very little to do with political affairs, but is 
a well informed man with decided views, and uni- 
formly gives his supjHjrt to the Republican party. 
He has been for manv years a member of the Ma- 
sonic fraternity, and also of the I. O. O. F. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Katherina 
Quandt. of Hermann. Mo., was celebrated at the 
bride's home. May 15. 1875. Mrs, Rommel is the 
dausfater of John and Mary Quandt, who were 



natives of Germany, and are now residents of 
Hermann, Mo. She was born July 21, 1856, and re- 
maiue<i with her parents until her marri.sge, acquir- 
ing a common school education, and becoming 
familiar with those housewifely duties which fitteil 
her for her position in life as the wife and help- 
mate of a good man. 

j^^REDERICK W. KAE3IER. a leading Ger- 
jl^i^ m,"»n citizen of Logan Township, has been a 
,lv lifelong farmer and owns a well-improved 

homestead on section 12. Logan Township, adjoin- 
ing the village of Herkimer. In referring to his 
early history we find that he is a native of Prussia, 
born in Eonefeldt. one of the Rhine Provinces. 
July 28, 1830. His parents were John W. and 
Albertenia Elstodorf Raemer. natives of the same 
Province. Living in a country which believes in 
compulsory education, our subject attended school 
during his younger years and thereafter emplo.ved 
himself in agricultural pursuits until a man of 
twenty-six. Then, in 1856. resolving to seek lus 
fortunes on the Western Continent, he secured 
l»assage on board a sailing vessel. "The Sovereign 
of the Sea.'" early in June, which lande»1 him safely 
in New York City after a voyage of thirty-five 
days. Thence he proceeded directly to Wisconsin, 
where he worked on a farm until the spring of 
1860. His father and stepmother, the latter Mar- 
garet (Reinharth) R.ieraer. emigrated to America 
about 1858, and likewise looateil in the Badger 
State. In June. 1860 they all came to this county 
overland by team, locating upon land now occupied 
by our subject, and where they spent their last 
days. Mr. Raemer's own mother died in Prussia. 
All were members of the Evangelical Church as 
are our subject and his family. 

Upon coming to this county Mr. Raemer found 
wild animals plentiful, together with a great mauy 
Indians. The land was in its original condition, 
verv few white men having ventured to these parts. 
Our subject added to the original homestead, and 
has now a fine farm of 310 acres, embellished with 
a commodious stone dwelling, a large bam and 




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various other outbuildings. This farm is consid- 
ered one of tlie best in Logan Townsliip. Besides 
this Mr. Raemer owns 160 acres, erabnicing tiie 
soullieast quarter of section 2, ninety acres of 
which is under tlie plow and the balance in pasture. 

Our subject was niarried in Wisconsin, Oct. 12, 
1859 to Miss Sopliia, daughter of William and 
IMary A. Tillman, who were likewise natives of 
Prussia, and members of the Evangelical Churcli. 
Of tliis union there have been born ten children, 
eigiit of whom are notv living. The eldest, Mary 
A., is the wife of Martin Schrieber, of Logan 
Township; William lives in Herlcimer, and is rep- 
resented eJsewiiere in this worlc; Goorge, Bertha, 
Fredericiv, Anne, Martin and Albertina, are at home 
with tlieir parents. The deceased are Charles and 
Sophia. Mr. Raemer served two terms as Treasurer 
of Marysville, during the time it was a part of Lo- 
gan Township. He is looked upon as a representa- 
tive citizen who has contributed his share in the 
building up of Logan Township and the advance- 
ment of its material prosperity. Politically, he 
originally was a Republican, but is now independ- 
ent in his views. 

We call the attention of our many readers to a 
handsome lithographic view of the line farm of 
Mr. Raemer, in another part of this volume. 

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;| Ik ILL! AM J. CAMPBELL. This gentle- 
\^// man. who is City Marshall of Axtell, is 
W^ also engaged in operating the Hulburd 
elevator at Axtell, of which city he has been a res- 
ident for the past year, having located here in 
1888. Prior to this he resided on his farm of 160 
acres in Nemaha County, upon which he settled in 
1882. It was at the time of purchase mostly un- 
improved, but is now all under the plow and em- 
bellished with good buildings. Personally,- Mr. 
Campbell is a favorite both in social and business 
circles, being liberal and public-spirited, prompt 
to meet his obligations and a true gentleman in all 
the relations of life. 

The subject of this notice was born in Prairie 
Township, Mahaska Co., Iowa, Sept. 12. 1857, 



and lived in luion Township mostly until l,s,S2, 
receiving a practical education and being bred to 
farm life. His father, John Campbell, was a na- 
tive of Pennsylvania and of Scotch-Irish ancestry. 
His paternal grandfather was James Campbell, who 
was born east of the Alleghany Mountains in Penn- 
sylvania, and, like his son, was a lifelong farmer. 
After his marriage he settled in Beaver County, 
where he spent the remainder of his life, and died 
at the advanced age of eighty-one years. The 
grandmother, whose maiden name was Rebecca 
Morrow, was a native of Ireland, but was brought 
to America by her parents when a child. She sur- 
vived her husband and died at the age of eighty 
years. Both were members of the United Presby- 
terian Church. 

The father of our subject was one of a family 
of four sons and four daughters, and was born and 
reared in Beaver County, Pa. lie grew up amid 
the peaceful pursuits of farm life in the Kej'stone 
State, and after reaching manhood was married to 
Miss Mary Mitchell, a native of his own county 
and of Irish descent on her mother's side. Her 
parents were Matthew and Nanc3' (Smith) Mitchell, 
the former a native of Pennsylvania and of Irish 
descent. He followed farming all his life, but 
when about sixty years old emigrated to Mahaska 
County, Iowa, and with his wife made his home 
with his daughter, Mrs. Campbell, until his death, 
which took place at the advanced age of ninety 
years. The mother lived to be eighty-nine; both 
were members of the Presb^'terian Church. 

The parents of our subject remained residents 
of Beaver County, Pa., until after the birth of 
their first child, Mary B., and then resolved to 
seek the West. They crossed the Mississippi early 
in the fifties, settling in Jlahaska Countj-, Iowa, 
and endured the usual hardships and privations 
incident to frontier life. Mr. Campbell improved 
a good farm in Prairie Township, which he sold 
and later purchased a farm in Union Township, 
where he lived until 1882. Then selling out, he 
came with his family to Nemaha County, this State, 
locating in JIarion Township, where he has a well- 
develuped farm, and is in the cnjoynient of a com- 
fortable income. 

Mr. Camiiliell, our subject, after leaving the 



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primary school, pursued his studies in Oskaloosa, 
Iowa, where he completed his education. He came 
witli his father's family to Nemaha County, this 
State, and in due time was married, March'17, 1889, 
to Miss Ella Petre, who was born there in 1868. 
Her father died when she was a mere child. The 
mother is yet living, making iier home in Axtell, 
and is sixty years of age. They came to Kansas 
during the early settlement of Nemaha County, 
being among its leading pioneers. Mrs. Campbell 
was about twelve years old when coming with her 
mother to Axtell, and grew up an intelligent and 
attractive young woman, receiving her education 
in the common school. Mrs. Campbell is a mem- 
ber in good standing of the Congregational Church. 
Our subject votes the straight Republican ticket, 
and is fulfilling tiie duties of his office as Marshal 
in a manner creditable to himself and satisfactory 
to all concerned. 



^ mLhlAU H. ALLENDER. In point of 
\/\'ll location, fertility of soil and natural ad- 
^^^ vantages generally, the farm of Mr. AUen- 
der is not excelled by that of any man, probably, 
in Murray Township. It embraces 320 acres of 
thoroughl}- cultivated land lying on either side of 
Little Vermillion Creek, on section 9, and became 
the properly of our subject in 1872 while in its 
original condition. It has only been brought to 
its present state by the most arduous labor and 
good management, and as it lies to-day there is no 
pleasanter picture in the landscape of this region. 

Mr. Allender came to Murray Township in 1870 
from Rush County, Ind., when he first opened his 
eyes to the light in Posey Township, March 14, 
1843. His father, Garland B. Allender was a native 
of Kentucky, and the son of George and Elizabeth 
(Christman) Allender, who when he was a lad of 
nine years, removed, about 1827, to Indiana, locat- 
ing' in what is now Posey Township, Rush County. 
They settled in the unbroken wilderness, from 
which they built up a comfortable home and there 
spent the remainder of their days, dying when 



quite aged, the grandfather when eighty-two yeai's 
old and the grandmother when about seventy-six; 
both were members of the German Baptist Church, 
in which the}' had been reared from childhood. 

To the paternal grandparents of our subject there 
was born a family of fourteen children, of whom 
Garland B., the father of our subject, was among 
the younger. The ten daughters and four sons 
lived to become men and women, and with the ex- 
ception of two, were married and comfortably set- 
tled in homes of their own. In the settlement of 
the estate Garland B. became the possessor of the 
liouicstead, and there he spent his entire life. He 
was born in 1818, and departed hence March 4, 
1878. being accidentally killed by a locomotive as 
he was walking on a track near his home. The wife 
and mother survived her husband nearly eleven 
3'ears, her death taking place in August, 1889, when 
she was over sixty-seven years of age, having been 
born April 16, 1822. Both were members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. 

The subject of this sketch was the second of fif- 
teen children, seven sons and eight daughters, only 
a part of whom lived to mature years. He was 
taught to make himself useful at an early age, and 
received a practical education in the common school. 
He remained a resident of his native county until 
attaining his majority, and came to this State a sin- 
gle man. He was first married, in Murray Town- 
ship, this county, to Miss Mary J. Shockley. This 
lady was born in Hancock County, Ind., Oct. 6, 
1848, and was the daughter of Samuel Shockley, 
further mention of whom is made in the biography 
of David Smith, which will be found on another 
page of this volume. Mrs. Allender was reared to 
womanhood in her native count}', and came to 
Kansas with her mother in 1861. Of her union 
with our suljject there were born two children — 
Samuel and John H., who remain with their father. 
The mother of these children died in her prime at 
the homestead in Murray Township, June 29, 1878. 

Our subject contracted a second marriage, Oct. 
17, 1880, at Seneca, Kan., with Miss Lodema Lane, 
who was born in Hocking County, Ohio, Oct. 14, 
1845, and is the daughter of Samuel and Luranah 
(McVicker) Lane, who were natives of Pennsylva- 
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emigrated to Ohio early in life, settling in Hocking 
County, of which he and his excellent wife are still 
residents. Thej' are widely and favorably known 
in that region, having lived on the same farm for 
the long period of fifty-five years. Mr. Lane is now 
eight3'-seven j'ears old, while the wife and mother 
is two J'ears younger. 

Mrs. Allender was reared under the parental roof 
and remained at home until 1873. Then starting 
out for herself, she made her way to Nemaha 
County, this State, where she supported herself as a 
seamstress until her marriage. Of this marriage 
there have been born six children, four of whom 
are deceased. Ellen and Marj' (twins) died in 188-1 
of diphtheria, when about three and one-half years 
old, and were buried on the same day side by side. 
'I'iie other two deceased children were Sarah E. and 
an infant. The survivors are Josie and Louisa, 
who remain at home with their parents. Mr. Al- 
lender, politicallj', is a straight Republican and has 
held the various local offices. He is a man held in 
high esteem and one whose opinions are generally 
respected. 



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ANIEL M. MABIE, editor of the Beattie 



III jjj Star, was horn in Rockford, 111., Sept. 5, 
1842, and is the son of Giles and Lucj- 
(Case) Mabie, both natives of New York. 
Giles Mabie was a millwright by trade, and when a 
young man in pursuit of employment went to 
Pennsylvania, where he was married. lie followed 
millwrighting for many years, in the meantime re- 
moving to Rockford, 111, where he became super- 
intendent and business manager of John H. 
Manny's , Mower and Reaper Works, and in the 
interest of that concern went to Europe in 1855, 
returning in 1857. The father of our subject 
shortly after his return to the United States, emi- 
grated to Iowa, and is now living in Cedar Rapids, 
where he is still engaged as a mechanic, although 
within a few months of being ninety years of age. 
The wife and mother died in 1888 at the age of 
eighty-four years. They were the parents of tiiree 
children — Alonzo. who is an expressman of Mason 



City, Iowa ; Marilla, the wife of James Anthony, 
a brick-mason of Cedar Rapids; and Daniel M.. our 
subject. 

The subject of this sketch was the youngest 
child of his parents, and received his education in 
his native city. Afterward he spent several years 
travelling, both in tlie United States and in Europe, 
and has visited the latter country twice, the first 
time in companj' with his father. U|3on returning 
home that time he escorted his mother to Europe, 
and staid there with his parents, principally in 
Paris and London, until their return. In Paris he 
attended the Ecole St. Genevieve, where he acquired 
a thorough knowledge of the French language. 
Upon his return to America he accompanied his 
parents to Iowa, and in 1859. entered the office of 
11. A. and G. D. Perkins in Cedar Falls, where he 
learned printing. The outbreak of the Rebellion 
found himemploj'ed at this, and upon the news of 
the fall of Ft. Sumter the "Pioneer Grays" of 
Cedar Falls, of which he was a member, tendered 
their services to the Governor of the State, April 
15, 1861, which were accepted. They were as- 
signed to the 3d Iowa Infantry, and mustered into 
service May 22, having enlisted for three years. 

In this regiment our subject engaged in guarding 
the Hanibal & St.Joe Railroad and fighting the guer- 
rillas, (juantrell. Martin, Green and Price, and all 
the bushwhacking rebels in that dangerous region. 
Illustrating the haste with which they were put 
into the field, Mr. Mabie tells of their going into 
their first fight with old Springfield muskets, no 
haversacks and no cartridges boxes or accoutre- 
ments of any kind. Each man was provided with 
five cartridges which he carried in his pocket, and 
most of which were wet during the rain. Later on 
they were better armed and the regiment did ac- 
tive service in the Army of the Tennessee, taking 
part in the great battles of Shiloh, during which 
they were in Hurlbert's Division which did the 
bloody fighting at Peach Orchard, and held the day 
against thirteen charges by the Rebels. They 
also participated in both the sieges of Corinth, and 
in the seige of Vicksburg, and at the battle of 
Jackson. Miss., and many others, fought in that 
immediate region. 

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in May. 1864, but prior to that Mr. Mabie had 
veteranized, re-enlisting in January of that year at 
Vieksburg. After the usual veteran furlough, 
the 2d Iowa Infantry, with which thu survivors of 
the original regiment were consolidated, joined 
Sherman's army at Huntsville, Ala., whence thej' 
went to Rome, Ga., and fouglit .it Eutaw Bridge, 
and in the seige and battles around Atlanta. Here 
Mr. Mabie was captured, July 22, 1864, on the 
ground where Gen. McPherson was killed, by whom 
he was ftanding at the time. For two months he en- 
dured the horrors of the prison stockades at An- 
dersonville, .and w.as then exchanged at Rough and 
Ready St.ation. Rejoining his regiment he took 
part in the historic march to the sea, participating 
in all the battles on the way, and after reaching the 
coast under the intrepid Logan, of whose gallant 
corps the regiment was a part. 

Upon tlie return of peace this regiment was sent 
to Washington with others, and took part in the 
grand review which celebrated the close of the war. 
Mr. Mabie was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., 
and was discharged at Davenport, Iowa, July 19, 
1865. In all his four years and three months' 
service he was never wounded nor did he suffer a 
day's sickness, although exposed to all the hard- 
ships encountered by the gallant corps of which his 
regiment was a part. He returned to his trade in 
Cedar Falls in the same office which he had left to 
enter the service of his country. After two years, 
chano-lng his occupation somewli.at, he engaged as a 
general salesman in the windmill and pump busi- 
ness for a Kockford, (111.) firm. Thus four years 
were spent in traveling in most of the Western 
States. Finally abandoning that, Mr. Mabie, in 
company with his father engaged in the manufac- 
ture of the above-named commodities at Clinton 
Junction, Wis. They prosecuted this a little over 
two years at that point, then removed their shops 
to Dixon, 111. 

In this latter place Mabie & Son prosecuted their 
business three years, then removed toMoline, 111., 
where they operated a shop three or four years, 
and then through the r.ascality of a man, whom 
they had trusted, they lost their patents and every- 
thin<^ else. Our subject then went back to print- 
inu-. book-binding and publishing, which he carried 



on in Moline for a period of six years, and assist- 
ing in the establishment of a daily paper called 
the Republican. From Moline he removed to 
Marys ville, this county, in October, 1884, and 
thereafter for two years was variously occupied. 
In November, 1886, he took up his residence in 
Beattie as manager of the Beattie /S'tar ottice, which 
he purchased in December, 1888. 

This journal was established in 1883, itsfiist 
issue being on September 22, under the name of the 
Beattie Boomerang, Jack Scott, proprietor and 
editor. About a year .ifterward it was purchased 
hy Mr. Swan, who dropped the word Beattie, m.ak- 
ing it simply The Boomerang. Mr. Swan sold out 
to Jeff Tucker, who changed the name to North 
Star. Mr. Tucker sold to W. W. Brooks, who 
called it simply The Star. The next change was 
into the hands of Cowan & Keiper, who bought it 
at a slieriff's sale in October, 1886. The Rev. J D. 
Crooks then became editor and D. M. Maliic pub- 
lisher. Mr. Crooks continued the paper about three 
months when the entire management devolved 
upon Mr. Mabie. In December, 1887, Mr. Cowan 
purchased Mr. Keiper's interest, becoming sole 
proprietor and nominal editor with Mr. Mabie still 
in the office, until its purchase by the latter at the 
time mentioned. 

The Star office is as well equipped for business 
as any establishment of the kind in this part of the 
country, and it enj03-s a good run of patronage, 
both in job printing and in advertising. The paper 
has a large circulation, which is rapidly increasing. 
At the time of its purchase by Cowan ife Keiper 
there were 250 subscribers, but inside of six 
months he had increased that number three-fold. 
He likewise enlarged the paper from a five to a six- 
column quarto. It has a marked influence in tiie 
northeastern part of the count}^ 

The marriage of Daniel M. ]\Iabie and Miss S. 
A. M. Park occurred May 13, 1870 in Belvidere, 
111. Mrs. Mabie was born in Poplar Grove, 111., 
Feb. 22, 1848, and is the daughter of Simeon and 
Angeline (Chesley) Park, who were natives of 
New York. The father is now deceased and the 
mother resides in Marysville, Kan. This union 
has been blest by the birth of seven children, all 
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named respective!}' : Lola L., Stella E., Avah P. 
Percy G.. Ora P., Raymoiul E. anrl Alonzo R. Mr. 
Mabie is a momlier of ilie IM.asonic fraternity, also 
of the I. 0. O. F. and the A. O. U. W. A stirring, 
wide-awake man whose varied experiences in life 
have brightened his faculties, he makes his in- 
flunce felt in the community where he resides. 
Politically, he is a sound Republican. 



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AMUEL B.WATTERS, senior p.artner of the 
firm of Wattcrs Bros., is also a leading man 
among the farming and stock-raising inter- 
ests of Blue Rnpids City Township. Here- 
sides two miles north of the town, where they have a 
valuable farm, the cultivation of which tiiey carry 
on in a very successful manner, and which yields 
handsome returns. He is a Western man b}^ birth 
and education, his native place being in Fayette 
County, Ind., where he first opened his eyes to the 
light, June 19, 1836. 

The early surroundings usually have a decided ef- 
fect npon the after life of an individual, and de- 
termine in a large degree as to whether he shall 
become a worthy member of society, or a drawback 
upon its best interests. Tiie Watters family were 
people honest and upright, and traced their ances- 
try to some of the best families across the waters. 
The parents of our subject were Thomas and Mary 
A. (Bundrant) Watters, the former a native of 
South Carolina, and the latter of West Virginia. 
Thomas Watters was of Scotch-Irish descent, while 
the mother of our subject traced her forefathers to 
England. Her father, Thomas Bundrant. served as 
a soldier in the Black Ilawk War, and spent his 
last years in Indiana. 

About 1840, when Samuel B. was a little lad 
four years of age, the Watters family emigrated 
across the Mississippi to Iowa, while it was yet a 
Territory. They settled on a tract of land in 
Washington County, where Samuel B. was reared to 
man's estate, and received his education in the dis- 
trict school. This, however, was [jrincipally con- 
ducted in the winter season, and in the summer his 



services were required in opening up and cultivat- 
ing a new farm. He thus obtained a thorough ex- 
perience in agricultural pursuits. The family 
sojourned in the Hawkeye State until after the 
death of the father, which occurred in 1 855. The 
mother, later, with her children came to the Terri- 
tory of Kansas, and for six years they resided in 
Jackson Countj^ In 1868 they changed their resi- 
dence to Marshall County. 

In the meantime, in 1866, Mr. Watters home- 
steaded eighty acres of land in Republic Count}', 
this State, but owing to the unfriendly attitude of 
the Indians of that section, he withdrew from it. 
In 1873, in company with his brothers, Charles W. 
and Joseph W., he rented the farm where they now 
live, and which they purchased about 1878. They 
have since prosecuted agriculture and stock-raising 
very successfully, and are recognized as among the 
leading men of their township. The home farm 
comprises eight}' acres. Mr. Watters is quite prom- 
inent in his community, and for several years was 
Township Clerk, a position which he filled with 
credit to himself, and in a manner satisfactory to 
his fellow-citizens. He has for several years been 
a member of the School Board, and in political 
matters has uniformly given his support to the Re- 
publican party. He has been frequently solicited 
to accept the more important offices, but invariably 
declines, being a modest man, and preferring to 
give his time and attention to his legitimate busi- 
ness. With one exception he has performed all the 
duties of a good citizen. He is still a bachelor. 
Charles W. married Emma J. Oswalt; they have 
four children living — three sons and one daughter. 
Joseph W. married Mattie A. Stout; they have 
three children — two daughters and one son. All 
the brothers are stanch Republicans. Charles W. 
enlisted June 14, 1864, in Company D, 20th Kan- 
sas regiment; that was in the State service. About 
June 28, 1864, he enlisted in the 17th regiment, 
rendezvoused at Fort Leavenworth. Owing to a 
misunderstanding between the Government officers 
and the Adjutant-General of Kansas, the men from 
Jackson County were sent home, immediatel}' after 
which Mr. Watters rejoined the 20th regiment, and 
served until the regiment was disbanded, Oct. 30, 
1864. He participated in the Price raid at West- 



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port and Little Blue, now in the suburbs of Kansas 
City, Mo. Charles W. is now a member of Robert 
Hale Post, No. 328, G. A. R.,at Blue Rapids, Kau. 
The other brother, Joseph W., was for a time a 
member of the Kansas National Guards, and was 
discharged Dec, 31. 1888, with the r.ank of Second 
Lieutenant. 

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iS^DWIN M. BRICP:, editor of the Blue Rapids 
||U) Times, has been a resident of that place for 
(hs^ twelve j'ears past. He is a native of Eng- 
land, born ill Nottingham, April 24, 1842. He 
learned the trade of a printer in his native laud, 
and in 1861, in consequence of ill health made a 
trip to the United States on a visit. Liking the 
countrj', after a short sojourn he determined to 
make this his home. He entered the Union army 
in 1 862 in the 85th Ohio Infantry, and after leav- 
ing the service made Chicago his home, and was 
living there at the time of the great fire, being 
connected with a newspaper. This establishment 
being burned out and Mr. Brice not being in vigor- 
ous health, he determined to try out-door life, and 
bought a farm in Lorain County, Ohio, on which 
he staid two j'ears, then selling out and making a 
visit to his native Land. Returning after a few 
months' absence he came to ICansas and entered 
into partnership with C. E. Tibbitts, founder and 
proprietor of the Blue Rapids Times, the connec- 
tion continuing for one j'ear, when Mr. Brice be- 
came sole proprietor of the office, and remained so 
until Jan. 1, 1888. when he entered into partner- 
ship with Edward Skinner, the firm being Brice & 
Skinner. 

Our subject is a member of the Knights of Honor, 
and of Robert Hale Post, No. 328. G. A. R. of 
Blue Rapids. He has been a member of the City 
Council in Blue Rapids, and in 1889 was elected 
Mayor of that citj\ He and his wife are members 
of the Congregational Church. 

The Blue Rapids Times was established by C. E. 
Tibbitts in 1871, on the laying out of that city by 
the "Genesee Colony." He was its owner until Mr. 
Brice bought into it, as already stated, in 1877. 
The paper is Republican in politics, but not vio- 



lently partisan. It is a "clean" paper, edited with- 
out any attempt at sensationalism, or catering to 
the instincts of a certain class of readers, and is 
therefore held in high esteem in the intelligent 
community where it is published. The office is 
well stocked with every facility and convenience 
for business. The presses are run by steam, and 
the quality of the job w-ork thrown out is equal to 
that done in the large cities. The paper is one of 
the best published in Northern Kansas, and is en- 
tirely printed at home, and the favor with which 
it is received shows that the efforts of the editors 
to make a first-class familj' paper are appreciated 
by their constituents, their circul.ation constantly- 
increasing. 



(^^HOMAS CORP.STEIN. As a rule the men 
m^^ who have been most successful in life, are 
^^^ those who were at an early age thrown upon 
their own resources and obliged to look out for 
themselves. The career of the subject of this no- 
tice is an admirable illustration of what a man may 
accomplish bj' persevering industry and frugality. 
The German element all over the West is composed 
of such men. and to them the great commonwealth 
of Kansas is largely indebted for her present pros- 
perity. 

The early home of Mr. Corpstein was on the 
other side of the Atlantic, in the Grand Duchy of 
Luxemburg, Germanj% where he was born Dec. 21, 
1 836. His parents, Joseph and Catherine (Hoschett) 
Corpstein, were likewise of German birth and an- 
cestiy, and when Thomas was a lad of six years he 
was placed in school, and in accordance with the 
laws and customs of his native land continued there 
until fourteen years old. After coming to Amer- 
ica he learned to read and write in English, mostly 
through his own efforts. This, however, was after 
becoming a man grown, as he emigrated to America 
in 1857, when having nearl3' attained his m.ajority. 

The voyage to the United States w.as accom- 
plished on a sailing-vessel bound from Antwerp to 
New York Citv. where it landed forty d,\ys from 
the time of starting. From the metropolis Mv. 



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Corpstein made liis waj- to Brown C'oimtj% 111., and 
losided in that locality five years, working mostly 
on a farm. He then determined to see something 
more of the Great West, and accordingly started 
for the Rocky Monntains, and for eighteen months 
thereafter was engaged in mining. Having done 
fairly well financially, and being desirous of look- 
ing upon the old faces on the other side of the 
water, he visited his native land, remaining there 
over two years. 

Upon returning to America, Mr. Corpstein re- 
sided for a brief time in Illinois, then went again 
to Iowa, and thence emigrated to Minnesota. Later 
we find him in Missouri, where he staid two years. 
He h.is thus seen a goodlj- portion of the AVestern 
countrj-. He came to this county in 1872, and as 
he has since made his residence within its limits it is 
fair to suppose that he is better suited with this 
region than any which he has yet seen. 

Mr. Corpstein upon coming to this county re- 
sided for a short time in Waterville, then rented 
a farm in Waterville Township, which he operated 
for a number of j-ears. Then, in 1880, he located 
upon his present homestead, which is 120 acres in 
extent, and which was then comparativel3' destitute 
of improvements. He has thus done much pioneer 
labor, but in looking upon his fertile fields and the 
comforts which surround him he feels amply repaid 
for his toil and sacrifices. This year, 1889, he has 
built a handsome new home for himself and family. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Anna 
Catharine Behm took place in Maryville, Nodawaj' 
Co., Mo., April 13, 1871. This lady was born in 
Wisconsin, Sept. 5, 1850, and is the daughter of 
Frank and Gertrude Behm,the latter of whom is now 
deceased. Both parents were natives of Luxemberg, 
Germany, whence they emigrated to America in 
1848. The3' lived in New York City about two 
years, then removed to AVisconsin, where they re- 
sided eight years. From there thej' went down into 
Missouri, and later, in 1877, came to this county, 
of which they are now residents. Their family 
consisted of seven children, five of whom are liv- 
ing, viz: Anna Catharine, Mrs. Cor|)stein; Annie, 
Peter, Lena and Louisa. 

Politically, Mr. Corpstein is identified with the 
Democratic part3-. Both he and his excellent 



wife were reared in the doctrines of the German 
Catholic Church., to which thej' still loyallv adhere. 
They make no pretensions to elegance in their style 
of living, but have an abundance to eat, drink and 
wear, and have laid up something for a rainj- day. 
AVe take pleasure in drawing the attention of our 
many readers to a fine lithographic view of the old 
homestead .and the new residence of Mr. Corpstein, 
and the farm, on another page of this volume. 



^?^EORGE T. SMITH, editor and proprietor 
II (=, of the Marshall County News ^ of whom we 
^^11 now present a brief sketch, was born in 
Armstrong County, Pa., June 13, 1853, and spent 
his boyhood da^-s on his father's farm. His edu- 
cation was received in the common schools of the 
county and in the Elders' Ridge AcademJ^ After 
leaving the academy he taught school during the 
winter seasons, passing his summers on the farm, 
until 1874. In that year he came to Marshall 
County, Kan., stopping on the A'ermillion, where 
he engaged for a few months in farming; later in 
the fall he found his wa}- to Marysville, and soon 
accepted a position in the Countj' Tre.asurer's otHco 
as Deputy, where he remained for four and one-half 
j-ears. He also served as Deputy in the County 
Clerk's oflSce for two years. 

Jan. 1, 1881, Mr. Smith bought an interest in 
the Marshall County JSews with C. E. Tibbetts, its 
publication being continued under the firm name 
of Tibbetts & Smith for one j^ear, when the latter 
purchased his partner's interest, and has been sole 
proprietor ever since. The Marysville Locomotive, 
founded by P. H. Peters, was merged into the 
Marshall County Xeirs in 1870 b}- Hughes & Mc- 
ChesnejN the latter retaining an interest but a brief 
time. For the last ten years it h.as been the prin- 
cipal Republican paper of the county. 

In August, 1877. Mr. Smith was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Kate L. Alleu, of Clear Fork Town- 
ship, this county-. Their union has been blessed 
b^' the birth of four children, all of whom are still 
living — Ora Allen, Robert S., A'eda and Ena. 
Miss Allen, the wife of Mr. Smith, was born in 



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Aledo. l\[erccr Co., 111.. Aug. 1. 1858, and is 
the daiit>hu>r of O. C. Allen. [For his biography 
see sketch elsewliere. For n sketch of Robert 
Smith, father of George T. Smith, sec sketch of 
W. H. Smith on another page in this Ai.ium]. Al- 
though ]VIr. Smith is not an oflice-sceking politi- 
ci'iii, he lias been an active' Republican worker, 
and used the influence of his paper for the advance- 
ment of the principles of that party. Mr. Smith 
■was appointed Postmaster in September, 1889, and 
took possession of the office Oct. 1, the same year. 



?1\KD W. STOIIS. Among the [irosperous 
German residents of Marshall Count}', the 
gentleman witii whose name we preface this 
sketch, as representing the worth and thrift of his 
native land and the money -m.akiug capabilities of 
his adopted country, is worthy- of considerable 
mention in a volume of this character. 

A native of the Province of Pomerania, Ger- 
many, our subject was born April 12, 18-19, and 
was educated there under the law of compulsory 
education. Thus he was fitted to cope with the 
world by a thorough training in youth, and was 
also skilled in farm hilior, as in the intervals of 
school life he was no idlor among the busy throngs 
of laborers. 

As he was emerging from youth into the pride 
of manhood, our subject came, in 18t>7, to the 
I'nited States with his parents, John and Caroline 
(Kat) Stohs. They took passage from the port of 
liremen in the sailing vessel " Republic," on the 3d 
of May, 18t>7, and in June, after a voyage of five 
weeks, the ship was .anchored in New York harbor. 
Reaching that city penniless and without friends, 
the promised land of plenty seemed to recede 
further into tiie boundless realm of the future, as 
they beheld all around them happy homes and 
cheerful faces, themselves friendless and homeless. 
Unable to proceed further on their journej', tbey 
staid on AVard's Island for six weeks, until the}^ 
received funds from a brother-in-law, Fred Minge, 
which sufficed to pay llieir railroad fare to Chicago, 
but left them filOO .in debt. This amount had 



been sent some time previous to its reception, but 
was delayed a week en route. Coming immediately 
to Cook County. 111., the fatiier and sons went to 
work to make nione^-, first to discharge the indebt- 
edness and afterward to la^' the foundation of a 
home. On the 8th of July, 1868, the father became 
overheated in the field while at work, and died from 
sunstroke witliin an hour after his first seizure. 
Thereafter for a period of two j'ears our subject 
and his brothers worked as farm laborers until they 
had earned sufficient funds to enable them to come 
to Kansas. 

In 1870 Mv. Stohs removed to Kansas, taking 
up a homestead of eighty acres and working on the 
railroad to make the money wherewith he might 
improve the claim. While he was thus engaged, 
another man "'jumped the claim." and our subject 
lost his first claim. In August, 1871, he engaged 
as a farm laborer with Herman Lutjemeier, and 
continued with him until the deatii of the employer 
in 1876. 

Mr. Stohs has been for more than ten years 
the husband of a lady universally esteemed and 
possessed of great amiability and sweetness of dis- 
position and character. Her maiden name was 
Sophia Lutjemeier, and she is the daughter of Mr. 
Stohs' former employer. Mr. and Mrs. Stohs 
were united in marriage Feb. 20, 1879, and soon 
after tins important event our subject began to im- 
prove the farm left by his father-in-law. They 
have a pleasant, commodious rural home, a view of 
which is presented on another page of this work; 
he also has a large, conveniently-arranged barn, all 
fitted out with reference to storage of grain and 
shelter of stock. Besides these, there are other 
buildings essential to the proper conducting of a 
farm. The farm comprises 320 acres, in which the 
mother-in-law has a dower. "Mv. Stohs has another 
farm of 200 acres, and 151 acres of land in Logan 
Township; also 160 acres on section 29, which he 
purchased prior to his marriage. All this land has 
been accumulated by unremitting labor and earnest 
efforts, when others, more indolent and less ambi- 
tious, "slumbered and slept." Nor has he been 
selfish in his interests, for he takes an active part 
in all affairs conducive to public welfare, and is 
recognized as a man of sterling worth and intei>- 




Res. OF LuDWiG Merklinghau5,5ec.1. Balderson Township. 



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Res. OF Fred.W. Stoh5,Sec.21. Herkimer Township 



PORTHAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



529 



i-ity. His fellow-citizens are cognizant of his 
wortli, and have shown their esteem for him bj' 
bestowing upon him the office of Justice of the 
Peace of Herkimer Township. Ho was elected in 
the spring of 1 889, and is therefore serving at the 
present writing. 

The mother of our subject, with whom he crossed 
the ocean, has again married, !icr hiisb.ind being 
Henry Dirking, and they are residents of Logan 
Township, this county. 

In the happy home of our subject, Mud chistered 
around the winter fireside or playing in lively 
groups during summer days, are five children, who 
are named respectively-: Augusta, Minnie, Adolph, 
Frederick and Herman. These children are bright 
and active, full of fun and frolic, the idols of their 
home and loved by their plaj'mates. They are 
receiving good educations, and are being prepared 
for whatever station in life they may be called upon 
to occupy. Mr. Stohs and wife are prominent and 
consistent members of the Lutheran Church, in 
which faith thej"^ were reared by their parents, who 
were also associated with that denomination. Liv- 
ing as consistent Christians and active laborers in 
the vineyard, our subject and his wife are now in 
the prime of an existence devoted to the best in- 
terests of their township and county, and bj^ their 
upright lives have added to the reputation of 
IMarshall Count}', and gained an enviable character 
as worthy members of the community. 

Mr. Stohs is, and alwajs has been, a stanch sup- 
porter of the principles of the Republican party, 
and is a man whose counsel is sought in the interest 
of his party in this part of the .State. 



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<Tl UDWIG MERKLINGHAUS. one of the 
I (j^ most substantial young German farmers of 
jlL^. Balderson Township, was the first postmaster 
appointed for the new post-office of Stolzenbach, 
and is the owner of a Dne farm, pleasantly situated 
on section L He has a good stone dwelling, which 
is represented by a view on another page, within 
which is a nice little family; so far in life his lines 
seem to have fallen in pleasant places. He is the 



offspring of excellent German ancestry and was 
born in Prussia, Oct. 2, 1853, where he spent the 
earlier years of his life and obtained the rudiments 
of a good practical education. 

The parents of our subject were Peter and Annie 
(Schoneshofer) Merklinghaus, likewise natives of 
Prussia, where they were reared and married, June 
14, 1844. In 1865 they emigrated to America and 
established themselves in LaSalle County, 111., where 
they sojourned three years. At the expiration of 
this time they crossed the Mississippi and came to 
this county, of wiiich they have since been residents, 
the father being now seventy-one years old and 
the mother sixty-four. Of the four children born 
to them only two are living — Ludwig and John. 

Our subject was reared to farm pursuits from 
boyhood. He came to Kansas with his parents, 
arriving here March 13, 1869, and settling on the 
present homestead of our subject, which had been 
purchased from the Government. It was near the 
Otoe Indian Reservation, and of which the Indians 
were then in possession, and where they remained 
for ten years thereafter. The agency was located 
two miles west. 

Mr. Merklinghaus remained under the parental 
roof until his marriage, which occurred Jan. 25, 
1880, the maiden of his choice being Miss Lydia 
AVolfgang. She is a daughter of Jacob and Sarah 
(Schwartz) Wolfgang, who were natives of Penn- 
sylvania, and who are now living three miles south- 
east of Beattie. They are the parents of eight 
children, of whom Mrs. Merklinghaus was the sixth 
in order of birth. She was born in Pennsylvania 
Sept. 8, 1861, and remained a member of the par- 
ental household until her marriage. Of this union 
there have been born two little girls, Minnie and 
Emma. Our subject .and his wife are regular at- 
tendants of the German Evangelical Church. Mr. 
Merlinghaus has been Treasurer of the School 
Board four years and held the office of Postmaster 
the same length of time. He keeps himself well 
posted upon political affairs and except in the local 
elections, votes with the Republican party. His 
farm embraces 160 acres of land, ninety of which 
are devoted to grain and other produce, while the 
balance lies in pasture. A goodly number of 
horses, cattle and swine are kept upon the place. 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



The father of our subject served two years in 
the 28th Infantry of the Prussian Arm}-. One of 
the much-prized famil}- relics is a copy of the 
Golden Bible, presented by King Frederick III. of 
Prussia, to the maternal grandfather of our subject 
at his Golden AVeddiug, celebrated in the Evangel- 
ical Church in Seelscheid, Germany, June 12. 1857. 



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THOMAS BARRETT. He who has been for- 
tunate in so directing his course in life as 
to o'ain the esteem and confidence of his 
fellow. men. and who has been endowed by nature 
with those qualities which have enabled him, by 
the exercise of thrift and industry, to gain a com- 
petence for his declining years, living honestly and 
uprightly through all, is worthy of more than a 
passing notice. It is such men as these that the 
biographer of Marshall County has sought to se- 
lect in representing its best elements and perpetu- 
ating the names and deeds of those who have been 
instrumental in its growth and development. Mr. 
Barrett was pointed out as one of these eminent 
characters whose name it is desirable to hand down 
to future generations. 

The possession of a homestead and a long resi- 
dence in one locality, invariably carries with it a 
ditmity and importance scarcely secured bj- other 
means. We find Mr. Barrett pleasantly located at 
a well-regulated rural homestead, embracing 160 
acres of land on section 30, in Rock Township. 
Although a veteran of eighty years, he possesses 
the same genial and companionable disposition 
which gained for him so many friends during his 
younger manhood. He is consoled in his old age 
by the companionship of one of the most estima- 
ble ladies — one who possesses culture and refine- 
ment, and whose best thoughts are giveu to her 
home and her family. Their hospitable roof is 
frequentlj- the resort of hosts of friends, who are 
accorded that hearty welcome which is so pleasant 
to meet. 

The subject of this sketch was born near Cadiz. 
Harrison Co., Ohio, on the 11th of December, 1809, 
and distinctly remembers many of the incidents con- 



nected with the War of 1812, which occurred when 
he was a lad three years of .ige. He grew up on 
the frontier at a time when wild game was plen- 
tiful, and at an early age was set to work as- 
sisting his father in building up the homestead. 
His earl}- studies were pursued in the primitive log 
school house, embracing a few weeks attendance 
during the winter season of each year. He remained 
at home until a man of twenty-five years, when he 
was married and began life for himself on a rented 
farm. He thus operated for a period of twelve 
3-ears in different parts of the county, paying out 
during that time the sum of §3,000 in rent alone. 

In the meantime our subject had become promi- 
nent in the affairs of his native county, and one of 
its most esteemed citizens. He was now appointed 
Superintendent of the County Infirmary, which 
position he held for a period of seven years. He 
then operated a rented farm one year, and in the 
spring of 1857 decided to seek his fortune in the 
farther West. After his arrival in Iowa, he pro- 
ceeded \>y boat down the Mississppi to Keokuk, 
where, prior to this time, he had purchased 1 60 
acres of land near Newton, Jasper County. He 
now located upon this and commenced making im- 
provements. He was one of the first settlers of 
that region, but the climate appearing too severe, 
although the country was in other ways very desir- 
able, he, in the spring of 1865, sold out and started 
overland by team for Kansas. 

After a journey of three weeks with horses and 
oxen and driving some cattle besides, our subject 
with his famil}' crossed the Missouri River at Ne- 
braska Cilj', on a steam ferry. Thence he came to 
this county and purchased eighty acres of land in 
Vermillion Township, one and one-half miles 
from the present site of Frankfort. He commenced 
the improvement of his purchase, but lived there 
onh" one j^ear, then sold out to his brother, and pur- 
chased 240 acres of wild land east of Frankfort. 
This also he onh- occupied one year and after the 
r.iilroad w-as surveyed through the place, sold out. 
and in the spring of 1868 changed his residence to 
what was then Vermillion, but now Rock Town- 
sliip. His laud laj' along the banks of Vermillion 
Creek, and he proceeded to cultivate the soil, set 
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531 



other needed structures,and now has one of the most 

desirable farms in this part of the county. His 
land is largely devoted to the raising of grain and 
slock, to whicii it is admirably adapted and is now 
carried on by a son, Uriah, who possesses much of 
the enterprise and al)ilit3' of his honored sire. 

In Cadiz, Ohio, Mr. Barrett was niiirried J.an. 
22, 1835, to Miss Susannah, daughter of Thomas 
Parry. Mr. Parry was born in Mrginia and is the 
sou of Llewellyn Parry, a native of Penns3dvania, 
and of Welsh descent. He farmed in the Keystone 
State during his earlj^ manhood, then removed to 
Virginia and tinally to Ohio, and from Ohio to 
Indiana, where he died. Thomas accompanied the 
family to the Buckej'e State and followed carpen- 
tering in Cadiz, operating likewise as a contractor 
and builder. He also owned a farm upon which he 
lived three j'ears, then sold out .and renaoving to 
Huntington Count}', Ind., entered 320 acres upon 
which he labored until his death. 

The mother of Airs. Barrett was. in her girlhood. 
Miss Sarah Chew. She was born in Virginia, which 
was likewise the native State of her father, Will- 
iam Chew, who emigrated to Ohio and settled near 
the present site of Cadiz, during the pioneer days. 
He prosecuted farming there for a time, tiien sell- 
ing out removed to Richland County, where he 
opened up a farm and spent his last days. He was 
of Welsh descent. Mrs. Parry after the death of 
her husband, made her home with our subject, un- 
til her de.ath which occurred in August, 1879, after 
she had reached the advanced age of eighty. five 
years. She was one of the tj'pical wives and 
mothers of the olden times, and a conscientious 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Mrs. Barrett was the eldest child of her parents, 
whose family consisted of one daughter and six 
sons: John is a resident of Lucas, Ohio; William 
is deceased; James continues a resident of the 
Buckeye State; Alfred sojourns in this county; 
Amon is in Ohio, and Llewellyn in >i'ebraska. Mrs. 
Barrett was, like her husband, born in Cadiz, Ohio, 
Jan. 29. 1817, and lived in the town until fourteen 
years old. Her parents then removed to a farm, 
and she continued under the home roof until her 
marriage. She has been the faithful and devoted 
companion of her husband for over fifty years, the 



anniversary of the golden wedding occurring in 
1884, and which was celebrated with due ceremonj'. 
The eight children born of their union were named 
respectively: William, Uriah, Sarah, James, David, 
Albert, Emily, Elizabeth. Uriah during the Civil 
War enlisted in Company I, 10th Iowa Inf.antry in 
the fall of 1861, and served three ^-ears, participat- 
ing in all the battles in which his regiment was en- 
gaged, and aside from the hardships and privations 
incident to life in the arm}-, escaped unharmed. 
He makes a first-class farmer and a highly re- 
spected citizen. James now (September, 1889) 
m.akes his headquarters at Callaway, Neb. Emily is 
the wife of Harvey Fry, who has secured 320 acres 
of land in Oklahoma, and they are at present so- 
journing there. 

David Barrett, the father of our subject, was 
born in Chester Count}', Pa., in 1780. The pater- 
nal grandfather, Arthur Barrett, likewise a native 
of that county, learned the trade of a weaver du- 
ring his younger days, but later removed to Fred- 
erick County, Va., and located upon a farm, 
although he worked at his trade .as the opportunity 
occurred. From the Old Dominon after a few 
years he emigrated to Harrison County, Ohio, in 
the spring of 1803, and selecting a section of land 
five miles from the present site of Cadiz, established 
himself there for the remainder of his days. He 
was prospered and accumulated a good property ; 
in religious belief he was a Quaker. The great- 
grandfather of our subject was Ralph Barrett, a na- 
tive of England, who crossed the Atlantic durino- 
the Colonial da3-s. 

The father of our subject removed with the fam- 
ily from Virginia to Ohio, in 1803, and thereafter 
assisted in the cultivation of the land belonging to 
his father. In due time he became owner of 160 
acres, upon which he put up a log house, whicli 
was finally succeeded by other and better buildings, 
and there he spent the remainder of his life, dying 
at the age of sixty-five years. He was reared in 
the doctrines of the Quaker faith, to which he 
strongly adhered. He married Miss Winnifred 
Kirby, a native of Carroll, Md., and the daughter 
of John Kirby, a native of Ireland. The latter 
married [Miss Winnifred Carroll, a native of his 
own country, and after coming to the United States 



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they located first at Carroll's Manor, Md. Later 
they removed to Pennsylvania, where Grandfather 
Kirby died. The grandmother subsequently 
removed to Ohio,and died there about 1818 at the 
age of eighty-one years; they were Catholics in 
religous belief. 

To the parents of our subject there were born 
eleven children, of whom William, Elizabeth, Uriah 
and David are deceased. The survivors are Thomas, 
our subject; Albert G., a resident of Barrett; Sa- 
rah, Mrs. Allen, of Ohio; Ruth, living in Vermill- 
ion Township; Winnifred, Mrs. Walker, a resident 
of Rock Township; Joseph, who is farming in 
Clear Fork Township, and Jolin who sojourns in 
Centre Township. Mr. Barrett voted for William 
H. Harrison in 1840, and has cast his ballot every 
four years since that time. He was in former 
years a Republican but his sympathies are now with 
the Union Labor party. He has been an active 
worker in educational matters in his township, and 
has served as School Director for many years, and 
Road Supervisor. 



^ OSEPH C. RODKEY, a representative farmer 
and stockman of Blue Rapids City Township, 
owns and occupies a valuable farm, compris- 
ing about 380 acres on sections 34, 35 and 
26. It is all under excellent cultivation, and sup- 
plied with adequate and substantial buildings. Mr. 
Rodkey is a native of Huntingdon County, Pa.. 
born Sept. 2, 1 828. He was the son of John and 
Esther Rodkey, the former a native of Maryland, 
and the latter probably born in Pennsylvania. He 
is the tenth child in a family of eleven children, 
of whom the following survik'e: Jacob, now living 
in Wichita, Kan.; Susan, the widow of Micliael 
Thompson, of Andrew County, Mo.; Samuel lives 
in Indiana; Margaret, wife of Mr. Rushing, in 
Wichita, Kan.; and our subject. 

John Rodkey died when iiis son Josepli was quite 
joung, and a short time afterward his widow re- 
moved with her children to Miami County, Ohio. 
There our subject grew to manhood, being reared 
upon a farm, and receiving but limited educational 



advantages. His schooling consisted mostly of 
what he could obtain during three winter months, 
and he could not attend regularlj' even during this 
time. Mr. Rodkey has been all his life a reader, 
and aimed to keep himself well posted on general 
topics. He is a well informed man, and self-edu- 
cated to a large extent. 

In Ohio, May 13, 1849, he was united in mar- 
riage with Frances Dohner, a native of Pennsylva- 
nia, and a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Long) 
Dohner. To Mr. and Mrs. Rodkey have been born 
ten children, seven of whom are now living: John 
resides in Rooks County, Kan.; Esther, the wife of 
John Wilson; they live in Whitley County, Ind. 
Clayton lives in this county; Lincoln also lives in 
this count}' ; Anna, the wife of John Koutz, in Smith 
County, this State; Lucinda J., the n-ife of George 
Layton, of this county; and Grant, still under the 
parental roof. Lodiska became the wife of C. Bar- 
rett, and after his death she married Charles 
Knowlton; she died in the fall of 1883. Florence 
o-rew to womanhood, and died aged twenty, in the 
spring of 1881; Davis was the fourth child, and 
died at the age of seventeen months. After his 
marriage, Mr. Rodkey resided for a short time in 
Ohio, whence he removed to Huntington County, 
Ind., being a pioneer there. He settled in the 
woods, and cut the first stick of timber on his 
place for clearing purposes. Like most pioneers, 
he had many hardships and privations to endure. 
In the fall of 1880, he removed with his family to 
this count}', and settled upon the land where he 
still resides. 

During his residence in Indiana, Mr. Rodkey 
was strongly identified with the support of the 
schools, and officiated on the School Board. His 
children are quite well educated, and a number of 
them have been engaged in the profession of teach- 
ino-. He is a Republican in politics. Both he and 
his wife ai'e members of the Universalist Church, 
and active participants in all enterprises which have 
for tlieir object tlje elevation of society. He is a 
public-spirited citizen, favoring and supporting all 
enterprises which tend to advance the interests of 
the vicinity. AVhen he started out after his mar- 
riage, he and his wife together had about $750, and 
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$1,800 more. He may well be considered a self- 
made man, and may justly rejoice in the success 
wiiich has attended his efforts. Though past the 
prime of life in years, Mr. and Mrs. Rodlvey are 
still capable of an active participation in its labors 
and pleasures, and are enjoying the fruits of a life 
spent in usefulness and well-doing. They have 
man3- friends who esteem them very highly', and 
they gain the respect of all who know them. 



,,.2 LDUS SHARP, proprietor of the Arling- 
WllM ton Hotel, at Blue Rapids, has lived in 
Kansas since 1867, when with his brothers, 
Joseph and William, he came to Jackson 
County, from Pennsylvania. He was born in Lan- 
caster County, Pa., Sept. 15, 1845, his parents be- 
ing William and Ann(Bowm.an)Sharp. The famil3' 
came originally from Scotland, the great-grand- 
father of our subject having come from that country 
a great many years ago, and settled in Virginia, 
where he was married and where his children were 
born. His son, George, grandfather of Mr. Sharp 
liv^ed in Virginia until some years after his mar- 
riage, as his children were born there. He then re- 
moved to Lancaster County, Pa., where he stayed 
for some years, and when somewhat advanced in 
life went to Higiiland County, Ohio, where his 
daughter, Phcebe, wife of Abraham Conard, was 
then living. In all of these places he worked .at 
the trade of a miller, and he lived to an old age, 
dying when nearly ninety years old. His wife was 
Phoebe Downing, who survived him three or four 
years, and was about seventy- five years old when 
she died. Besides the daughter mentioned, thej- had 
other children. Jane, who was married to Samuel 
Thomberg in Ohio, reared a large family and is 
still living; Sarah, another daughter married .lames 
Evorhart, and lived in White County, Ohio; Ellen 
married a Mr. Fletcher and died comparatively 
young; Eliza married an Episcopal minister named 
John Boyd, and now lives in Ohio; Joseph went 
to Indiana at an early day, and settled near the 
site of the present city of Kokomo; Hannah mar- 
ried Jacob Conklin, and died near Indianapolis, 



In 1. Ti c lomaining child was William, the father 
of our subject. 

AVilliam Sharp was born in ^'irginia, Dec. 20. 
1813, and when still ayoung man removed to Lan- 
caster Count}', Pa. In that county he was mar- 
ried on Ma}- 29, 1834, to Miss Ann Bowman, and 
there all his children but one were born. Later, he 
removed with his family near Lexington, Highland 
Co., Ohio, where he lived the rest of his life, dying 
in 1853, in his fortieth year. After the death 
of her husband, Mrs. Ann Sharp returned to Lan- 
caster Count}', Pa., with her four youngest children, 
and there she made her home the rest of her life, 
dying at the age of forty-five. This worthy couple 
had nine children. The eldest, Josiah, died in in- 
fancy; Ann Maria is living at Blue Rapids with her 
brother; Joseph B. is a farmer in Highland County, 
Ohio; William is a resident of Blue Rapids. Both 
of these brothers were in the Union army during 
the Rebellion, enlisting Sept 9, 1861, in Com- 
pany A, 48th Ohio Infantry; Joseph being dis- 
charged for dis.ability in the spring of 1862, while 
William, after serving three years and nine mouths 
was discharged because of becoming partially 
blind. George is living in Jackson County, Kan.; 
Elmira was the wife of Lewis Rogers and died in 
Harrisburg. Pa. ; Aldus was the nest in order of 
birth; then Lydia, who was married to Daniel 
Longenecker of Lancaster County ; John w.as the 
child born in Highland County, Ohio, and is now 
residing in Kansas City, Mo. 

Aldus Sharp was quite young when he lost 
both his parents, and he was brought up on the 
farm of an uncle. AVhen sixteen years old he be- 
gan working out, being employed for different 
persons until he was about twenty-one years of age, 
when he went Ohio, on a visit to his brothers, 
William and Joseph. A few months after the 
brothers came to Kansas, arriving in Jackson 
County in the fall of 1867. There Mr. Sharp and 
his brother, Joseph, rented a farm on which they 
lived for a couple of years, when Joseph went to 
the vicinity of Topeka, where he took up a home- 
stead. Our subject went to the city of Topeka 
and worked for about a year. He then went to 
Texas, and during the winter worked in a store, 
the following spring coming back to Kansas with a 



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herd of cattle. For two or three years thereafter 
he was engaged in hauling produce from Jackson 
County to Topeka, and in buying and selling 
stock. Being married about this time, he removed 
to Blue Rapids, arriving here March 12, 1874. 
Here he built a barn and engaged in the livery 
business, carrying that on for seven or eight years 
exclusively, and always since being engaged in it. 
In 1882 he rented the La Belle House, aud for the 
first time engaged in the business of keeping a 
hotel. This house he kept for two years and eight 
months, and then bought the brick hotel, known as 
the Arlington, on the other side of the Square, 
which he has ever since conducted. 

November 26, 1873, Mr. Sharp was united in 
marriage with Miss Mary Susan Smith, daughter of 
Peyton T., and Lucy H. (Bates) Smith, the former 
a native of St. Charles, Mo., born in 1820, and the 
latter born in Virginia in 1823. Mrs. Sharp was 
born in Ray County, Mo., April 21, 1850, and in 
that county she was married. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp 
are the parents of two children — Lucy May, born 
April 29, 1875 and George S., Nov. 6, 1877. 

Peyton T. Smith, the father of Mrs. Sharp, was 
a son of James W. Smith, who died in Jefferson, 
Tex., Dec. 26, 1852, aged sixty-three years; Lucy 
H. his wife, died at the same place, Nov. 4, 1857, 
ao-ed sixty-eight years. They had five children — 
Joel W., who died in June, 1843, in Ray County, 
Mo.; Powhattan, who died in Tarrant, Tex., Nov. 
30, 1864; Sardinia H., who is the widow of William 
Perry, and lives in Jefferson, Tex.; James A., who 
is a resident of Colorado, and Peyton T., who is 
the father of Mrs. Sharp. 

Peyton T. Smith was born May 3, 1820, in St. 
Charles, Mo., was brought up to farming, and has 
followed that vocation all of his active life. He is 
now living retired on his farm at Richmond, Ray 
Co., Mo. He was married on June 19, 1843, at 
the place where he has ever since made his home, to 
Miss Lucy H. Bates, who was born in Halifax 
County, Va.. Aug. 12, 1823, and is now therefore, 
sixty-seven years of age. They had five children, 
of whom one died in infancy. The survivors are: 
Cleopatra S., who was born May 19, 1844, married 
Henrj- C. Smith, Dee. 6, 1870, and now lives at 
Millville, Ray Co., Mo.; James W., who was born 



May 7, 1848, married Jeannie Bates, and is a drug- 
gist and physician at Richmond, Mo.; Mrs. Sharp; 
Nannie, who was born May 22, 1852, and is the 
wife of Charles A. Burns, a liveryman of Blue 
Rapids. 

Mr. Sharp has been Constable and City Marshal 
of Blue Rapids, but is not looking for office. Own- 
ing the property in which he does business, he is 
enabled to give the best of accomodations possible, 
and his house is a favorite resort for the travelling 
IHiblic. He has admirable facilities for commer- 
cial trade, having fine sample rooms and an excel- 
lent livery in connection with the hotel, which is 
kept in admirable style, being plea.sant and home- 
like in all its appointments. In its management 
he is ably assisted by his wife, and the success they 
are meeting: with is well deserved. 



;(1 )^.ILLIAM A. TATLOCK, a practical and 
skillful farmer, has a farm on section 34, 
Oketo Township, that, in point of cultiva- 
tion aud improvement, is classed among the best 
in this part of MarsliAll County, and under his 
wise management it yields him a good annual in- 
come. October 5, 1839, our subject was born in 
the pioneer home of Miles and Margaret (Cam- 
eron) Tatlock. His father was a native of North 
Carolina, and was a carpenter by trade. In early 
life he went to Indiana and was there married. 
He subsequently moved to Iowa, and there died in 
1853, his death depriving his community of a 
good citizen and neighbor, and his family of a kind 
father and husband. His wife survived hitn till 
1881, when she too passed away. To that worthy 
couple were born four children, of whom our sub- 
ject was the eldest. 

Mr. Tatlock was three years of age when his 
parents became pioneers for a second time, mov- 
ing to Iowa and casting in their lot with the early 
settlers who had preceded them to that State. He 
received a fair education, which he has since sup- 
plemented by intelligent reading, and is a man of 
good general information. Having the misfortune 
to lose his father when a boy, from the age of fif- 



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teen till he was thirty years old, he managed the 
business for his mother, carrying on her farming 
interests with admirable judgment and sagacity. 
In the spring of 1872 he came to rhillips County, 
Kan., having become convinced that he could 
prosecute his calling to still better advantage on 
this fertile soil and under these sunny skies. He 
subsequently came to Marshall County and located 
on his present farm. He has 118 acres of as rich 
and productive land as is to be found in this sec- 
tion of the county, and 100 acres of this is under 
a high state of cultivation. The buildings are 
neat, commoilious and well kept, his cozy and sub- 
stantial dwelling being erected in 1880. Fifty fine 
apple trees, plums, cherries and grapes furnish an 
alnindaut supply of delicious fruit, both for home 
consumption and for market. Our subject may 
well be pleased and proud of the great change that 
he has wrought by years of patient and hard labor 
in this place since it came into his possession, he 
having made every improvement and by wise man- 
agement converted it into a valuable piece of 
propertj-. He engages to some extent in the stock 
business and has nine head of fine horses and thir- 
teen cattle of good grade. 

March 27, 1872, was an auspicious dale in the 
life of our subject, for he was then united in mar- 
riage to Miss Leonora Bunner, a daughter of Reu- 
ben and Emeline (Salladay) Bunner, farmers of 
Van Buren Count}', Iowa. The father is eigiit}- 
3'ears of age, and the mother is seventy-five years. 
Mrs. Tatlock is the fourth child in their family of 
four daughters and six sons, and she was born in 
Ohio, in 1840. .She is a devoted member of the 
Prcsb3'terian Church, is true to the faith, and an 
earnest Christian. To her and her iiusband have 
been born two sons, Ralph E. and Arthur G. 

Mr. Tatlock is a man of good natural abilit}-, 
which is re-enforced by strong common sense, so 
that he manages his affairs sagaciously and well. 
He is shrewd in his dealings, though never taking 
unfair advantage in a bargain, and the property' 
that he has, has been obtained by lionest toil, and 
he well merits the respect shown iiim by his fellow- 
citizens His desire to promote the prosperit}- of 
his adopted township is strong, and he has been 
especially active in educational matters, liaving 



been a momber of the School Board for twelve 
years and is Treasurer of that honorable body. He 
has been connected with the Masonic fraternity in 
times past. He is influential in politics, and gener- 
ally works for the Republican party, though he 
supported the Lnion Labor ticket last 3'ear. 



REDERiCK WESTERMANN. Although 
now in life's prime and in the meridian of 
an existence when "coming events" have 
not yet " cast their shadows before," nor has the 
hope of youth faded into the reality of age, he of 
whom we write this brief life history is 3'et in the 
possession of vvhat might be a matter of pride to 
others older than himself. He is not one of those 
world- wearied, battle-scarred toilers in the warfare 
of life, but having recentl3'put the armor on, views 
with courage the coming conflict. Much more 
fortunate financially than many 3'oung men, he 
now owns one of the finest farms in the whole 
county, embellished with a beautiful residence, a 
stone barn, granary and other buildings. Protect- 
ing the family from the heat of summer and the 
winds of winter, is a fine grove of natural forest 
trees on all sides of the house and barn, while 
there is splendid shade for the feeding lots near 
the barn. Breaking the monotony of the scenerv 
for miles around and presenting a pleasant contrast 
to the waving corn and ripening wheat, is this 
well-improved and cozy homestead. The estate 
comprises 440 acres of fine land, formerly the prop- 
erty of the father of our subject but now his indi- 
vidual possession. Though prevented by poor 
health from an active participation in the cultiva- 
tion of the land, Mr. Westermann oversees the 
whole property and makes it a financial success. 

Frederick and Sophia (Shotte) Westermann were 
natives of the province of Hanover, Germany, and 
there were reared and married. In the fall of 1853 
the3' came to America, landing in New York and 
coming thence directly to- Cook Count}', 111. In 
that county their son, our subject, Frederick, was 
born, Oct. 7, 1854, and was also educated in the 
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birth of the four children born to Frederick Wester- 
mann, Sr., and his wife. When a lad he removed 
with his parents in 1868 to Kansas, coming with 
them to this county and locating on section 34 in 
Herkimer Township, which is tlie present home of 
our subject. The father bought 440 acres, which 
he improved and made his home until his death, 
vSept. 5, 1871. His widow survives liim, and makes 
her home with our subject, her sou, Frederick, in 
this countj'. 

Among the most important events in the life of 
Frederick Westermanu may be mentioned his mar- 
riage, which occurred May 19, 1876, in this town- 
ship. His wife was in youth Miss Henrietta Seuger, 
daughter of Charles and Henrietta Senger, and a 
native of Prussia. She was born on the 4th 
of May, 1858, in Prussia, where her parents 
were also born and reared. Mr. and Mrs. Senger 
were members of the Lutheran Church, as are our 
subject and his wife. Four children complete the 
family circle, whose names are herewith given, 
Alphons, Frederick, Ernest and Henry. Two chil- 
dren have been called away, Thomas and Mattie. 

Mr. Westermann has been prominently associ- 
ated with the political historj' of his county, and 
in casting his ballot aims to support the man best 
qualified to fill the position, but in matters of na- 
tional importance he votes the Democratic ticket. 
He was Township Treasurer for two years, and in 
other waj's has aided the township in which he 
makes his home. He is a general farmer, and is 
one of the most thorough-going and successful in 
all the county, keeping pace with all the improve- 
ments in agricultural matters, while upon his farm 
are all the modern implements and machinery 
which indicate the progressive farmer. 



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J' OHN B. PRICE, of Blue Rapids, has been a 
resident of that flourishing little city for 
thirteen years past. He was born in Brec- 
onshii-e, Wales, Oct. 10, 1848, his parents, 
John and Jane (Jarman) Price, both being natives 
of the same place. The father followed the occu- 
pation of milling, also carrying on' a farm, a 



foundiy, and a machine shop. He was a miln of 
considerable note, was a Magistrate, Justice of 
the Peace, Rate Collector, etc. He believed in the 
liberty of conscience, and strenuously opposed pa}-- 
ingtithes to support the Church of England, he be- 
ing a member of the Congregational Church. Being 
implicated in some measures of opposition to the Es- 
tablished Church of Englaud, he thought best to sell 
his property and come to America in search of a 
home where he and his might enjoy the liberty of 
conscience, which he felt was in a measure denied him 
in his own country. He according!}- disposed of 
his property, and in 1866, with his entire famih', 
all of his children having been born in Wales, emi- 
grated to the United States. 

Deciding to try his fortunes in the West, Mr. 
Price came as far West as Newton, Iowa, where he 
located and engaged in farming. He remained 
there until 1873, when he sold out and removed to 
Arvonia, Osage Co., Kan., where he still lives. He 
is engaged extensive!}* in farming and cattle raising, 
owning about 700 acres of land on the Marais des 
C3-gnes River. He and his wife are now sixty -seven 
years of age, both having been born in 1822. They 
are the parents of eight children: Mary, who died 
in Arvonia, Kan., was the wife of John Jones, a 
farmer at that place; our subject was the next eld- 
est; William F. the third child, is a resident of 
Blue Rapids, where he is engaged in the foundry 
business; Margaret is the wife of Lewis Humph- 
re3'S, a wealthy farmer and merchant of Arvonia; 
Thomas B. is a teller in the United States National 
Bank at Topeka, Kan.; Ed H. is a stock-raiser and 
dealer at Arvonia; Evan H. is a bookkeeper for the 
Union Stock Yards Company of Chicago, II!., and 
Jennie H. is married and lives at Topeka. 

John B. Price, the subject of this notice, was 
eighteen years of age when his parents emigrated to 
America. He went with them to Newton, Iowa, 
and in 1870, having attained his majority, he re- 
moved to Pella, Marion Co., Iowa, where he em- 
barked in the foundry and machine shop busiuess. 
This he carried on for three years wlien his establish- 
ment was totally destroyed by Are, he losing prop- 
erty worth $12,000, without a penny of insurance. 
This was the product of his own skill and energ}', 
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however, by the misfortune he removed to Center- 
ville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, and started in business 
asaiii. He built the shop which is now owned by 
the Appanoose Count}' Manufacturing Companj-, 
in which he carried on a general foundry and ma- 
chine shop for three years. He then sold out and 
came to Blue Rapids, where he has ever since lived. 
Here he purchased a site, built a shop and embarked 
in the same business, in partnership with his 
brother, AV. F. The connection continued until 
the summer of 1889, when Mr. Price sold his inter- 
est to his brother, Iieing himself interested in a 
number of valuable patents, principally inventions 
of his own. 

March 17. 1870, Mr. Price was united in mar- 
riage with Emma E. Kelly, a daughter of James 
M. and Caroline R. (Lockwood) Kell}\ then of 
Newton, Iowa, to which place they had removed 
from Bueyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio. Mr. Kelly is 
now living at Herrington, Kau.. his wife having 
died ,at Centerville, Iowa. Mrs. Price was born in 
Bueyrus, Ohio, in 1853. She and her husband 
have two children : Lee L., who is a machinist, now 
working in Concordia, Kan., and .lohn I?., who is 
under the parental roof. 

Mr. Price has been a member of the City Coun- 
cil of Blue Rapids. He belongs to the Masonic 
fraternity, also to the I. O. O. F., and. K. of P. He 
is a thorough mechanic and a man of considerable 
inventive talent. Plain, blunt and straightforward 
in manner and speech, open and honest in his deal- 
ings witii his fellowmen, he commands the respect 
and good will of the people who know him. 



<it, OIIN A. LOBAN. Among the representa- 
tive citizens of Marshall County, who have 
gone to their final rest, prominent mention 
ij^^ belongs to the gentleman whose name appears 
at the head of this sketch, and who, during the 
period of his residence here, became identified with 
the chief interests of Blue Rapids. He was a 
leading merchant of the latter city, where he died 
Aug. 27, 1886, aged thirty-eight years, seven 
months and twenty-six daj'S, having been born 



Jan. 1, 1848. His ancestors on the paternal side 
were of .Scottish origin, and on the maternal side 
were of English descent. His father, Alexander 
Loban, was born in Scotland in 1820, and after his 
marriage came to America, settling in Buffalo, 
N. Y. He was a cabinet-maker, and followed that 
occupation until his death, which took place May 
4, 1851, at the early age of thirt3'-one years. He 
was a man of a kind but firm disposition, upright 
and honorable in his life, and a consistent member 
of the Presbyterian Church. His wife was Mary 
Wills, who died of that dread disease, cholera, Aug. 
1, 1849, at the early age of twenty-two years, she 
having been born in 1827. Her death greatly 
affected her husband, who never fully recovered 
from the shock he received. Shortly after her 
death he made a visit to his old home in Scotland, 
leaving his infant son with a sister of his deceased 
wife. Before going he had made a will, in which 
he directed that his son John A should be edu- 
cated in Scotland. After a few months stay in 
his native land, however, he determined to change 
this provision, but on his return to America he was 
suddenly taken ill, and died before his determina- 
tion could be carried into effect. 

The subject of this sketch was, in accordance 
with the provisions of his father's will, sent to the 
latter's native land in charge of the sister of his 
father. He was educated in Scotland, and lived 
there and in other foreign lauds until he reached 
manhood. Prior to the age of twelve, his home 
was in the city of Inverness, Scotland, with the 
aunt who took him to Scotland, and who had come 
to America for him in obedience to the request of 
her deceased brother. She afterward became the 
wife of William Mcintosh, and with him lived in 
Inverness until her death. Two of her sons are 
now residents of Pueblo, Colo. The lad had an 
\incle in Scotland who was a law3-er, and who en- 
deavored to persuade John A. to adopt the legal 
profession, but the law did not suit his ideas, and 
he took his own course by going to sea when quite 
3'oung. He first visited German ports, and later 
went to Australia and other distant lands, circum- 
navigating the globe. When quite j'ouiig lie had 
spent some time in a store in Inverness, Scotland, 
and also in London, and in those cities he received 



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his mercantile training. The great love he cher- 
ished for a sister of his mother, was the principr.l 
cause of his return to the United States. This 
aunt, Mrs. Fannie Trout, was then and is now liv- 
ing in Buffalo, N. Y., and with her our subject made 
his home for some years. She proved herself a 
mother to young Lobaii, who cherished her mem- 
ory with filial affection until his dying day. 

On his return to the United States our subject 
entered a business college in Buffalo, studying at 
night, while working as a clerk in tlie large dry 
goods establishment of Adam Meldrum tfe Co. He 
likewise kept books there for another firm. At 
this time he also studied German, in which he 
became quite proficient, and which he afterward 
found of great lielp to him in his business. He re- 
mained in Buffalo until tlie spring of 1870, when he 
determined to try his fortunes in the new State of 
Kansas. He therefore removed to Leavenworth, 
and for a few months clerked in a dry-goods store. 
In the fall of that year he came to Blue Rapids, 
and opened a small grocery store. The business 
constantly increasing, and thereby necessitating 
larger quarters, Mr. Loban bought a lot adjoining 
the northwest corner of the square, and on it erec- 
ted a substantial stone building. 

In the spring of 1872, shortly after removing to 
his new building, Mr. Loban formed a partnership 
with ISIr. A. E. Sweetland, under the firm name of 
Lobau & Sweetland. The firm to-day, under the 
same name, transacts the largest mercantile business 
in Blue Rapids. The new firm found their busi- 
ness growing, and they still further increased it, 
adding a line of drj-goods and taking into the 
firm as junior partner, Mr. Lovell, who, however, 
went out after a _short time. The original firm 
continued the business, enlarging their facilities by 
buying the corner building adjoining them. This 
structure had been put up at tlie same time as tlieir 
own, and by cutting through the partitions thty 
made an elegant] and commodious store, the only 
double store building in Blue Kapids City. The 
business constantl}' increased, owing in a great 
measui'e to Mr. Loban's business qualities. He 
devoted much time and attention to his store, but 
also found time to take an active part as a good 
citizen, in the management of municipal affairs. 



He was for two terms a Scliool Director, was 
several times a member of the City Council, and at 
the time of his death was City Clerk. Had he not 
died so earlj- he would undoubtedly have attained 
as high a position in public life as he had made for 
himself in business cii-cles. His death was sudden 
and unexpected, after a brief illness of about 
thirtj'-eight hours, and was caused primarily by a 
severe attack of cholera-morbus. 

John A. Loban was united in marriage on Aug. 
29, 1872, witli Miss Jennie M. Darling, daugiiler 
of Lyman W. and Elizabeth (Cure) Darling. The 
father was a native of Otsego County, N. Y., and 
the mother of Northamptonshire, England. ^Ir. 
Darling now makes his home with Mrs. Loban, and 
is seventy-two years of age, having been born 
June 30, 1817. His wife died Dec. 20, 1882, in 
Otsego County, where she had gone on a visit to a 
daughter. At the time of her deatli Mrs. Darling 
was aged seventy years, four months and four 
da^s. Mrs. Loban was born Jan. 12, 1855, in 
Elyria, Ohio, and was a young lady of sixteen 
when she came to Kansas with her parents, who 
settled in Blue Rapids in the house where she now 
lives. Tliis house has ever since been her home, 
she and her husb.-.nd having made an addition to it 
after their marriage. Ihe union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Loban was blessed by the birth of five children. 
Two are deceased, namely : Edna Elizabeth, who 
was born Nov. 27, 1873, and died Dee. 20, 1879, 
and Olive iM., who was born March 16, 1884, and 
died two days later. The survivors are: Albert L., 
born Feb. 5, 1877; Ralph H., April 1, 1881, and 
Roy Alexander, Feb. 17, 1886. 

Mr. Loban w.as well-known in Blue Rapids, not 
alone as a merchant, but as a public-spirited citi- 
zen. He was honest in his business transactions, 
upright in his intercourse with his fellow-men, and 
irreproachable in his private character. His un- 
timely death was not only an irreparable loss to his 
sorrowing wife and bereaved children, but was 
a public misfortune regretted by hosts of friends, 
to whom his sterling wortli had greatly endeared 
him. He was a member of the First Presbyterian 
Church of Blue Rapids, of which he was a Deacon, 
.and was also greatly interested in Sunday-School 
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time of his deatii, and for several years teacher of 
the Ladies' Bible Class. Giving liberally of his 
means in support of cliurcli work, and leading an 
honorable .and consistent C'bristian life, his sudden 
death did not find him unprepared. Those warm 
friends wiio yet mourn his untimely death, and miss 
his familiar face in the daily walks of life, will 
gladlj' welcome the fine portrait presented else- 
where of him whose life record we have given, l)ut 
whose nobilit3' of character and sweetness of dis- 
position can be realized oidy by those nearest and 
dearest to him. 



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^AMES FITZGERALD. Well would it be 
for our country if every " oldest settler" 
had the record of fine character and financial 
success of the subject of this sketch, whose 
home is just outside the city limits, west of Beat- 
tie. The main business part of the city is built 
upon land preempted by Mr. Fitzgerald in 1859, 
said land comprising 160 acres on sections 21, 2 
and ;). In August, 1866, the subject of our sketch 
came here to live, residing for nine years in a 
building opposite the Catholic Church. In 1872 
he agreed with Mr. Watkins, who lived just west, to 
give the railroad every other city lot if a depot w.as 
located here, the railroad company to plat a quarter- 
section, and in order to secure this_end, he visited .St. 
Joseph to present in person to the railroad officials 
the offer of himself, II. C. Smith, and Mr. Hamil- 
ton, and arguments at his command in favor of his 
project. He sold village lots on what he still 
owned, and bought more land outside, so that he 
now owns 500 acres near the town. He is engaged 
in general farming and stock-raising. In 1875 Mr. 
Fitzgerald built a fine large stone house, which has 
a beautiful lawn surrounding it and good stone 
walks, the stone being supplied from a fine quarry 
on his own land, which is still in operation through 
another party. We invite the attention of our 
readers to a fine engraving of this attractive resi- 
dence. . 

Mr. Fitzgerald was born in Ireland in 1829. 
When twenty-two years old he came to America, 



first settling in Maryland, where he remained for 
six years, becoming a citizen of the United States. 
He spent two years in Chicago, and then came to 
Kansas, in 1858, locating in Atchison, where he re- 
mained until after the war. He married Miss Mary 
Nolan, of Baltimore, Md., who is still living. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald are the parents of eight 
children, of whom six are still living. They are 
named respectively: Patrick S., Ellen, Katie, John, 
Rose, and William F. All still make this their 
home, with the exception of Patrick S., who mar- 
ried Miss Florence Patterson, of this city, and re- 
sides at St. Joseph, Mo. One of the original 
members of the Catholic Church of this city, Mr. 
Fitzgerald aided largely in its organization in 
1868. Mr. Fitzgerald has stood by the 'church, 
assisting to build in 1881, doing his duty as far as 
he was able, and living to see the society grow 
from eight families to a tlourishing organization of 
fifty. 

Our subject has been an active businessman, not 
looking for political offices, but has served the town- 
.ship as Trustee for two terms. He now votes with 
the Republican party, though formerly a Democrat. 
Mr. Fitzger.ald has done much to make the town of 
Beatlie what it is, both as regards business and 
church work, and well deserves the respect of every 
resident of this thriving place. 



.HOMAS J. THOMPSON. Although a resi- 
dent of this count3' only a comparatively 
brief time, Mr. Thompson is already num- 
bered among its prominent citizens, being a man 
active in all good works, liberal, public spirited, 
and ever ready to do his part toward the advance- 
ment of the interests of the community, socially, 
morally and financially. He is a man of progres- 
sive ideas, keeps himself thoroughly' posted in re- 
gard to events of general interest, and is one with 
whom .an hour may alwaj'S be spent pleasanll3' and 
profitably. He represents valuable farm ])ropfrty 
to the extent of 120 acres, rich bottom hind, lo- 
cated on section 7 and uniformly fertile. 

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il}' of ten children, the offspring of Samuel and 
Jane (Atkins) Thompson, the former of whom was 
a native of Loudoun County. Va. The paternal 
grandfather, Samuel Thompson. Sr., was a native 
of Knghmd and was born four miles from the city 
of London. By occupation he was a millwright 
and gardener, and remained in his native country 
until after his marriage. Then emigrating to 
America he located in the Old Dominion, and 
spent the remainder of his life in Loudoun County. 

The father of our subject also learned millvvright- 
ing and followed carpentering likewise. He was 
married in his u.ative county, but about 1820 emi- 
grated to Ohio and located in Belmont, where he 
followed carpentering for a time and then re- 
moved to Guernsey" County He was afterward a 
resident of Knox and Champaign counties, and in 
1849, leaving the Buckeye State, removed to Illi- 
nois and purchased, at $2.50 per acre, 160 acres of 
land in the vicinity of Winona, Marshall County. 
Not yet satisfied with his migrations, he moved 
across the Mississippi into Dade County, Mo., 
where he engaged in farming until his death, which, 
occurred in 1869 when he was sixty-six years old. 
Politically, he was an adherent of the Democratic 
party. 

Mrs. Jane (Atkins) Thompson, the mother of 
our subject, was likewise a native of Loudoun 
County, Ya.,and the daughter of Abraham Atkins, 
who was also born there. The great-grandmother 
of our subject, whose maiden name was Mary 
]5aker, was a native of Scotland. Grandfather 
Atkins served as a soldier in tiie Revolutionary 
War, and afterward carried on farming for a time 
in the Old Dominion. Later he went into Ohio, 
where his death took place. After the deatli of 
her husband, Mrs. Atkins m.ade her home with her 
grandson, Mr. Thompson, our subject, and died 
in 1871 at the age of seventy-five years. She was 
a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. 
Tlie parental family consisted of the following 
children, the eldest of whom, Elizabeth, is now Mrs. 
Steward, of Dade County, Mo.; Susan, Mrs. James, 
lives in Belmont County, Ohio; Thomas J., as 
already stated, was the next in order of birth; 
Abraham is deceased; Samuel is a resident of Mar- 
shiill County, 111.; Frances A., Mrs. Graves, re- 



sides in Ford County, that State; Isaac is deceased; 
David is a resident of Ford County, III.; Charles 
lives in Thomas County, Kan.; Martha, Mrs. Love, 
resides in Joplin, Mo.; Emily is deceased. Sam- 
uel during the late Civil AVar enlisted, in 1861, in 
Vaughan's Battery, and served three years. Charles 
enlisted in 1863, in an Illinois regiment, serving- 
six months. David was in the same regiment. 

The subject of this sketch was born near Mor- 
ristown, Belmont Co., Ohio, Dec. 4, 1825, and 
there spent his boyhood and youth upon a farm. 
His education was obtained mostly in a log school 
house during the winter season, he studying chiefly 
the Bible and the spelling book. He assisted in 
developing the homestead and accompanied the 
family in their various removals to Guernsey, Knox 
and Clark counties. At the age of thirteen years 
he commenced working out on the farm, and was 
thus occupied until a young man of twenty-three. 
Later he assisted his fatlier in dairying. In 1849 
he purchased a farm near Wenona, Marshall Co., 
111., but soon afterwards traded it for 2C3 acres 
near Henry, Marshall Co., 111., where, however, he 
only lived a few years. In 1855 he purchased a 
farm in Bennington Township, Marshall Co., 111., 
which he improved, this embracing 240 acres. Here 
he made a specialt3- of live stock and was success- 
ful thereat. 

When removing to Illinois, the Thompson fam- 
ily found wild game in abundance. Our subject 
continued dealing in live stock, buying and ship- 
ping to Chicago, and also raised full-blooded Short- 
horn cattle and Poland-Cliina swine. In the 
meantime he became prominent in the affairs of 
his community, and was especially interested in 
the organization of the Wenona Union Fair, ivhich 
embraced five counties and continued in existence 
for fifteen years. During this time Mr. Thomp- 
son officiated frequently as one of the committee 
in awarding premiums, and was otherwise promi- 
nent in connection therewith. He served as As- 
sessor twenty-one years in Bennington, and occu- 
pied all the other Township offices, including that 
of Supervisor. 

In tlie fall of 1880 Mr. Thompson, disposing of 
his interests in the Prairie State, came to this 
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and shipping: stocic to Lincoln, Neb. In August 
of the following year he purehtised iiis present 
farm, to which he removed and upon wliich he has 
effected some excellent improvements, setting out 
the fruit and forest trees, repairing the fences and 
buildings, and bringing the whole premises to a 
condition suggestive of prosperity. He has not 
more than two acres of waste land in the whole 
farm, which is watered bj- the West Fork of the 
Vermillion and is highly productive. Mr. Thomp- 
son makes a specialty of graded .Short-horn cattle 
and Jersey-red swine, with which he is in the habit 
of carrying off the blue ribbons at the county fairs. 
In horses, he has nine head of graded Hambletonians 
and roadsters. In Illinois he furnished over thirty- 
two men for service, in Bennington Township, 
Marshall County, for the Union army. 

In Springfield, Ohio, on the 7th of March, 1849, 
occurred the marriage of Thomas J. Thompson, 
with Miss Amanda, daughter of John Cundiff, the 
latter of whom was a native of Northumberland 
County, Va., where the paternal grandfather, John 
Cundiff, Sr., was also born and operated as a far- 
mer. He served in the Revolutionary War seven 
years, and subsequently carried a musket in the 
War of 1812. He became blind before his death, 
which occurred when he was eighty years of age. 
He was a man of propertj-, operating a large plan- 
tation with slaves, and died in Hampshire County, 
Ya. The paternal great-grandfather of our sub- 
ject was a native of England. 

John Cundiff, Jr., farmed in Virginia during his 
early manhood, and then in 1807 emigrated to 
Clark County, Ohio, where he was a pioneer and 
settled among the Indians. Afterward he removed 
to Marshall County, 111., and died at the residence 
of his son, near Henr3', in 1857, when seventy-five 
years old. Politically, he was an Old Line Whig. 
His wife was in her girlhood Miss Susannah Lo- 
vett, a native of Alleghany Count}', Md. Grand- 
father Jonas Lovett, was a native of New Jersey, 
whence he removed to Maryland, where he operated 
as a farmer. One of his sons was prominent in 
politics and a member of the State Senate. Mrs. 
Cundiff died in Hampshire, W. Va., in January, 
1840. She had been a member of tlie Methodist 
Episcopal Church since childhood. The parental 



household included five children, the eldest of 
whom, a daughter Susan, is deceased. Amanda, 
Mrs. Thompson, was the second born; Emily, Mrs. 
Allen, is a resident of Wenona, III.; John lives in 
Talmage, Dickinson Co., Kan.; Ellen is deceased. 

Mrs. Thompson was born near Ridgeville. Va., 
Oct. 17, 182G, and lived there until a 3'oung lady 
of nineteen years, becoming familiar with all use- 
ful housewifely duties and acquiring her education 
in the subscription schools. At the age mentioned 
she went to Clarke County, Ohio, and lived with an 
aunt until her marriage. Her union with our sub- 
ject resulted in the birth of eight children, the eld- 
est of whom, a son, John S., is a prominent farmer 
of La Salle County, 111. Susan has been occupied 
as a teacher for a number of j-ears; Thomas F. is 
a great lover of fine horses, and indulges his tastes 
in this respect on a farm near Melvin, in Ford 
County, 111. Lucy A. is the wife of II. Batterson, 
a blacksmith of Home Cit}'; Isaac C. is in Iowa, 
emplo3'ed in a lumber 3'ard; Charles II. is farming 
in Baldcrson Township, this county; Eva B. is the 
wife of F. Lewis, and they live on a farm in Center 
Township; William W. remains at home. 

Mr. Thompson is a man who has made a great 
deal of money, and has likewise lost considerable. 
Col. Els worth, of Laeon, 111., at one time said of 
him that '-he wielded a large influence and was 
looked up to as an adviser in the community." He 
was a member of the School Board of his district 
for a term of six j'ears, and served as Township 
Trustee one year. Politically, he affiliates with the 
Democratic party, believing in equal rights and 
just laws. He is at present a member of the Dem- 
ocratic County Central Committee, and has been 
frequently sent as a delegate to the County and 
State conventions. 



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AVID HEISSE, now a highly-esteemed 

,., ,.j resident of Rock Township, is a man of 

^sj^ large experience and one who has seen 

much of life in the Great West. During 

his carl.v manhood he was for a period of nineteen 

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meiit, and was considered one of the best guides 
and scouts on the plains. He has faced danger in 
many forms since a boy of fourteen }'ears, and is 
well versed in Indian and border warfare, which 
for a number of years mingled much with his other 
occupations. When returning to the bounds of 
civilization he in 1877 established himself on a 
tract of wild land in Rock Township, where he has 
eighty acres under a good st.ate of cultivation and 
finely located on section 2. 

In reverting to the parental histor}' of our sub- 
ject we find that his father, Jacob Heisse, was a 
native of German^' and a stone-mason by trade. 
He emigrated to America when a young man and 
settled in Luzerne County, Pa., where he lived until 
1852; then going to Buffalo, N.Y., he engaged in 
the hotel business. Two years later he set out for 
the West, and in Leavenworth, this State, began 
work at his trade, being the fourth stone-mason to 
locate in that city. He lived there until removing 
to a farm of 160 acres, which he operated a few 
years, then, pushing still further westward to Den- 
ver, Col., again became "mine host," and died at 
his hotel in 1860. He was an honest and industri- 
ous man and supported the principles of the Re- 
publican party. 

The mother of our subject was a native of Penn- 
sylvania, and emigrated to America with her 
parents when a child, settling with them in Penn- 
sylvania. She died at Buffalo, N.Y., in 18.52. The 
parental family included four children, viz: David, 
our subject; Henry, a resident of Montana; Jacob, 
the Postmaster of Salt Lake City, and Louisa, Mrs. 
Beohme, a resident of Leavenworth. Henry dur- 
ing the late war enlisted in the 8th Kansas Infnntr}' 
in 1861, and served until the close; he is now a 
member of the G.A.R. 

The subject of our sketch was born near Wilkes- 
barre, Luzerne Co., Pa., Dec. 9, 1840, and remained 
there until removing with his parents to Buffalo, 
N.Y. In July, 1854, he accompanied his father to 
Kansas, locating in Leavenworth, where he lived 
one year, then entered the employ of the Govern- 
ment as a teamster, hauling supplies to different 
points. He drove a six-mule team until the 
outbreak of the Rebellion, in the meantime was 
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and various other 



parts of the west and southwest. Soon after- 
ward at Denver he enlisted in June, 1861, in 
Company A, 1st Colorado Infantry, which was the 
first company going from that State. He served 
nine months and was in several skirmishes and as- 
sisted in taking a number of prisoners. At the 
expiration of his term of enlistment he received 
his honorable discharge, but continued in the army 
as a teamster from Leavenworth, out on the plains. 
In June, 186.3, he enlisted in Company A, 14th 
Kansas Cavalry, and was one of the body-guard 
of Gen. Blount. The company was mustered into 
service at Leavenworth, whence they were soon 
sent to Ft. Smith, engaging in the battle of Honey 
Springs and Baxter Springs, where occurred a reg- 
ular massacre in which .all but eight of the com- 
pany were killed. 

Afterward with twenty-four others Mr. Heisse 
was sent out as a scout along Waldron Creek, hunt- 
ing up stray rebels. Our subject was detailed 
with a party of four men, and while eating dinner 
in a double-log house were surprised by Texas 
rangers, who opened fire upon them. Mr. Heisse 
was wounded in the arm above the wrist, and 
while his companions escaped he was taken pris- 
oner. In a spirit of malice his captors amputated 
his arm four inches below the shoulder with a 
handsaw and butcher-knife. He was then taken 
to Camp Ford where he was confined twenty-eight 
days and then paroled. As soon as sufficiently re- 
covered from the shock produced by this outrage, 
he presented himself for dut\' and was under com- 
mand of Gen. Thayer, in Arkansas and Missouri, 
and spent several months in Arkansas. He re- 
mained in the service until December, 1864, when 
on account of his misfortune he was. obliged to 
accept his honorable discharge. 

Afterward, notwithstanding the loss of his arm, 
Mr. Heisse resumed teaming on the plains between 
Leavenworth and the frontier until 1868, when he 
engaged with Gen. Custer as a scout in the Indian 
country for two years longer. Afterward he re- 
entered the employ of the Government as teamster, 
remaining thus occupied until 1874. He traveled 
all over the Western States and Territories .and 
made the acquaintance of many famous characters, 
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son. Buffalo Bill, "Wild Bill, and was with them 
most of tlie timo. Subsequently, upon the out- 
break of the Iriiubles in Kansas he shouldei-ed his 
musket and under Capt. Dixon and Col. Jim 
Lane, routed the border ruffians several times. In 
1874 he was again in Leavenworth and spent sev- 
eral years thereafter in travel, having i)lenty of 
money and taking ins ease. 

Mr. Heisse came to this county in 1878 and set- 
tled on the land which he now owns and occupies 
and which h.id been homesteaded by his wife iul869. 
I'pon it he has instituted all the improvements 
which are to be seen. He has brought the land to 
a thorough state of cultivation, put up a house, 
barn and other buildings, enclosed his fields with 
fences, set out a grove and orchard, and in the 
meanwhile prosecuted agriculture successfull3'. The 
farm lies about three and one-half miles from Beat- 
tie. Mr. Heisse keeps a goodly .assortment of live- 
stock, making a specialty of Poland-China swine. 
He and his amiable wife are among the most re- 
spected and loved of all Marshall County's worthy 
corps of farmers. They have an attractive resi- 
dence, and we direct the reader's attention to a 
view of it. which will be found elsewhere in this 
work. 

In .September, 1878, our subject was married in 
Rock Township, to Miss Mary Wolfgang, a native 
of Pennsylvania, and a resident of Kansas since 
about 1868. Her father, Jacob Wolfgang, was a 
native of Clarion County, Pa., and born Ma}- 1, 
1826. Her paternal grandfather, Theodore Wolf- 
gang, was likewise a native of the Keystone State, 
born near the city of Philadelphia, of German 
parents, who emigrated to America in the early 
dnys. Jacob Wolfgang cleared a farm of 125 
acres in Pennsylvania, where he lived until the 
fall of 1870. Then coming to this county he 
homesteaded eighty acres of land in Rock Town- 
ship, and later added to his possessions until he 
now has a fine farm of 164 acres, where he still 
lives. The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. 
Heisse was Sarah Schwartz. She was born near 
H.arrisburg, Pa., and is still living. The parental 
famil}' included eight children, of whom Miss 
Mary was the eldest. Her sister, Lavina, Mrs. 
Hunt, is a resident of thisconntv; Barbara, Mrs. 



Allsbaugh, lives in Axtell; Lydia, Mrs. McClen- 
house, is a resident of this county; Priscilla, Mrs. 
Weaver, lives in Barnston, Neb.; Jacob H. is at 
home with his parents; Elizabeth and Sarah are 
deceased. 

Mr. and Mrs. Heisse are the p.arents of six chil- 
dren, viz., Amos, Jacob, Thomas, Henry, Flora 
and a babe unnamed. Our subject politically is a 
decided Republican and was one of the strongest 
advocates of the Union cause. He has officiated 
.as Road Supervisor and is a member of the G.A.R. 
He also belongs to the I.O.O.F. and the A.O.U.W. 
at Beattie. and is an active member of the Metho- 
dist Ei)iscopal Church. 



f' LBERT J. MOHKBACHER, photographer 
in the growing young town of Summerneld, 
» is one of the rising young men of this sec- 
^ tion, and a man who evinces a desire to 
occupy a front rank among the members of his call- 
ing. The biography of the father of our subject 
is shown on another page. He is the second in a 
family of fourteen children, and was born in Elm 
Creek Township, Nov. 5, 1863. He was one among 
the first children born in the count}-. He received 
his education in the district schools, which were 
among the best in the country. In January, 1888, 
he engaged in his present employment with Mr. H. 8. 
Hover, of Marysville. A few months later he had 
tiie building, which he now occupies, erected pur- 
posely for a photographic gallery, and in March, 
1889, began business for himself. He is well 
equipped for doing first-class work, and takes es- 
pecial pride in so doing. He has established a good 
trade, and laid the foundation for greater prosperity 
hereafter. 

The grandparents of our subject were Jacob and 
Elizabeth ]Mohrbacher, who emigrated from Ger- 
many to the United States, and settled south of 
Milwaukee, Wis. Their son, Jacob, who w.as born 
in the province of Bavaria, Germany, left the old 
home with his parents. He was educated and grew 
to manhood in Wisconsin, and in 1859 went to 
Nemaha County, this State. In 1860 he was mar- 



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ried at St Josepli, Mo., to Kate, daughter of John 
and Kate (JSheild) Joerg, the bride with her par- 
ents having come from Prussia. After liis marriage 
Mr. Jacob Mohrbaclier removed to this county, 
settling ill Elm Creek Township, where he opened 
up a farm, and where he reared his large family, all 
of whom survive. 

Our subject is a Democrat, but takes no active 
part in political life. He is a member of the Catho- 
lic Church of St. Bridget. He is a man of firm 
principles, enterprising in business, honorable in his 
dealings, and of courteous manners. 

'^i OHN H. DL'NTZ. This enterprising and 
prosperous 3'oung farmer has worked his 
way up from a modest beginning and is evi- 
dently now on the highway to prosperity. 
His industry and good judgment have maintained 
him in the possession of a good farm on section 9, 
in Balderson Township, to whicu he is giving his 
best efforts with most excellent I'esults. His landed 
possessions aggregate 333i acres of land, all in one 
body and 270 acres yielding abundantly of grain 
and other produce. He keeps about sixtj- head of 
cattle, nineteen head of horses and seventj^-flve 
swine. The cattle are mostly graded Shoi't-horn, 
and upon the place is one thoroughbred Clj'de, 
"John L. Sullivan", together with another Clyde 
and Percheron named ''Iowa Duke." In glancing 
at the parental history of our subject we And that 
he is the son of Peter and Margaret E. (Lawrence) 
Duntz, natives of New York State, and the father 
born in Columbia County. After marriage they 
settled not far from the place of their birth, where 
they lived until 1868. They then moved across 
the Mississippi into Jones County, Iowa, and after- 
ward to Nebraska whence they came to Kansas 
about 1883 and settled in Balderson Township, 
this county. Their thirteen children are all living, 
and the eldest, John H., our subject, was born in 
Columbia County, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1856. He at- 
tained his education mostly in the Hawkeye State, 
and began life for himself at the early age of 
fifteen years, choosing farming for bis vocation. 



which he has since followed. He came to Kansas 
with his family in 1884. 

Mr. Duntz had been married in Iowa, Dec. 30, 
1878 to Miss Sarah J. daughter of Andrew and 
Melissa (Cole) Ballon. The parents of Mrs. Duntz 
removed from Ohio lO Jones County, Iowa, where 
they now live and in which the father is a land- 
owner to the extent probably of 1000 acres. The 
parental farailj- included seven children of whom 
Mrs. Duntz was next the eldest. She was born 
July 25, 1858, in Jones County, Iowa. 

Mr. and Mrs. Duntz have three children — Edna 
May, John and Ethel. Our subject has served as 
Treasurer of the School Board of his district and 
was at one time identified with the Grange. He 
takes an active interest in politics and usually 
votes with the Republican party. On another page 
of this volume appears a fine lithographic engrav- 
ing of his present residence, which he put up in 
1884, and he has other good buildings. An 
orchard of 140 apple trees will in time yield an 
abundance of fruit for the family and some to 
spare. The popular picture of quiet and content, 
usually assigned to a country homestead, seems to 
be thoroughly realized in the home and surround- 
of Mr. Duntz and his family. 



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GEORGE W. TARVIN, a well-to-do 
farmer of Marysville Township, and a min- 
ister of the United Brethren Church, is 
widely and favorably known throughout his com- 
munity as a man possessing all the qualities of a 
Qrst-class citizen. He has a very pleasant home 
and a charming family', and is apparentlj- sur- 
rounded b3' all which makes life attractive and 
desirable. His farm embraces 180 acres of land on 
section 19, which, under a course of skillful cultiva- 
tion has become highly- productive and is the source 
of a generous income. 

Mr. Tarvin comes from a good family, being the 
son of Squire G. and Sallie (Dix) Tarvin, who 
were natives of Kentucky and were there reared 
and married. They settled in Campbell Count)-, 
and spent the remainder of their lives in the home 




Residence of G.W.Tarvin,5ec, 19. MarysvilleTownship. 




Residence of John H. Duntz, Sec. 9. Balderson Township. 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



they established there. Their family consisted of 
nine children, of whom our subject was the second 
born. The survivors, five in number, are residents 
of KentucliV, Indiana and Kansas. George W. was 
born in Campbell County, Ky., Sept. 14, 1824. He 
there spent tiie days of his childhood and youth, 
and upon reaching m.in's estate, was married and 
settled upon a small farm, which he operated until 
the spring of 1865. Then selling out he came to 
this county and rented his present homestead. In 
the fall of that year he returned to the Blue Grass 
State, but in May, 1866 came back to Kansas and 
purchased his present farm. Upon this he has 
effected excellent improvements including a set of 
substantial buildings, together with other modern 
appliances requisite for the successful prosecution 
of his calling. For two years he was the agent of 
an insurance company, and has been in the ministry 
for the last eight or ten years. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Ann S. 
Hicks, was celebrated at the bride's home near 
Carthage, Campbell Co., Ky., Oct. 14, 1850. Mrs. 
Tarvin was born in Fleming County, Ky., July 25, 
1828, and is the daugliter of John G. and Martha 
(Tarvin) Hicks, the former of whom was a native 
of Virginia, while the latter was born in Kentuckj'. 
The father was for about forty-two years a preacher 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and died in 
Fleming County, Ky., while the mother passed to 
rest in Campbell Count}'. To our subject and his 
estimable wife, there have been born seven chil- 
dren, namely: Lewis S., Martha H., Willie G., 
John M., Charles H., Sallie H. and George W., Jr., 
Willie died at the homescead, when an interesting 
lad of eleven years. 

Mr. Tarvin was a resident of Kentucky during 
the Civil War, and had a full experience of what it 
cost to be a supporter of the Union. He is a stanch 
adherent of the Republican party, a man of 
decided views, and one who does his own thinking. 
Both he and his wife, identitied themselves with 
the United Brethren Church soon after its organ- 
ization in this part of the county. During the 
Grange movement, Mr. Tarvin witlidrew from the 
church on account of its decided opposition to 
secret societies. His son, Lewis S., took up the 
mantle of his father as a miuister, being connected 



with the Kansas conference; he married Miss Mary 
Ellen Riddle. One daughter, Martha is the wife 
of T. C. Randolph; John married Miss Hester Bart- 
low; Charles was first married to Miss Monnie B. 
Strietler, who died, and he was subsequently mar- 
ried to Miss Cora Tays. 

We invite tiie attention of our many readers to 
the handsome lithographic view of the home place 
and farm residence of Mr. Tarvin on another page 
of this volume. There maj' also be noticed in con- 
nection with the engraving of the present residence, 
a view of the old stone house, which Mr. Tarvin 
and his family occupied when they first came to 
this county. 



r | | — ^ Ll iNIARKS. It sometimes occurs that tlie 
fe) euphony of a man's n,aine corresponds with 
/j|— ^ his makeup, and the short, decided title bj' 
which tliis gentleman is known seems to be fully in 
keeping with his character. Independent in thouglit, 
progressive in his ideas, active and decided, he 
has, by his resolute industry become well to-do, 
and is numbered among the leading men of his 
community. He is active in tlie Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, and foremost in the various enter- 
prises set on foot for the general good of the 
people around him. A self-made man in the best 
sense of the word, he began life lependent upon 
his own resources, and has unquestionably made of 
it a success. We find him located on a valuable 
homestead in Rock Township, comprising 320 acres 
of land, occupying a portion of sections 17 and 18, 
the dwelling being on the former. 

The branch of the Marks family to which our 
subject belongs originated in Germany, and the 
first representative upon coming to America estab- 
lished himself, it is supposed, in the Old Dominion, 
where the paternal grandfather spent his last days. 
There also John Marks, the father of our subject, 
was born, and when a bo}' was pressed into the ser- 
vice when the British came up the Potomac, and 
made to do teaming for the American army. In 
1824 he emigrated to Ohio, making the journey 
overland by team, and for a time operated on rented 



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land ill Perry County. Later lie removed to Dela- 
ware County, where he purchased a small farm, 
upon which he lived a few years, then pushed on 
farther westward to Illinois. He spent his last 
days with his son Eli, our subject, dying in Grundy 
County, 111., at the age of eighty -two years. He 
was a Democrat, politically, and in his religious 
views coincided with the doctrines of the Baptist 
Church. 

Mrs. Lydia (Mellen) Marks, the mother of our 
subject, was born and reared in Virginia on a farm 
and died in Perry County, Ohio, in 1826. The 
parent.1.1 household included eight children, viz.: 
Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Nancy, Hannah, Thomas, 
Elisha and Eli. Our subject, the youngest born, 
first opened his eyes to the liglit in Londoun County, 
Va., Oct. 26, 1820. He was a child of four years 
when his parents removed to Ohio, where he spent 
his childliood and youth, acquiring his education 
during the winter season in the log school-house 
with its puncheon floor, seats and desks of slabs, 
and greased paper for window panes. He was 
taught to make himself usefnl on a farm at a very 
early age, and was fourteen j'ears old when the 
family removed to Delaware County, where he re- 
mained until a man of twenty-five years, assisting 
in the development of the new farm. 

At this time Mr. Marks commenced farming on 
his own account on rented land, and thus operated 
until 1850, when he purchased a tract in the forest, 
from which he felled the trees, grubbed out the 
stumps and prepared the soil for cultivation. He 
lived there until 1859, then resolved to seek his 
fortunes in the farther West. He set out over- 
land by team for Illinois, and in the vicinity of 
Morris, Grund}' County, purchased eighty acres of 
land. This, however, he sold soon afterward and 
purchased 105 acres, where he lived until 1882. 
That year he crossed the Mississippi to this county, 
and purchased his present farm, which was onlj' 
partly improved and for which he paid $19 per 
acre. He has built a large amount of fencing, set 
out an orchard of 200 trees, including apples, cher- 
ries and peaches, and makes a specialty of fruit 
raising. He has several fine groves and a com- 
fortable dwelling, together with all the necessary 
outbuildings for the accommodation of grain and 



stock. Besides his own domicile there are two 
other houses on the farm, each comprising a little 
home by itself, with fruit trees and other comforts 
and conveniences. There is .in abundance of 
running water furnished by Mosquito Creek, and a 
goodly area of n.itive timber. Besides his fruit 
operations Mr. Marks is a successful breeder of 
graded Holstein cattle, Poland-China swine, and 
Percheron horses, of which he h.is three te.ams. He 
rents a portion of his land. 

The marriage of our subject with Miss Mary 
Irvin was celebrated at the bride's home in Dela- 
ware County. Ohio, March 28, 1847. Mrs. jNIarks 
was born in Licking County, that State, in March. 
1827, and is the daughter of Richard Irvin, a 
prominent farmer of Delaware County. Of her 
union with our subject there have been born nine 
children, the eldest of whom, a son, Elisha, is the 
Postmaster and Justice of the Peace in Garrison, 
this State. Benjamin is the owner of 200 acres of 
land in Rock Township, where he operates success- 
fully as a farmer. Olvin died when about two 
years old; Elizabeth is the wife of Leander Button, 
find is a resident of Be.attie; Eliza J. is the widow 
of Nelson Wing, and makes her home with her 
parents; Lovina is the wife of James Bowman, of 
Beattie; Perry is farming in Rock 'J'ownshi]); 
Almira is the wife of Frank James, a farmer of 
Rock Township; Charles and Irvin are at home 
with their parents. Mr. Marks is a strong Repub- 
lican, politically, and has been the Director in his 
school district for a number of years. 



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R. WILLIAM STRAYER. Occasionally 
^1 we encounter a medical practitioner who 
((^3^^ makes an .art and a science of his profes- 
^■"^ sion. and labors with the worthj^ ambition 
to excel. Dr. Strayer has only been a resident of 
Axtell since February, 1887, but he has fully 
established himself in the esteem and confidence of 
the people. He removed to this place from Beattie, 
in September, 1882, during which year he hiid be- 
come a resident of this county. For two years 
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York Medical Library. Before associating himself 
with this concern he had iiracticed medicine at 
Rovalton, Fairfield Co., Ohio, where he had spent 
the earlier 3'ears of liis life. He was born at Roy- 
alton, Jan. 8. 1852, and lived there until attaining 
his majority'. 

Our subject received a practical ediicalion in 
the schools of his native county and began teaching 
when a youth of seventeen years. He took up the 
study of medicine about tiie time of reaching his 
majorit}', and later entered a rising medical college 
at Columbus, from whicii be was graduated Feb. 
25, 1 878. In the meantime he had already com- 
meiiced tlie practice of his chosen profession, and 
for a time was located in Lancaster, Ohio. 

Soon after being graduated Dr. Strayer left his 
native place and proceeding to Illinois, establislied 
liimself at Curran, Sangamon County. But he 
soon became homesick, the town being new and 
the countrj- practicalh- undeveloped, so he returned 
to Oliio, and remained there until 1 880, at which 
time he became associated with the Medical Librarj- 
above mentioned. In 1 882, coming to Beattie, this 
county, he entered into partnership with another 
physician, but they only operated together a few 
months, since which time Dr. Straj-er has conduct'^d 
his business alone. He is a member of the North- 
ern Kansas Medical Society, which includes in its 
ranl\S some of the best physicians in the State. 

The father of our subject was Abraham W. 
.Stra3'er, a native of Pennsylvania, and of German 
parentage and ancestry. He became familiar with 
mercantile pursuits in his j-oulh, and by tlie death 
of his fatlier, was thrown upon his own resources 
wlien quite young. Later, he emigrated with a 
brother-in-law to Ohio, and settled in Fairfield 
Couhty, where lie attained his majority. He was 
married to Miss Ellen M. Cross, a native of Vir- 
ginia, and of English descent. Mrs. Strayer went 
to Ohio witli her father, John Cross, when quite 
young, and was reared to womanhood in Fairfield 
County, on the farm of her parents, who died 
tliere. After marriage the parents of our subject 
settled in Royalton, of which they were residents 
many 5'ears. and where the father died in 1866, 
when fifty-two 3-ears old. He was engaged in 
mercantile pursuits during his younger years, .and 



later learned the trade of a saddler and harness- 
maker. • Religiously, he was a Methodist, and po- 
litically, a sound Republican. The mother is yet 
living, and makes her home in Royalton, Ohio, 
and is now seventy-five years old; she .also is a 
Methodist. 

The subject of this sketch was the youngest in a 
family of five sons and three daughters. He re- 
ceived a careful parental training, and like his 
father before him, is an ardent supporter of Re- 
publican principles. He takes an active interest in 
local matters and gives his encouragement to the 
enterprises calculated to benefit the community. 
He has been an Odd Fellow for many years, and is 
at present a member of the F;ncampment at Barnes, 
and belongs to the Blue Lodge, A. F. <fe A. M. at 
Axtell, in which he is Senior Warden, and with 
which he became identified three years ago. He 
has never sought office, preferring to give his time 
and attention to the duties of his profession. 

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AVID H. MILLER, of Blue Rapids, is, 
although a young man, one of the earliest 
settlers of Marshall County, having lived 
here for over thirty-one years. His par- 
ents. Henry H. and Sarah A. (Johns) Miller, came 
to Kans.as from Richland County, Wis., locating 
in what is now Blue Rapids City Township, Aug. 
1, 1858. His grandfather, Henry Muller, as the 
name was then spelled, came from Germany many 
years ago, and settled in Indiana, which was then 
on the frontiei. There he lived until he came to 
Kansas with his son, Henry H. He died in Blue 
Rapids about the year 1870, being nearly one lum- 
dred years old. He was during his active life a 
farmer, but was p.ast labor when the family came 
to this county. His wife, Sarah Bowers, died about 
the year 1863. at the age of seventy-five. They 
had a family of six children, four of whom came 
to this county, and one son, Absalom, died here. 
Another son, Samuel, is now living in Iowa, and a 
daughter, Sarah, is the wife of Andrew Scott, of 
this township. 

Henry H. Miller, the father of our subject, was 



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born in Indiana, and in that State in his youth fol- 
lowed tiie occupation of farming with his father. 
Early in the nineteenth century he removed to 
Wisconsin, and in Richland County, of that StatP, 
he was married to Sarah A. Johns. He followed 
agriculture in Wisconsin, and upon coming to 
Kansas tooiv up a homestead of ICO acres on what 
IS now section 31 in Blue Rapids Cit}' Township. 
On this place he lived until 1864, when, being a 
man of a venturous spirit, he went to Northern 
California and Oregon prospecting for gold. He 
spent several years in that region, being deter- 
mined not come home until he made a success, but 
did not liye to attain liis wishes. At the time of 
the Modoc War, he and his partner were working 
near the Lava Beds, where the treacherous red- 
skins, under the notorious "Capt. Jack,"made their 
stand, and the two men were captured by the sav- 
ages. The only news ever received by their fam- 
ily was through the Government report of Gen. 
Canby, which states that the captives were tor- 
tured to death by the red ^flends. Mr. Miller was 
an honorable man, industrious and hard-working, 
but of a roving disposition, as shown by his going 
into that wild country. His wife was liorn in 
Westmoreland County, Pa., Nov. 26, 1839, and 
went to Wisconsin with her parents when a young 
girl. By her union with Mr. Miller she became 
the mother of five children, one of whom, Melissa 
Alice, died in infanc3r, and one, Samuel B., at the 
age of fifteen. Those now living are: David H. ; 
Anna S., wife of Frank Brooks, a farmer of Elm 
Creek Township; and Joshua P., who is engaged 
in the grocery business in Blue Rapids. 

David H. Miller, the subject of this sketch, was 
born in Richland Count}', Wis., Sept. 19, 1856, and 
was therefore not quite two years old when he was 
brought to this county, where, with the exception 
of a year in Wisconsin, he has spent all his subse- 
quent life. He attended the district schools here, 
and when a lad began working on his father's 
farm. He was but a boj' when his father left 
home, and being the oldest of the family, he soon 
learned what hard work was, having at an earlj' 
age to take the principal care of the place. He 
passed through all the hardships seen in this sec- 
tion from Indians, drought and grasshoppeis. When 



still a child a couple of squaws attempted to steal 
him, but, just as they had got him on a pony, his 
mother seized him, and after a struggle succeeded in 
keeping her child. There were numerous alarms of 
Indian raids during the first year's residence of the 
family in Kansas, but they never suffered any loss 
from them. 

Mr. Miller continiied to live on the farm with 
liis mother and stepfather until he was of age, 
wlien he began working in the mill of Perry 
Hutchinson, at Marysvilie, in this county. lie re- 
mained in this employment six months, and then 
returned to farming. Being married the follow- 
ing 3'ear, he rented a farm of M. L. Duncan, which 
he operated for two j'ears. He then purchased a 
quarter section in Wells Township, wiiich he farmed 
for five years. Tbis land, which lie still owns, 
was fertilized by running water, and is now in a 
tliorough state of cultivation and furnished with 
good and adequate buildings. In November, 1886, 
Mr. Miller removed to Blue Rapids, and in co- 
partnership with his stepfather, M. L. Duncan, and 
J. H. Barlow, engaged in the milling business, the 
establishment being known as the Gem City Roll- 
ing Mill. He has charge of the mill as Superin- 
tendent. 

December 24, 1878, Mr. Miller was united in 
marriage with Miss Chloe Fisher, who was born in 
Wilson, Niagara Co., N. Y., Jan. 27, 1858. Her 
parents were John S. and Salome (Pomeroy) Fisher. 
The father was a native of England, who had come 
to America with his parents when he was but 
eight J'ears old, and the mother is of New England 
stock. Both are now living in Blue Rapids. (See 
sketch.) Mr. and Mrs. Miller are the parents of 
three children — Melissa Duncan, Henry Pomeroy 
and Ruby. 

Mr. Miller is a member of the Baptist Church, 
and while living on his farm was a Deacon of the 
Elm Creek Church. Mrs. Miller holds member- 
ship in the Presbyterian Church. He is a member 
of the Masonic fraternitj', belonging to Blue 
Rapids Lodge No. 169. During his residence in 
Wells Township, he held the office of Treasurer, 
but since coming to Blue Rapids has had no pub- 
lic position, his time being fully occupied in his 
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of this part of the county, where, it nia}' be said, 
his entire life has been passed. He bears the repu- 
tation of Iieing an honest, upriglit and trustwortliy 
business man, and a good citizen, and as such, is 
esteemed bj* everj'one who knows iiim. On another 
page will be found a further account of the busi- 
ness in which Mr. IMiller is now engaged, and 
wliich is one of the principal industries of Blue 
Kapids. 



■ DWIN S. ROWLAND. Some of the most 

E successful farmers of Walnut Township, are 
those who came to Northern Kansas in their 
young manhood, among whom was the subject of 
this notice. With wise forethought he set about 
the establishment of a home before assuming the 
responsibilities of a family, and homesteadcd eighty 
acres of land which he has improved into a first- 
class farm, making fences, putting up buildings, 
planting forest and fruit trees, and gradually accu- 
mulating the comforts and conveniences which 
have so large a share in the happiness and welfare 
of humanity'. For a number of 3-ears he operated 
simpl}' as a tiller of the soil, but now makes a 
specialty of fine stock, including Clydesdale horses 
and Short-horn cattle, and is able to exhibit some 
of the finest specimens of these to be found in this 
part of the county. 

A native of New York State, Mr. Rowland was 
born in Suffolk County, March 6, 1847, and there 
spent his boyhood and youth, receiving a practical 
education in the common school. He at an early 
age acquired those habits of industry which have 
proved the basis of his success in life. His parents 
were Sanford and Mar}' (Thompson) Rowland, na- 
tives of Long Island. The father was owner of a 
sailing vessel, the "Dover," which was chiefly used 
in the o^'ster business on the American coast, and 
of which he was commander. He was lost at sea 
off Fire Island Inlet, where his ship grounded on 
a bar and where he perished March 2, 1854. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject spent 
manj- years of his life on Long Island, where he 
w.as married, reared his famil\- and died. The 
maternal grandparents likewise died on Long 



Island, i:i the village of Patchogue, where they had 
been reared. Our subject left his native State 
when a young man and after coming to this county 
was united in marriage to Miss Catherine, daughter 
of John and Catherine Binder, who was born in 
Oskaloosa, M.ahaska Co., Iowa, June 4, 1857. The 
parents of Mrs. Rowland were natives of Germany 
and further notice of them may be found in the 
sketch of J. George Binder, a brother of her father. 
Of her union with our subject there have been born 
three children : William, Albert and James Franklin. 
Mr. Rowland is a stanch supporter of Repidjlic.an 
principles. He has always maintained an interest 
in local affairs and officiated .as Township Clerk 
one term. 

John Binder departed this life at his home in 
Waterville Township, this county, Feb. 15, 1888, 
after a residence of twenty-one years, having come 
here in 1869. He at that time homesteadcd eighty 
acres on section 2, in Waterville Township, where 
they reared their familj- of seven children and 
where the mother still lives. Mrs. Rowland was 
their third child. She was carefully trained in all 
housewifely duties, received a common-school edu- 
cation and remained under the parental roof until 
her marriaiic. 



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^E-^ARLAND McGREW, of Blue Rapids, has 
|l|)f lived in Kansas about a score of years, hav- 
!«V^' ing come here in 1870, locating first in 
(^1 Holton, Jackson County, where he arrived 
Oct. 9, of that year. He was born in Jefferson 
County, Ohio, June 30, 1828. His grandfather, 
Nathan McGrew, removed from Westmorel.and 
Count}', Pa., to Ohio, at .an early da}'. The Mc- 
Grews were from Ireland, and the grandmother, 
whose name was Blackburn, was of Scotch ancestrj'. 
The grandparents were married in Pennsylvania, 
and as stated, located in Ohio, where both spent 
the rest of their lives. Their son, also named 
Nathan, was the father of our subject. He was 
quite young when the family removed to the then 
new countrj-, Ohio. There he endured the usual 
hardships encountered by the early settler in that 



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heavily wooded countiy, where they had literally 
to hew out a home from the wilderness. His father 
was a miller, and the first building he put up after 
his emigration, was a mill on Cross Creek, in a part 
of which building they lived until they had a house 
built. On this same stream the grandfather built 
three mills, selling out and again building. Nathan 
McGrew also learned the trade of a miller, and 
worked at that occupation all his life. He died 
Sept. 19, 1854, aged fifty-seven years. He was a 
man who never pushed himself forward in public 
life and never held public office, but attended 
strictly to his business, and was accounted one of 
the best millers in that part of the country. He 
was of Quaker descent, but later in life became a 
■member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His 
wife was Angelina McManama, who came from 
Loudoun County, Va., where she was bcrn. Her 
ancestors had come from England with one of the 
colonies settled in Pennsylvania by William Penn. 
ISlie lived ten years after her husband, dying in Har- 
rison County, Ohio, in the house of her son Ilarland, 
Feb. 18, 1864. She like her husband was a mem- 
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was a 
o-ood wife and a devoted mother. Both siie and 
her husband were highly esteemed and respected 
by those who knew them. They had six children, 
one of whom was killed by a falling log, in his sec- 
ond year. The others lived to maturity : Nathan 
is now living in Holtou, Jackson Co., Kan., where 
for many years he carried on a large grocery ; 
Harland was next in order of birth; John was a 
teacher and died unmarried in Jefferson County, 
Ohio; Matilda also died unmarried in the same 
county; Samuel came to Marshall County in 1872, 
and died in Blue Rapids the same year. He was a 
Union soldier, and served for four years in the 
40th Illinois Infantry, and his death was hastened 
bjr the hardships endured in the service. He was 
Sergeant and Color Bearer of his company, and 
was a gallant soldier. His children, and his widow, 
who was remarried, all live in Massillon, Ohio. 

Harland McGrew was brought up in Jefferson 
Count3% Ohio, and received his education in its 
district schools. He learned the trade of milling 
with his father, for whom he worked until he was 
twentj'-four years old. About this time he went 



into partnership with his brothers, Nathan and 
Samuel, in a flouring mill on a fork of the Yellow 
Creek, in Jefferson Count3^ Thej^ carried on this 
business for a number of years, when selling out, 
the}' bought another mill, in Carroll County, Ohio, 
which they operated about six years. On Samuel's 
enlistment he sold his interest to his brothers, who 
continued the mill for some time. The one which 
they had sold in Jefferson County not proving 
successful under its new management, it was put 
in the market, and the McGrevv brothers bought a 
half interest in it. They carried on both mills for 
about a year, when they again sold the Jefferson 
Counter mill. Harland had a short time before 
sold his interest in the Carroll County mill to his 
brothers. This was in the early part of 1862, in 
which year our subject went to Springfield, Ohio, 
and there carried on a mill for other parties for a 
year. His brother had sold a half-interest in his 
mill, and the new firm removed it to the railroad at 
a place called Bowerstown. There Harland took 
charge of it for them, running it for over two 
years. In 1865 he bought a mill at Sherrodsville. 
Carroll Co., Ohio, which he kept until 1870. 

Our subject then sold out and determined to try 
his fortunes in the new State of Kansas. The first 
year here he ran a mill at Holton, and on coming 
to this county, in 1871, he took charge of the 
flouring mill on the east bank of the Blue at Blue 
Rapids, then owned by Olmsted Bros. & Co. In 
that position he remained for nearly eleven years, 
having entire charge of its operation. In 1882 
Mr. McGrew went to Frankfort for a few months, 
and from there, being in failing health just then, 
he went to Jackson County, where he was in the 
grocery business with his brother for a 3'ear. On 
his return to Blue Rapids, in the fall of 1884, he 
kept a flour and feed store for a few months, and 
then returned to the mill in which he had passed so 
many years. From there he went into the mill at 
Clifton, Washington County, which he ran for a 
year, when it burnt down, and he came back to 
Blue Rapids, where his family still lived. 

On coming back to Blue Rapids, Mr. McGrew 
and Jacob H. Barlow bought the mill on the west 
bank, now known as the Gem City Mill, and the 
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paper mill, but they determined to make it a first- 
class flouring mill, and to get money for that pur- 
pose sold a half interest in it to Levi Forbes, who 
died before the papers were signed, and whose 
heirs declined to carry out tiie contract. They 
then sold the half-interest to IM. L. Duncan and 
David II. Miller, the connection continuing as 
Bailow, McGrew & Co., for over a year, when Mr. 
McGrew sold his interest to M. L. Duncan. The 
new firm then formed retained Mr. McGrew as 
miller, and in that capacity he is still emplo^-ed. 

February 28, 1855, Mr. McGrew was married 
to Miss Ellizannah Smyth, who vvas born in Jeffer- 
son Count)', Ohio, Feb. 24, 1836. Her parents 
were William and Mary (Story) Sm3'th, the father 
a native of renns^dvania and the mother of Ohio. 
Mr. Smyth vvas brought up to farming, but went 
to Mississippi to take charge of a plantation for his 
brother, who was a planter, and not liking the work, 
gave it up and returned to Ohio, where he bought 
a woolen mill, which he carried on many years. 
He later converted it into a flouring mill, which he 
sold in 1 850 to the father and brother of Mr. Mc- 
Grew. He then went to Ashland County, Ohio, 
where he bought a farm, which he ojierated for a 
number of years, when he sold it and bought 
another, which he also sold in a year. He then re- 
moved to Carroll County, Ohio, and bought a half- 
intei'est in the mill in that count}', owned liy his 
son-in-law, our subject, and with him he remained 
until they all came to Kansas in 1870. On coming 
to this State he bought property in Holton, Jack- 
son County, but has not engaged in an\' active 
business. His wife died in Holton, in 1876, aged 
about sixty-six years, and he is yet living there, 
and has attained to almost eighty years. Mr. and 
Mrs. McGrew have three children: Malissa Ann, 
born Sept. 9, 1857, is the wife of William Caul- 
kins, of Marysville, this county; Sarah Jane, Nov. 
19, 1862, is married to George B. McC. Reed, and 
lives in Holton; Ida Maj', born Oct. 17, 1866, is 
the wife of William J. McNab, a merchant of Blue 
Rapids. 

Mr. McGrew has been a member of the Council 
of Bine Rapids. He belongs to the Masonic fr.a- 
ternity, and is a member of Blue Rapids Lodge No. 
169, of which ho has been Junior Warden, and is 



now Senior Steward. He and his wife are members 
of the Jlethodist Episcopal Church in Blue Rapids, 
of which he is Trustee. Mr. McGrew is a well- 
known citizen of the county, especially to the 
people of Blue Rapids and the surrounding country, 
and they speak o' him as an upright and straight- 
forward man, of unimpeachable character, who has 
fairly won the goodwill which they bear him as 
a man and a citizen. 

\tiAMES W. WATTERS, late a highly re- 
spected resident of Wells Township, was 
born in Iowa, Sept. 13, 1845, and dep.arted 

^ this life at his homestead on section 6, Ma\^ 
17, 1881, being thus cut down in the prime of life. 
He was the son of Samuel and Irene Watters, and 
was reared in his native county, receiving a fair 
education in the district schools. He came to this 
State about 1869, settling first in Washington 
County, where he sojourned one year, then coming 
to this county, located on a tract of land in Wells 
Township, homesteading eighty acres, upon which 
not a furrow had been turned. By perseverance 
and industry he brought his land to a good state 
of cultivation, and has left to his f.amily that which 
will maintain them comfortably. 

Mr. Watters was a kind man in his family, and 
among his neighbors was held in the highest es- 
teem. Politically, he was a sound Republican, and 
in religious matters a conscientious member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was married 
Feb. 14, 1866, to Miss Eliza Williams, who was 
born in Washington County, Ohio, Dec. 26, 1843. 
The parents of Mrs. Watters were Henry and Jane 
(Johnson) Williams, who were natives of Pennsyl- 
vania, and early pioneers of Washington County, 
Ohio. They had a family of six children, of whom 
the following survive, viz: Nancy, the wife of 
Ira Adams, of Washington County, Iowa; Henry, 
Eliza, and John. 

Mrs. Watters was a maiden of sixteen years when 
her parents removed from Ohio to Iowa, where 
they spent the remainder of their days. She at- 
tended scIk)o1 during hei' cliildiiood and ynulh. and 



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became familiar with all the useful housewifely 
duties, being thus able to assist her husbaud in his 
efforts to obtain something for the future. Of 
their union there were born five children, nanicl}': 
Jennie, who is a teacher in the public schools: Au- 
gustus, Oscar, Ora, and Walter, the latter four re- 
maining at home with their mother. Mrs. Waiters, 
like her husband, identified herself with the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church some years ago. She Is 
managing the homestead in a praiseworthy manner, 
and cnjoj's the resi)ect of her neighbors. 



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ANIEL LOCKE, who owns and manages 
a farm on section 29, Balderson Township, 
has always followed the occupation of a 
farmer, to which he was reared. He now 
has 160 acres of fine land, all but thirty of which 
are under the plow. Among the prominent features 
of this estate, is a fine young orchard of 150 trees, 
including apple, cherry, apricot and a generous 
collection of small fruits in addition. He not only 
carries on a successful farm but handles consider- 
able stock. 

Our subject is a native of Devonshire, England, 
where he was born Nov. '24, 1814. While he was 
yet an infant his parents removed to Canada, in 
which country he obtained most of his youthful 
training and education. When he was sixteen 
years old the family went to Illinois, and that was 
the home of our subject for over twenty years. 
He began life for hiinself at the age of twenty- 
two, engaging in the occupation in which he had 
previously been his father's able assistant. Nov. 10, 
1868, he was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Smith, 
of Ogle County, 111., and immediately returned with 
his bride to Champaign County, settling upon tiie 
farm of his father. After three years sojourn he 
bought 160 acres in the same county upon which he 
lived for three years. Removing to Ogle County, 
he sojourned five years, and then returned to Cham- 
paign County, where he staid two 3'ears. In 1882 
he removed to this State, and settled upon the 
farm, where he now resides. The land was raw 
prairie when he took possession, and in the short 
period of seven years he has lirought it to its pres- 



ent state of cultivation and productiveness, and 
erected a dwelling, barns and other adequate build- 
ings. 

The father of our subject was William Henry 
Locke, a native of Devonshire. England, and his 
mother, Hannah (Escott) Locke, a native of Som- 
ersetshire, England. Thej' were married in their 
native country, and resided upon a farm there until 
1846, when they came to America. After landing in 
New York they proceeded immediately to Canada, 
where the}- remained until 1862, and then removed 
to Champaign County, 111. In that home the 
mother died Oct. 17, 1874, at the age of sixty- 
eight, and the father June 1, 1884, at the age of 
eighty- four. The family consisted of twelve chil- 
dren, eight of whom are now living. Our subject 
was the tenth child in order of birth. 

Mrs. Locke was the sixth child of Thomas and 
Jane Smith, of Ogle County, 111., (for history of 
her jmrents see sketch of Thompson Smith). She 
was born in London, Canada. May 14, 1846, and 
was reared in Ogle County, where she feT;eived a 
good education in the common schools. She is a 
lady of intelligence and geui.al manners, a notable 
housekeeper to whose splendid management is due 
much of the prosperity of the family, as well as 
the comfort and order of the household. Mr. and 
Mrs. Locke have six children — Franklin T., born 
Aug. 20, 1871; Willis D., Nov. 12, 1873; Hattie, 
Feb. 11, 1875; Julia IL, Nov. 28, 1876; Thomas 
S., April 5, 1878; and Elmer H. July 14, 1879. All 
are still clustered about the home fireside, forming 
a bright and attractive circle whose growing intel- 
ligence and educational advancement is watched 
with delight by the parents. 

Mr. Locke has been a member of the I. O. O. F., 
and is at present connected with the Masonic fra- 
ternity and the Grange. He is Road Overseer in 
his Township, Treasurer of the School District, and 
has been for many years a member of the School 
Board. He votes the Republican ticket and takes 
an active interest in political affairs. Though not 
at present identified witli anj' congregation, Mrs. 
Locke holds a letter of commendation from the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Locke is an in- 
telligent and reliable citizen, interested in the ad- 
vancen)ent and growth of the count}' .and State, 







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Residence of Daniel Locke, 5ec. 29. Balderson Township. 




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honorable in his business relations, and a favorite 
in the community where his wortli is unquestioned 
and his ability acknowledged. 

A view of the residence of Mr. and JMrs. Locke, 
appears elsewhere in this Ai.hum. 



Vt/OHN CHAMBERS, an honored resident of 
Oketo Township, where he is extensivelj- 
engaged in farming and stock-raising, is a 
pioneer of this localit}', and since settling in 
Marshall County, several years ago, has been an 
important factor in developing its resources and 
advancing its prosperity. He is of English birth 
and antecedents, but the most of his life since at- 
taining man's estate has been passed in this country, 
and the United States has no more patriotic or 
loyal citizen than he. He was the seventh child in 
the family of nine children born to William and 
Mary (Gorham) Chambers, natives of England, 
where the mother spent her entire life, dying at 
the age of Qfty-one. The father, who was a farmer, 
also passed tiie most of his life there, not coming 
to America till the fall of 1841, and dying in Illi- 
nois in 1850. 

Our subject was horn June 30, 1814, in the par- 
ish of Bennington, County Kent, England, and has 
a copy of the certificate of his baptism, issued 
seventy-five j'ears ago. His boyhood daj's went 
by uneventfully in his old English home, where he 
assisted his father in the farm labors. When he 
was twenty years old, just merging into a sturdy, 
manly, vigorous manhood, he ambitiously resolved 
to seek in the United States of America, the fine 
opportunity to build up a comfortable home offered 
Iiy this Government to whomsoever dared to brave 
the dangers and trials of settlement on the wiM, 
lone prairies of its western possessions. Crossing 
the ocean, he landed in New York, and for about 
two years followed farming in Oneida County, and 
with the money that he thus secured, he then made 
his way to Illinois in 1835, and settled on the Fox 
River, near Aurora. He thus became an early 
|)ioneer of that region, which then gave little or 
no indication of becoming the populous and wealthy 



community that it is to-day. White settlements were 
few and far between, and the Indians still lingered 
around their old haunts, while deer, prairie wolves, 
wild turkeys and other kinds of game were plenti- 
ful. In a few years he married and established a 
home, and from the virgin soil developed a desir- 
able farm, on which he made many valuable im- 
provements. In 1852 Mr. Chambers resolved to 
try his chances in California, where fortunes were 
in those days so easily won and lost, and emigrating 
to the Pacific Coast, he bought a ranch, and for 
the ensuing four years was profitably engaged in 
trading with the miners. In 1856, with the wealth 
thus acquired, he started to return to his old home 
in Illinois, making the tedious journe}' over the 
desolate plains and mountains that intervened. 
While crossing a river, all his possessions were 
swept away by the rapid and swollen current, and 
as he was unable to recover them, he arrived in Ill- 
inois in a destitute condition. Forlunatelj' he had 
his farm there to depend on for support, so that he 
was still independent. 

Our subject came to Kansas in 1872, and bought 
160 acres, part of his present i>ossessions, but his 
family remained in Illinois till 1877, when they 
came to Kansas, and the re-united family settled on 
his present farm, on sections 15, 21 and 22, Oketo 
Township. This comprises 480 acres of fertile, 
highly productive land, all in a body and well im- 
proved, with tubstantial buildings and one of the 
finest orchards of choice fruit in this section. His 
residence is a convenient and cozj' one, where 
friends are always heartily vvelcomad and agreeably 
entertained. A fine view of it appears elsewhere 
in this volume. Mr. Chambers has devoted much 
time to raising stock of good grades, and now has 
sixty head, all in excellent condition. In all these 
years that Mr. Chambers has been accumulating 
this property, he has had the valuable assistance of 
a capable, cheerful wife, a home-maker and helpmate 
in truth. They were united in marriage in 1838, 
and thus for more than fifty years have walked 
life's road together, sharing its joys as well as its 
sorrows. Six of the eight children that have been 
born to them, are living, namely: Gustavus G.. 
Ur. John W., Thomas G., Myra K., S. Douglas and 
M. Zeno. They have been given the benefit of a 



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liberal education, and four of tliem are graduates 
of some literary institution. John, a physician, is 
a graduate of the University at Ann Arbor, Mich.; 
Thomas was graduated from the seminary at Au- 
rora, 111.; Myra from the academy at Cainville, 
111.; and Zeno from a school at .Sedalia. Mo. Mrs. 
Chambers, whose maiden name was Lydia Williams, 
comes of sterling New England ancestry, and is 
herself a native of IMassachusetts, born April 28, 
1821, the second of the seven children of George 
and Keziah (Eldridge) Williams, who were likewise 
natives of the old Bay State. They removed to 
Illinois, becoming pioneers of the State, and there 
the father carried on farming. The mother died 
in 1854. The father lived to the venerable age of 
eighty-four years. 

Mr. Chambers possesses in a large degree the 
sound intelligence, ripe wisdom and discretion so 
necessary to full success in any walk in life, and he 
is regarded as one of our best citizens, none being 
more public-spirited or more desirous to promote 
the welfare of the township than he. Every scheme 
for its improvement in any direction, and especially 
all plans for making good highways, if feasible, 
meet with his heart}' approbation and material as- 
sistance. He is earnestly interested in educational 
matters, and has done all in his power to secure 
good school advantages for the youth of this jjlaic, 
understanding fully tiie importance of an educa- 
tion in moulding the character of a child and in 
contributing to its success in after life. He and his 
wife are sincere Christians and devoted members of 
the P^piscopal Church, and he has been Superin- 
tendent of the Sunday-school, and now has a class 
in the same. In politics he is a faithful adherent 
of the Democratic part}'. He supports the temper- 
ance cause, and was at one time a member of the 
Sons of Temperance. 



5§^J^U^S 



r^HOMAS HOWES. No member of the farm- 
ing community of Marshall County, is more 
^^^p^ worthy of honorable mention in this Bio- 
GUAPniCAL Alhv:*! than this gentleman. He has 
been identified witli tlie farming and stock-raising 



interests of this part of the country for more than 
twenty years, and his farm on section 28, is consid- 
ered one of the finest cultivated and best improved 
in Oketo Township, and under his able management 
is the source of a good income. 

Our subject is of English birth and ancestry, his 
native place being Northamptonshire, England, 
where he first saw the light of day Oct 10, 1839. 
His father, Lazarus Howes, was born in the same 
shire, and on his native sod, early commenced the 
struggle of life for himself as a laborer, and he is 
still living there at the venerable age of seventy- 
five years. The maiden name of his wife, the 
mother of our subject, was Mary Nightingale. 
She was born in Buckinghamshire, England, and 
died in her native land in 18G6. Three of the six 
children born of her marriage arc now living. 

Thomas Howes was the fourth child born to his 
parents, and in the land of his birth he grew to a 
stalwart, energetic manhood, and at the age of 
eighteen he left the parental roof to m.ake his own 
way in the world, unassisted by foi'tune or favor 
of another, his clear brain and sturdy strength, be- 
ing his only capital. Yet. notwithstanding, he was 
placed at a disadvantage by having his right hand 
crippled in childhood, his success in life has I.een 
such that he and his may well feel proud of it, and 
others may be encouraged who are starting out in 
the same wa}', to patiently persevere in their work 
as he did, and toil on till the desired end is attained. 
He worked on a farm in England till 1866, when 
he resolved to better his condition if he could by 
emigration to the United States. He came hither 
with Mr. Cockerill's family. (See sketch of that 
gentleman on another page of this volume). Land- 
ing at New York with his companions, Mr. Howes 
came to Kansas to build up a home on this soil. 
He at that time entered his present land from the 
Government, and nt once commenced the pioneer 
work of improving it. He erected his present sub- 
stantial residence, and has a neat set of outbuild- 
ings, and ever3-thing about the place gives evidence 
of a skillful, practical man at the head of affairs. 
Mr. Howes deals to some extent in stock, and has 
thirty-seven head of cattle, eleven head of horses and 
thirty-two head of hogs, all of excellent grade and 
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life of our sul)jc'ct was his marriage witli Miss Eliza 
Loveridge, a daugliler of Moses and Mary Love- 
ridge, natives of Nortbamptonsiiire, England. Mrs. 
Howes was the eldest of their eight children, and 
she was born July 10, 1839. Her marriage with 
our subject has resulted in the birtli of a like number 
of ciiildren, namely: Charles W., Mary A., .John 
T.. Sarah E., Charlotte J., Esther, Louie and Wal- 
ter. 

We have seen that our subject is a self-made 
man, and we ma}' add, what seems to be the united 
testimony of the entire community, that he is a 
strictly honest, straightforward man, a most desir- 
able citizen, a kind husband and father. He has 
built up a fine home for himself and family, which 
is the center of true-hearted hospitality. He inter- 
ests himself in public, social and political matters, 
and has been connected with the Grange. He 
affiliates with the Republican party, but reserves 
the right to vote for whom he pleases, supporting 
the man whom he deems best fitted for office, re- 
gardless of his political views. 

\Y' OHX McCLARNEN. The Emerald Isle has 
contriluited to the I'nited States, a lai'ge 
proportion of the men who have been in- 
strumental in the development of the Great 
West. Among these may be properly classed the 
subject of this notice, who has his homestead, era- 
bracing eighty acres of fine farming land, on section 
5 in Richland Township. Besides this, he rents 
and cultivates other land, and employs modern 
machinery and the best known methods in pursu- 
ing his chosen calling. 

Mr. McClarnen was born in the city of Belfast. 
Ireland, Aug. 26. 1833, and lived thereuntil .nbout 
twenty years of age. Then, unaccompanied by 
any of his kindred, he set out for America, and 
until 1855 was a resident of Philadelphia, Pa. He 
then resolved upon seeking the Farther West. 
and crossing the Mississippi, settled in Monroe 
County, Iowa, where he performed his first day's 
work on a farm. The business was entirely new 
to him, and after a year thus employed he pre- 



empted 160 acres in Page Count}', which he im- 
proved into a good farm, and upon which he lived 
until about 1879, then selling out. he, in 1881,. 
came to this county, of wiiich he has since been a 
resident. 

With the exception of the time spent in the 
army, our subject was a resident of Iowa for a 
period of twenty-five years. On the 28th of Sep- 
tember, 1861, he enlisted as a Union soldier in 
Company C, 5th Iowa Cavalry, which was assigned 
to the Western armj-, and fought at Fts. Henry and 
and Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth. Subsequently 
they were sent back to Cumberland, Tenn., and 
along the Tennessee River to do picket duty, 
which involved much travel up and down both 
sides of the river. Subsequently they entered 
upon the Atlanta campaign, and our subject was 
engaged as a scout, being almost constantly in the 
saddle, and upon one occasion rode sixteen daj's 
and nights, wearing out three horses. L.aterhe was 
sent on the Cook rsiid and, with 300 others, was 
captured by the Rebels, all losing their horses in 
swimming the Cliattahooohee River. There they 
were seventy-five miles south of the Union lines 
and in the enemy*'s country. They took to the 
woods, where' they wandered five days and six 
nights, sustaining themselves by eating bl.ack- 
berries and green corn, and in the meantime being 
tracked with bloodhounds. Our subject was finally 
captured, and about Aug. 10, 1864, thrown into 
Andersonville prison. Such were his sufferings and 
privations that to this d.av he is unable to recall 
them without a sensation of horror. Finally, he 
was sent to Savannah, and thence to Milan, and 
after an imprisonment of four and one-half months 
finally escaped b}- being selected as one of the 
worst cases picked out l)y the Rebel doctois. He 
W.1S carried out by four men, and after being sent 
to Annapolis lay insensible for five days. At the 
time of his capture he w.is a strong, robust man, 
weighing 185 pounds. At the time of bis release 
he was a skeleton of ninety-seven pounds. 

Mr. McClarnen states that no language is ade- 
quate to describe the sufferings which he and his 
comrades endured in their imprisonment, and f.uat 
the half has not yet been told. He remained in the 
hospital at Annapolis until convalescent, and was 



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given trausportation liome. after which he received 
his honorable clischnrge at Davenport. Iowa. After 
leaving the army, Mr. JlcClarnen returned to his 
■n ife in Page Conntj-, and soon afterward came to 
Kansas. During his residence in Iowa our subject 
was for fifteen j-ears engaged in the bu3'iug and 
shipping of live- stock. 

While a resident of Iowa, our subject was mar- 
ried. March 13, 1861, to Miss Sarah E.. daughter 
of R. C. Murph}-. who is still a prominent man in 
Page County, where he established himself in the 
|)ioneer daj's. He occupied himself at farming 
during his j-ounger daj-s, but is now living re- 
tired in Ciarinda. Of this union there have been 
born eight children, four of whom are living: Mar- 
garet J., the wife of S. W. Black, of Furnas Count}-, 
Neb.; John W., A. Wilson and Henry M. Mrs. 
McClarnen was born in Ohio in 1S44. and was a 
child of ten 3'ears when her parents emigrated 
from the Buckeye State to Southwestern Iowa. 
Both ]Mr. and Mrs. McClarnen. with tlieir children, 
attend regularlj- the United Presbyterian Church, 
of Mission Creek, to which thej' all give a liberal 
support. 



ILLIAM L. .SOUDERS. The most cur- 
*/ sor\' view of the business part of Frauk- 
W^ fort, would reveal one establishment as 
preeminent among the many thriving business 
houses. It is a two-story stone building of truly 
palatial appearance, wherein is carried on the most 
extensive merchandising business in this county. 
The establishment consists of three departments, 
each in a separate room, and with an interior ar- 
rangement at once attractive and convenient. A 
o-as machine manufactures the gas by which the 
entire establishment is lighted. Business is con- 
ducted in a system.atic manner, with a view to ac- 
curacy, rapidity and thoroughness. Cash carriers 
lead from the various counters to the cashier's desk, 
and a corps of courteous and competent ladies and 
o-entlemcn serve the customers in the various de- 
partments. The grocery department; clothing, 
boot and shoe department; and dr}' goods and no- 



notion department, are each suppKed with a well- 
assorted and heav}' stock of goods. The proprietor 
of this appropriately named -Trade Palace." is the 
gentleman whose name heads this notice. The de- 
tails of the immense establishment are given his 
close attention, and the success which attends his 
efforts proves him to be a man of the finest business 
tact and executive ability. He occupies a large 
and beautiful residence in the north part of the 
cit3'. The site is high and healthful, iind commands 
a wide view overlooking the city and many miles 
of picturesque country on the east, south and west. 

Mr. Souders paternal ancestry are German. The 
grandfather of our subject removed from the Kej- 
stone State to Zanesville. Ohio, where he operated 
a farm of over 1,000 acres. 

Noah, the father of our subject, remained at 
home until his marriage. He soon afterward set- 
tled on a farm in Hocking County. The mother 
of our subject was Clara Spring, who died in 18()4. 
The father after remaining a widower ten j^ears, 
married again, his second wife being Miss Lucy 
Sanderson. He is a Republican in politics and a 
Lutheran in religion. To his first wife were born 
seven children, of whom our subject was the 
second. 

William L. .Souders was born Julj- 7, 1849, near 
Logan, Hocking County. Ohio. He was reared on 
a farm and attended the public schools until he was 
eighteen j'ears of age, when he began life for him- 
self. He first found employment as a clerk in a 
grocery house in Circleville, where ho remained 
for two and a half j'ears. Believing that the West 
afforded a better field for the emploj-ment of his 
energies, in 1870 he came to Kansas. Arriving in 
Frankfort, he engaged as clerk for J. .T. Weisbaugh, 
who at that time was engaged in the sale of general 
merchandise, lumber, farm implements and machin- 
erj'. 5Ir. Souders remained in this employment until 
August 1874. On the atli day of that month he 
opened a general store in a one-stor\- frame build- 
ing, 14 X 16, which stood in the middle of the 
block east of his present quarters. He began with 
a capital of $1,500. He remained in that location 
for six j-ears, though his space h.ad been enlarged . 
In 1880 he bought the lot which is now occupied 
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a two-story stone building 28 x 100 feet, which 
was then a. very commodious edifice. It soon 
proved too small for liis rapidly increasing liusiness, 
and three years later he added on tlie west another 
building -30 x 100. the whole forming a convenient 
and attractive structure. 58 x 100. I^xiwuding 
trade again proved the quarters to be inadequate, 
and in 1887 he again added on tiie west a large 
building, 33 x 100. 

Our subject was married April 3, 1872. to Miss 
Amy E. Howe, daughter of James and Mary A. 
Howe. (See sketch of her brother, .1. H. Howe). 
The eeremonj' took place at the residence of the 
bride's parents at Cedar Grove, Ohio. Mrs. Sou- 
der's parents were natives of the Buckeye State. 
.She was one of a famih' of twelve ciiildren. To 
Mr. and Mrs. Souders have been born four children : 
Waldo B., Willi.im Tucker. Charles E. and Ethel. 
"Waldo B. died Dec. 5, 18S6, at the age of eight 
years, seven months and fifteen days Charles E. 
died ten daj'S later, being four months and twenty- 
nine days old. Mr. Souders is a member of Frank- 
fort Lodge, No. 31.K. of P.. and of Frankfort 
Lodge, No. 67. A. F. & A. M. He is a Republican 
in politics. 

UFL'S S. CR.\FT, M.D. This gentleman 
has long been a resident of Kansas, having 
tii\V, come to the Territory first in 1859 and lo- 
^p! cated at Helton, Jackson County. There 
he engaged in the practice of his profession and 
was also interested in a sawmill, afterward build- 
ing the gristmill which is still being operated there. 
He was born in Winchester, Ya., Feb. 11, 1831, 
his parents being Samuel and Elizabeth (Hines) 
Craft. The family is probablj' of Welsh ancestr}'. 
The great-grandfather of Dr. Craft emigrated to 
America before the middle of the last century, in 
company with a brother, the latter settling in 
New York and the former in Maryland, w^hcre he 
was married and died. His son, Benjamin, was 
the grandfather of our subject. He was born in 
Mar3'land, and when grown to manhood located in 
New Jersey, going from there to Ohio. He settled 



near Zanesville, which was then the Far West, and 
engaged in farming, spending the rest of his life 
there. His son Samuel was born in New Jersey 
in 1802 and went to Ohio with his father. He 
learned the trade of a shoemaker with David Anson 
at Zanesville. He worked at his trade at various 
places, and while in Georgetown. D.C., became ac- 
quainted with Elizabeth Hines, to whom he was 
married. Shortly after he went to Winchester, 
Ya., where he lived a few j-ears, going thence to 
Lawrenceburg, Ind., in 1833. He stayed there until 
1870, when he came to Kansas, where his son was 
living. He finally located in Topeka. and at that 
place was in the service of the Santa Fe Railroad 
Companj-. onlj- leaving bis business a week before 
his death, which took place in January, 188?, when 
he was eighty -six years of age. His wife Elizabeth 
was born in the District of Columbia, and died in 
Lawrenceburg, Ind., in 1844. Sevenal j-ears after 
her decease, Mr. Craft was married to Jane Boice, 
who died a j-ear before her husband, in Topeka. 
Kan. Mr. Craft was always an industrious man, 
working at his trade until after he had taken up 
his residence in Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he first 
engaged in r.ailroading in the employ of the Ohio 
& Mississippi Railroad. He was an independent 
man, upright, honorable and straightforward in his 
dealings. At the time of his death he was said to 
be the oldest Freemason and Odd-Fellow in Kan- 
sas. Such was the esteem in which he was held 
that at his funeral, which was on the coldest da3- of 
the winter, an imposing cortege composed of his 
Masonic and Odd-Fellow associates, his fellow rail- 
road employes and a large concourse of friends, 
followed his remains to the grave. Elizabeth 
(Hines) Craft was the mother of three children 
who lived to the 3'ears of maturitj- and several 
who died in infancy. Besides our subject, there 
was Samuel A., who is a farmer near Osborn City, 
Osborn County, this State, and Julia, who became 
the wife of George W. Bemis, a resident of Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. 

R. S. Craft was reared in Lawrenceliurg. Ind., 
where he was educated, finishing in the Lawrence- 
burg Institute. While attending the Institute he 
had taken up the stud3- of medicine, but all his 
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the Mexican War, and he volunteered at the age 
of sixteen, passing himself off as eighteen, however. 
He enlisted in the 4th Indiana Infantry, and served 
first under General Taylor, and was afterward 
transferred to General Scott's army. The regi- 
ment toolc part in the battles of Huanautla and 
Atalixeo; the raising of the siege of Pueblo, and 
in numerous skirmislies with the Mexican troops. 
After having served about fourteen months, Mr. 
Craft in 1848 again took up his medical studies 
and also finislied his course in tlie Institute. He was 
then employed as a teacher in one of the depart- 
ments of the Institute, and later attended medical 
lectures in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1852, on reaching 
his maturity lie emigrated to Missouri, and in 
Putnam County began the practice of medicine 
witli his uncle, Dr. John Hines. There he re- 
mained about four years, and thence removed to 
Harrison County. Mo., where he practiced until he 
came to Kansas, as stated at the beginning of this 
notice. 

In 18G.5 Dr. Craft, who was interested consider- 
ably in mill enterprises, heard of the water-power 
on the Blue River, and came to Blue Rapids to 
inspect it. His brother examined the water-powers 
in the southwestern part of the State and a partner 
those in the southeastern, the Doctor taking this 
section. The three afterward met and compared 
notes and unanimously agreed that this was the best 
water-power in the State. , They accordingly made 
a proposition to the persons then owning it, and 
bou<yht in partnership 287 acres including the 
power farther up the river. Dr. Craft also bought 
seventy acres on his individual account, which now 
adjoins Blue Rapids on the west and borders on 
the land bought in connection with the water- 
power. This propeit3' the partners held until 
1870. when they sold to the Genesee Colony, which 
laid out Blue Rapids. The Doctor had bought 
other lands in the meantime, some of which he still 
retains. He now owns 190 acres in the county. 
Ijesides his village property and land in Pottawato- 
mie County and elsewhere. 

At the time he sold the water-power the Doctor 
was still a resident of Holtou, but after the laying 
out of the new city of Blue Rapids, he removed to 
that place. He engaged in practice and opened 



up a drug-store on the southwest corner of the 
square, afterward buying the Ijuilding in which he 
is now located. Always interested in milling, the 
Doctor became a partner in the firm which built 
the fine stone flouring-miil on the east side of the 
Blue, next the dam. This mill was carried on under 
the name of Olmsted Bros, until 1876, the style of 
the firm being then changed to J. S. Wright & Co., 
the Doctor still retaining his interest. In 1882 the 
firm was again changed, becoming Upham, Son & 
Co., who carried on the mill until August, 1887, 
when it was sold to the present proprietor, P. H. 
McIIale. Dr. Craft finall3' retired from the milling 
business, having but a short time before disposed 
of his interest in Jackson County. His experience 
in this branch of trade was varied, but the mill 
which he first assisted in building and putting in 
operation, did much to assist in building up the 
city of Blue Rapids, and was an important factor in 
its advancement. 

Dr. Craft was married in Putnam County, Mo., 
Oct. 16, 1852, to Miss Anna B. Bledsoe. She was 
born at Ghent, Carroll Co., Ky., her ancestors 
at an early day having settled in that State, to 
which they had removed from Virginia. The 
family produced some eminent men, one of Mrs. 
Craft's uncles, Jesse Bledsoe, being United States 
Senator. Another uncle, Lewis Saunders, was one 
of the first to engage in the importation of fine 
stock, for which the Blue Grass State has become 
so noted. Mr. and Mrs Craft are the parents of 
seven children, of whom but one survives; four 
died in childhood. A son George, a young man of 
nineteen, was taken sick while attending the medi- 
cal department of the Campbell University of Hol- 
lon, and his father took him to Colorado, Mexico 
and California, hoping to restore his health. His 
efforts were of no avail, as consumption had fast- 
ened upon him, and he died at Santa Anna, Cal., on 
July 1, 1887, aged eighteen }-ears, six months and 
six days. A daughter, Ella, became the wife of 
Clement K. Coulter, whose family history is given 
elsewhere. She too died practically of the same 
disease as her brother, the immediate occasion be- 
ing hemorrhage caused by the rupture of a blood- 
vessel while coughing. Her death took place Dec. 
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months and nineteen diiys. The surviving child 
is Julia Ann. wife of Ileniy I. Hewitt, who is in 
the employ of the Canton 15ri;1ge Company, but 
they make their home in Blue Rapids. 

Dr. Craft has always endeavored to avoid hold- 
ing pulilie ofHee here, but was induced two or three 
times to serve as a member of the City Council. 
In Jackson County he was County Commissioner, 
County Treasurer and a Representative to the 
Legislature, and in every position to which he was 
chosen he discharged its duties with ability and 
fidelity. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, 
belonging to Blue Rapids Lodge No. 169. This is 
the only order with which he is now affiliated, al- 
though formerly he was connected with many other 
societies. 

Dr. Craft is a man of solid and mature views on 
business and professional matters. He has good 
judgment, a bright intellect, and h.as profited by 
the experience gained in man}' years of contact 
with his fellow-men in various capacities. As a 
physician he undoubtedly stands at the head of his 
profession here, and his services are in constant 
demand, keeping him busy all the time, his practice 
in the country, especially among the better and 
older and better known citizens being very large. 
As a man of business he is trusted, and as a citizei. 
he is justly held in high esteem. In politics he is 
a Republican. 



^fJOXATHAN BIGHAM was l)0rn in Canada, 
July 19, 184.'). When about ten years of 
age his parents removed to Illinois, where 
' he grew to manhood. During the late Civil 
War his father enlisted in the 58th Illinois Infan- 
tr}', and served one year, when he was discharged 
on account of disability. As soon as he had re- 
turned home, our subject, still in his teens, took his 
father's place in the ranks of his country's defend- 
ers. He was enrolled in Kilp.ntrick's Pet Regiment, 
the 92d Illinois Mounted Infantry, which was in the 
field when he was enlisted. He went at once to 
the front and engagetl in active service. The first 
prominent engagement in whicli ho took part, was 



the battle of IMissionary Ridge. Then followed 
Dalton, the terrible conflicts at Resacea, Dallas, 
Lost and Kenesaw mountains, and the victorious en- 
try into Atlanta. Afterward came the grand march 
to the sea, the capture of Savannah, Columbia, 
and Charleston; the bloody battles of Averysboro. 
Jonesboro, and Bentonville, and the surrender of 
Johnston to Sherman. In all this campaign of 
heavy fighting, skirmishing, and hard marching, 
our subject bore gallant part. He was once struck 
in the left breast and arm, by a spent ball, but es- 
caped other mishap, and never lost a day's duty 
during his term of service. The 92d was mustered 
out at Greenshurg, N. C, and our subject was 
transferred to the 56th Illinois, in which regiment 
he continued until the ex))iration of its term of 
service. When mustered out, he returned to Cres- 
ton, Ogle Co., 111., where he obtained a position as 
night-watch and switchman for the Chicago & 
Northwestern Railroad. He spent six months in 
this employment, and then made a visit to Canada. 
Going back to Illinois, he remained there for a 
short time only, and in the spring of 1866, came 
to Kansas. He settled on section 15, Balderson 
Township, where he now owns 160 acres of well- 
tilled land, upon which he has put all the usual im- 
provements made by an enterprising and practical 
farmer, including a fine young orchard. He de- 
votes himself to general farming, and keeps six- 
teen head of cattle, eight of horses, and twenty-six 
hogs. In 1885 he went to Cleveland, Ohio, where 
he worked in a livery-stable for eight months, and 
spent five months in the coal business. He then 
worked on a farm twelve miles east of that city 
for three months, and afterward returned to this 
State, where he has since remained. 

On Dec. 24, 1876, was celebrated our subject's 
marriage to Ida SloUenwork. She is the fourth of 
a family of six children, five of whom are now liv- 
ing, and was born Ain'il 5, 1856. Her parents, 
Mathew and Theresa (Minka) Stollenwork, are na- 
tives of Baden, Germany, and arc still alive. To 
Mr. and Mrs. Bighorn have been born four children: 
Mathew T.. Walter I., Mar3' Minerva, and Zora 
Lillian. 

The fathei- of our subject was Thomas IJigham, 
a native of Canada, in which country he married 



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Jane Davidson, who was of Irish birth. Mr. Big- 
liam was a fanner and shoemaker. He lived in 
Canada until 1855, when he removed to DeKalb 
County, 111. After a year's sojourn there, lie 
changed his residence to Dement, now called Cres- 
ton, Ogle Co., 111., where he continued until the fall 
of 1866. At that time he followed his sou Jona- 
than to this county, where he was a resident until 
1888. He then journeyed to Nez Perces County, 
Idaho, where he and his wife are now living on a 
farm with one of their sons. The parental family 
consisted of nine children, of whom our subject was 
the sixth. Seven of the family are now living. 

Our subject has always borne an active part in 
political affairs, and votes the Republican ticket. 
He is a charter member of Oketo Post, G. A. R., 
and is officer of the day in that Post. He is Clerk 
of Balderson Township, and also Clerk of the Bald- 
erson Cemetery Association. He has been Clerk 
of the School Board for several years. He is a 
man of intelligence and sterling integrity, a suc- 
cessful farmer, and a public-spirited citizen. 



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"it; AMES R. WILCOX. Prominent among 
the successful farmers and enterprising citi- 
izens of Franklin Township, is the gentleman 
whose name heads this sketch and whose 
pleasant home is located on section 2. He is the 
owner of 160 acres in the home place and 240 in 
Guittard'Township, making in all 400 broad acres 
of thoroughly cultivated land, upon which stands 
all the buildings needed by the progressive agri- 
culturist. 

The parents of our subject, Robert R. and Mary 
Jane (King) Wilcox, were natives of New York 
State, where they were married and from which 
they departed to make their first home in Crawford 
County, Pa. In 1856 they removed to Iowa, lo- 
cating in Howard County. After a residence of 
five years they removed to Polk County, the same 
State, and thence to Andrew County, Mo., where 
the mother died in May, 1865. The father now 
re.sides in California. 

Our subject was the second in a family of eight 



children, he having been born in Crawford County, 
Pa., Nov. 4, 1843. Coming with his parents to 
Iowa when thirteen years old, he continued with 
them to the age of eighteen, when, his young heart 
being fired with the spirit of patriotism, he deter- 
mined to devote his youthful energies to his coun- 
try's cause. Enlisting in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 
9, 1862, he w.is enrolled in Company C, 23d Iowa 
Infantry. He had a ver}' active life in the ser- 
vice taking part in numerous prominent engage- 
ments, among them being those at Ft. Gibson, 
Grand Gulf, Jackson, Miss., Champion Ilill, Black 
River Bridge, siege of Vicksburg, the three days 
battle at Ft. Esperanza, Tex., and the siege of Span- 
ish Fort, at Mobile. At the charge of Black River 
Bridge he was wounded by a musket ball, being 
shot through the face, and was also wounded in 
the jaw at the siege of Spanish Fort. After serv- 
ing a year as a private, he was promoted to be 
color sergeant of his regiment and served in that 
conspicuous and dangerous position until the close 
of the war. After winning an honorable record 
in the army, at the expiration of his term of serv- 
ice he returned to Des Moines, Iowa, where he was 
married Aug. 27, 1865, to Miss Sarah L., daughter 
of Isaac and Mar^' Ann (Keeth) Ballard, natives 
of Illinois, both still living, makmg their home in 
Mills County, Iowa. The young couple at once 
went to Andrews County, Mo., where they resided 
until 1871. In March of that year they came to 
this county, settling in the township where the^' 
now reside, and where, with the exception of two 
years spent in Beattie, they have been continual 
residents since their first arrival. They have 
erected a pleasant residence on their homestead, a 
view of which is given on another page of the 
Ai.BUjr. 

The wife of Mr. Wilcox first saw the light in 
Des iMoines, Iowa, Oct. 9, 1847. She has borne 
her husband ten children, three of whom are liv- 
ing: Anna F., who is the wife of L. King; Sarah 
L. and Mary E. 

Mr. Wilcox is a charter member of Lyons Post 
No. 9, G.A.R., of Marysville. He has served as 
Steward in the Methodist Church, of which he is a 
consistent member. He takes a prominent part in 
the affairs of the tovvnship, is interested m all mat- 




Residence of Jas R.Wilcox, 5ec. 2. Franklin Township. 




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ters which pertain to the welfare of the eoimiiuiiity 
and is in all respects a public-spirited citizen, lie 
was one of the first constables in the township and 
has held the office of Justice of the Peace for eight 
years; he has also been Notary' Public since 1R81 
and one of the School officers for three years. 



^/OHN BALDERSON. The subject of this 
notice is a retired farmer living upon sec- 
(ion 28, Balderson Township. He is one of 
the first settlers in the township, which was 
named in honor of himself and brother, Clias. W. 
Balderson. He has been closely identified with the 
growth of this section of the State. He was the 
second child of his parents, and was born in Can- 
ada. April 19, 1826, and there grew to manhood. 
About a 3'ear after attaining his majority lie went 
to Ogle Count}', 111., where he remained until 1869. 
He then came to Kansas and took up a homestead, 
which forms a part of his present farm. He has 
owned 1,000 acres, of which he sold a small piece 
and has given some to his sons, thus reducing his 
own possessions to 560 acres. 

During his residence in Ogle County, 111., Mr. 
Balderson was married to Mary Ann Smith, the 
ceremony taking place July 19, 1854. The bride 
was, like himself, a native of Canada, where she 
was born March 9. 1834. She was the oldest of 
eight children, two deceased, who had been born 
to Thomas and Jane (Thompson) Smith. Her 
parents were natives of Yorkshire, England, and 
had emigrated to America about the year 1820. 
The father was a farmer, and died Jan. 25, 1882, 
while his widow still survives at the age of seventy- 
six years and resides on the old homestead in Illi- 
nois. To Mr. and Mrs. Balderson have been born 
ten children, six of whom are now living. They 
are named respectively, Charles A., Augusta, Jane 
E., J. Frank, Minnie A. and Rena. All have been 
well educated and are energetic and prominent 
members of society. Rena holds the office of sec- 
retary in the Sunday-school, while Minnie, who 
occupied the office for a term of years, is now a 
teacher. The father of our subject, Thomas Bal- 



derson, was descended from (Quaker stock and was 
a native of Lincolnshire, England, where he had 
been a butcher bo\' but in early life learned the 
miller's trade. He emigrated to Canada, where he 
married Caroline Partridge, a native of Albany, 
N.Y. He remained in Canada until his death, 
which took place in 1834. He left three children, 
Thomas P., John, our subject; and Charles W. 
His widow subsequently married William Hunt, of 
Canada, and died in 1874. 

Our subject met with a severe loss in the death 
of his brother, Clias.3 W. Balderson, wliicli sad 
event occurred July 14, 1889, and was due to in- 
juries received b}' a kick from a horse. 

Mr. Balderson is a member of Marysville Lodge, 
No. 91, A.F. & A.M., also] of Marysville Chapter 
No. 29. and has been a membei of the Grange. Dur- 
ing his residence in Illinois, he held the office of 
Township Assessor^_^and during the Civil War was 
Deputy Enrolling Officer. He has been a member 
of the School Board for twenty years and evinces 
an active interest in educational affairs. He al- 
ways votes the Republican ticket, taking great 
interest in politics, and lias frequently been a dele- 
gate to county and congressional conventions. 
Both he and his wife are members of the Christian 
Church. They are in fair health, and though re- 
tired from active life, their precejjt and example 
make their presence much to be desired. The rug- 
ged manliness of our subject and hia sterling worth 
as a citizen, are a bright example to the younger 
residents of this section, where the name of John 
Balderson will ever be remembered with high 
respect. 

A fine lithographic view of the pleasant home 
of Mr. Balderson and his amiable, hospitable fam- 
ily, adds to the value of our work and will be wel- 
comed by their man}- friends. 

eHARLES H. SHAFFER, cashier and as- 
sistant agent in the St. Joe & Grand Island 
and Union Pacific Railroad offices atMarj'S- 
ville, also of the Pacific Express Company, has 
for the last nine years discharged the duties of 



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his positions with credit to himself and satis- 
faction to all concerned. He is a ^oting man 
of more than ordinary intelligence and good 
business capacities, attends strictly to business, and 
has evidently entered upon a career which will main- 
tain him in a good position, socially and finan- 
cially, among his fellow-citizens. 

The scion of an excellent family, Mr. Shaffer was 
born in Garrett County, Md., Feb. 23, 1861, and 
lived there until a youth of nineteen years. In the 
meantime he acquired a good common-school edu- 
cation, completing his studies in Cumberland Acad- 
eni}', to which his father removed when he was a 
lad of four 3'ears old. Pie attended school until 
eighteen years of age, and prepared himself for 
West Point, but on account of failing health he 
was obliged to abandon this project and spent 
eighteen months in traveling. He made his way 
to Marysville in 1880, and for seven months was 
emploj'ed as a baggage man, after which he was 
promoted to the position he now occupies. This 
is ample evidence of the fidelity and efficiency with 
which he has discharged his duties. 

On the 31st of March, 1886, our subject was 
united in marriage with Miss Lena L. Debus, for- 
merly of Boone County, Mo., and they have one 
child, Enialie. Mrs. Shaffer is the daughter of 
Adam Debus, who emigrated from German}- prior 
to the birth of his daughter Lena. Later he served 
in the Civil War. and then settled in Missouri, 
where, with his excellent wife, he spent the re- 
mainder of his days. Mrs. Shaffer is a lad}' of 
many excellent qualities and a devout member of 
the Christian Church. 

John W. Shaffer, the father of our subject, was 
born of Scotch parentage, in March, 1827. He 
spent his early life in the Keystone State, and was 
there married to Miss Isabel Heckrotls. They 
lived upon a farm thereafter for a number of 
years, and the father, in the meanwhile, became 
prominent in local affairs, holding the office of 
tax collector and other positions of trust and re- 
sponsibility. In 1 865 he removed to the city of 
Cumberland, where he ft-as employed as a book- 
keeper, and officiated as City Tax Collector and 
City Clerk. He was a man of great energy and 
excellent business capacities, and accumulated a 



comfortable property. He is still a resident of 
Cumberland, among whose people he is held in 
high esteem. 

To the parents of our subject there were born the 
following children: Mary, John W.. Jr., Charles 
H., Harry H., in Ottawa, Kan. ; Frank, who re- 
mains with his parents; Grace, in Ottawa, Kan.; 
and Llo_yd L., who finished school last year. Charles 
H., our subject, although mixing very little with 
politics, keeps himself well posted upon events of 
general interest, and votes the straight Republican 
ticket. He is prominent in the Masonic Lodge at 
Marysville, and is identified with the A. O. U. W. 
and the M. W. of A. 

\T OHX.STON S. ARMSTRONG. The solid 
euphony of this name is quite befitting to 
him who bears it. He is a man of irre. 
\(^l' proachable character with a fine sense of 
lionor, which he has applied to his daily life, and 
in consequence enjoys in a marked degree the 
esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens. Early 
in life he chose farming for his vocation, and we 
now find him comfortably situated .at a well-regu- 
lated homestead in Marysville Township, where he 
is pleasantly located on section 33. He has been 
prominent in local affairs, and at present is Town- 
ship Trustee and Assessor, to which office he was 
elected in the fall of 1888. Politically, he is inde- 
pendent, aiming to support tiie men whom he con- 
siders best qualified to serve the interests of the 
people. 

Our subject is the son of .lohn Armstrong, who 
was born in the North of Ireland, and who mar- 
ried Miss Jane Armstrong, a native of the same 
county as her husband. After a few years they 
emigrated to the Dominion of Canada, where they 
spent the remainder of their lives. They were the 
parents of eleven children, of whom Johnston S. 
was the seventh-born, his birth taking place April 
2 1 , 1843, in Stratford, County of Perth, Province of 
Ontario. He lived .it home until about seventeen 
years old. and then starting out for himself, went 
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a lawyer, taking care of his office and rloiiig anj'- 
thing required. He remained with him a little over 
a year, then returned to his parents and staid there 
about six months. 

Our subject next emigrated into tlie lumber re- 
gions of Canada, wliere he was employed three 
years. He then made a short visit to his old home 
and parents, after whicli he went into the oil re- 
gions of Pennsylvania, and for some time was em- 
ployed as a laborer in Oil City and vicinity. In 
1878 he came to this county, purchased a farm, and 
then returned to Pennsylvania, where he staid until 
1 884. In December of that year he came back to 
Kansas, and took possession of his farm, which 
was located in Marysville Township, four miles 
northeast of the city. 

In Februar3-, 1885, Mr. Armstrong sustained a 
severe accident, receiving a kick from a horse, 
wliich resulted in the amputation of his right leg 
above the knee. The following spring he sold his 
farm and piuehased the place where he now lives, 
and which is located about one mile south of 
Marj'sville. Here he has a snug home with all the 
conveniences and comforts of modern life. His 
family consists of his wife and two bright children, 
the latter named respectively: Johnston A. and 
Bertie W. He was married in Pennsylvania to 
Miss Emma L. Burroughs, who was a native of 
that State. During the Last ten years of his resi- 
dence there, he was employed as a superintendent 
of oil wells and given a comfortable salary, from 
which lie was enabled to save the money invested 
in his Kansas property. 



LVIN R. P:STERBR00K. one of the lead- 
ing business men of Marshall County, may 
be looked upon as the " Father of Oketo," 
as he has done more than any other man 
towards its upbuilding and placing it on a secure 
foundation. By his liberalitj^ and enterprise he is 
still contributing largely to its growth, using, his 
influence to forward every scheme for its material 
advancement, and is and has been a potent factor 



in elevating its etlucational, social and moral status. 
He carries on an extensive business as a dealer in 
stone, having a valuable quarry of magnesian lime- 
stone, which forms an excellent and durable build- 
ing material, and commands a ready sale, his 
principal market for it being at different points in 
Nebraska. Mr. Esterbrook is also conducting a 
profitable real estate business, and is identified with 
the agricultural interests of the county, owning 
and managing a fine farm on section i;3. 

Our subject is a son of Alonzo Esterbi-ook, a na- 
tive of Vermont, born in 1817, and one of the 
early pioneers of Schuyler County, III., where he 
took up his abode when he was seventeen years of 
age, and in after years became a prosperous farmer, 
eliminating a valuable farm from the wilderness. 
The mother of our subject was Mary Ann Rucker, 
and she was a native of Kentucky, though wedded 
in Illinois. Four of the nine children born to her 
and her husband are now living: Alvin R., of 
whom we write, was their third child in order of 
birth, and he was born Sept. 28, 1845. He ob- 
tained his education in the common schools of his 
native county (Schuyler County, 111.), and was 
carefully trained by wise parents in all that goes to 
make a good man and a useful citizen. He was 
bred to the life of a farmer, and followed that call- 
ing in the Prairie State till the spring of 1875. In 
that year he came to Kansas to take advantao-e of 
the superior facilities offered for a skilful agricul- 
turist and a pi-actical, intelligent business man, to 
accumulate wealth. He purchased a farm of 125 
acres on sections 12 and 13, Oketo Township, a part 
of which is now Oketo, and at once entered upon 
its improvement, and still has it under his manage- 
ment. It is in a high state of cultivation, is well 
stocked, and is amply supplied with substantial and 
well-arranged buildings, and first-class machinery 
for carrying on farming to the best advantage. He 
pays much attention to rearing stock, and his cattle 
are of the celebrated Short-horn breed, while his 
horses are fine specimens of blooded ('lydesdales. 
His magnificent bull, "Chieftain," is one of the finest 
specimens in the county. His pedigree number is 
11035. In his herd are some splendid thorough- 
bred cows. His handsome well-appointed residence, 
with its beautiful grounds, comprising ten acres of 



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land, fiiij'l}- laid out and adorned with onKimoiital 
trees, shrubs and flowers, is an ornament to the 
town and a pleasing feature in the landscape. He 
also has a vine.vard and a good orchard of all kinds 
of fruits. 

Mr. Esterbrook has been exceedingly prospered 
since he came to Marshall County, and is classed 
among the moneyed men who are so vigorously 
extending its interests in every direction. He is 
the proprietor of nearly all the village site of 
Oketo, and has made two additions, consisting of 
twenty-five acres, and has already disposed of 150 
lots, and has a large number j'et in liis possession. 
Besides this large amount of valuable real estate, 
he owns five dwelling houses, including his resi- 
dence. Seven 3'ears ago Mr. Esterlirook gave a 
new impetus to the growth and prosperity of Oketo, 
by the opening of what has proved to be a valuable 
quarry of magnesian limestone, which enterprise 
lias in various ways increased the business interests 
of the village. He employs from fifteen to forty 
men in the quarry throughout the year, has all the 
required machiner}' for removing the stone to the 
best advantage, and has shipped as high as 2,000 
carloads a year to various points, princ'ipally in 
Nebraska. He has also made lime from this stone. 

The marriage of Mr. Esterbrook with Miss Annie 
M. Young was solemnized Jan. 1, 1868, and in her 
he has found one of the most precious of earthly 
blessings, a devoted wife, a true friend and wise 
counselor. A lady of intelligence and culture, she 
presides over their charming home with infinite 
tact and graciously seconds her husband's genial, 
courteous hospitality in making friend or stranger 
welcome within its walls. Their sons and daughters 
are being carefully and wisely trained and educated 
to helpful, happy, honorable lives, five of their nine 
children still surviving: Garr3- G., Oilie, May, 
Edgar, Florence. Mrs. Esterbrook was born in 
Illinois Feb. 1, 1850, the third of the seven chil- 
dren of Robert and Mary (McAllister) Young, 
retired farmers living in Colchester, 111. 

A perusal of this life-record of our subject will 
show him to be a stirring, wide-awake business 
man, with an active brain, fertile in resources, 
wliose enterprise has been of great benefit to the 
community where he has made his home for more 



than a deeaile, and with whose highest interests he 
has so thoroughly identified himself that the history 
of Oketo, in tiie brief years of its existence as a 
thriving vill.age. may almost be said to be his his- 
tory. He and his family stand high in social and 
religious circles, and he and his wife and three 
of their children are among the most active of the 
prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, which he has faithfully served as Steward 
for twenty-five j'ears. He has also been Superin- 
tendent of the Sunday- scJiool for nearly the same 
length of time, while he and his daughter Ollie 
each have charge of a class in the school. In him 
the cause of local education finds an earnest advo- 
cate, and he has done good work as a member of 
the School Board for six years. He is identified 
witii the I. O. O. F., belonging to Oketo Lodge, 
No. 344. He takes a lively interest in polities, 
and gives hearty support to the Republican party. 
He is strongly in favor of temperance, and is con- 
sistently temperate himself, in word and deed. 

A lithographic view of the pleasant home of Mr. 
Esterbrook can be found on another page of this 
Album. 



i IhES KELJ>EY. Among the men who 
'// li have left their mark within the precincts of 
an enterprising community. Mr. Kelley 
deserves more than a passing mention. 
Interested mostly in fine stock, especially horses, 
he made a study of this noble animal, and per- 
formed no small part in raising the standard of 
horse-flesh in this county. In a country where so 
much depends upon the staying qualities of draft 
animals and roadsters, the industry which has 
sprung up in bringing them to a state little short of 
perfection, occupies no unimportant position among 
the employments to which men are devoted. 

The subject of this sketch was the eldest in a 
family of eight children, and was born in Clark 
County', Ky., March 12, 1808. After reaching 
man's estate he followed agricultural jjursuits to 
which he had been bred from bo3diood, and in due 
time became the owner of 800 acres of land in 
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and which was worked by eight3'-five slaves. Mr. 
Kelley at an early date attained a reputation as a 
dealer in live stock, and a shipper of horses and 
mules, whicli he carried on until after tiie outbreak 
of the Civil War and then supplied a large number 
to the Southern arm^ . Fur many of these he re- 
ceived no compensation, and the natural conse- 
quence was, he was obligeil to part witli a large 
portion of his fortune. 

Mr. Kelley remained a resident of his native 
State until 1874, then disi)osing of his interests 
there emigrated to Colorado, and purchased a farm 
for which he paid §6,000. This comprised 320 
acres in the vicinity of Greeley, but not finding 
fiirraing profitable in that region, he. in 1877, sold 
out and started for Kentucky-. On his way thither 
he stopped in Marysville, this county-, and was so 
pleased with the outlook that he concluded to lo- 
cate here. He accordingly purchased the land in- 
cluded in the present homestead, where he engaged 
in farming and effected fine improvements. The 
following year a cyclone destroyed the house, and 
although there were nine persons within it. none 
were injured with the exception of Mr. Kelley, who 
had three ribs broken and one of his feet muti- 
lated. Soon afterward he purchased 140 acres ad- 
joining, where he put up another dwelling, and 
where he sojourned until his death, which took 
place Aug. 10, 1885. While a resident of Kentucky 
he had held various important offices in his town- 
ship and county of which he was considered as 
among the best citizens. Politically, he wjis a stanch 
Democrat iind religiousl}-. he belonged to the Chris- 
tian Church. He took pride in his occu|)ation, 
was a great lover of fine horses, of which he owned 
several, and nothing gave him more satisfaction 
than developing their best points. 

Mr. Kelley was first married, in Kentuck}-, to 
Miss Frances Stark, a daughter of the well-known 
Stark family, which stood higii in that region. 
There is one child living of this union — .I.ames C, 
who is a prominent and prosperous farmer of 'War- 
ren Conntj', Kj'. On the 21st of June, 1863, Mr.- 
Kelley contracted a second marriage with Miss 
Elizabeth Darwin, who was born in Gainesboro, 
.lackson Co., Tenn. The paternal grandfather of 
Mrs. Kelley, was a native of Virginia, whence he 



removed to Tennessee and engaged as a planter, 
likewise raising cattle and keeping slaves to work 
the plantation. The Darwin family is of English 
descent. William Darwin was reared to manhood 
in Tennessee, and also became a stock man and 
overseer of the phantation. He also was a slave- 
holder, a Democrat in politics, and a man who 
closely held to the old theories. He departed this 
life in 1850. in J.ackson County, Tenn. 

Mrs. Mary (Burke) Darwin, the mother of Mrs. 
Kelley was born and reared in Jackson County, 
Tenn. Her father, Capt. Burke, was a native of 
South Carolina, .an old Revolutionary hero and 
he also participated in the War of 1812, comma,nd- 
ing a company. After hi.s military days were 
over he settled in .Tackson County, Tenn., where he 
had a plantation worked by slaves and where his 
death took place. Mrs. Darwin was a member of 
the Presbyterian Church, and died in her native 
State at the age of sixty-five years. Of the nine 
children born to them Sarah P. died in Illinois; 
John died in the Southern arm^-; Leonidas, and 
Molly (Mrs. Suit), are residents of Texas; William 
lives iu Arkansas; George and Ilirara are residents 
of Jackson County, Tenn.; Elizabeth, (Mrs. Kel- 
ley.) was next the youngest; Parry is in Arkansas. 
John enlisted in 1861 in a regiment under the 
command of Gen. Bragg. He was taken with the 
measles and died in 1863. Leonidas enlisted in 
the .same regiment, the same year, and at Atlanta 
was struck in the jaw by a piece of shell, having 
one side of his face torn away. He lived, how- 
ever, and later settled in Texas as before noted. 
William enlisted in 1862, and went through the 
war without a scratch. He was captured by the 
Union troops and for ten months was kept a pris- 
oner .at Camp Moulton, Ind. George entered the 
Confederate service in 1863, in the same regiment 
with his brother, William, and was prisoner at the 
same time. He served until the close of the war, 
but was a prisoner in Indianapolis for six months. 

Mrs. Kelley after her marriage, followed. the for- 
tunes of her husband and since his death has man- 
aged the property- with excellent success. Wishing 
to be relieved of such heavy responsibilities, she 
sold all but eighty acres of land and in 1887 moved 
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improvements which have made of it a very at- 
tractive homestead. It lies on the west forlv of 
the Vermillion, and with the exception of fifteen 
acres is all under the plow. ]Mrs. Kelley is also a 
lover of fine horses, and bred the celebrated "Nellie 
Gray," whose dam was presented to her by her 
intimate friend, Gov. Wells, of Louisana. Her son 
Thomas has inherited much of the talent of his 
father, and is also interested in trotting-stock. To 
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley there were born five children, 
the eldest of whom, Charles W., married Miss 
Molly Flynn, and is farming in Rock Township; 
Thomas C, Miles, Jr., Lurana B. and Fred A. are 
at home with their mother. Mrs. Kelley is a mem- 
ber in good standing of the Christian Church. She 
is a well read and very intelligent lady, and be- 
ing of Southern birth and training, is naturally the 
supporter of Democratic principles. 

Grandfather Beal Kelley was born in South 
Carolina, and participated as a soldier in the Rev- 
olutionary War. Afterward he settled in Allen 
County, Ky., where he entered land from the Gov- 
ernment and became owner of a large estate ; he 
was of Scotch-Irish descent. The father of Miles 
Kelley, Sr., was owner of a large farm of 500 acres, 
which was operated by slaves. He participated in 
the War of 1812, and subsequently settled in Ken- 
tucky, where his death took place in 1853 from 
cholera. He married Miss Elizabeth Ashley, who 
spent her entire life in her native State of Ken- 
tucky; she was a devoted member of the Christian 
Church. Mrs. Kelley, of this sketch, has travelled 
extensively throughout the South and is thoroughly 
in sympathy with its people and its institutions. 



bENRY NIEMANN, a pioneer of Marshall 
) County, has been connected with its farm- 
._^ ing and stock-raising interests since 1865, 
(^ and the homestead on section 32, Oketo 
Township, that he then bought from the Govern- 
ment is still in his possession, and constitutes one 
of the finest and most productive farms in the 
neighborhood. Our subject is of German antece- 
dents and birth, though he has made his home on 



American soil these many years, and is a loj'al citi- 
zen of the United States. His parents, John and 
Elizabeth (Muller) Niemann, were natives of Han- 
over, and spent their entire lives in Germany, the 
father carrying on farming. They had seven chil- 
dren, of whom our subject was the oldest. 

Born in Hanover, Germany, Sept. 28, 1828, our 
subject grew to vigorous, self-reliant manhood in 
the Fatherland, receiving a substantial education 
in the German schools, which he attended until he 
was fourteen years old. He then went to work on a 
farm, continuing thus employed till his emigration 
to America. Desiring to better his condition finan- 
cially, to become a land owner, and thus be more 
independent, he left his old home in 1864 and made 
his wa}' to this country, landing in New York. 
From there he proceeded to Cook County, 111., 
where he staid one year. At the expiration of 
that time, in 1865, he came to Kansas, and entered 
his present farm from the Government under the 
provisions of the homestead act. The valuable 
improvements that he has made on his place since 
then are the result of his own work, and his 280 
acres of choice land, all in one tract, are under fine 
cultivation, while the buildings that he has erected 
are in excellent order and substantially built. A 
view of his residence may be found on another 
page of this volume. Mr. Niemann has a beauti- 
ful orchard, comprising 400 trees of the best varie- 
ties of apples, peaches and plums, and he has besides 
a vine3'ard which bears luscious grapes. He also 
engages in stock-raising to the extent of, at the 
present time, fifty head of cattle, fifteen head of 
horses, and sixty head of hogs, from the sale of 
which he derives an excellent income. 

Mr. Niemann was married, prior to coming to 
this countr}', in Hanover, Germany, on the 3d of 
May, 1857, to Miss Mary Boneka, a daughter of 
Henry and Dorothea (Burmeister) Boneka, all na- 
tives of Hanover; the father was a tailor. Mrs. 
Niemann was the eldest of five children, four of 
whorii are now living, and she was born Feb. 29. 
1832. She was reared and married in the Father- 
land, as we have before noted. Four of the six 
i children born to her and our subject are now living 
I — William, Christina (the wife of August Tillman), 
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August, a fine young man wlio dioil in Denver, 
Colo., of lung fever, May 10. I.SSI). aged only 
twenty-two years, Mr. and Mrs. Niemann liavc 
sustained the bitterest grief of their wedded life. 
But thev do not sorrow as those without hope, as 
their simple Christian faith teaches them that all is 
well with him thus early taken from the cares and 
sorrows of this life; that he has but gone on a 
longer journey, and their separation from him is 
only for a few years at the most, and witli tiie 
comforting assurance that 

■■ He cannot be where God is not, 
On any sea or sliore," 

the}' are fain to be- content to abide His appointed 
time for their happy reunion. 

B\- lionest and persistent toil and thrift, guided 
by shrewd common-sense, our subject and his wife 
liave gathered together a goodly subsistence tiiat 
places them far above material want, so that thej' 
can afford to cease from the wearisome and hard 
labor tiiat was tiieir lot in their earlier j-ears, and 
.IS the shadows of life lengthen for tliem they can 
take their ease, free from care, and in the full en- 
joyment of the comforts of their cozy home. It 
mny well be their pride that as pioneers of Mar- 
shall County, they have not onl}- witnessed its sur- 
prising growth and progress, but they have been 
factors in bringing about its prosperit}'. lu the 
period of more than a quarter of a century that 
they liave been dwellers within its precincts, their 
conduct has been such as to win tliera the resjject 
and esteem of all about them. They are earnest 
and active members of the Lutheran Churcli, and 
always strive to live up to its teachings. In poli- 
tics, he is a firm supporter of the Democratic 
party. 



OBERT Y. SHIBLEY. In tiie subject of 
l^i^ this notice we have one of the old and 
prominent residents of Marj-sville Town- 
^. ship. He has a valuable farm on section 
29, and his residence is adjacent to the city limits 
of Marysville, the liomestead being thus a ver}' de- 
sirable piece of property. He came to this region 



during it? jiioneer days, and maybe classed among 
the men who labored effectively in developing the 
resources of the county, and bringing it to its pres- 
ent condition. He has witnessed with the interest 
felt by every intelligent man, the growth and pros- 
l)erity of Northern Kansas, .and takes a worthy 
pride in the position which she has attained among 
the commonwealths of the West. 

Our subject is the offspring of an excellent fam- 
ily, being the son of James Shibley, a native of 
South Carolina ,ind a farmer by occupation. Tiie 
maiden name of his mother was Elizabeth Lamb, 
a n.acive of the same State .as her husband, and 
where they settled after their marri.age and spent 
their entire lives. They were the parents of three 
children only, of whom our subject was the feeond 
born. He first opened his eyes to the light at 
the modest homestead of his parents in Edgefield 
District, S. C, Dec. 20, 1839. He lived there 
until a j'outh of sixteen years, then, anxious to see 
something more of the world, set out for the great 
Northwest. His objective point was Atchison, in 
this State, where he sojourned about one month, 
then came to this count}' on a hunting expedition, 
and remained from July, 18r)6, until the fall of 
1857. 

At the expiration of this time young Shil)ley re- 
turned home and spent the winter of 1858 with his 
parents in South Carolina. He then came back to 
this county and assumed possession of a tract of 
land which he had purchased, and which is now 
included in the present site of the Marshall County 
fair ground. In the fall and winter of that year 
he constructed, on the Big Blue, a steam sawmill, 
which was the first one of the kind erected in Mar- 
shall County. It has long since passed away, and 
the land is occupied by the agricultural fair ground. 
He operated the mill in company with another 
party until 1862, when it was sold. After this he 
was engaged in freighting from Atchison and Ne- 
braska City to Colorado, until about 1865. Since 
that time he has given his attention mainly to 
farming and h.as dealt some in real-est.ate, selling 
considerable land, .and during former years was 
one of the most extensive land-owners in tiie 
countv. 

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which he has brought to a good state of cultivation. 
He has been a prominent man in his community, 
filling the various local offices, and is at present a 
Road Commissioner and Township Treasurer. So- 
cially, he belongs to Marysville Lodge No. 91. 
A. F. & A. M. He is also identified with the 
Knights of Honor. He was married in this county, 
May 28, 1872, to Mrs. Frances C. Covell, the 
widow of George P. Covell. Her maiden name 
was Blanchord, and she was a native of Connecti- 
cut. They have five children, whose names are: 
Robert F., James G., Ludie C, Horatio B., and 
Ethel E. They are all at home with their parents, 
and are receiving the benefits of a good education. 
Mrs. Shibley when a young woman became a mem- 
ber of the Congregational Church. In politics, 
Mr. Shibley is a stanch supporter of the Democratic 
party. We invite the attention of our many 
readers to the handsome lithographic view of the 
old pioneer home, and the present residence of Mr. 
Shibley, on another page of this book. 



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jkS RS. ELIZA A. PAUL, a pioneer of Mar- 
^ \\\ shall County, residing on section 2G, Blue 
I IS Rapids City Township, is a native of 
* Madison County. 111., but when a child 

was taken to Rock Island County, 111., bj' her par- 
ents. She was born Jan. 2C, 1836. She was a 
daughter of the Rev. Samuel A. and Nancy 
(Thompson) "Walker. Her father was a native of 
Virginia, and of English descent, his ancestors 
having come to this country with the Jamestown 
Colony. Her mother was of Irish ancestry and a 
native of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Walker were 
early settlers of Rock Island County. 111., in which 
they had located immediately after the Black Hawk 
War. To them were born five children, of whom 
three now survive: Sarah, the wife of Samuel 
Swank, whose home is in Otoe County, Neb.; Mrs. 
Paul, and Mary, now the widow of William Lemon, 
in Oliio. The deceased bore the names of Harriet 
and Julia, respectively. Mrs. Paul grew to matu- 
rity in her native county and State, acquiring her 



education largely under the instruction of her father, 
who was a teacher, as well as a pioneer preacher of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. In the time of 
Mrs. Paul's youth, public schools were not known 
in Illinois, and the instruction which she received 
outside her home was acquired in private schools. 

On June 30, 1 853, Eliza Walker was m.arried in 
Rock Island County, to William Paul, a native of 
County Antrim, Ireland, born Feb. 16, 1830. He 
was a son of Samuel and Martha Paul, and of re- 
mote Scotch ancestry. The union of Mr. and 
Mrs. Paul resulted in the birth of five children : 
Martha, the wife of Thomas Short; S. Frank; Sa- 
rah, wife of J. N. Wannamaker; Clara, wife of 
Wesley Miller, and William, all living in this 
county. 

Mr. Paul, when seventeen years old emigrated to 
America, and remained for a short time in Quebec, 
Canada. Thence he removed to St. Lawrence 
County, N. Y., where he resided about three years. 
Ho next went to Rock Island County, 111., where he 
remained until 1859. He then with his wife and fam- 
ily emigrated to this county ,and homesteaded eighty 
acres of land, which comprises a part of the estate 
on which his widow still lives. The land was raw 
prairie, and Mr. Paul was practically without means 
when he settled upon it. At his death he left an 
estate valued at about $10,000. This success resulted 
from the industry and energy of the young couple, 
who endured many of the privations consequent to 
pioneer life, and practiced great self-denial in the 
earlier years of their residence in the State. Mr. 
Paul found an efficient helpmate and counselor in 
his vvife. She retains possession of the home farm, 
owning 180 acres of land there, and fifty-five 
acres in Blue Rapids Township. 

Mr. Paul was a member of the Metliodist Epis- 
copal Church. In politics he was a Republican. 
He had served as a member of the School Board 
of liis district and likewise as Justice of the Peace. 
During the Civil War lie served nearly three years 
in the Union army, the most of that time being 
spent in fighting the guerillas in Arkansas and the 
Indian Territory, together with some raids in Mis- 
souri. His dcatii, which occurred Aug. 12, 1886, 
was occasioned by disease contracted in the army. 
In his death the county lost one of her earliest 



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pioneers and most respected citizens. He was always 
in favor of those movements which would tend to 
improve and elevate society, and advance the in- 
terests of the county. He was a kind and loving 
father and hiishand, and his death was regretted by 
all who knew him. 

Mrs. Paul being one of the earliest settlers in 
tins part of the county, enjoys an extended ac- 
quaintance, and is an active member of society. 8he 
is a consistent member of the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church, and is held in high respect by all who 
know her. 

— >^ ^.o»o..® ><^..o»o <, — 

^^R. WILLIAMSON F. BOYAKIN. For 
{■ )li more than twenty years the subject of this 
(fij^^ notice has been a resident of this county, 
having come here in .lune, 1869. Much 
of this time he has been a practicing physician, in 
connection with which he has carried on agricul- 
ture, and occupied various positions of trust and 
responsibility. Now somewhat advanced in years 
he is retired from active labor, and is spending his 
declining daj^s amidst the comforts of a pleasant 
home, on section '2, in Blue Rapids City Township, 
where he has a well-cultivated farm comprising 120 
acres. His career in life has been such as to win 
for him the esteem and confidence of his fellowmen, 
and his name will be held in kindly remembrance 
long after he has been gathered to his fathers. 

The paternal ancestors of Dr. Boyakin originated 
in France, whence, being Hugenots, they escaped 
to England after the revocation of the edict of 
Nantes. From England they came to America, in 
1730, settling at Edgefield, S. C." There they be- 
came numerous, and are now to be found in many 
of the Southern States, only a few of them coming 
North. The father of the subject of this sketch, 
Wiley Bo3'akin, was born in 1780, in Edgefield, 
S. C. Upon reaching manhood he was married, in 
Anson County, N. C, on the Rocky River, near the 
Peedee, his wife being Miss Milly Yarbrough, who 
was born in 1781, in that county. They lived 
thereuntil after the birth of William F., the subject 
of this sketcli, which took place May 30, 1807. 



Later they came to Illinois, where the mother died 
in 1846, and the father in 18.50. 

To Wiley and Milly Boyakin there were born 
five sons and three daughters, of whom only two 
survive — the subject of this sketch and his sister, 
Mrs. Catherine Merrill, a resident of Belleville, 
HI., and the widow of Frederick Merrill, a wealthy 
farmer of that place. The death of Nelson Boyakin 
occurred in Northern Mississippi, in 182-l,when he 
was a youth of about eighteen j'ears. Wilson H. 
was a pioneer of Arkansas, and died in Union 
County, that State, in 1850; he was a well-educa- 
ted man, and a great reader, besides being noted 
for his phj^sical strength and extraordinarj' powers 
as a pedestrian, he having traveled on foot over 
a large part of the country. He was a Justice of the 
Peace, and died from the effects of a chill pro- 
duced by swimming a river in winter, while on his 
way to perform a marriage ceremony. 

Henderson P. Boyakin was a prominent lawj'er 
and politician, living at Salem, 111., and was a man 
of brilliant parts. He raised a regiment of volun- 
teers for the Mexican War, known as the 2d 
Illinois, of which he was Colonel, and served 
throughout that war. In 1846-47 he was Militar3' 
Governor of New Mexico, having two regiments 
under his command. At Taos, in an expedition 
against the Indians, he contracted an incurable dis- 
ease, and returning home died three months later, 
unmarried. He was a young man of great promise, 
who would have made a bright record bad he 
lived. Simpson S. became an artist and mathema- 
tician; he lived in Decatur, 111., and accumulated a 
fine property, but suffered serious losses by lire, 
and died in 1861. a comparativelj' poor man. As 
an artist he became eminent, and acquired a fine 
reputation. He left two children, one of whom, a 
son, inherited his mathematical genius, and was en- 
gineer of the great bridge at St. Louis for five years. 
He is now a resident of Portland, Ore., holding a 
similar position. His daughter, Louisa A., is one 
of the most noted female educators in the West, 
and makes her home at Belleville, HI. Miss Har- 
riet Bo}".akin, the eldest daughter, married Freder- 
ick Merrill, and died in 1854, on a farm near 
15ellevillc, 111., from injuries received in a cyclone, 
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.lived. Frederick Men-ill afterward became the 
husband of her sister Catherine. Emily P. was a 
beautiful woman, and a sweet singer; she married 
Dr. R. S. Plllniore, in 1851, and a sketch of her 
family- will be found on another page, under the 
name of her son. Dr. R. S. Fillmore. 

Williamson F. Boj'akin was but one 3'ear old 
when, in 1808, his parents removed with a com- 
pany from North Carolina to Middle Tennessee. 
The caravan consisted of 100 two- wheeled carts of 
primitive construction, not a pound of iron being 
used in the whole outfit. In the train was a boy, 
who afterwar J became Attorney-General of the 
United States — Lumsford M. Bramblett — and two 
who became Postmaster Generals — Aaron V. 
Brown and Felix Grund3^ Another boy became 
President — James K. Polk. Still another boy, who 
walked most of the way barefoot, was Gideon 
Blackburn, one of the most brilliant pulpit orators 
America ever produced. Many otiiers became emi- 
nent, and were leaders of public opinion in the 
South, such as the Polks, Pillows, Friersons and 
Buchanans. 

This colony settled in Middle Tennessee, in 
Maury, Giles and Stewart counties. Young Boya- 
kin was reared in Giles and Maury counties, in a 
manner common to the boys of that region, his 
earliest recollections being of taking refuge in 
block houses from the Indians. His father won re- 
nown as an Indian fighter under Andrew Jackson, 
and General (afterward Governor) Carroll. In the 
campaign against the Creeks in Northern Alabama, 
Gen. Jackson was riding behind their onl3- cannon, 
a six-pounder, when the Indians fired on them 
from ambush, killing the artillery horses as they 
were crossing a stream, everyone retreating except 
Jackson, who remained on his horse in the water. 
The father of Dr. Boyakin, who was a subordinate 
officer, rushed into the stream with a few men, 
drew the gun and led out the general's horse with 
him on it, and loading and firing the gun, he soon 
scattered the sav.age foe. Gen. Jackson was grate- 
ful for this timely action, which he declared had 
saved his life, and when the subject of this sketch 
was approaching manhood insisted on sending him 
to Spring College, in Pulaski. Giles Co.. Tenn.. 
where he was graduated; and afterward, still under 



the patronage of Gen. Jackson, he studied law in 
Columbia and Pulaski, Tenn., in the office of Lums- 
ford M. Bramblett, Aaron V. Brown & James K. 
Polk, which was the st3'Ie of the firm. 

On July 4, 1826, Mr. Boyakin delivered his first 
public speech at Pidaski, Tenn., to an .assemblage 
of 30,000 people, among whom was Gen. Jackson, 
then a candidate for the nomination of President. 
Dr. Boyakin's prospects for a legal practice were 
brilliant, but his religious scruples drove him from 
tiie bar, and not willing to lose the benefits of his 
education, he turned his attention to the healing 
profession, studying medicine at Lexington, K3'., 
and being graduated at the Trans3ivania Medical 
College in that place. He settled in Logan 
Count3'^, Ky., and practiced in that region until 
1834, when he became a member of the Baptist 
Church, and before the end of that year was preach- 
ing at Jacksonville, III., his religious opinions lead- 
ing him into the pulpit, and his Free-Soil proclivi- 
ties driving him north of Mason and Dixon's 
line, although he was not what was then known as 
.an Abolitionist. 

Dr. Bo3'akin continued his pulpit work for a 
period of twenty years, but kept fully posted on 
the political movements which led to the Re- 
bellion. As a proof of this it may be stated that 
the celebrated compromise bill of Henry Cla3', was 
written on the table in his parlor, in Jacksonville, 
111. When the question of slaver3' was convulsing 
the land, and tiie denominations were disrupting, 
the Baptists took steps looking to a fraternal sep- 
aration between the church North and South. At 
the triennial convention of the Baptist Union in 
Baltimore, in May, 1841, Dr. Boyakin was a dele- 
gate and representative of the State of Illinois. A 
committee of one for each State was appointed to 
devise means for a peaceful separation, and on that 
committee were such men as Spencer H. Cove, of 
New York; Dr. Sharpe, of Boston; Dr. Johnson, 
of South Carolina; John Culpepper, of North Caro- 
lina; Richard Fuller, of Maryland; and other 
leading men of the denomination in that day. 

Of that committee Dr. Bo3'akin was also a mem- 
ber. They met in Sharpe Street Church, and de- 
liberated ten days and nights, the result being an 
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should separate on geographical lines, and that Dr. 
Fuller and Dr. ■\Va3dand sliould lead off in an amica- 
ble discussion of the Bible doctrine of slavery, and 
the outcome was the celebrated text book called 
"Waylaud and Fuller on Slavery." Dr. Boyakin 
frequently smiles at the idea that the ))ublication 
of ■•rncle Tom's Cabin" was one of the most po- 
tential agencies in connection with the deliberations 
of that committee, in indirect!}' bringing about the 
fraternal divisions between the Baptists North and 
South. 

In due time, at the ago of fifty, Dr. Boyakin 
found himself devoted to his pulpit work, and his 
children growing up without a trade or profession. 
He felt that his duty lay in establishing a home for 
them and himself, and he accordingly decided to 
seek the far West. He completed his outGt at St. 
Joseph, Mo., and thence with his familj' made his 
wa\' to Portland, Ore., where he realized his desires 
and acquired a good property. Twice he canvassed 
the Territory in the interests of the party who de- 
sired to make it a State. He returned East, in 
1858, and seeing the war cloud rising, contributed 
his time and services freely in doing all he could 
to stave off the inevitable, buying and editing a 
paper in Belleville, 111., in which he advocated the 
doctrines supported by Senator Stephen A. Doug- 
las, and reported .and published the joint debates 
between that statesman and Abraham Lincoln. 
When Sumter was fired upon be became an ardent 
Unionist, and entered the arm}', accepting the 
Chaplaincy of the 30th Illinois Infantry. He like- 
wise became a member of Gen. Grant's Staff, and 
was in the battles fought by him at Belmont, Ft. 
Henry, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, luka, Corinth, Ticks- 
burg, Chattanooga, after which failure of health 
compelled him to resign. 

One Sunday, at Jackson, Tenn., during the war. 
Dr. Boyakin preached to 30,000 citizens of Ten- 
nessee, on which occasion Generals Grant, Ilalleck, 
Logan, Garfield, McCook, Buell, and twenty-five 
others were present to hear him. The sermon was 
directed to the citizens of the South, and at its con- 
clusion the crowd was invited to dine with the armj- 
by Gen. Grant, he guaranteeing their safe conduct to 
and fro without passes. The sermon, coming from 
a Southern man, and directed to Southern men, had 



a great effect in that section of country, and as said 
bj' the brave Logan — "was worth 5,000 men" — a 
statement verified the very next day, when a full 
regiment of them came into the Union camp, and 
enlisted for the I'nion service. 

Dr. Boyakin was one of the first to sign the peti- 
tion to the President to emancipate the slaves. 
During Mr. Lincoln's second campaign he was 
sent from the army to Oregon, to canvass that 
State in the President's interests, and he made a 
thorough canvass through the State, which it will 
be recollected cast its electoral vote for Mr. Lin- 
coln. After retiring from the array. Dr. Boyakin 
settled in Paola, Miami Co., Kan., where he 
preached in the Baptist Church until 1869. That 
year he came to Marysville, this county, and re- 
sumed the practice of his profession as a physician, 
having become advanced in years, and, as he sa3-s 
himself, pnor. He took up a homestead on Elm 
Creek, and practiced through all that part of the 
country'. In 1874 he was elected Coroner of Mar- 
shall County; he has been since continuously re- 
elected, and still holds the office, being now a 
candidate for re-election. A few years later he was 
elected County Superintendent of Schools, and 
served four years, and endeavored then to resign 
his office of Coroner, but his resignation was not 
accepted. He has been a School Director since his 
settlement in this county until recently, when he 
refused to accept a renomination. Upon retiring 
from active practice he gave the management of 
his farm over to his son, Gershora W. 

In Logan County, K3'., Sept. 13, 1832. Dr. Boy- 
akin was married to Miss Maria McQuary, who 
was born in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 10,1810. They 
became the parents of five children, the two eldest 
of whom, Algernon and Theodore, died in Oregon, 
in 1852 and I8C0 respectivelj-. Champion also 
died in Oregon, where he had a large ranch, in 
1876. Adoniram Judson is a resident of Boise 
City, Idaho,where he is owner and editor of the lead- 
ing Democratic paper in the Territory. Amanda 
is the wife of James H. Rhea, and resides in Mc- 
Lean County, 111. The mother of these children 
died in 1850, and on the 13th of June, 1852, Dr. 
Boyakin took to wife Miss Elizabeth (juorton. To 
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a daughter, Bettv, possesses great musical talent, 
and at the age of sixteen years taught music in the 
college at Columbia. Mo., five years. Then going 
to Philadelphia she studied the art a year, and sub- 
sequently finished a five 3'eai-s' course in Paris and 
Berlin. Williamson, a son, is a prosperous cattle 
man of Helena, Mont. Henderson is in business at 
St. Louis, Mo. Wiley -nas in the United States 
Army five years, but is now married, and engaged 
in business in San Antonio, Tex. 

On the 30th of June. 1868, Dr. Boj-akin con- 
tracted a third m.arriage, in Cass County, Mo., with 
Miss Lucy Jane Gabriel, who was born in Cooper 
County, Mc, July 26, 1839, and was the daughter 
of a Baptist preacher. She received but a limited 
education, but an unusually large share of common 
sense fully supplied its lack. Two brothers of Mrs. 
Boyakin were soldiers in the Union Army, one be- 
ing the voungest volunteer who ever enlisted. 
Tlieir home was in the region which was the scene 
of operations of the notorious bushwhackers who 
infested Missouri during the early part of the war, 
and Mrs. Boyakin particip.ated in many of the 
stirring episodes of that time. The well-known 
Union sentiment of the family caused them to be 
looked upon with distrust, and once Mrs. Boj'akin 
■was fired upon b\- a detachment of Price's army sis 
she was entering the house of a Union neighbor to 
warn him of his peril. Her union with Dr. Boy- 
akin has been blessed by the birth of a large famil\- 
of children, viz.: Theodore, Algernon, James Por- 
ter, Mary Ann, and Sar.ah Ann, deceased. Three 
are yet under the |)arental roof: Gershom Walter, 
who was born April 12. 1869; Lucy Koester. Oct. 
20, 1876, and Charles Simpson. March 27,1881. 
The children are bright and intellgent. inheriting 
the best qualities of both parents. 

A man of rare qualities. Dr. Boyakin is an orig- 
inal and vigorous thinker, and a writer and speaker 
of marked ability. Politically, he is a stanch and 
ardent Republican. He might, had he so chosen, 
become wealth}", and been cl.assed among the great 
men of the nation. His stern sense of duty, and 
his rigid adherence to principle at any cost, have 
kept him poor. In the position of life, however, 
which he has made for himself, he probably enjoys 
more real comfort than if he had been more ambi- 



tions for riches and social station. With means 
enough to satisfy his modest desires, witli a wife 
devotedly attached to him. and beautiful children 
around him. and with the esteem of his fellow-men, 
the evening of his stirring and most useful life is 
passing calmly away. The readers will be pleased 
to observe on another page of the Album a fine por- 
trait of this honored citizen, able physician and 
consecrated minister, and will unite in wishing him 
a peaceful close to an adventurous and exciting 
life. 



^ AMES W. VAN SCOTER. In the career 
I here presented, we find that of a youth who 
,_^ I came West to -grow up with the country;" 
^/ a process which resulted in his becoming a 
man of note in his communit}", and the owner of a 
good property, embracing a well-cultivated farm, 
with a substantial dwelling and other necessarj'^ 
buildings and appliances of comfortable rural life. 
A man of excellent business capacities, prudent, 
industrious, and upright, he has each year made 
some progress toward the top of the ladder, and is 
numbered among the most reliable men of the 
community. 

The subject of this sketch is the offspring of ex- 
cellent parents, being the son of Richard and Mary 
(Sweet) Van Scoter, both natives of New York 
State, the former of Steuben County, and the latter 
of Chautauqua Count}-. They were married in Fre- 
donia, near which they settled on a farm, and which 
farm is still in the possession of the famih". The 
father died there in October, 1888, at the .age of 
seventy-three years; the mother is still living, and 
makes her home in Dunkirk with her daughter. 
Their family included seven children, five of 
whom are living, and residents mostl}^ of James- 
town, N. Y. 

Mr. Van Scoter was the eldest child of his par- 
ents, and was born on the home farm near Fredonia, 
N. Y.. Jan. 29, 1853. After the district school, 
he attended the State Normal School at Fredonia. 
He was early made acquainted with the more seri- 
ous duties of life, and worked on the farm until 
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5, 1879, to Miss Maria, daughter of William and 
Jane (Wriglit) Miller, who were of English de- 
scent, and had been residents of Chautauqua County, 
N. Y., for many years. Their family consisted of 
nine children, one of whom, a son, David, enlisted 
in the army as a Captain's waiter, when only fif- 
teen years old. His captain being killed, he was 
placed in the ranks, and during the skirmish which 
followed, was also shot down. 

Mrs. Van Scoter was the sixth child of her par- 
ents, and was born in Chautauqua County, N. Y., 
Sept. 15, 1858. Her f.ather died there Oct. 18, 
1 884, at the age of sixty-one years. The mother 
is still living at the old homestead in Chautauqua 
Count}'. Our subject and his wife remained in 
their native State one year after marriage, then 
came to this county. They lived on a rented farm 
for two years thereafter, and then our subject pur- 
chased that which he now owns and occupies. 
When Mr. Van Scoter came to Kansas, lie had S300, 
and eighty acres of land that his father had bought 
for him. When he saw the land, he found it 
rough and stony, and so tried to sell it. He could 
get an offer of but $:J00 for it, and flnall}' traded it 
tow.ird his present place. What he has since made 
has been by hard work and good management, and 
his habit of paying cash as he goes, is, he saj's, 
because he keeps the weeds out of his crops. 

The thoroughly cultivated fields of Mr. Van 
Scoter's farm, are highly productive — indeed it is 
considered one of the finest farms in this section. 
It is largely devoted to stock-raising, Mr. Van 
Scoter usually keeping as man}' as thirty head of 
cattle, and eight head of horses. At the present 
time (1889), he has some very fine Polled Angus 
and Hereford cattle, and several very valu.nble 
equines. He feeds annually about 100 head of 
swine. Mr. Van Scoter takes an active interest in 
horticulture. He has at the present time, sixteen 
kinds of grapes, and tests the most promising new 
sorts, as they are offered for sale. He has now 
four kinds each of red and black raspberries, black- 
berries, also dewberries, and several varieties of 
strawberries. He also has a very fine orchard of 
400 trees, now coming into bearing. 

There has been born to our subject and his es- 
timable wife, a child, a son, Theron, Aug. 15, 1882. 



Mr. Van Scoter, while a resident of his native State, 
became identified with the Temple of Honor. He 
has always been an ardent Republican, politically, 
and takes an active interest in local affairs. He 
has been Clerk of the School Board of his district 
seven years, and was Supervisor four j-ears. His 
honored father voted for AVilliam H. Harrison in 
1840, and our subject voted for the grandson of 
Old Tippecanoe during the election of 1888. 

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^1 ARTIN KAHAE. In driving about Lo- 
li gau Township, the eyes of the stranger 
IS are attracted by a cluster of buildings' 
which from a distance present the appear- 
ance of a village, so numerous and neatly painted 
are they. A nearer view shows them to consist of 
a two-story frame house, large and well designed, 
together with a substantial barn and other farm 
buildings, standing in the midst of well-tilled 
fields, and readil}- seen to be the home of a man of 
means and good taste. Around them are 320 broad 
acres, all but twenty-seven under the plow, and 
evincing thorough cultivation, and all are enclosed 
by well-kept fences. On this fine place resides the 
subject of our sketch, his wife and two daughters. 

Mr. Kahae is a native of County Carlow, Ire- 
land, where he was reared. In 1852 he came to 
the United States, occupying seven weeks and two 
days in the voyage, and landing at New York. 
Here he hired as a farm hand and remained five 
years, thence going to Wisconsin, and thence on 
to Iowa, where he bought a farm of 160 acres, 
with money which he had made by hard work and 
strict economy. On this farm he lived for sev- 
eral years, and then spent a few years in traveling. 
In May, 1884, he came to this county and bought, 
on section 23, Logan Township, the farm which he 
now owns, and where he carries on general farm- 
ing with both grain and stock. He still retains 
ownership of the Iowa land. 

Our subject was married, in Ireland, to Miss 
Ellen Doyle, a native of that country, where their 
first son, John H., was born. Three children have 
been born in the United States, n.amed respect! velj-: 



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Martin J., Maria and Ellen. Tlie sons are located j 
near Baton Rouge, La., about 120 miles above 
New Orleans. They are operating a sugar planta- 
tion of about 3,000 acres, employing from 300 to 
500 hands in the raising of the cane and making 
of sug.ar. They iiave a sugar house now almost 
completed at a cost of nearly $50,000. 

The parents of our subject, John and INIargaret 
(Hogan) Kahae, were natives of Ireland, and 
members of the Catholic Church, as were also Mrs. 
Kahae's parents, James and Mary (Kennedy) 
Doyle. That Mr. Kahae was a man of unwavering 
industry and good management, is abundantly 
proven by the fact that on a salary of $7 per 
month he laid the foundation of his present pros- 
peritj'. He is a man of good principles, ready 
intelligence and the genial manners of his race, 
and, with his worthy wife and family, occupies a 
high rank in the community. 



'^ AMES WELLS. The subject of this notice 
may be properly numbered among the earlj' 
pioneers of Marshall County, he having 
'^/'' come to this region while the country 
around lay mostly in its primitive condition, and 
at a time when few men had ventured to settle 
upon the frontier. For many years he has been a 
resident of Blue Rapids Township, where he con- 
structed a home from the wilderness, and not onh' 
gained for himself a competence, but has been a 
useful factor in the growth and advancement of 
this part of the county. 

A native of Bath County, Ky., the subject of 
this sketch was born Dec. 20, 1840, and is the son 
of Thomas and Amanda Wells, who were also na- 
tives of the Blue Grass State, and the father of 
Scotch ancestry. James remained a resident of his 
native State until a j'outh of eighteen years, then, 
in company with his father's family, started, in 
1858, for the Tenitory of Kansas. The journey 
was made via the Mississippi River to Keokuk, 
Iowa, whence they came overland to this county. 
Thomas Wells took up a tract of land in Wells 



Township, and also purchased land and thereafter 
prosecuted agriculture successfully the greater 
part of the time until his death, which occurred 
March 3, 1887. 

To James and Amanda Wells there were born 
seven children, of whom the following survive, viz: 
John D.; Susan, Mrs. Webster, a widow; James, 
William, and Charles. Mr. Wells was a very 
hospitable man and highly respected b}- all who 
knew him. In his death the county lost one of her 
best citizens. James, like his brothers and sisters, 
received only a limited education, and at an early 
age was taught to make himself useful about the 
homescead, where he remained until after the out- 
break of the Civil War. which occurred just before 
he had reached his majority. On the 1 Itliof Jul}', 
1862. he enlisted in Company K, 9th Kansas Cav- 
alry, which was assigned to the Western Army in 
Missouri and Arkansas. He met the enemy in bat- 
tle at Prairie Grove, and afterward in various 
minor engagements and skirmishes, remaining in 
the service until 1863, when he was obliged to 
accept his honoraljle discharge on account of disa- 
bility. He now receives a pension from the Gov- 
ernment of $10 per month. 

Upon retiring from the arm}' Mr. Wells prose- 
cuted farming pursuits and in 1869 settled upon his 
present homestead, which was then a wild, unculti- 
vated tract of land upon which not a furrow had 
been turned. For many years he labored early and 
late in the improvement of his property, and became 
successful as a tiller of the soil. He fenced and 
cross-fenced his fields, erected buildings, purchased 
machinery, set out fruit and shade trees, and 
in due time added to his landed possessions, so that 
he is now the owner of 350 broad acres, the most 
of which is in a productive condition and yields 
handsome returns. 

In January, 1864, when a little over twenty-three 
years of age, Mr. Wells was married to Miss Julia 
McClure, and they became the parents of five chil- 
dren, one of whom, John L., died at the age of four 
years and six months; Mary B. is the wife of 
George Miller and lives in Blue Rapids Township, 
engaged in farming; Ida married Mr. A. E. Stimson, 
a railroad contractor, making his headquarters at 
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their parents. Mr. Wells, politically, is an uncompro- 
mising Democrat, although in local matters he sup- 
ports the men wlioni he considers best qualified for 
office. He has served on the Scliool Board of his 
district, and as an ex-soldier belongs to Sacker 
Post, G. A. 11.. at Irving. He h.^s watched the 
growth of this section of country with the interest 
only felt by the intelligent and progressive citizen. 
He has been identified with the Masonic fraternity 
since 1887, and at present belongs to the lodge at 
Irving. 



f/AMES WINTER. Among the m.iny at- 
tracted to Kansas at the beginning of its 
development from a barren wilderness to a 
(^^ smiling prairie, was the gentleman with 
whose name we introduce this brief biographical 
sketch. He is a veteran of the Civil War, having 
on Southern battlefields fought for the land he so 
dearly loved. He is also a prominent farmer in 
Blue Rapids City Township, having a fine farm of 
160 acres under splendid cultivation, situated on 
section i. 

Coming to this county in 1870, Mr. Winter has 
spent all the ensuing years here, with the ex- 
ception of four 3ears in Missouri. He, upon his 
first arrival, preempted a homestead of 120 acres, 
which was his home for about eight years. He 
left it to locate in Missouri, but was not satisfied 
there, and finally m.ade a permanent change, com- 
ing back to his forn^er iiome in Marshall County 
in 1883, and settling on his present farm. Then it 
presented an aspect quite different from that of 
to-day. Where now we view the trees bowed down 
under the weight of their annual tribute, and the 
grains, waviiig with the breeze and promising 
rich harvests to the careful husbandman, tlieu a 
barren waste spread before the eye, and the still- 
ness of night was broken only by the mournful 
cries of wild animals, or, perchance, some belated 
traveler hastening to seek the friendly shelter of 
a far away cabin. But, under the all-powerful 
hand of man, the land is settled, improved and 
adorned with handsome dwellings. 

When our subject came to Kansas he was one 



of the first settlere in Elm Creek Township, and 
became prominently identified with its best in- 
terests and public affairs of importance. He served 
as Clerk of tiiat township several years, and was 
for a short period. Justice of the Peace. Politically, 
he is in strong sympathy with the principles 
adopted by the Republican party, and is at the 
present time School Director, a position for which 
his talents and interest in tlie cause of education 
peculiarly qualify him. 

Born in Ontario, Canada. Sept. 21, 1841, our 
subject is the son of Thomas and Abigail (Dolson; 
Winter, the former a native of Lincolnshire, Eng- 
land, and the latter of Canada. Thomas Winter 
was born in 1815, and when twelve years of age 
emigrated to America with his parents, and settled 
in Cortland County, N. Y. Afterward the father 
located in Ontario, where his son, the subject of 
this personal sketch, was born and passed the 
early years of his life. When James Winter was a 
lad of twelve years, he accompanied his parents to 
Bureau County, III., where the family were early 
settlers, coming there in 1856. They subsequently 
removed to Kewanee, Henry Co., III. The parents 
of our subject still reside at Kewanee, at an ad- 
vanced age and in tlie enjoyment of reasonably 
good health. 

The years of his youth were passed by James 
AVinter in the home of his parents, and the educa- 
tional advantages allowed him were no better 
than permitted other lads of that daj-. He is to 
a great extent self-educated, being well-read, and 
conversant with all topics of general interest. Thus 
the time glided by until he was almost twenty 
years old, and the nation was engaged in the ter- 
rible conflict which threatened the stability of the 
Union. As soon as old enough, Mr. Winter en- 
listed, in December, 1863, in Company A, 89th 
Illinois Infantr}', and thus became a member of 
one of the regiments of the famous Arm}' of the 
Cumlierland. He fought in the battles of Dal- 
ton, Resaca, Adairsville. New Hope Church, and 
numerous skirmishes. In the last-named engage- 
ment he was taken prisoner by the Confeder- 
ates, and for six months was confined in Southern 
prisons, four months being passed in the noted 
prison at Andersonville. He was discharged with 



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honors in June, 1865, at the time of the disband- 
ing of the armies. In compensation for injuries 
received, our subject is now in receipt of a pension 
of S12 per month. 

Once more settling down to peaceful occupations. 
Mr. Winter returned to Illinois, but in 1869 re- 
moved tlience, and for a year was variousl}' em- 
ployed in the Northwest. The year 1870 was the 
date of his removal to MarshtiU County, Kan., his 
present home. He takes especial interest in all 
matters pertaining to the G. A. R., of which or- 
ganization he is a member, belonging to the Rob- 
ert Male Post No. 328, at Bhie Rapids, and is now 
serving as senior Vice-Commander thereof. 

A personal history of our subject would be very 
incomplete without considerable mention of his 
wife, who has been for many years his faithful 
companion and devoted helpmate. With her he 
was united in marriage June 30, 1874, in Marshall 
County, Kan., and thej^ have become the parents 
of one child, a daughter, Alice, who was born Jan. 
9, 1877. The maiden name of Mrs. AVinter was 
Lucy Hurlbut, a native of Steuben County, N. Y., 
and the daughter of Silas (deceased) and Amanda 
(Baker) Hurlbut, early settlers of Walnut Town- 
ship, this county, where they located in 1871. Mr. 
and Mrs. Winter are active and earnest members 
of the Baptist Church, and not only give liberally 
of their means for the aid of that organization, but 
are generous in all good works, and contribute to 
assist all worthy objects. Socially, they are wel- 
comed into the best homes of their community, and 
are held in high esteem by their many acquaint- 
ances. 



if „^ ENRY YATES. Among the successful men 
lf)V of this county, is he whose name heads our 
l^y^ sketch, a gentleman who, having secured a 
(^) competence by honest industry, has now 
retired from the active pursuit of business to a 
quiet life in Home Citj'. Mr. Yates is a native of 
England, having first seen the light in Hereford- 
shire, Nov. 17, 1835, and is the son of George and 
Jane (Hall) Yates, also natives of England. He 
was reared to manhood in his native country, and 



continued to live there until 1857, when, coming 
to America, he settled in Nemaha County, Neb., 
where he resided for three years. He then came to 
this county, settling in Franklin Township, and in 
the spring of 1889 moved to Home Citj-, where he 
erected a small, but attractive house. He still owns 
a farm on section 4, Franklin Township, compris- 
ing 160 acres of well-cultivated land, but rents it 
to other parties, and is not actively engaged in its 
operation. 

Mr. Yates was married, in England, Oct. 10, 
1853, to Mrs. Mary Ann Dunn, widow of Charles 
Dunn. She was a native of Oxfordshire, England, 
and was born Oct. 20, 1836, her maiden name be- 
ing Edginton. She had two children by her first 
marriage, named respectively Jane and Richard. 
The daughter is the wife of James Gallagher, and 
resides in Minden, low.a. Richard is married, and 
is a farmer in Oketo Township. By her marriage 
with Mr. Yates she became the mother of six chil- 
dren: Emma, Mrs. George Munson; George, Will- 
iam, Thomas, Alice and Rosina. The sons are 
carrying on the home farm for Mr. Yates. 

Mr. Yates is a believer in and supporter of the 
principles of the Republican party, in the interests 
of which he never fails to cast his vote. His wife 
is a member of the Christian Church, of which he 
is also an attendant, and to the support of which 
he is a very willing and liber.al contributor. A 
view of the farm owned by our subject, and oper- 
ated by his sons, is presented on another page of 
this Album. 



"fw/OSEPH M. ELLIOTT. Marshall County 
I has been exceptionally fortunate in the ehar- 
1 acter of most of the citizens who have set- 
(^^ / tied within its boundary, as they are of a 
law-abiding, honorable disposition, energetic and 
prosperous, and aim, in every way possihie, to ad- 
vance the interests of their chosen home. Foremost 
among them may be mentioned him with whose 
name we head this biographical sketch. 

A resident of Marshall County for nearly twenty 
years, Mr. Elliott is entitled to a prominent men- 
tion in a volume designed to perpetuate the lives 




Residence OF Henry Yates, Sec.-^. Franklin Township. 







Residence of J. M. Elliott, .5EC's,r.-18. Franklin Township. 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



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and names of its most influential citizens. He now 
owns 160 acres of land which he has cultivated 
and improved, erecting commodious farm build- 
ings, and having a fine, large barn, together with 
other outbuildings necessary to a well-conducted 
estate. In his labors he has been aided by his 
wife, to whom he was united in marriage Nov. 24, 
1857, in Bradford County, Pa. Mrs. Elliott was 
in youth Miss Helen Shaw, tlie daughter of Harry 
and Polly (Snyder) Shaw, who passed the greater 
portion of their lives in that county, where they 
also died. That same county was the liirthplace 
of Mrs. Elliott, and the date of her birth was May 
11, 1840. She is a woman universally respected, 
and enjoys the esteem of all who have the pleasure 
of her acquaintance. 

The parents of Mr. Elliott were Joseph S. and 
Jemima (Horton) Elliott, the former a native of 
Dutchess County, N. Y., and born Ma}- 17, 1798, 
while the latter was born in Bradford County, Pa., 
.Sept. 13, 1802. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. 
Joseph S. Elliott settled in Bradford County, Pa., 
and made it their home for many j'ears. In 1871 
they removed to Kansas, locating on section 18, 
Franklin Township, Marshall County, where the 
father died on the 1st of June, 1875. The mother 
still survives, and although her eyes are dimmed 
with age, and her hair whitened with ihe snows of 
many winters, she still retains the blessings of a 
contented mind and a cheerful heart. Unto her 
and her husband were born nine children, three of 
whom died j'oung; six, however, lived to be men 
and women. 

A record of the youth of Joseph M. Elliott 
would not differ, materially, from that of other 
boys of his day and circumstances. Born in Brad- 
ford County, Pa., April 23, 1834, he was the sev- 
enth child, in order of birth, born to Joseph S. 
Elliott and his wife, and grew to years of maturity 
upon his father's farm. When he became a man, 
he was engaged in various occupations, at one time 
being traveling salesman for a hardware firm, and 
at another time engaged to some extent in flat- 
boating on the Susquehanna River. In March, 1865, 
he enlisted in the army, in the Quartermaster's De- 
partment, and was for a time in Nashville, Tenn. 
When the war closed, he returned to Bradford 



County, Pa., where his family were residing, and 
remained amid the familiar scenes and faces until 
1871, when he followed the tide of emigration 
westward, and located in Marshall County, Kan. 
Since that date he has been a resident of Franklin 
Township, on section 18. He has given his atten- 
tion wholly to agriculture and stock-raising, and 
makes a specialty of Norman horses. Short-horn 
cattle and Poland hogs. Although mainly inter- 
ested in farming, he is ever ready to forward the 
interests of church and countj- by any financial 
assistance he can bestow, and, as a representative 
citizen of Marshall County-, is one who enjoys the 
esteem and confidence of all who know him. In 
politics, he is a member of the Union Labor party, 
and has held various school offices. 

In the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott there have 
been born seven children, whose happ}' faces and 
merry hearts added much to the domestic happiness. 
They are Arielia, wife of R. M. Chaffee; Frank, 
who died in infancy; Myrtle (Mrs. F. L. Horton); 
Ruth, wife of C. L. Chaffee; Mahlon, Mary and 
Joseph. All the familj' reside in Marshall County. 

We invite the attention of our numerous readers 
to a fine lithographic view of the home and sur- 
roundings on the farm of Mr. Elliott, on another 
page. 



AMES A. THOMPSON, formerly a promi- 
nent business man of Waterville Township, 
.and now deceased, was born in the city of 
^M Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 10, 1833. His par- 
ents, who were natives of Ireland, emigrated to 
America at an early day, and settled in Philadelphia, 
Pa., where they lived for many 3'ears. Later they 
removed to Illinois and remained residents of that 
State until 1876, when they came to Kansas and 
located in Waterville Township, where he died in 
April, 1885. 

The parental family included eight children, of 
whom James A. was the tliiril in order of birth. 
He was reared and educated in the City of Broth- 
erl}' Love, and accom[)anied his parents to Illinois 
and subsequently came to this count}-. Early in 
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engaged in the real-estate and grain business at 
Morris. 111., until coming to this county in 1876. 

Mr. Thompson now engaged in the loan and 
real-estate business. He was successful as a mone}' 
getter and became the owner of a large extent of 
land. At the time of his death he was considered 
one of the wealthiest men of Marshall County. He 
started in life with nothing, but was possessed of 
unusual business qualifications, and everything 
seemed to prosper at his hands. He occupied a 
high position in his community, and was prominent 
in the Masonic fraternity in which he attained to 
the higher degrees. 

On the 2d of October, 1862, occurred the mar- 
riage of James A. Thompson with Miss Sarah 
Leech, of Lisl)on, 111. Mrs. Thompson was born 
May 26, 1843, in that place, and is the daughter 
of Henry and Sarah (Bagshaw) Leech, who were 
natives of England. They emigrated to America 
about 1841 and settled in Lisbon, 111., where they 
spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. 
Thompson are the parents of one child, a daughter, 
Olive A. 



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UlLIP DAILY, a well-known resident of 
Waterville, furnishes another illustration 
of what a man may accomplish, by begin- 
ning in life without means and pursuing a 
steady course of industry. Mr. Daily possesses in a 
marked degree those qualities which form the basis 
of all good society, and are the most essential in 
the building up of a community. He was born in 
Jackson County, Ind., Feb. 21, 1837, and is the son 
of Eli W. Daily, a native of Germany. 

The father of our subject came with his parents 
when a mere child to America, they settling first 
in Clark County, Ind. Subsequently they removed 
to Jackson County, that State, where they lived 
until 1851. That year they changed their residence 
to Tama County, Iowa, and the father died there 
in 1 860. The elder Daily in early life fitted himself 
for the practice of law, and followed his profession 
very successfully both in Indiana and Illinois. He 
was exceedinglj"^ popular and eflicient, and became 



Judge of the Circuit Court in the district where he 
lived, in Iowa, for several years. He accumulated 
a good propert}', including a valuable farm which 
he carried on in connection with his law practice, 
making a specialty of live-stock. He became con- 
nected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, when 
a youth of eighteen years, and for many years later 
in life, labored as a local preacher, giving much of 
his time gratuitously to the Master's cause. He was 
a Mason of high standing, and politieall3', an active 
member of the Republican party. He contributed 
liberally to charitable purposes, and the needj- were 
never turned empt}' from his door. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was Mar3' R. Tewl. She was a native of Virginia 
and died in Iowa. The parental household included 
twelve children, of whom Philip, our subject, was 
the eldest. He remained a resident of his native 
county until a lad of fourteen j-ears, then removed 
with his parents to Tama County, Iowa, where he 
was reared to man's estate, and followed farming 
until 1871. Then repairing to Washington, he 
sojourned there until 1874. Next we find him in 
Boulder City, Col., and in 1875 or 1876 he moved 
to Ellsworth County, this State. In 1877 he went 
to the Black Hills, but only remained there a short 
time. He subsequently resided in Butler and 
Davis counties, Kan., until 1880, during which 
year he established himself on a farm in Waterville 
Township, this county. Here he has since been a 
resident and followed agricultural pursuits. 

On the 9th of September, 1861, a few months 
after the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Daily 
enlisted in Company D, 10th Iowa Infantry, and 
served until January, 1802. Then on account of 
failing health he was obliged to accept his honora- 
ble discharge. He was incapacitated for hard labor 
for several years thereafter, and has spent consid- 
erable time traveling, endeavoring to find a local- 
ity best suited for his recovery. He was m.arried, 
Aug. 25, 1857, to Miss Eliza Harris, of Tama 
County, Iowa. Of this union there were born three 
children — Martin, Cora E. and Amos G. Mrs. Eliza 
Daily departed this life at her home in Tama 
County, Iowa. Our subject, in 1868, contracted a 
second marriage with Miss Lucetta Stevens, of 
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present wife, to whom lie wns inarrii'd in 1871. was 
formerly Miss Fannie Arbutlmot, of tlie above- 
named county, and they have one child, a son, 
Charles J. Mr.Daily, politicall}', is a straight Repub- 
lican, and beloniis to Waterville Post, G. A. R. 



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ELI MATlIlAS^McATEE. a fanner jresiding 
on section 11, in Blue Rapids City Town- 
? ship, h,as been a resident ofQtliis count}' for 
about thirty years, and lias not only been a witness 
of its development, but an active participant^in 
pioneer work here. He has by his own exertions 
become the owner of 300 acres of fine land, wliicli 
is thoroughly cultivated and sui)plied with ade- 
quate and substantial buildings. 

Ml. McAtee was born in Buchanan County, Mo., 
May 20, 1845. Both his parents were natives of 
Virginia, the paternal ancestry- having lieen Scotch- 
Irish, and the mother tracing her descent from 
German stock. James McAtee, llie father of our 
subject, died when his son was about five years 
old. The widow. Eliza J. McAtee, married James 
Waller, and with her second husband and children, 
moved to this county in 1859, being among the 
earliest settlers in this township. They pre-empted 
land on section 2, where our subject's mother con- 
tinued to reside until a few years ago. She then 
removed to Marysville, where she is now living. 
Her third husband was Peter Gift, who is also dead. 
Mr. and Mrs. James McAtee were the parents of 
nine children. Those still living are: William J. 
and Rufus J. in Brown County, this State; John A. 
in Wells Township; George W. in Arkansas; our 
subject; Abraham C. and James R. in this county. 
Eli M. McAtee received his early education 
mainly in the district schools of this county. 
Through his own efforts he was enabled afterward 
to attend the Irving, Kan., Seminary for a year, 
and still later si)ent a year at the State Agricultural 
College at Manhattan. He adopted the profession 
of teaching and during a period of eight years was 
a successful instructor in district schools. In the 
fall of 1877. he settled on his present farm, which 
he has ever since made his home, and where he is 



successfully carrying-on agricultural work. As an 
incident of the early life in this new country, Mr. 
McAtee states that the firstSvheat the fiimily raised 
after their settlement here was in 18fil, when the 
grain was hauled to Atchison, a distance of 100 
miles, the trip consuming more than a week's time. 
On Nov. 29, 1877, Mr. McAtee celebrated his 
marriage with Mary E. Hammett, daughter of 
Joseph and Rachael M. (Frazier) Hammett, who 
was born in Marshall County, 111., July 23, 1858. 
(For; further paternal ^history see biography of 
Joseph Hammett.) The union has been blessed by 
the birth of four children: Eli D., deceased; Jesse 
E., Chester Earl, and Olive V. Mr. McAtee is a 
Republican in politics. He has been solicited to 
accept important oflices of trust but has preferred 
not to do so. 2 He is interested in the advancement 
of the cause of education, and his experience in 
the school room, gives him an unusual fitness for 
the office of School Director, which he is now fill- 
ing. As one of the men longest resident in this 
part of the county, he is included among the repre- 
sentative pioneers, and holds membership in the 
Old Settlers Society of the county.'.^ He and his 
wife are members of the B.aptist Church. They 
take an active interest in the social matters of the 
township, where they are justly respected and es- 
teemed for their useful and upright lives. 



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(^^ FKANK PAUL, school teacher, and farmer 
^^^ and stock-raiser, on section 25, Blue Rapids 
1^^ City Township, is one of the prominent 
young men of the township in which he 
has resided since his third year, and of whose 
growth and development he has been .an eye witness. 
He is a native of Rock Island County, 111., born 
Jan. 28, 1856, and is the son of William Paul, de- 
ceased, and Eliza (Walker) Paul. 

William Paul w.as a native of County Antrim, 
Ireland, from which he emigrated to America when 
aljout seventeen years of age. He first settled in 
Quebec, Canada, and after a short residence there 
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he came as far West as Rock Island County, 111., 
where he was a resident for a miraber of jears. 
There he was married in 1853 to Miss Eliza Walker, 
a native of that State. She bore him five children, 
all living in this county. They are: Marliia, wife 
of T. B. Short; S. Frank, of whom we write; Sadie, 
wife of J. N. Wannamaker; Clara, wife of Wesley 
Miller, and William F. 

In 1859 William Paul emigrated to Marshall 
County, Kau., settling on section 26, Blue Rapids 
Cit^r Township. There he took up Government 
land, being one of the earliest settlers of that part 
of the county. He endured the usual hardships 
incident to the cultivation of raw prairie, and life 
on the frontier, but was successful in the accumu- 
lation of valuable property. He had in his youth 
received but limited educational advantages, but 
made good use of the opportunities afforded to a 
reader and was well posted on general topics and 
current events. He served as Justice of the Peace 
with judgment and discretion. He was a member 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in which he 
had officiated as StewariJ. During the Civil War 
he had served some time as a soldier, and was a 
member of the G. A. R. Post at Blue Rapids. He 
died Aug. 12, 1889, regretted by a large circle of 
friends and acquaintances throughout the county. 
His widow still survives, and resides upon the 
home farm, and is classed among the earliest pio- 
neers now living in the locality. (The sketch of 
Mrs. Paul occupies another page in this work). 

S. Frank Paul was educated in the public schools 
of this county, and supplemented tliis instruction 
by an attendance of one year at the State Agricul- 
tural College, at Manhattan, Kan. He subsequently 
taught school some nine years. In 1887 he settled 
upon the place where he now resides, where he 
carries on general farming and raises thoroughbred 
Hereford cattle. He owns 160 acres of well-im- 
proved land, and is proving as successful in liis 
present occupation, as he was in charge of the school 
room. 

March 3, 1885, Mr. Paul was united in marriage 
with Miss Clara Dunlap, a native of West Virginia. 
Her parents, James and Mary Dunlap, are now re- 
siding in Axtell, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Paul have 
been blessed by the birth of three children : Clar- 



ence, born Dec. 7, 1885; Pauline, April 1, 1887; 
and Sarah, Nov. 15, 1888. 

Mr. Paul is a member of the Sons of Veterans. 
He is a believer in and supporter of the principles 
of the Republican party. As a citizen and a man he 
is following worthil3' in the footsteps of his la- 
mented fatlier. 

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HRISTIAN MOHRBACHER, one of the 
'1 most prominent farmers and stock-raisers 
of iMarshall County, is pleasantly located on 
section 16, Franklin Township, whA-e he has a well- 
improved farm of 400 acres, devoted to the raising 
of grain, and pasturing of stock, making in the lat- 
ter a specialty of Short-horn cattle, and having at 
the present time about sixty head of that breed. 

The parents of him of whom we write, were na- 
tives of Germany, by name Jacob and Elizabeth 
(Latterner) Mohrbacher. In their large famil}' of 
eleven children, our subject was the second in or- 
der of birth. Elsewhere in the Albdm appears a 
sketch of his brother, Jacob, who is a leading resi- 
dent of Elm Creek Township, Marshall County. 
Christian Mohrhacher was born in Bavaria, Ger- 
many. Oct. 30, 1838, and remembers the exciting 
journey across the Atlantic, when, with the eager- 
ness and interest natural to a child of six years, he 
first beheld the wonders of the ocean, and experi- 
enced the dangers of the deep. The family, after 
their arrival in this country, first located in Wis- 
consin, and in Maj', 1860, came to Marshall Countj', 
Kan., where our subject continued for a few years 
to reside with his parents. 

Prep.aratory to establishing home ties of his own, 
Mr. Mohrb.acher was married in Marshall County, 
Kan., May 18, 1864, to Miss Martha E. Tanner, a 
native of Ironton, Ohio. She was born May 14, 
1840, to the late George and Elizabeth Tanner, 
who in 1857 left their home in Iowa, to face the 
perils of the farther West, and coming toward the 
setting sun, located in Pawnee County, Neb., where 
thej' passed the remainder of their lives. 

After this important event in the life of Mr. 
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make their home in Elm Creek Township, and pur- 
ch.ised a farm, upon whic-h they lived until the 
death of the wife, August 30, 1871, at her home. 
Tliere had been born to them five eiiiidren. namel}-: 
Alexander, Ilettie E., I">lwin, Tliomas. and Cliris- 
toplier J. Hettie is tiie wife of J. E. iSk'Mann, of 
Fr:inl\lin Township, and the brotliers arc in Kansas 
and Missouri; Edwin and Christopher have received 
a good education, having graduated from Ritner's 
Commercial College, at St. Joseph. Mo. Edwin is 
a teacher, and Christopher is in the mercantile busi- 
ness in Summerfleld, Kan. After tlie death of the 
wife and mother, Mr. Mohrbaclier sold his farm, 
and in 1873 bought his present estate. cOinprising 
400 acres on section 16, Franklin Township. 

The present wife of Mr. IMohrbacher, to whom 
he was married in Milwaukee County', Wis., Feb. 
11, 1873, was Miss Caroline Koch, daughter of the 
late Albert and Sophia Koch, natives of Hanover, 
Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Koch were attracted to 
tlie fertile soil of the New AVorld, b}^ the reports 
of its wondrous wealth, and sought its shores, hop- 
ing to obtain a competence for their declining years, 
and for tlieir children. There were seven in the fam- 
ily, Mrs. Mohrbacher being the fourtli in order of 
birth. It was in 1842 that they came to America, 
and settled in Milwaukee County, Wis., where the 
father passed to his final rest in 18.07, while the 
mother still survives. Mrs. Molirbaclier was born 
in Milwauke.; County, Wis.. Oct. 30, 1847, and was 
a loving member of her father's household until 
she removed to one of her own. By her union 
with Mr. Moiirbacher, she has become the mother 
of four children, who are: M<atilda E., (Jeorge T., 
Cora E., Frances K. These children are receiving 
good educations in the district scliools, and are 
bright, active, and energetic, taking pleasure in the 
sports of youth, and also becoming proficient in 
book lore. The father is a Sciiool Director, in 
wliich capacity he has served for many years, and 
has helped to elevate the grade of the schools, and 
the instruction therein obtained is now imparted 
by competent teachers, fully prepared for the im- 
portant positions to which they are appointed. 

The political sympathies of our subject were with 
the Republican party for many years, but recently 
he has changed in his opinions, and now votes with 



the Democratic party. He and iiis wife and fam- 
il3^ are members of St. Gregory's Catholic Church, 
of which Rev. M. J. Schmickler is pastor. 

Mr. and Mrs. IMohrbacher have many friends 
among the people in their community, whom they 
welcome into their pleasant home with ever cheer- 
ful hospitality. They enjoj' the universal esteem 
of the people witli whom the}' have for so many 
3-ears associated. A fine view of their commodious 
residence will be welcomed by their many friends. 



' NTON HUBER. Were it possible to live 
in a condition of perfect contentment on 
earth, the acme of human longings would 
seem to be reached, and the limit of mor- 
tal ambitions to be attained, when one, after a life 
of honorable labor, prepares to spend the remain- 
ing time allowed iiim on earth, in the midst of a 
loving family, surrounded by the comforts of a 
pleasant home, and in the enjoyment of good 
health. The jiossessor of 480 acres of well-im- 
proved and fertile land, with a worthy and amia- 
ble wife, and bright and intelligent children, the 
recipient of the respect of all who know him. llie 
subject of tliis biographical review is surely in an 
enviable position with reference to the good things 
of this existence. 

A native of Germany, and born March 31, 1825, 
to Eknaz and Mary Iluber, our subject was reared 
to manhood in the Fatherland, and like all boys of 
that wonderful country was early made useful 
around the parental homestead. His educational 
facilities were limited, but this deficiency has been 
compensated for by a thorough, systematic course 
of reading, so that he has gained an excellent 
knowledge of topics of general interest. In the 
home of his boyhood Mr. Huber resided until the 
spring of 1851). In the meantime he had chosen a 
life partner, Miss Julia Richard, to whom he was 
married, in Germany, in 1857. She is the daugh- 
ter of John and Lizzie Richard, and was, like her 
husband, a native of Germany, the date of her birth 
being Feb. 21, 1831. During all the years of trial 



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and labor that have ensued since they were united 
in marriage, Mrs. Huber has been a faitliful com- 
panion to him, with wliom she has shared sorrows 
and joys, pleasures and pains, ever a solace in dis- 
appointment, and a refuge in trouble, and in sick- 
ness has ministered untiringly to the wants of those 
dear unto her. 

Attracted to the shores of tiie New World, Mr. 
Huber, accompanied by his wife, came, in 1857, to 
seek the El Dorado of the West, offering opportu- 
nities to the denizens of small crowded tenement 
houses of great cities, as well as to the overtaxed 
and underpaid workers in all departments of labor, 
a home, and a chance for their children to become 
useful and honored citizens, and prosperous men 
and women. Thirty-nine days were consumed in 
crossing the ocean, and after landing in New York 
they came directly to Peru, LaSalle Co., 111., where 
Mr. Huber was for thirteen years employed at 
various occupations. Once more he prepared to 
make a home in a strange land and accordingly, 
in 1870, left those who had become endeared to 
him by ties of friendship, and came to Marshall 
County, Kan. lie has since been a resident of sec- 
tion 6, Franklin Township, wliere, as above stated, 
he owns 480 acres of fine farming land, embellished 
with good buildings, and well improved. 

Thus for a period of almost twenty years Mr. 
and Mrs. Huber have been residents of this county, 
and have, by the uprightness and purit}^ of their 
lives, merited and received the respect of those 
with whom they have been associated. To them 
there have been born ten children, two of whom 
died in infancy. The living are: Charles, John, 
Anton, Christian, Edward, Pauline, Joseph and 
Julia. They all reside in this county except Chris- 
tian, who lives in Salina, Kan. The three eldest 
boys and Pauline are married. 

Mr. Huber, in matters political, is a supporter b}' 
word and vote of the Republican partj-, while in 
religious affairs he affiliates with the Catholic 
Church, toward the support of which he contrib- 
utes liberally. His wife and children are members 
of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Huber has been 
Township Treasurer, and also School Director, and 
endeavors in every way possible to raise the stand- 
ard of education, and promote the moral and social 



condition of the county, where he is an honored 
resident. 

We invite the attention of our many readers to 
the fine lithographic view of the handsome farm 
residence on Mr. Huber's place, to be found on 
another page of this work. 



HI LIP MILLER, Justice of the Peace 
in Richland Township, is also numbered 
'^' among its practical and successful farmers, 
\ and prosecutes his chosen calling on ninety 
acres of land, occupying a [lart of sections 1, 3, and 
9. He purchased the property in 1879, and re- 
moved to it the following year. It was destitute 
of improvements, and he set to work with charac- 
teristic energy to subdue the soil and build up a 
homestead. He made fences, planted fruit and 
shade trees, erected the necessary buildings, and is 
now with his family surrounded by all the comforts 
of life. As a man and a citizen he stands high in 
his community. 

Mr. Miller is a native of Germany, and was born 
tSept. 15, 1850. When he was a lad of eight years 
his parents emigrated to America and settled in 
Burlington, Iowa, where his father, Erhard Miller, 
engaged in agricultural pursuits, and where Philip 
attained to man's estate. He had in the meantime 
assisted his father in the opening up of a farm, and 
remained a member of the parental household until 
twenty-four years of age. On the 20th of Decem- 
ber, 1878, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Laura Tanner, and settled with his young wife on 
a farm in Pawnee County, Neb., to which he had 
gone sometime previously. Not being satisfied with 
his condition or his prospects, he in 1880, came to 
this county, of which he has since been a resident. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Miller there have been born 
three children — Anna M., Edwin and Frances. 
Mrs. Miller was born in Kentuckj', in 1856, and 
when quite young came with her father, George 
Tanner, to the West and settled in Pawnee County, 
Neb., where they were among the earliest pioneers, 
and where she lived until her marriage. Her par- 
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ceased. The parents of our subject were of pure 
German stock, and reared a family of five children. 
The father died in Gage County, Neb., March 14, 
1876. The mother is still living and a resident of 
Holmsville. Neb. 

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Vl, OHN STEGELIN was born in Prussia July 
22, 1840, being educated nnder the compul- 
sory laws of his country and serving an ap- 
prenticeship at fanning. In the spring of 
1869 he left Hamburg on the German steamship 
"liornfir" for America, and after a vo3age of thir- 
teen days landed at New York on the 19th of May. 
From the Empire Cit}' he came to Chicago. 111., 
and thence to Marysville, iu this county, where he 
engaged himself as a farm hand for the summer. 
During this time he filed a claim for a homestead 
of 160 acres in the southeast quarter of section 9, 
Walnut Township. In paj-iuent for his summer's 
work he had some of his land plowed, and during 
the next winter built of cottonwood boards a house 
14x16 feet in dimensions. He was married, f,t 
Marj'sville, Dec. 6, 1869, to Emma, daugiiter of 
John and Mary (Arthur) Frances, and moved into 
bis humble home. He has at various times repaired 
and added to the original house until now it pre- 
sents a very different appearance to the external 
view, and in its internal arrangements is very com- 
fortable and quite adequate to the needs of his 
growing f.amily. The farm now consists of 240 
acres, all but fifty of which are under thorough 
cultivation. He has 1.30 fine fruit trees, which pro- 
duces an abundant suppl}^ of fruit. The orchard 
and house are enclosed bj- a neatly trimmed hedge, 
and the entire east line of his farm, together with 
a part of the southern boundary is also marked b3- a 
fine hedge. He has a good barn and other farm 
buildings, altogether making up a farm home of 
very attractive appearance, and all the result of the 
industrj- of himself and wife. 

Our subject's father, James, and mother, Char- 
lotte (SA'ichman) Stegelin, were natives of Prussia, 
the mother of Swedish ancestry and the father of 
old Pru.ssiai) stock. The ancestors of both, with 



themselves and family were members of the Luth- 
eran Church. 

Mrs. Stegelin was born in Lawrence County, 
Ohio, of which State her parents were also natives. 
The family removed to Vigo County, Ind., in 1856, 
and there the f,ather died. The mother with a fam- 
ily of six children, removed to. this county, where 
she still lives. She is a member of the Baptist 
Church. Mrs. Stegelin has borne her husband three 
sons and one daughter, named respectively, John 
W., Edward, Sylvia and Arthur F. 

Mr. Stegelin is a man of fine moral principles, 
intelligent, energetic .and of genial manners, hold- 
ing a high rank in the esteem of his neighbors and 
fellow-citizens. 

'JE.-j^ENRY C. HORR. Prominent among the 
\ljlj business houses of Frankfort, is the general 
'J^^ merch.andising establishment which bears 
■i^ the firm name of O. C. Horr & Sons, and in 
which the subject of this sketch is now senior 
partner. The firm carries on business in an elegant 
two-story stone edifice, with plate glass front, the 
main portion of which occupies a space of 38x100 
feet, and the two additions being 15x80 and 
20x30. The buildings represent an outl.ay of §12,- 
000, and contain a stock costing over 825,000. The 
Latter consists of dry goods, boots and shoes, h.ats 
and caps, gentlemen's furnishing goods and grocer- 
ies. The establishment is in a ver^^ prosperous 
condition, and the members of the firm, H. C. and 
T. C. Horr, both of whom are popular as business 
men and citizens, are proving themselves worthy 
successors of their honored father, whose name is 
still retained by the firm. 

The grandfather of our subject w.as Robert Horr, 
a general merchant in Boston, and also in Me- 
chanicsburg. Ohio. As the name indicates, he 
was of English ancestry. During the war of 1812 
he was Colonel of a New York regiment, which 
served in the campaign against the British in Lower 
Canada. During the later years of his life he lived 
at Danville. 111., and was engaged in the stock busi- 
ness. His son. O. C. Horr, father of our subject, 



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was a native of Lewis County, N. Y., and was but 
twelve years of age when his father removed to 
Illinois. When but sixteen years old he began life 
for himself, by engaging as a drug clerk with Dr. 
P'ithian, in Danville, and continued in that employ- 
ment for two years. He nest engaged in the stock 
business, driving cattle and horses to Cincinnati, 
wiiicli was at that time the great stock market of 
the West. After two or three years spent in this 
way, lie turned his face westward, arriving in St. 
Joseph, Mo., in 1837. After remaining a shmt 
time, prospecting with a view to locating, lie wont 
back to Illinois. He soon returned to Missouri, 
however, and located at Platte City, I'latte County. 
Shortly after settling there, he secured a contract 
for outfitting Government trains, preparatory to 
journeys over the almost unexplored wilderness 
west of the Missouri, and be also engaged in 
freighting. At that time Ft. Leavenworth was an 
important frontier military post, and Mr. Horr's 
business brought him into familiar contact with 
Gen. Leavenworth, Col. Doniphan, Gen. Atchison, 
and other leading military men and civilians of tlie 
then Far West. 

During his residence at Platte City, in .luly, 
1847, O. C!. Horr was married to Elizabeth .lane, 
daughter of T. O. Rader. She was a native of 
Pennsylvania, and of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. 
In 1856 he moved to Atchison, where he continued 
in the business of outfitting Government trains, 
and also furnished emigrant outfits. After a so- 
journ of four years he came to the then recently 
established town of Marysville, now the county 
seat of this county. He was one of the earliest and 
most prominent business men of the place, in which 
he remained until 18G8. At that time he trans- 
ferred his business of general merchandising to 
Frankfort. He began business in a frame building, 
where the State bank is now situated. It was a 
one-story structure, 22x80 feet. After a year spent 
in that location he erected a frame building 20xC0, 
on the site now occupied by his sons, and in 1887 
that edifice gave way to the present beautiful build- 
inf. He continued to reside in Frankfort until his 
death, which took place Aug. 7, 1887. at the age 
of seventy-four. His widow still survives him. 
Mr. Uovv was a very successful man, and during 



his life maintained a high reputation fof upright- 
ness, integrity, and honorable business, methods. 
His prosperity was the result of his own eflforts and 
good judgment. He was a Mason and an Odd 
Fellow, a member of the School Board, and was 
I'ostmaster of Frankfort during the latter [lart of 
Johnson's administration, and all of Grant's first 
term. He was prominently identified with every 
enterprise calculated to advance the interests of the 
city. 

Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Horr were the parents of 
seven children. The two eldest are members of 
the firm before alluded to. Aurelia M. is single, 
and lives with her motiier; Elizabeth J. is the wife 
of W. W. Lane, a salesman in the dry -goods estab- 
lishment of D. C. Newcomb, at Atchison, Kan.; 
Lillian E. is the wife of T. H. Lainhart, a merchant 
in Albany, Mo.; Orwell S. is unmarried, and re- 
rides in Frankfort, participating in the business of 
the firm; Adell is single, and living at home. 

Henry C. Horr, the subject of this sketch, 
was born in Platte County, Mo., Sept. 14, 1848. 
His bo_y hood and youth were passed in Platte City, 
and Atchison, Kan., in the common schools of 
which he received the greater part of his educa- 
tion. After his parents' removal to Maryville, 
this county, he finished the High School course in 
that place. It might almost be said of- him that he 
was raised behind the counter, as he early began 
assisting his father in the store. When he was 
twenty years of age his father gave him and his 
brother, Thomas C each a share in the business. 
In that year (18G8) they adopted the firm name 
under which the business is still continued. On 
Jan. 23, 1877, the marriage of our subject took 
pliice, the bride being Amanda E., daugiiter of 
Amos and Harriett (Wolf) Flin. (See sketch of 
Amos Flin, which occupies another page in this 
Album). The young lady was a native of the 
Hoosier State, where she first saw the light June 19, 
1854. She is a consistent member of the Presbyte- 
rian Church. 

Thomas C. Horr, brother and partner of our sub- 
ject, was born in Platte City, Mo., Oct. 22, 1849, 
and his boyhood and youthful history is similar to 
that of Henry C. In Frankfort, June 22, 1873, he 
celebiated liis marriage to Ella, daughter of T. .1. 





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and Mary E. Snodgrass. The bride was born in 
Ohio, Aug. 26, 1856. To Mr. and Mr.s. T. C. Horr 
have been born two children. The parents are 
members of tlie Presb^'terian Church. 

Both the present members of the firm are to be 
found in the ranlcs of the Kepul)Iican party. They 
are gentlemen of courteous address and cordial 
manner, of excellent business habits, prudent yet 
liberal, and stand high in the regard of their fel- 
low-citizens. 



'ismi- 



yMLLlAM THOMPSON. The i)eople of 
Blue Rapids City and vicinity, regard Mr. 

W^ Thompson with warm interest as being the 
oldest settler now living within Blue Rapids City 
Township. He earae to Noithern Kansas in 1858, 
arriving in this county on the 4th of March, and 
on the following da}' located a claim on section 20, 
a part of it comprising the present site of North 
Blue Rapids. At the time of his settlement here, 
there were but a few families in this part of the 
county. The widow Oliver and her son William 
lived on Fawn Creek, now in Waterville Township. 
Thomas C. Palmer lived on section li). Sterns 
Ostrander was located on Coon Creek, one and a 
half miles from where Waterville now stands, and 
his nearest neighbors were the Ship family, below 
Game Fork, south of the present vdlage of Irving. 
With the exception of Thomas Ship, who lives in 
Waterville Township, all passed to rest many years 
ago. 

Mr. Thompson was born in Crispin County, Ky., 
April 3, 1809, and in December, 182-1, removed to 
Hamilton County, 111. He was left fatherless at 
the age of three years, and as soon as old enough 
was obliged to make his own way in the world. 
His three elder brothers had emigrated to Illinois, 
and when he had reached the age of fifteen years 
he prevailed upon his mother to allow him to fol- 
low them. He sojourned in Hamilton County one 
winter, and the following spring joined his brothers 
in Madison County, 111., where he remained until 
1832. In the meantime, in the fall of 1825, he was 
joined by his mother, with whom, in 1832, he re- 



moved to Rock Island, and worked at wheelwright- 
ing, millwrighting and chairmaking until 1845. 
During this time he was married and his mother 
had died. In the year mentioned he removed to 
Richland County, Wis., where he built a mill and 
operated it until 1857. Then selling out, Ik^ re- 
moved to Kansas Territory, thus having been a 
pioneer in one new State and two Territories. 

Upon coming to Kansas to look for a location, 
Mr. Thompson was accompanied by his son-in-law, 
Jackson Taylor. Their outfit consisted of two 
hor.«es and a covered wagon, in which they carried 
provisions for themselves and their team. They 
crossed the Missouri at Atchison, this then being 
considered but a trading village, and notwithstand- 
ing offers of land ami lots elsewhere, continued on 
to the Blue River, where Mr. Thompson had de- 
termined to settle, his objective point being Marys- 
ville. On the 4th of March they reached that 
place, then consisting of two log houses, one of 
them being an outfitting store for parties making 
the overland trip, and in it, he says, there was 
plenty of whisky and tobacco to be had, likewise 
plenty of customers for both. 

A council of the stockholders of Palmetto Town- 
ship, as Marysville was then called, was in session, 
and great efforts were being made to induce the 
emigrants to settle there. One man. Bill Oliver, 
so eloquently set forth the beauties of Marble Falls, 
as he called the Blue Rapids, that Mr. Thompson 
and his partner decided to investigate that section 
of country. The next da}' at noon they arrived at 
a house situated near the banks of the Little Blue, 
and Thomas C. Palmer, who lived there and ope- 
rated a farm, walked with them to a place where 
they found a spring of excellent water. There 
Mr. Thompson drove his claim-stake, and there he 
}-et owns a farm of 100 acres, which has since been 
in his possession. The following day, Sunday, he 
walked with a neighbor for a considerable distance, 
to see if a more desirable location was possible, but 
concluded he could do no better, and the very next 
day began preparations for building his house. 
His companion, Mr. Taylor, took up a claim on tlic 
east side of the Blue. 

When he had decided to remove to Kansas, Mr. 
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eldest daughter, journeyed as far as Sugar Lake, 
Mo., five miles from Atchison, where they wintered. 
As soon, therefore, as they had selected their 
claims they returned to Missouri; Taylor and a 
part of the family at once came back to " squat " 
on the claims, but Mr. Thompson in the meantime 
went to Wisconsin to settle up his business there. 
Upon his return he found that his claim had been 
■•jumped," but he went ahead and put up his cabin 
regardless of that, filed his claim, and had no 
further trouble. His house was then in the height 
of fashion in those parts, mother eartli furnishing 
the only floor. He went to work with a will, plow- 
ing and planting, and within a short time had a 
fine vegetable garden, setting before visitors from 
Marysville on .June 24, three months after settle- 
ment, a dinner which included vegetables raised on 
his own land. 

That log cabin was the dwelling of Mr. Thomp- 
son until 1866, when he built a frame house into 
which he removed, making it his home until it was 
destroyed by fire in October, 1880; that fall and 
the following spring Mr. Thompson was employed 
in building the house which was his home up to the 
time he accepted the position of Postmaster of 
Blue Rapids, in 1885, and there he again expected 
to make his home and to end his days. In the 
time he has jived in Kansas he has seen great 
changes. The country was then but a wilderness 
and unsettled, with deer and antelope thick among 
the hills. Not a fence had been built in the county, 
except, possibly, what was called a " shanghai " 
fence. The only houses were log cabins, and vil- 
lages and cities were things of the future. 

Our subject, by an unfortunate accident, lost the 
use of his left arm permanently and almost com- 
pletely. In the spring of 1866, in company with 
Andrew Scott, James Hynes, his son, Joel Henry, 
and three others, he started for the west side of the 
Republican River on a buffalo hunt. They had 
reached Clifton, situated on the south line of Wash- 
ino'ton County, when it was reported that a party 
of six men, who were out on a similar errand, had 
overstayed the time when they were expected to 
return, and it was feared they had met with hos- 
tile Indians. Mr. Thompson's party went on their 
way to the hunting grounds, intending to look 



for the missing men. They soon met a party 
of friendly Otoes. who had been driven in by a 
band of hostile Cheyennes. The Otoes joined 
forces with the white men and all turned back. 
Next day they were overtaken by a party out lumt- 
ing for tlie missing men, and Mr. Thompson, with 
his companions, joined in the search. 

Finding no trace of those for whom they were 
looking, Mr. Thompson and his partj' soon reached 
the hunting grounds, and killed enough game to 
furnish tlie requisite supply of meat. I'pon join- 
ing the other part}' and learning that the Cheyennes 
were coming that way on tlie war path, they hur- 
riedly made preparations to return home. Mr. 
Thompson was sitting on a pile of dry buffalo meat, 
and his son was endeavoring to draw his gun out 
of its covering, when the weapon was accidentally 
discharged, and the load entering Mr. Thompson's 
left arm tore away the sinews above the elbow and 
lacerated the flesh in a dreadful manner. Since 
then he has had the complete use of but one finger 
of his left hand, and onl}- the partial use of his arm. 
This was a great drawback to the hardy pioneer, 
upon the labor of whose hands so much depended, 
but he made the best of circumstances, and has ac- 
complished much during his long and useful life. 
It may be mentioned here, that the men whom they 
sought in vain were afterward found, murdered. 

One incident of the early career of Mr. Thomp- 
son occurred in 1831. While a resident of Madison 
Count}', III., he enlisted as a soldier in the Black 
Hawk War, but the troubles were brought to a tem- 
porary settlement before he was permitted to go 
into active service. Upon the outbreak of hostili- 
ties the following year he re-enlisted, and served 
as a scout until the surrender of Black Hawk, and 
the close of the war. 

On the 1st of April, 1838, Mr. Thompson was 
married in Rock Island County, 111., to Miss Mary 
Jane Ohlhausen. This lady was born Dee. 4. 1821. 
in Lynchburg. Campbell Co., Va., where her par- 
ents had emigrated from Germany. The father 
died in Lynchburg, Oct. 3, 1825, and her mother 
subsequently came to Kansas and died on the farm 
of Mr. Thompson, July 11, 1867, in her seventy- 
eighth year. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are the 
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of Jackson Taylor, is a resident of Independence 
Mo.; Lev\- A. is tliewife of A. ,1. Palmer, a farmer 
of Waterville Township, this count}-; Emma mar- 
ried William H. Lee, a farmer of Blue Rapids (Jity 
Township; Joel Henr}- is a farmer and carpenter 
and a resident of Cottage Hill Township; Marj' J. 
is the wife of W. R. Moore, a farmer of Colorado; 
William H. is farminu- in Blue Rapids City Town- 
ship; Margaret I. is the wife of Charles Lee, a 
butcher in the citj' of Blue Rapids; Inez II. is un- 
married and lives witli her parents. 

Mr. Thompson has always taken a warm interest 
in the affairs of his communit3\ While in Illinois 
he served as Constable in Madison County, and 
later he was the Deputy Sheriff of Rock Island 
County, and Constable there also for two years. 
In Wisconsin he was elected Assessor of Ricliland 
County, and for five or six years he served as Jus- 
tice of the Peace. He was also elected to that 
office during a temporary residence in Missouri. 
In 1855 he was appointed Postmaster at Ashland. 
Wis., under the administration of President Pierce, 
holding the position until he came to Kansas. In 
this county he was chosen Township Clerk at the 
first election held within its limits. Tlie following 
year he was made Probate Judge, which office he 
held until the Territory became a State. His next 
office was Justice of the Peace of Blue Rapids 
Township, which he held for two years, being at 
the same time Township Trustee. He was also the 
first Postmaster of Blue Rapids, and the third in 
the county. 

After a short interval Mr. Thompson was elected 
Trustee, and in 1885 was appointed Postmaster 
under President Cleveland's administration, dis- 
charging the duties of the office for four years. 
In every position to which he has been called, be 
has discharged the duties entrusted to him in a 
manner creditable to himself and satisfactory to 
the people. One of the most pleasing events of 
his life occurred on the Isl of April, 1888, when 
he and his estimable wife celebrated the fiftieth an- 
niversary of their wedding — a golden wedding 
which was attended by a large number of their 
descendants. It is hardly necessary to say that it 
was an occasion greatU' enjoyed by all concerned, 
and in which the vener.able pair were tendered 



many wishes for their continued health and happi- 
ness. They are not only among the oldest, but are 
also among the most highly respected people of 
this countj". In noting the career of those men 
and women who ventured upon the frontier in ad- 
vance of civilization, the pioneers, William Thomp- 
son and his estimable wife, deserve to be placed in 
the front rank, and it is therefore fitting to perpet- 
uate their features by presenting their portraits to 
the citizens of Marshall County, througli the me- 
dium of the Album. 



JOHN M. WINTER, residing on section 32, 
Wells Township, has been a resident there 
since 1872. He is the possessor of 400 acres 
of land, all under excellent cultivation, and 
has been the pioneer in his neighborliood, in the 
introduction of thoroughbred stock of all kinds, 
except horses, and also improved varieties of grains. 
He now keeps thoroughbred Hereford cattle, and 
Poland-China hogs, and is engaged in stock-raising 
and general farming. 

Mr. Winter was born in Washington County, 
X. Y., May 21, 1832, and is a son of Moses and 
Abigail Winter. His father was a native of Mas- 
sachusetts, and his motiier of Vermont. Both his 
grandfathers were members of the Continental army 
during the Revolutionary War, and his maternal 
grandfather also took part in the A\'ar of 181 2. 
Our subject was but young when his parents re- 
moved to Warren County, N. Y.,and he was reared 
on the shores of Lake George. He received his 
early education in the public schools of Warren 
County, and later attended the State Normal 
School at Albany. He subsequently attended and 
was graduated from A'. M. Rice's Commercial Col- 
lege, at Buffalo, N. \. He accepted a position as 
bookkeeper for the wholesale lumber firm of I. S. 
& L. G. Newton, of Buffalo, and retained the situa- 
tion some sixteen years. 

In 1856 our subject was united in marriage with 
Sarah B. Goodman, a native of tlie Empire State, 
and a daughter of Samuel C. and Lovice Goodman, 



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of Warren County. To Mr. and Mrs. Winter have 
been born three children — Nancy, Burton M. and 
Catlin G. From New York State, Mr. Winter re- 
moved, in 1 872. as before stated, to this county. 
He selected the southern part of Wells Township as 
his locr.tion, and there homesteaded eighty acres of 
land. A few acres of the land had been broken, 
and there was a cabin on it. From that rude be- 
njinning- has grown his present estate. 

Mr. AVinter is a Republican, and during his resi- 
dence in the East took considerable interest in polit- 
ical matters. Reserved for several years as Clerk of 
the 8th Ward Republican Club, of Buffalo, and was 
quite active in the political work of the ward. 
Having been residents of the county for nearly a 
score of j'ears, Mr. and Mrs. Winter have not onlj' 
participated in its development, but have witnessed 
much of the labor which has made it a standing 
monument to the energy and perseverance of its 
pioneer settlers. Mr. Winter is upright and hon- 
orable in his dealings, and is held in high repute 
among the citizens of the county. 






^ENRY C. FOLLETT. It is conceded that 
I! Mr. Follett is the owner of one of the best 
• farms in Walnut Township, and one which 



steads of the entire county. He has been a resident 
here since the fall of 1869, when he purchased a 
tract of wild land, and in the spring of 1870 home- 
steaded eighty acres, and purchased eighty acres 
additional, the two lying on sections 22 and 27, the 
dwelling and its appurtenances being on section 22. 
The residence is a neat and substantial building, 
while there is a good barn and all the other neces- 
sary structures for the storage of grain and the 
shelter of stock. The land is devoted to general 
agriculture and pasturage, and reflects great credit 
upon the proprietor. There is a goodly assortment 
of live stock, including some verj- fine Clydesdale 
horses. 

The subject of this notice was born March 18, 
1845, in Williams County, Ohio, and lived there 
until 1863. During this year the Civil War being 



in progress, he enlisted in Company H, 38th Ohio 
Infantry, in which he served as a private until the 
close. He participated in many active engage- 
ments, was at Missionary Kidge, Buzzard's Roost, 
Big Shanty and Jonesboro. At the latter place he 
was taken ill of the typhoid fever, and suffered 
therefrom about two months, being confined in the 
hospital first at Nashville and later at Camp Deni- 
son. In the the meantime his company rested at 
Atlanta, and upon recovering strength he joined 
them in Chattanooga, whence they went with Sher- 
man on his march to the sea. After the surrender 
of Lee at Appomattox, our subject with his com- 
rades went up through the Carolinas to Washing- 
ton where he was present at the Grand Review, and 
later received his honorable discharge July 12, 
1865, at Louisville, Ky. 

In the meantime, while Mr. Follett was in the 
army, his parents, Robert and .Tnlia A. (Turner) 
Follett, removed to Doniphan County, this State. 
Henry C. after visiting his friends and relatives in 
his native county, joined his parents in this State, 
and here took up his abode. He was married Jan. 
16, 1868. to Miss Aure E., daughter of Louis and 
Julia (Carr) Rose. Mrs. Follett was born in the 
town of Bryant, AVilliams Co., Ohio, July 5, 
1850. Her union with our subject has resulted in 
the birth of three cliildren — William H., Louis E. 
and Florence Mabel. 

The parents of our subject were natives of Mas- 
sachusetts, whence they emigrated to Qhio at an 
early day, prior to their marriage. They died in 
Doniphan County, this State, each having attained 
to the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mrs. Fol- 
lett's father was a native of New Jersey, while her 
mother was born in Dayton, Ohio. Her father 
died in Ohio, during the month of February, I860, 
but her mother is still living, and makes her home 
in Blue Rapids this county. While Mr. Follett 
piobablj' has not been the hero of any thrilling 
event, he is fulfilling the duties of an honest man 
and a good citizen, and is a uniform encour- 
ager of the various enterprises set on foot for the 
good of the community. In politics, he is a stanch 
supporter of the Republican party. His well-tilled 
fields yield him a comfortable income, and his chief 
interests are centered in his family and his farm. 




Residence or H.C. Follett, Sec. 22. Walnut Township. 




Residence: OF Nicholas Koppes^Sec.IZ. Marysville Tonwship. 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



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He may be properly named as a representative cit- 
izen, worliij' of mention in ;i work designed to 
perpetuate tlie names of uumi who luive been in- 
strumental in developing tlie best resources of 
Marshall Count}'. A fine engraving of the home- 
stead of Mr.Foilett appears on another page of this 
volume, and is a good representation of one of 
Marsliali County's most cultured homes. 



Cw^ ICHOL AS K( )PPKS. Marysville Township 
[[ jjj has no more worthy citizen tlian the sul)ject 
liy^j of this notice, who is widely and favorably 
known to the people as one of the early residents 
of the townsiiip and one who assisted largely in its 
growth and development. Tiie surroundings on 
his homestead are indicative of intelligence and in- 
dustry', the chief object of interest being a hand- 
some modern residence with the buildings adj.acent 
calculated for the successful prosecution of agri- 
culture. Mr. Koppes is a man prompt to meet his 
obligations, is scrupulously- honest and one whose 
word is considered as good as his bond. Not the 
least among his excellent qualities is his uniform 
support of the principles of the Republican party. 
He is in favor of education, morality and all those 
elements which tend to build up the community 
socially and financiall}', and is universally respected 
for his uprightness of life and consistent character. 
Our subject was born June 11, 1833, in what was 
then the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg,(iermany, and 
lived in the Fatherland until about fourteen years 
of age; then going to France he worked on a farm 
about seven years. At the expiration of tliis time, 
in March 1854, he set out for America on a sailing- 
vessel and landing in the cit}' of New York, pro- 
ceeded in the latter p.irt of June to Chicago, III., 
and thence two or three days afterward repaired 
to Port Washington, Wis., remaining in that vicin- 
ity about two years. In the fall of 1855 he went 
to New Orleans, but finding no employment re- 
turned as far as Vicksburg, where he sojourned un- 
til the following February. In March, 1856, he 
came up the Mississippi to St. Louis, Mo., and 
thence by the Misso\iri to Leavenworth and at that 



point set out on foot for this county, hailing near 
the present site of Marysville. For six weeks 
thereafter he w.as employed by Mr. Marshall on a 
farm, then returning to Wisconsin via St. Louis, 
for two months was employed in a harvest field 
near Kenosha. Afterward he went into Ozaukee 
County, that State, and remained until the spring 
of 1859. 

We next lind iiur sulijeet upon Lake Superior in 
the copper mines, where he was employed about 
tliree months, and later he drove a team for a con- 
tractor for about nine months. About that time 
lie once more struck out for this county, and near 
the hamlet of Marysville, was in the employ of dif- 
ferent individuals until after the outbreak of the 
Civil War. In July. 1862, he enlisted as a Union 
soldier in Company E, 13tli Kansas Infantry, for 
the three years' service. He participated in man}' 
of the important battles which followed, namely. 
Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Forts Smith and Van 
Buren, as a member of the 7th Army Corps. 
With the exception of being thrown from a mule 
which he was riding rapidly, he escaped injury, 'and 
received his honorable discharge at the close of 
the war, being mustered out at Leavenworth. The 
German soldiery did most efficient service in assist- 
ing to preserve the Union and to them their adopted 
country owes a weighty debt of gratitude. Mr 
Koppes was in no wise behind his countrymen in 
performing his duty during this conflict, and his 
war record is one of which he has reason to be 
proud. 

Upon leaving tlio army our subject i-eturned to 
this county and in the fall of 1865 took up a 
homestead of 160 acres in Marysville Township. 
He first put up a small cabin, which in a few years 
w.as abandoned for a frame house, and he occupied 
the latter with his family until 1885: That year 
he erected his present residence, which is con- 
ceded to be one of the finest in the township and 
which is represented elsewhere in the Albii.m b}' a 
lithographic engraving. It is faultless in point of 
architecture and fitted up with modern conve- 
niences, while the interior decorations indicate in a 
marked degree the exercise of cultivated tastes and 
ample means. 

Mr. Koppes from year to year invested his sur- 



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plus capital in additional land, until he is now the 
owner of 380 acres which, having- been brought to 
a fine state of cultivation, is devoted to general 
farming and stocii- raising. The toils and struggles 
of his earlier years have been richlj- rewarded and 
he has an ample competence for his old age. 

Our subject was married in Ozaukee C'ountj% 
Wis., Sept. 28, 1865, to Miss Helena Klas, a native 
of the kingdom of Prussia and born on the line be- 
tween Luxemberg and the latter. Feb. 18, 1844. 
She lived there with her parents until about ten or 
eleven years of age, and then the family-, consisting 
of the parents, two daughters and a son, emigrated 
to America. The}- landed in New York City, 
whence they proceeded to Wisconsin, where Miss 
Helena made the acquaintance of her future hus- 
band. They became the parents of the following 
children, namely. Nicholas, George S., Mary A., 
Margaret, Lizzie F., Jacob F. and Katie F. The 
latter d ied when about two 3^ears old. 

As an ex-soldier of the Union Mr. Koppes is 
identified with the G.A.R., and with his excellent 
wife and their children, is a member in good stand- 
ing of the German Catholic Church, attending ser- 
vices at Mar^-sville. 



VfACOB H. BARLOW. This gentleman has 
made his home in Blue Rapids, since Aug. 
10,1872, on which day he first arrived there. 
^^^/J He is a native of Fairfax County, Va., born 
Sept. 3, 1846, his parents being James P. and Maria 
L. (Ilaight) Barlow. Thej' were of English de- 
scent, and the great-grandfather of our subject 
lived and died in Dover, Dutchess Co., N.Y., where 
his son, Elisha, grandfather of our subject, was 
born, over 100 years ago. Elisha Barlow was a 
farmer during his entire lifetime. He was married 
to Charlotte Palmer, a native of AVestchester 
County, N. Y., vvho was somewhat 3'ounger than 
her husband, and who died at their New York 
home in 1866, aged over eighty years. Her hus- 
band died some years prior to tlie date of her own 
death. They were plain people, well-to-do for 
their station in life, and were looked upon as good. 



substantial citizens. They, like their ancestors, were 
members of the Societj' of Friends. Thej' had 
four sons and four daughters, the eldest but one 
being James P., the father of our subject. 

James P. Barlow was born in Dutchess County, 
N. Y., June 15, 1813. In ins youth he was a clerk 
in a mercantile establishment in Buffalo, remaining 
there several years, and gaining an insight into the 
wholesale grocer^' business. Later he went to New 
York Citj', and there entered into the same business, 
in which he remained engaged for a number of 
years. During his residence in New York he was 
married, and his wife's fatlier having removed to 
Chantilly, Fairfax Co.,Va., they determined to fol- 
low him. Mrs. Barlow's father had purchased a 
large estate of 750 acres, formerl}^ owned by Rich- 
ard Bland Lee, and on this place Mr. Barlow and 
his wife lived. At the death of her father, Mrs. 
Barlow inherited half of the estate, on which she 
continued to make her home until the fall of 1869. 
They then sold all but a small part of the estate, 
on which Mr. Barlow built a mill. This he operated 
until 1873, at which time they determined to make 
their home in Blue Rapids, this county, with our 
subject, who was their only child. This they did, 
and here Mr. Barlow died ou April 14, 1879, being 
then nearlj- sixtj'-six years of age. He was a man 
of marked honesty and uprightness of character, a 
successful farmer, although not brought up to that 
occupation, and an excellent man of business. Ilis 
trustworthiness made him manj- friends, by whom 
he was greatly respected and esteemed, and he in a 
marked degree inherited the sterling qualities which 
have been characteristics of members of the Soci- 
ety of Friends. 

James P. Barlow was married Oct. 5, 1839, to 
Miss Maria L. Haight, who was born in Dutchess 
County, N. Y., March 11, 1819. Her parents were 
Jacob and Amy (Clement) Haight, the one born in 
Dutchess County, and the other on Long Island. 
The Haight family had been among the earliest set- 
tiers of the county, to which they had come from 
Long Island, and had been members of the Society 
of Friends for many generations, being counted 
among the early followers of George Fox. Mrs. 
Haight was lilvcwise of the Society' of Friends, and 
her daugiiter, Mrs. Barlow, yet retains her birth- 



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riiflit among tliem 
cliiiflren. one son, Dr. Charles Maight. still living in 
Ponghkeepsie, N. Y., at the age of eight^'-four 
3'ears. James P. Barlow and wife hart but one 
chilli, our subject, with whom his mother makes 
her home in Blue Rapids. 

Jacob H. Barlow, the gentleman of wliom we 
write, was brought up on the Virginia farm, where 
he lived until tlie outbreak of tlie late war. He re- 
ceived his education in the schools of his native 
count}' and a noted institution in Loudoun Count}-, 
which was under the charge of the Society of 
Friends, by whom it had been founded, and in a 
select school in Xorristown, Pa. During the war 
he was emploj-ed in the Government shops at 
Alexandria, and on the militar}' railroads in Vir- 
ginia, remaining in that employment nearly three 
years. After the war he returned to the farm in 
Virginia, and there worked on a sawmill with his 
uncle, in connection with the farm. After tlie sale 
of the farm, he went into the milling business, 
which he carried on until he came to Kansas. 

Our subject came to Blue Rapids to take an in- 
terest in a woolen factory, then just getting read}- 
to start in that place, in whicli he helped to place 
most of the machinery. This mill did not prove 
a success, and Mr. Barlow, after a connection with 
it of over four years, retired a poorer man than 
when he engaged in the enterprise. He next 
worked for several j-ears at various employments, 
and in the spring of 1886, in connection with Har- 
land McGrew, he bought the mill property on the 
west side of the river at Blue Rapids. This they 
ran as a custom mill, under the firm name of Bar- 
low (fe McGrew, until the fall of the same year, 
when Messrs. M. L. Duncan and David II. Miller 
each purch.ased a quarter interest in the mill, which 
was then operated under the firm name of Barlow, 
McGrew tV Co. In the fall of 1889, Mr. McGrew 
sold his interest to Mr. Duncan, the firm name being 
changed to M. L. Duncan & Co., under whicli it is 
now carried on. Below will be found a short sketcli 
of the mill and its business. 

Wlien Mr. Barlow first came to Blue Rapids, he 
bought the lot on which his house now stands. It 
was then but a piece of bare prairie, without a tree 
or shrub on it, and the large trees and shrubbery 



with which it is now beautifully shaded, were all set 
out by himself and wife. The large and comfort- 
able home was built in 1887, and is in a sightly loca- 
tion on an elevation close to the river. 

In Washington, D. C, Sept. 13, 1870, Mr. Bar- 
low was united in marriage with Mrs. Nettie Barnes, 
whose maiden name was Shear, the ceremony being 
performed by the Rev. Dr. Tustin, who had been 
Chaplain of the United States Senate for many 
years. Mrs. Barlow was born in Seneca County, 
N. Y., May 13, 1844. Her parents were Peter and 
Henrietta (Wilkins) Shear, both natives of the 
Empire State, the father horn in Albany County, 
and the mother in Greene County. Her father is a 
farmer and cattle dealer, and is yet living on the 
old home in Seneca County. His wife died when 
Mrs. Barlow was an infant. These people were 
likewise Friends, and Mrs. Barlow was reared in 
their faith, attending meeting with her grandfather, 
with whom she lived after her mother's death. By 
her first marriage, Mrs. Barlow bad one child — 
Gertrude A. Barnes, who makes her home with her 
mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barlow have one child, 
named J. Carroll. 

Our subject is a member of the Presbyterian 
Cluiich. He is no politician, and has never held 
any public office, but votes the Democratic ticket. 
As a man of integrity and uprightness, he stands 
high in the community, and in every relation of 
life he bears an excellent reputation. 



THE GEM CITY ROLLING MILL was origi- 
nally built for a paper mill in 1873, and was rebuilt 
and refitted as a full roller flour mill in 1886-7. 
Our subject and his partners began operations there 
in March, 1887. The mill is situated on the north 
side of the Blue and is run by a magnificent water 
power, which supplies all the mills in that place, 
on both sides of the river, and which is capable of 
running many more, and will in time undoubtedly 
be full}' used. The firm name is M. L. Duncan & 
Co., the partners being M. L. Duncan, Jacob H. 
Barlow and David H. Miller. The}- use the centri- 
fugal system, and the mill with a capacity of 100 
barrels in twenty-four hours, is run day and night. 
They also use two runs of burrs for meal, with the 



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usual capacity of thirt^y barrels of bolted meal or 
120 bushels of corn per day, sometimes, however, 
grinding mucli more. They also, of course, manu- 
facture buckwheat flour, bran and other mill prod- 
ucts. They make three grades of flour, known as 
"Our Best," "Straight" and "Good Luck," which 
are well known in this part of the country', nearly 
all they can make being consumed in local trade. 
Whatever they can manufacture above the home 
demand is shipped to Kansas City and elsewhere. 

^^EOKGE W. MOFFITT. The .subject of 
III ^— , this sketch settled on a farm in Wells Town- 
^^Ij ship, in October, 1870, having removed 
from St. Louis, Mo., a few months previous with 
his family. He is tiie father of six children, one 
son and five daugthers, named Charlotte, John Jar- 
dine, Martha, Minnie, Lizzie and Georgia. His 
son and the three eldest daughters are married, 
and are settled within the neighborliood of the pa- 
ternal homestead. 

Our subject was born near Harrisburg, Pa., July 
5, 1833. When about three years of age his par- 
ents emigrated to Canton, Ohio, where his father 
entered the Pittsburg Conference of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, as a minister, and from that 
event on, his youth was passed as became an itiner- 
ant minister's child. About the year 184G his 
father bought a residence in the suburbs of Cadiz, 
Ohio. His early education was pursued in the pub- 
lic schools, with a two 3'ears course at Bethany Col- 
lege, Bethan3% Va. He was married Feb. 15. 1854, 
in Cadiz, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of William 
and Phcebe Barrett. She was a gr.iduate of Pleasant 
Hill Seminary, in AVest Middletown, Pa., and of 
Quaker origin. Iier grandparents having been 
Quakers who emigrated from Eastern Virginia about 
the year 1800, and settled in Harrison Countj', Ohio, 
where thej' lived and died. Her fatlier was a prom- 
inent and successful politician in Harrison County, 
along in the forties. 

Our subject is the eldest of a family of seven 
sons. His father, the Rev. John Jardine Mofifitt, 
D.D., was born in Trenton, N, J., in 1810. His 



paternal grandfather was a Scotchman, wlio came 
to America at an early day, settling in Trenton. 
His mother, Charlotte (Epley) Moffitt, was of (ier- 
man descent, born in Dauphin County, near Har- 
risburg. Pa., in the year 1810. 



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<a JfclLLlAM H. ELLIOTT. Lying on section 
\jqJ// 1^' Franklin Township, are 127 acres of 
W^ fertile land, upon which is the home of the 
gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He is 
one of the enterprising farmers of the township, 
having since his residence here, brought his farm 
to a good state of cultivation, erected good build- 
ings and made for himself a comfortable home. 

Mr. Elliott was the sixtli in a family of nine chil- 
dren, six of whom grew to maturity, and five of 
whom are now living, three sons and two daugh- 
ters. He was born in Bradford County, Pa., May 
23, 1831. (For history of his parents see sketch 
of J. M. Elliott, which occupies another page in 
this volume.) He grew to manhood in his native 
count3', but at the age of twentj-three came to 
Ogle County, 111., where he engaged in farming. 
After five years' residence there, lie returned to 
his native State and county. 

Animated by the spirit of patriotism which in- 
duced thousands of his countrymen to leave their 
homes for fields of battle, in October, 1862, Mr. 
Elliott laid aside the peaceful implements of the 
farmer to take up arms in this country's defense. 
He was enrolled in Company D, 17th Regiment 
Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served faithfully until 
the close of the war. While engaged in a raid near 
tlie Rappahannock River, he was taken prisoner by 
Stuart's Cavalry, and held ten days. He was then 
paroled, and as soon as he could be exch.anged, 
again joined his regiment. He escaped without be- 
ing seriously wounded, though his health and hear- 
ing were gre.ntlj' impaired while in the service. At 
the conclusion of the war he received an honorable 
discharge, and returned to liis native county, where 
he remained until the spring of 1869; then coming 
to Marsliall Countj\ Kan., he settled upon the farm 
where he has since resided, 



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Residence of VJ'^. H . Elliott, 5ec.18 . Franklin Township. 




Residence of G . 5TAUSS,SEc,^2Gic5G. 1V1ary5vill[ Township. 



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615 



Allliough formerly a Domocrat, Mr. KUiott is :it 
present an advocate of the jninciples of the Union 
Labor party. He is a jnember of Lyons Post No. 
9, G. A. R. Mr. Elliott is a man of worth. ]ier- 
forming all the duties of the honorable and reliable 
citizen, with the exception of having remained a 
single man. A fine lithographic view of the farm 
and residence of Mr. Elliott, drawn b}' our special 
artist, is shown elsewhere in this work. 

G^'iiUSTAVE STAUSS. This gentleman belongs 
-, to that constantly growing class of retired 
__| farmers, who are permitted to enjoy the 
fruits of their early labors in a quiet wa3-. In a 
neat brick cottage on Elm street, Marysville, sur- 
rounded by a large, pleasant lawn, Mr. .Stauss lives 
quietly and comfortably. He is one of the promi- 
nent Germans of this county who have amassed a 
competencj'. 

Mr. Stauss was born in Germany. Aug. 7, 1825, 
and there lived until thirty years of age. He mar- 
ried Miss Minnie Engle, Sept. 29, 1851, in the city 
of New Trebben, Germanv. He early learned the 
blacksmith trade and has followed it since coming to 
America. In 1855. in company with his wife and 
two children, August and Augusta, he came to Mil- 
waukee, Wis., and there remained for three years. 
In this city his sons, Charles and Henry, were born. 
The family came to Brown Count}', Kan., in 1858, 
settling iu Hiawatha, and a year later located in 
Marshall Countj% where they have since resided. 

Mr. Stauss worked as a mechanic until 1870, 
when he bought a fine farm of 4-10 acres, erecting 
■extensive buildings upon it, including a fine stone 
house (a view of which appears in this volume), a 
good barn, and corn-cribs which will hold 8,000 
bushels. Ii; addition he has made the usual improve- 
ments of the enterprising farmer, including a fine 
windmill. 5Ir. Stauss has accomplished all this 
under serious disadvantages, as in 1862 he lost 
what he had through a severe illness. For twenty- 
two years the farm was his home. 

Mr. Stauss is the oldest man now living who set- 
tled on the present site of Marysville. At the time 



of his arrival but one log house stood where is now 
a thriving city, and the only habitation on the Blue 
was a small dugout. He first took up a little claim on 
the Blue River, and there the entire family became ill 
and Mr. Stauss was unable to work until 18C2; fort- 
unately he had retained his tools and was thus eua- 
abled to open a little blacksmith shop on his farm, 
and in that manner managed to live. It is impos- 
sible to relate the sufferings endured by this brave 
pioneer family. They were obliged to go to Table 
Rock for wheat flour and to the Missouri River for 
the necessities of life. In 1861 Mr. Stauss planted 
thirtj--five acres, but did not harvest sufficient pro- 
duce for one meal. During the same year he lost his 
last horse and ox. When he had corn to sell it 
brought but ten cents a bushel, and other products 
were sold equall}- low. However, Mr. Stauss man- 
aged to rise above disaster, and with an improve- 
ment in the general condition of the country, 
success rewarded his efforts and he finally attained 
to independence and prosperity. He has not only a 
fine home on the farm but a pleasani one in the 
city. 

Mr. Stauss voted at the first election wherein 
Marysville was proposed for the county seat, and 
for all of the county officers, and has been present 
at ever}' election since, contributing his quota to- 
ward upbuilding Marysville and Marshall County. 
He was the first settler on the prairie who improved 
his claim. In politics he is an adherent of the 
Republican party, but he is not an office-seeker, 
generally voting for the candidate whom he thinks 
the best qualified for the position. He is a member 
of the Lutheran Church. Of his children, August 
married Miss Charlotte Bloker, bj' whom he has 
one child — Dora; they reside on a farm of his own 
in this township. Augusta, who married William 
Meinecke, resides on a farm in this county, and is 
the mother of five children — Minnie, Rosa, William, 
Carl and Mary, three having died; Charles, who is 
a resident of Newcastle, Wash., is married and has 
one child, Mabel; Henry, who married Emma Mil- 
ler, is living on the home farm and is the father of 
three girls; Emma, Lillie and Coka. All of the 
children are in good circumstances. Mr. Stauss 
is considered a representative citizen of Marysville, 
and is honored and respected bj- all who knew him, 



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A brief description of his farm buildings may 
not be out place. The house, which is built of 
stone, of pleasing design and finely finished, is 
30x40 feet, two story and cellar, and contains eight 
rooms. The main barn is 26x30 feet, with L's 
24x26 feet, and contains threshers and other other 
farming implements. The granary is 18x35 feet, 
solidly built of stone, as are all the outbuildings. 






ATRICK A. BREXNAN. The history of 
jl) one of the leading farmers of Logan Town- 
ship, and who is pleasantly located on sec- 
tion 34, is in its main points as follows: 
Mr. Brennan was born in Ireland, and when a mere 
boy was brought to America by his parents, John 
and Johanna (Whalon) Brennan. They landed in 
New York City, whence they proceeded to Rhode 
Island and lived there nine years. At the expira- 
tion of this time they emigrated to DeKalb County, 
III, where the father carried on farming until 
1868. In the fall of that year they came to this 
county, and our subject, then being a man grown, 
secured his first landed possessions bj'homesteading 
eighty acres on section 2, Walnut Township. He 
carried on the improvement and cultivation of his 
land, and occupied it until 1881. Then selling out, 
he purchased 240 acres, occupying a portion of 
sections 27, 34 and 35, in Logan Township, where 
he now lives. 

In 1882 Mr. Brennan repaired to Marysville and 
encaged in the agricultural implement trade in 
company with a partner, under the firm name of 
Dow & Brennan. Two years of this experience 
sufficed him, and he then went back to the farm, to 
which he has since given his undivided attention. 
He has put up a good frame house, together with 
barn, stable, etc., planted a grove of forest trees, 
and has a fruit orchard of about six acres. His 
property has been accumulated solely by his own 
exertions, as he commenced in life without means, 
and with comparatively little business experience. 
He knows how every dollar of his property has 
been earned, and is consequently well fitted to take 



care of it. He has ver3' little time to give to out- 
side matters, but keeps himself posted upon current 
events, and usually votes the Democratic ticket. 

One of the most interesting and important events 
in the life of our subject was his marriage, which 
took place in Illinois, the bride being Miss Mary, 
a sister of Patrick Farrail, whose sketch appears 
on another page in this Album. Of this union 
there have been born eight children living, viz. : 
Mary, John, Thomas, James, AVilliam, Martin, Katie 
and Hannah. One daughter, Anna, is deceased. 

The parents of onr subject came to this county 
a few 3'ears after his arrival and the mother died 
in 1885. The father is still living and makes his 
home with our subject. The family it is believed 
for several generations were natives of Ireland, and 
connected with the Catholic Church. Mr. Brennan, 
aside from holding the office of Clerk in Herkimer 
Township two terms, has meddled very little with 
public affairs, preferring to give his time to his 
farming interests. 

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ETER CRUSA, one of the old and repre- 
sentative farmers of Richland Township, 
came to Northeastern Kansas as early as 
1869, and secured 160 acres of land, oc- 
cupying a part of sections 4 and 5. He labored in 
true pioneer fashion for a number of years, bring- 
ing it to a state of cultivation and erecting upon it 
the necessary buildings. It is now highly pro- 
ductive and valuable, and yields to the proprietor 
a generous income. Mr. Crusa stands well among 
his neighbors and fellow-citizens as a man deserv- 
ing of their highest esteem. 

A native of Indiana, our subject was born in 
1842, and lived there until coming to Kansas. He 
acquired his education in the common schools, and 
lived with his parents on the farm until leaving his 
native State. His father. Frederick Crusa, died in 
Indiana on Christmas Day, 1886. His wife, Louisa, 
is still living there. The parental household con- 
sisted of five children, four of whom are living in 
this county, namely : L. J. ; Peter, our subject; Eliza 
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on section 6, in Richland Township, where he has 
lived for eight j-ears. Our subject came to Kansas 
in advance of the family, and lived here man}' 
}"ears before he was joined by anj' of them. Fred- 
erick Crusa, the father of our subject, was a native 
of German}', where he was reared and married. 
Upon coming to America he located near Brook- 
ville, Ind., where he improved a farm from the 
timber and constructed a comfortable home. Our 
subject has made of farming an art and a science, 
taking advantage of the new inventions of the age, 
and keeping himself thoroughl\- posted upon mat- 
ters of general interest connected with agriculture. 
He inherited from a substantial ancestry those solid 
and reliable traits of character which have enabled 
him to succeed financially, and secure the esteem 
and confidence of his fellow-men. 



<Sk^AVIER GUITTARD. This gentleman is 
SK familiarly known to the people of this region 
^^ as the youngest son of (ieorge Guittard, 
Sr., in honor of whom the township where he now 
lives was named. The latter was one of its early 
settlers and the first Postmaster. His familj' con- 
sisted of three sons — George, Jr., .Joseph and 
Xavier. The mother, in her girlhood, was Miss 
Madaline Thomao. The parents emigrated from 
Philadelpliia, Pa., by rail to St. Louis, Mo., whence 
thej- embarked on a river steamer to St. Joseph, 
Mo., and from that point proceeded with an ox 
team to this county, involving a journej- of fifteen 
daj-s, and settling in tlie wilderness in .advance of 
civilization. 

In making his journey from St. Louis to this 
county, the father of our subject, at Ft. Laramie, 
in company with a partner, undertook the trans- 
portation of a load of provisions. There were 
wild tales of Indian atrocities, and the partner be- 
coming frightened bj' the tales told him, withdrew 
from his contract, leaving Mr. Guittard to make 
his way alone. Tlie latter, upon his arrival in this 
count}', took up a claim of 160 acres, and the sons 
acquired land adjoining, to the extent of three 



quarters of a section. Prior to this venture, how- 
ever, the elder Guittard visited this country, first 
in 1856, and again in the spring of 1857. He 
brought his family in the fall of the latter year. 
Their nearest neighbors for some time were Gen. 
Frank Marshall, at Marysville, and a Mr, Doyle, at 
Seneca, the first mentioned being located seventeen 
miles and the latter twenty-two miles away, and 
there was no phj'sician nearer than the Missouri 
River, People in those times were obliged to keep 
on hand a suiiph' of quinine, even if they had no 
flour. 

Wlien our subject, with his parents, came to this 
region, Indians were plentiful, including bands of 
Otoes, Pawnees, Kickapoos and the Kaws, or Pot- 
tawatomies — the two latter tribes being the most 
treacherous of any. The men of the Guittard 
household, put up a log house 20x22 in dimensions, 
and other structures of the same material for the 
accommodation of their limited supply of live 
stock. The\- then commenced breaking the oround 
.around them, and sowed wlieat, oats and barley, 
and put in other crops. The nearest market was at 
St, Joseph, 110 miles away, to which they made 
the journey in a slow and tedious manner, with 
oxen, and where the}' purchased the provisions 
necessary for the family. Their house for some 
years was one of the stage stations on the old over- 
land route, and one John Hockerty ran a weekly 
mail and stage from St, Joseph to Salt Lake City. 
In 1859 this was operated by Maj. Russell Waddle 
& Co., of Leavenworth, they makino- the trip 
weekly and taking in Leavenworth and Pike's Peak, 
In 1861 there was run a daily line by one Ben 
Holliday, of New York City, between St, Joseph 
and San Francisco, changing their four-horse teams 
once in ten or fourteen miles. In 1863 the route 
was changed somewhat, and finally, in 1865, was 
moved south on the Kansas Pacific Railroad. 

The father of our subject assisted in the oro-ani- 
zation of the county, and was appointed a Commis- 
sioner, in which capacity he served until the county 
was divided into four townsiiips, fifteen miles 
square, whicli were named respectively: Marys- 
ville. Blue Rapids, Vermillion and Guittard, Mr, 
Guittard was made Deputy Sheriff, and was instru- 
nirutal in the organization of the first school dis- 



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trict, which embraced a territory nine miles square, 
having within its limits but a few families. He 
donated the site for tlie schoolhouse, the logs to 
build it, and the money to finish it, and also fre- 
quently boarded the teacher, in order that the 
school should be kept up. He was prosperous in 
his efforts at building up a homestead, living to put 
up a substantial frame dwelUng and under this roof 
spent his last days, his death occurring in March, 
188L 

George Guittard, the father of our subject, was 
born in France, March 5, 1800. He lived there 
until a man of tliirty-tliree years, then set out for 
America with his wife and family. The former, in 
her girlhood, was Miss Madeline Thoman. Their 
children were all born, like the parents, in France, 
Xavier, our subject being the youngest. After an 
ocean voyage of 103 days, they settled in the city 
of Baltimore. Md., where they sojourned three 
years; thence they removed to Philadelphia, Pa., 
where the father was employed at his trade — the 
printing of calico — in the factories of the Quaker 
City. They removed to New York City in 1851, 
and to New Jersey the following year. In the 
latter State the father opened up his own factory, 
which he operated until the panic of 1854. In 
.lanuary, 1855, he returned to Philadelphia, where 
he remained working at his trade until December, 
1857. The wife and mother is still living, making 
her home with her son Xavier, our subject, and if 
living until Oct. 16, 1889, will have attained the 
eighty-seventh year of her age. 

The subject of this notice was born in France, 
May 21, 1831, and remained a member of tiie par- 
ental household until coming to this county. He 
selected for his portion, at the time his father and 
brothers took up land, the southwest quarter of 
section 4, in Guittard Township, and upon this he has 
since lived. It is hardly necessary to say, it has 
been greatly changed from its original condition, 
and financially Mr. Guittard has experienced a 
chanse fully as great. He is now the owner of the 
whole of section 4, and has effected first class im- 
provements including a good house, 38x43 feet in 
dimensions, and divided into twelve comfortable 
rooms. His main barn occupies an area of 30x100 
feet, and another one is 30x50 feet in tlimensions. 



The live stock and machinery is amply indicative 
of the progress and enterprise of the proprietor. 
The land has been brought to a high state of cul- 
tivation, and tiie whole estate is not only a credit 
to him who has built it up, but a source of pride 
to this part of the county. 

Considering his enterprise and value as a citizen, 
it is not surprising that Mr. Guittard has been 
called upon to fill the various offices within the 
gift of the people. He has officiated as Township 
Commissioner, Trustee, Treasurer and Clerk, hold- 
ing the latter office seven years, and has officiated 
as School Director for the past fourteen years. Po- 
litically he votes with the Democratic party, and 
sociall}' is the Master of Guittard Grange, No. 569. 

Since 1860 our subject has been the Postmaster 
of Guittard, receiving his commission from Abra- 
ham Lincoln. Mail only comes to this place twice 
a week from Beattie. In the early days it was 
brought dailj- on the overland route by stage, this 
vehicle transporting mail frequently to the value 
of $35,000 to $40,000, and from six to seven pas- 
sengers. Its arrival was quite an event, and formed 
one of the few occurrences, which served to en- 
liven the monotonj' of pioneer life. The Guittard 
family have performed no unimportant part in the 
settlement of this county, and are widel / and fa- 
vorably known to most of its prominent residents. 



<£ I^.ERNER KREBS resi 
MA -Jli located on section 2' 
V¥ He is a native of 



;ERNER KREBS resides on a pleasant farm 
24, Balderson Township. 
Prussia, where he was 
born Nov. 21, 1840. He not only obtained a com- 
mon school education under the compulsory laws 
of his native land, but completed a thorough High 
School course. At the age of twent^'-two 3'cars he 
entered the Emperor Alexander Garde Grenadier, 
No. 1, Company 3, in which he served from 1862 
to 1865. In 1866 he re-entered, serving iu the 
same company and regiment in the war with Aus- 
tria, which took part in the battle of Koeniggraetz 
in Bohemia. He has the record of being a good 
soldier. He left the Empire in 1867 and crossed 
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in Brooklyn, he ^ent to Alleghany County, Md., 
to visit his brother, Rev. Hermann Krebs. After a 
short stay he went to La Salle County, 111., where 
for a j-ear he clerked in a store. In 1868 he came 
to this county and took a homestead on Mission 
Creek. In 1870 he removed to his present loca- 
tion, where he obtained eighty acres of land, all 
raw prairie. Nearlj- all of it is now under cultiva- 
tion and upon it are being made various improve- 
ments. Mr. Krebs devotes his entire attention to 
his farm. In Dec. 1875, he went back to LaSalle 
County, 111., where he remained some eight months, 
since which time he has been a continual resident 
here. 

The father of our subject was during his life a 
man of considerable note. He was born in Bar- 
men, Prussia, March 18, 1803. He studied for the 
ministry and was graduated from the University of 
Erlangen. From 1829 to 1841, he preached in 
Berges Gladbach. From 1841 until his death, 
which occurred June 20, 1864, he preached in 
Hornrath, where he was buried. His death occurred 
in a hospital in Godesberg. where lie had gone for 
treatment for dropsj^ Hebrews xiii, 7. His wife, 
Caroline Frederika (Esch) Krebs was also a native 
of Prussia. She was born May 19, 1S07 and died 
March 24, 1854. John xi, 25 and 26. The par- 
ental familj' consisted of eleven children, nine of 
whom are now living, our subject being the eighth 
in order of birth. In 1860 the fatlier paid a visit 
to the United States. 

Our subject celebrated his marriage on July 5, 
1879, the bride being Eliza, daughter of Bernhard 
and Elizabeth (Pfetzing) Mueller. Mr. Mueller 
was born in Fulda.Hesse-Darmst.adt,and his wife was 
a native of Berge in the same Grand Duchy. The}- 
spent their entire lives in their native land, where 
Mr. Mueller died in 1853, and his wife in 1856. 
They were the parents of three children, two of 
whom are now living. Mrs. Krebs was the second 
child, her birth having occurred Jan. 14, 1837. 
She was first married to John H. Duver, who died 
in 1876. Oct. 4, of the next year, the widow came 
to Home Cit}-, in this county, where later she was 
married to our subject. By her first husband she 
had three children, who grew to maturity. Mr. 
and Mrs. Krebs have one child, August, born June 



16. 1881, who is already a verj' creditable performer 
on the accordeon, showing evidence of a decided 
musical talent. 

Mr. Krebs takes great interest in the polities of 
his adopted country and votes the Democratic 
ticket. Both himself and wife are members of the 
Lutheran Church, among whose ministers his father 
had held such high rank. He has been School 
Director and faithfull}' discharged the duties of 
the office. He is a man of more than ordinary 
intelligence, of a kind and tender hearted nature, 
industrious habits and high principles. 



OLLIN S. FILLMORE, M. D. In the per- 
son of the subject of this biography we 
have emphaticallj- a self-made man. Or- 
phaned at an early age by the death of 
both parents, he secured his education by his 
own unaided efiforts. The struggles of his early 
life, which he met and overcame with true Ameri- 
cau courage, were the means of making him self- 
reliant, and were of inestimable value in the 
development of his character. He is held in hioh 
esteem by the people of Blue Rapids, among whom 
he has lived for the past six years, both as a citizen 
and a physician and is rapidly rising in his profess- 
ion. 

Dr. Fillmore was born in Elkton, Washington 
Co.. 111., Dec. 22, 1854. His paternal ancestors 
were of English descent and Puritan stock. John 
Fillmore and his wife, Abigail Fillmore, were mem- 
bers of the Massachusetts colony in the seventeenth 
century and their son, John Jr., was born in Bos- 
ton, March 19, 1702. In a direct line from him 
the subject of this sketch is descended. This latter 
John went to sea and was captured bj' a pirate 
named Phillips, but he and two others turning about 
captured the pirate vessel and brought her into 
Boston, where Phillips was hung and John and his 
companions were rewarded. 

John Fillmore was married three times, havino- 
two children by his first wife. By his second, 
formerly, a Miss Da}', he had thirteen children. 



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His third wife was a widow Roach, and this union 
was without issue. Nathaniel, a son of the second 
wife,was the progenitor of this branch of the family 
and the great-great-grandfather of Rollin S.. our 
subject. He was born in Franklin, Conn, March 
20, 1740, and served in three campaigns in the 
French and Indian War, entering the army when a 
youth of sixteen years. He was at one time dis- 
abled and left in the forest six days without food, 
but making a fire, roasted and ate his shoes and a 
part of his blanket, thus saving his life. He was 
finally rescued and afterwards settled in Benning- 
ton, Vt. Later, he became an officer in the army, 
and fought the battle at that place. He was the 
f.ather of six children, his son, Simeon, being the 
great-grandfather of Dr. Fillmore. 

Simeon Fillmore was born Dec. 13, 1768, and 
was twice married, first to Susannah, daughter of 
Joseph and Hannah Glezen, who was born May 7, 
1766, and she was the maternal ancestor of this 
family. Tiiis couple had five children, the second 
of whom, named Sherlock, was the grandfather of 
him of whom we write. Sherlock was born Jan. li 
1793,and was married Jan. 9, 1817 to Lois Slosson.at 
Clarence. N. Y., where he continued to reside until 
his death. He had a farm near the village and 
raised sheep. He was somewhat prominent in lo- 
cal affairs and a Notary Public. He was twice 
married, but there were no children of the second 
union. His wife, Lois, was the daughter of John 
and Judith Slosson, and was born Jan. 29, 1798. 
They had five children: Euphemia. who died un- 
married; Rollin, who is the father of Dr. Fillmore; 
Myron, a miller of Michigan; Henry, a veterinary 
suro-eou at St. Cloud, Minn.; and Emory, who died 
in 186G at the age of thirty-three, in (^uiney, 
Mich. 

Rollin Slosson Fillmore, Sr., father of the sub- 
ject of this biography, was born in Clarence, Erie 
Co., N. y., June 24, 1819. There he spent his 
bovhood mainly, pursuing his early studies, and 
later he completed his education in the city of 
Buffalo. While still a young man he began teach- 
inw school and afterward studied medicine, and 
was graduated at Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y. in 
1846. After some j'ears spent in the practice of 
his profession in his native State he removed to 



Elkton, 111., where he followed his calling for sev- 
eral years, and was appointed Postmaster of tiiat 
place under the administration of President Fill- 
more, who was his second cousin. 

In 1857 the father of our subject removed to St. 
Cloud, Minn,, where he practiced until his death, 
March 3, 1859, when in the fortieth 3-ear of his age. 
Had he lived longer he would, undoubtedly, have 
become famous. He possessed considerabh' liter- 
ary genius, being a frequent contributor to the 
medical journals, and was considered a practictioiier 
of advanced ideas. He was married at Belleville, 
111., to Mrs. Emily (Boyakin) Rider, a sister of 
Coroner W. F. Boyakin, of this county, under 
whose name a history of the family appears on an- 
other page in this Album. Mrs. Emil}- Fillmore 
was born in Giles County, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1827. 
In due time after the death of Dr. Fillmore she 
became the wife of James Steele, a farmer near 
Nashville, 111., and died Sept. 8, 1863, when nearly 
thirty-six years old. Of her union with Dr. Fill- 
more there were born two children — Emilj' E. and 
tiie subject of this sketch. Emily is unmarried and 
lives in Belleville, 111.; she was reared and educated 
by an aunt with a view of devoting her life to for- 
eign missions, but the precarious condition of 
her relative prevented her from undertaking her 
especial life work. She is now one of the promi- 
nent educators of Southern Illinois. Of the third 
marriage of Mrs. Fillmore there was born one child 
— Emily Louise, who is the wife of David HoUiday 
and lives in Coulterville, 111. ; her father is deceased. 

Rollin Sherlock Fillmore, was three years old 
his father removed to St. Cloud, Minn., where he 
remained until the latter's death, three years later. 
He afterward spent a short time in Michigan with 
an uncle, then repaired to the home of his grand- 
father, Sherlock Fillmore, at Clarence, N. Y. Sub- 
sequently, going to Belleville witii his mother, he, 
after her marriage to Mr. Steele, removed with 
them to Nashville, 111., at which time he was in iiis 
seventh year. He remained a member of the fam- 
ily until after tlie death of his mother, which oc- 
curred in 1863. 

In due time after the above-mentioned event 
young Fillmore returned to Belleville, and making 
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until about nineteen years old. For throe years 
following he worked on the farm in summer, sav- 
ing his wages to pay his tuition in tiie High school, 
which he altended during the wintei' at Belleville, 
and to which he walked four miles and back each 
day. In this way he spent tliree winters, and by 
ciiiistaiit stud3- and reading during his spare mo- 
ments he became thoroughly- well informed. lie 
taught school and worked on a farm until he had 
accumulated enough to enable him to pay for his 
board while attending the Normal school at Val- 
paiaiso, Ind. He paid his tuition acting as night 
watchman. 

Dr. Fillmore was graduated from the business 
department of the above-mentioned institution in 
due time and afterward taught school near Belle- 
ville for three jears. In this way he earned and 
saved his monej' to pay his way through the 
Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, having 
j'ears before determined to become a physician. 
He had kept this object in view with the same 
determination which had characterized his efforts 
in gaining a classical education, and for years had 
been reading medicine while in the Normal at A'al- 
paraiso, and while teaching. He was thus well pre- 
pared for his medical studies, and in March, 1883, 
was graduated from the Missouri Meelical College. 

At Fayetteville, 111., in the summer of 1882, Dr. 
Fillmore began the practice of his profession under 
the oversight of his Professor in college, and after 
being graduated, establislied himself at Saline, 111. 
Thence, in September, 1883, he came to Blue Rap- 
ids, where he has since lived. He soon attained to 
an enviable reputation as a praotictioncr, and his 
devotion to his profession has gained him tlie con- 
fidence of a large number of patrons. 

On the 21st of December, 1885, Dr. F'iilmore was 
united in marriage with Miss Ada Louise, daughter 
of Matthew and Jennie (Dimmock) Burn, of Til- 
sonburg, Canada. Mrs. F'iilmore was born in Til- 
sonburg, Dec. 22, 1863. Of her union with our 
subject tliere is one child, a daughter, Louise 
Kupheme. They occup3' a snug home in the 
west part of the city and enjoy the friendship of 
its best people. Both the Doctor and his estimable 
wife are members in good standing of the Baptist 
Church at Blue Rapids. The Doctor possesses 



considerable musical talent, and for llie last five 
years has l)ei'n tlic Chorister of his church, also 
a Trustee. 

Besides tiie routine of his practice. Dr. F'iilmore 
is filling various other important positions. He is 
Past Dictator in the K. of H.. Examining Phj-si- 
cian of the M. AV. of A., Surgeon for the U. S. 
Mutual Accident Association of New York, and 
Examining Surgeon of the Mutual Life Insurance 
Company of New York City. He is also Medical 
Examiner of the Connecticut Life Insurance Com- 
pany of Hartford, Conn., and President of the 
Building and Loan Association, a branch of the 
parent society of Minneapolis, Minn. He is like- 
wise Vice-President of the Marshall County Medi- 
cal Society and is Assistant Surgeon of the Third 
Regiment, K. N. G., commissioned by Gov. Mar- 
tin in 1885. 

jF_^^()MER T. REED, late a resident of this 
jlT j)j c'ounty, and numbered among its most 
'£^ highly respected citizens, was a native of 
''■W' Connecticut, and born Sept. 23, 182i). His 
parents were David and Electa Reed, the former a 
native of Connecticut. The parental family in- 
cluded nine children. Homer T. crossed the Mis- 
souri at an early day, and settled in this county 
among its first pioneers, with whom he lived and 
labored until departing this life Oct. 5, 1885. 

In Iowa, on the 3d of May, 1864, Homer T. 
Reed was united in marriage with Miss Mar-mret 
Emma, daughter of Enoch and Sabra (Gates) 
Fobes. This lady was burn in Ontario County, 
N. Y., Oct. 3, 1833. F^noch Fobes was a native of 
Massachusetts, and his wife, .Sabra, was born in 
New Y'ork State. The Fobes family was promi- 
nent in New F^ngland during the Colonial days, and 
traced their ancestry to Scotland and England. 
Grandfather Pcrly Gates carried a musket in the 
War of 1812. 

When Mrs. Reed was a child of two years her 
parents removed to Genesee County, N. Y., where 
she was reared to womanhood. Her father pur- 
chased land of the Holland Land Co., settling in 
Genesee County in 1836, and remained there until 



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his death. The parental household consisted of the 
following children : John and Selinda, deceased ; 
Gates L., a resident of Cherokee County, Iowa; 
Frank, living in Iowa; M. E., Mrs. Reed; and 
George, deceased. 

The father of Mrs. Reed was one of the earliest 
settlers of Genesee Count}^, N. Y. He named the 
town of Oakfield, and was instrumental in the es- 
tablishment of the first post-offlee there. He gave 
to his children a good education, Mrs. Reed attend- 
ing Carey Collegiate Seminary, the Ontario Female 
Seminary ai; Canandaigua, N. Y. ; and the Genesee 
Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, N. Y. Later she was 
for a time a teacher in the High School of Batavia, 
N. Y., after which she taught in Jefferson Female 
College, at Jefferson, Mo. After coming to Iowa 
she conducted a private school in Decorah. To 
Mr. and Mrs. Reed were born four children, viz.: 
Ada, now the wife of Walter Short, of Kan- 
sas City, Mo.; Archibald, deceased; Bessie and 
Geoi-ge, at home. 

In the spring of 1870 Mr. and Mrs. Reed came 
to this county, and Mr. Reed purchased the farm 
which his widow now occupies. They resided for 
a time in Blue Rapids, then removed to the farm. 
The estate includes loO acres of choice land, with 
good improvements, and the farm is supplied with 
all the buildings and machinery necessary for tlie 
successful prosecution of general agriculture. Since 
her husband's decease Mrs. Reed conducts the farm 
in a most admirable manner. She is a ladj'' of more 
than ordinary intelligence, and occupies a high po- 
sition in social circles. She was formerly a member 
of the Presbyterian Church, with which she united 
in girlhood, and still adheres to that belief. Mr. 
Reed, politically, was a stanch Democrat, and a man 
of decided views, one whose opinions were re- 
spected. The family' ranks second to none within 
the precincts of Marshall County. Below we ap- 
pend an interesting resume of tiie ancestors of Mrs. 
Reed's family, given in the quaint style in which it 
has been copied from the old records: 

Fobes — 1. John Fobes (from Duxbuiy) one of 
the original proprietors of Bridgewater, where he 
settled and died in 1661. Made his nuncupative 
will before William Brett and Arthur Harris; His 
widow. Constant, sister of Experience Mitchell, 



married John Briggs of Portsmouth, R. I., 166^. 
He had John, Edward, Mary. Caleb, William, 
Joshua and Elizabeth. John died at George Al- 
len's in Sandwich, 1661. William married Eliza- 
beth, daughter of Constant Southworth, 1667 and 
settled finally at Little Compton and was with 
Capt. Church in Phillip's War. Joshua fell with 
Capt. Michael Pierce of Scituate in that disasterous 
battle with the Indians at Attelboro in 1(;76. Caleb 
went to Norwich. 

2 — . Deacon Edward (son of John 1.) married 
Elizabeth, daughter of John Howard and had 
Elizabeth, 1677; John, 1679; Mary, 1681; Bethina, 
1683; Hannah, 1686; Ephraim, 1688; Joshua, 
1689; Benjamin, 1692 and William 1698. Edward, 
the father, died in 1732. Elizabeth married Joseph 
Keitii; Mary never married; Bathia married Sam- 
uel Keith, 1703; Ilannali married Timo Keith, 
1710; 

3 — . John (son of Edward 2. — ) married Abi- 
gail Robinson, 1704 and had Mary, 1705; Edward, 
1707; Abigail, 1709; Sarah, 1711; John, 1714; 
Josiah, 1716; Nathan, 1719; Silence, 1722. He 
died 1725; she married Daniel Hudson, 1739 and 
died 1762. Mar}' married Daniel Hudson. .Jr.. 
1726; Edward died 1736; Abigail married Josiah 
Snell, 1728: Sarah married William Hudson, 1737; 
Nathan left no children; Silence married Levi 
Chace of Sandwich, 1771 who went to New York. 

4. — . Ephraim (son of Edward 2. — ) married 
Martha Snell 1714 and had Ephraim, 171 6; Mercy, 
1722; Bethina, 1725; Martha, 1728 and Hannah, 
1731. He died 1755; she 1750. Mary married 
Jabez Field, 1746 ; Bathia or Betty married Ed- 
mund Soper, 1754; Martha married Jonathan 
Snell 1751; Hatinah married Josiah Williams 1751. 

5 — . Joshua (son of Edward 2. — ) married Abi- 
gail, daughter of Peter Dunbar, 1711 and had 
Bathia, 1712; Hannah, 1713; Joshua, 1715; Mary, 
1717; Leah, 1720; Betty. 1724 and Abigail, 1728. 
He married perhaps Mercy Chuchill of Plympton 
for a second wife, 1754. He died 1767. Mary mar- 
ried Robert Washburn, 1739; Leah married Israel 
Washburn 1740; Abigail mniried Daniel Snow of 
Tit. 1753. 

6 — . Benjamin (son of Edward 2. — ) married 
Martha Hunt, 1721 and went to Easton and bad 




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POUTRAIT AXl) BIOdRAPlllCAl. ALUUM. 



625 



Joseph and Benjamin. Jesse was son ut' IJenjamin, 
Jr., and Abner was half brother of Jesse and mar- 
ried Polly Ford, 1791 and went Westward; Josei)h 
Fobes of Easton married Olive Hay ward, 1780 ; 
Anne Fobes of Easton, married Abijah Packard, 
1767; Jesse married Susannah Angicr, 17',l"i. 

7 — . William (son of Edward 2. — ) niarrieil 
Thankful daughter of D welly of Scituate, 1725. 
She was born 1706; they had Abner, 1727; Lucie, 
1732 (baptized Susannah) William, 1735; Edward, 
1738; Timothy, 1740; Mercy, 1744 and Mary, 
1746. He died 1764; she 1776. Lusanna married 
Seth Williams, 1750; Mercy married John Howard, 
2d, 1768; William married Hannah, daughter of 
Deacon Isaac Willis; p]dward married Orpha 
Leach, 1761 and had John, 1761 and S_y!vester, 
1764. 

8 — . plohn (son of John 3. — ) married Martha 
Pierce of Scituate 1738; had Edward, 1739; Mar- 
tha, 1741 and Libeus. 1743. He died 1783; she 
1795 aged eighty-two. Edward went to Lake 
Champlain; Martha married Eliab Hay ward, 1762. 

9 — . Josiah (son of John 3. — ] married Free- 
love, daughter of Capt. Josiah Edson, 1739, and 
had Josiah, 1740; Perez, 1742; Jason, 1745; Abi- 
gail, 1747; Silvia, 1749; Ezra, 1751; Freelove, 
1754; Alpheus, 1756; Joseph and Joiin. 1758 and 
Nathan, 1761. The father died 1794, aged seventy- 
eight; she died aged ninety-three. Abigail mar- 
ried Gideon Shaw of R.aynham. 1767; Silvia mar- 
ried Abraham Gushe of Raynham,1773; Nathan was 
a phj'sician and student under the instruction of the 
father of William Cullen Bryant, and married a Miss 
Soule of Pl>'mpton and died leaving a daughter who 
is also dead ; Josiah J. married Sarah, daughter of 
Joseph Pry or, 1766 and died young and she then 
married John P>aton of Mid's, 1780 and afterward 
Joseph Bassett, 1798 and died 1839, aged 100. 

10 — . Ephraim (son of Ephraim 4. — ) married 
Susannah, daughter of Thomas AVillis and had 
Eliam, 1739; Silence, 1745; Abigail, 1746; 
Ephraim, 1748; Thomas, 1750; Susannah, 1757; 
Lemuel, 1 761 ; Caleb, 1773. He died 1802, aged 
eighty-five. Silence married Nathaniel Conanl, 
1772; Abigail married John Morey of Norton, 
1776; Susannah married William Morey, 1780; 
Lemuel never married. 



11 — . .Joshua (son of Joshua 5. — ) married 
Esther, daiighte)- of Nicholas Porter of Abington, 
1740 and had Azariah, 1741; Daniel. 1742; Ruth, 
1744; Abigail, 1747; Joshua, 1749; Caleb, 1750; 
Robert, 1753 and Solomon, 1756. Rulh married 
Ebenezer Alden of Mid's, 1763; Abigail married 
Joseph Cowen. 1772; Solomon had Laben, Martin 
and others. Laben married Hannah Richmond, 
1816 and remained here. The rest moved away. 
Caleb married Susannah, daughter of Ebenezer 
Keith, 1776 and went to Lyme, Conn. 

12 — . Abner (son of William 7. — ) married 
Phebe, daughter of Benjamin Leach and had Absa- 
lom, 1751 ; Hannah, 1753; Edward, 1755; Jotham, 
1758 and Molly, 1761, Absalom lived in Usbridge 
and died in the Revolutionary War and Judge Ab- 
ner Fobes of Windsor, Vt. is his son. Hannah mar- 
ried Levi Leach, 1771; P>lward went to Buckland; 
Jotham wentto Genesseeand his mother died there. 
Charles, son of Judge Abner lives in Louisville, Ky. 

13 — . Timothy (son of William 7. — ) married 
Mary, daughter of William Dean of Mansfield and 
had William, 1767; Avery, 1770; Dwelly, 1774, 
killed at the raising of the Baptist Meeting House; 
and Timothy, 1783. The father died 1803; the 
mother, 1814. 

14 — . Libens (son of John 8. — ) married INIehit- 
abel, daughter of Ebenezer Howard, 1775 and had 
Libens and Mehitabel. Libens married Mary, 
daughter of Benjamin Leach, 1807; Mehitabel mar- 
ried Leonard of Easton and went to Vermont. 

15 — . Rev. Perez, L. L. D. (son of Josiah 9. — ) 
graduate of Harvard L^niversity, married Prudence, 
daughter of Rev. Samuel Wales of Raynliara and 
settled in the ministry at Raynham and died 1812, 
aged seven tj'; ho had two sons who died young 
and two daughters. Rev. Perez was born in Bridge- 
water, Mass., Sept. 21, 1742, received first degree 
from Harvard University 1762, ordained Nov. 19, 
1766; Chaplain in Revolutionary Army. 1777; 
elected President of Brown l'niver.'=ity 1 780, dur- 
ing President Manning's absence as Representative 
in Congress; chosen professor of experimental phi- 
losophy in 1787. Hi 1787 he was chosen to its 
fellowshi|) and In 1792 received highest honors. 
Anonima married Rev. Simeon Doggett I'ollv 
married Rev. Elijah Leonard of Marshfield. 



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16 — . Jason (son of Josiah 9. — ) maniccl Leah 
daughter of Israel "Wasbburne, Esq. of Raynham 
and had Selina, 1771 ; Philander, 1773; Molly. 
1775; Salmon. 1781; Davis, 1783; Clarissa, 1785; 
Shep.ard, 1787, and Laura, 1792. Selina married 
Andrew Alden, 1797; Philander went to Albany, 
N. Y.; Molly married Caleb Fobes, 1799; Clarissa 
ni.arriod Ad in Alger. 1814; Laura married Charles 
Bassett, 181 C. 

17 — . Ezra (son of Josiah 9. — ) married ilary 
SIkiw of Raynham, 1776 and had Abigail 1777; 
Susannah. 1779; Mary, 1781; Cordana, 1783; 
Ezra, 1785; Sirena, 1788; Celia, 1793; Armena, 
1796 and Eliza, 1798. Eliza married Albert S. 
Merrill, died May 20, 1888; Abigail married Otis 
Holmes of T., 1796 and Eaton Aldrich. 1807; 
ISIary married Calvin Hay ward, 1801; Cordana 
married Lemuel Dunbar, 1806; Sirena married 
Albert Whitman, 1813; Celia married Elijah 
Fobes of Canandaigua, N. Y., 1819. 

18 — . Alpheus (son of Josiah 9. — ) married 
Mehitabel, daughter of Seth Lathrop and had Seth, 
1783; Mehitabel, 1786; his wife died .and he mar- 
ried Lucy, daughter of Rev. Isaac Backus of JMid's, 
1788 and had Isaac, 1789; Sybil, 1791; Josiah, 
1793; Alpheus, 1796 .and Arelas, 1798. Mehitabel 
married Alpheus M. Withington of Milton, 1810; 
Sybil married Simeon Taylor, 1816; Isasic married 
Mary, daughter of Timothy Hayward, 1811 and 
then Olive, daughter of Edward Mitchell and widow 
of Dr. Rufus Walker; Alpheus went to New York. 
19 . Joseph. Esq. (son of Josiah 9. — ) mar- 
ried Susan, daughter of Capt. Joiin Ames, 1782 and 
had Perez and went to Oakham. 

20 . John (son of Josiah 9. — ) removed to 

Windsor and had Silas, Enoch, Elijali, Edson, John 
and Horatio, all now in New York. He had daugh- 
ters also. Freelove died unmarried; one married 
Jonathan Bassett in Bridgewater; Elijah married 
Celia daughter of Ezra Fobes, 1819; Susan mar- 
ried Rodney O. Cooley; Clarissa married Henry 
Bryan; John, born, 1758; married Rosinda Alden 
of ]\Iiddleboro, 1781 and is de.ad. 

21 . Eliab (son of P^phraim 10. — ) married 

Mehitabel, daughter of Thomas Ames, 1759 and had 
Keziah, 1760; Martha, 1762; Thomas, 1764; Chloe, 
1766; Mehitabel, 1768; Eliab, 1770; Hannah, 1772; 



Susannah, 1774; Thomas and his wife, Lydia, lived 
in Boston and left no children; his widow married 
a Tucker. Chloe married Josiah Kingman of Mid's' 
1781; Mehitabel married Benjamin Packard 1784 
and went to Vermont; Martha married Oliver 
Washburn. 1787; Susannah married Thomas 
Hooper, 1795; Hannah married Levi Macomber, of 
Mid's, 1802. 

22 — . Ephraim (son of Ephraim 10. — ) married 
Bethia, daughter of Joseph Ames, 1769 and had 
Caleb, an only child. Martin Fobes married Beltie 
Eaton of Plympton, 1793; Azari.ah married Olive 
Leach, 1793 . 

23 — . William (son of Timothy 10. — ) married 
Freelove French, 1796 and Mary Deane, 1798; 
Dwelly. 1801; Albert, 1804 and Rlioda French, 
1807. He died 1812 and tiie widow married Jonah 
Willis. 1816. 

24 — . Robert (son of Joshua 11. — ) and his 
wife Abiah had Zcphaniah, 1870; Reiiel, 1783; 
Bela, 1786; Joshu.a, 1787 and Abinh, 1790. Zcph- 
aniah married Lurania Wilber, 1810; Bela married 
Alice Washburn, 1805; Abiah married a Knapp; 
Joshua married Chloe Keitii, 1809. 

25 — . Avery Esq. (son of Timothy 13. — ) mar- 
ried Lois, daughter of Luther Hooper, 1801. had 
Harriet, 1802; Vesta, 1S04; Cornelia, 1807 and 
Fanny, 1810. 

26 — . Jesse (son or grandson of Benjamin 6. — ) 
married Susannah, widow of Oakes Angier, Esq. 
and daughter of Col. Edward Howard. 1792 and had 
Henry, 1792. She died 1793 and he married Poll}', 
daughter of Rev. Elijah Packard, 1795 and had 
Charles E., 1795 who is an Attorney at Northamp- 
ton and writes his name Forbes. 

27 — . Col. Salmon (son of Jason 16. — ) mar- 
ried Chloe, daughter of James Leach, 1807 and had 
Sumner 1807; Lentha, 1809; Justin, 1811: Stella 
Washburn, 1813; Fideli.a, 1816. 

28 . Shepard (son of Jason 16. — ) married 

Phebe, daughter of Peter Dunbar, 1814 and had 
Alice Alger, 1818 and Frederic Handel, 1820. 

29 . Ezra (son of Ezra 17. — ) married Han- 
nah, daughter of Joseph Bassett. Esq., 1810 ai\d 
had Franklin B.aylies, 181 1 and Joseph Bassett, 
1814. 

30 . Caleb (son of Ephraim 22. — ) married 



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Moll^'. daughter of Jason Fobes. ITflSt and liad 
Katbia Ames, 1800; Nancy Warner, 1802; 
Epbraim. 1805; Amelia Wasbbiirn, 1808; Cassan- 
dra Angelina, 1810; Mary Wales. 1812: Jason, 
1815 ami Sarah Williams. 1820. 

31 — . Seth (son of Alpliens 18. — ) and his wife 
Rachel, had Elmira, 180-1; Edwin. 1806; Angeliue, 
1810; Elbridge. 1812: Ilanimh. 1814; Daniel. 
1817. 

32 — . Reuel (son of Robert 24. — ) married 
daughter of Samuel Battles, 1806 and had Thomas 
Jefferson, 1806; Henry Franklin, 1809; Reuel Bat- 
tles, 1812: Willard Williams. 1814. and Robert. 
1816. 

33 — . Daniel (son of Joshua 11. — ) married 
Hannah, daughter of Miles Standish, 1769 and had 
Azariah, Daniel and others. 

Martha Fobes married William Conant, 1813. 
Elizabeth Fobes married Thanan Thompson. 1802. 



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NDREW B. WEKDK. The results of per- 
- , ■ severance and industr3' are nowhere more 
II tfc forcibly illustrated tlian in the home and 
^fl surroundings of this gentleman who has 

only been a resident of this county sirce the spring 
of 1883. He then settled on a piece of wild, un- 
cultivated land, without fences or buildings. He 
preceded his family to the spot a few days and put 
up the stable for his horses, but housed his family 
in this until he was enabled to erect a more sub- 
stantial -dwelling, which he did at once. He then 
began breaking the prairie, building fences, plant- 
ing fruit trees, and now has one of the most beau- 
tiful farms in this region, comprising 430 acres of 
fine laud, 300 acres of which are devoted to grain 
and other produce and the balance to pasture and 
Iki}-. About tlie residence have been planted a 
large amount of fruit trees and shrubbery, there 
being 900 peach trees, 200 of which are in bearing 
condition, about seventj- apple trees and probably 
1,000 catalpas, besides a number of willows. The 
residence and surroundings are in keeping with the 
enterprise of the proprietor, .and have that air of 



comfort and plenty denoting cultivated tastes and 
ample means. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Alleghenj' 
County, Pa., May 6, 1846, and was brought by his 
parents to Marshall County, III., when but a child. 
His father. Rev. Nathaniel Cooper Weede, was a 
minister of the United Presbj'terian Church, and 
married iMiss .lane Campbell. The paternal grand- 
father was Reuben Cooper Weede, of South Caro- 
lina, whence he removed to Pennsylvania at an 
early day. Grandfather Robert Campbell was a 
General, commanding a division in the army in 
the War of 1812, .ind was killed in battle. 

Our subject was reared at his father's homestead 
in Marshall County, 111., and received a common- 
school education, remaining in that count}' until a 
youth of nineteen years. The family then changed 
their residence to Starke County, 111., locating near 
Elmira. where they lived five 3'ears then removed 
to Birmingham. Jefferson Co., Iowa. Our subject 
was there married to Miss Sadie Kirkpatrick, 
daughter of T. Kirkpatrick, of Keokuk Count}-, 
Iowa, formerly of Bureau County, 111. and amono- 
the early settlers of that region, to which they had 
removed from Ohio in 1837. Theo. Kirkpatrick 
was born on the 27th of July, 181 l,in Utica,Lickin<' 
Co., Ohio. His father was born in Lancaster 
County, Pa., and died in Ohio, aged about seventy- 
five. His mother. Flora Patterson, died when he 
was a little child. Mrs. Weede's mother, Sophia 
Papp, was born in Stanton, Va., on the 27th of 
August, 1815. Her father was born in Germany, 
her mother in England. Both Mr. and Mrs. Weede's 
parents lived to celebrate their golden wedding. 

Mr. and Mrs. Weede, after "^heir marriage, set- 
tled on a farm in Jefferson County, Iowa, then re- 
moved to Keokuk County, where they sojourned 
until coming to their present place. They are the 
parents of six children, two sons and four daughters, 
but their sons have been taken from them bv death. 
The eldest daughter, M. Estella. is attending the 
academy and studying music in Pawnee City, 
Neb.; Edna R., Edith S. and K. Irena are the 
i j'ounger children at home. Ralph D. died at the 
age of ten months, and Freddie C. died when three 
years and three months old. Mr. Weede. politically, 
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with the Repuhlican party. He is a member of the 
United Presln'terian Chnreh, and contributed a 
snug sum of money toward the erection of the 
church edifice at SumraerfieM. 



.,^,. ATEIIAS KUONI is a native of Switzer- 

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'" !•' land, where he was born Oct. 26, 1834, 
growing to manhood amidst the wild and 
rugged scenery of his mountain home. 
The snow-capped i^ealis of the world-renowned 
Alps, which catch and reflect the earliest rays of" 
the glorious "orb of day" throw long, dark shadows 
ncross the fertile valleys nestling at their feet like 
sparkling emeralds glowing in a deep setting of 
l)urest ijorcelain. In such a charming valley, the 
subject of this sketch engaged in, what is in other 
less favored countries, the prosaic occupation of 
farming. Neither the picturesque and romantic 
scenery, tlie hardy, frugal lives of the peasants, nor 
the simplicity and liberality of the constitution of 
the little mountain Republic, has sufficed to secure 
them from the ills and troubles of other nations. 
Despairing of wresting from the over-taxed soil 
an income at all commensurate with his desires, Mr. 
Kuoiii determined to turn his footsteps to the land 
of hope — free America — where, enjoying the bless- 
ings of good government, liberty of conscience, and 
abundant harvests, lie might expect to obtain for 
himself and children, a fuller measure of the good 
things of life, and a chance to advance to a higher 
plane in tlie social and intellectual world, than was 
offered by the narrow and contracted sphere of ac- 
tivity possilile in his native country. In Maj', 
1866, our subject landed in New York, after an 
uneventful voyage of thirteen days. Shortly after 
arriving in that city, he boarded the cars for Chi- 
cago, but left soon after entering the city, and lo- 
cated in Peru, 111., where he procured work in a 
brewery. He continued in that employment about 
four years, when he once more turned his face west- 
ward, and established himself in Marsliall County, 
Kansas. 

Coming to this State in August, I«69. Jlr. Kuoni 
immediately preempted 160 acres of land on sec- 



tion 12, Marysville Township. Upon this farm he 
erected a good comfortable residence for himself 
and famil}^ and ns rapidly as possible put up all 
the other,necessar3' buildings, erecting them in a 
substantial and workmanlike manner, so that they 
are not only convenieiitly arranged within, and 
large enough for the purposes for which they are 
used, but are tasty in appearance, and tidily kept 
both inside and out. Thrift, economy, and shrewd 
management )iave brought material prosperity to 
Mr. Kuoni. lie owns at present 400 acres of good 
land, all in fine condition and well-improved. In 
addition to the usual operations necessary to carry 
on a farm successfully, Mr. Kuoni follows the 
business of stock-raising, giving close attention to 
all the details of grade, food, and housins', and 
everything else required to ensure a profitable re- 
turn of capital and labor invested in the business. 
It is. perhaps, needless to say that he has been suc- 
cessful in his chosen occupation, as his fine farm, 
excellent buildings, and sleek, fat cattle, speak for 
themselves, and forcibly impress the beholder with 
the fact that the owner of that estate is a man well 
qualified for the business he has undertaken to per- 
form. 

While a resident of Switzerland, Mr. Kuoni was 
married to Miss I'rsula Bhonner. Mrs. Kuoni was 
born in Malans Cit3-, Switzerland, Julj' 19, 1835, 
and is a daughter of John H. and Anna Bhonner. 
She is an excellent woman, and a worth}- compan- 
ion of her good husband. She has become the 
mother of five children, who are a credit to tlieir 
parents, and a blessing to the land of their adop- 
tion. Their names are: John, Michael, George. 
Christine, and Julia. Mr. and Mrs. Kuoni are ac- 
tive and efficient workers in the Evangelical Cliurch, 
in which denomination Vaey have been worthy mem- 
ber for many j^ears. Politically, our subject be- 
lieves in the principles of the Democratic part}', 
and upholds his opinions with his ballot. 

Mr. Kuoni is a fine man, a good citizen, a first- 
class neighbor, and a wide-awake, progressive 
farmer, one whose liberal ideas, advanced methods 
of working, and general intelligence make him a 
genuine blessing to his community. In addition to 
the other farm work, his son John operates a cheese 
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stock-raisincr. This has proved not only a good in- 
vestment for using the suri)lus prodnct of his own 
dairy, but is also a great convenience to his neigli- 
liors. A fine lithograpliic view of the home and 
surroundings of our sul>ject, appears eisewliere in 
this volume. 



ANIEL (i. PERDUE. The most success- 
ful men are almost invariably those wiio 
started in life at the foot of the ladder and 
accumulated their property by habits of 
industry and perseverance, and a rigid economj-, 
adhering to their rule of living within their income. 
Twenty four years ago Mr. Perdue was almost pen- 
niless and bad upon his hands a large familv. The 
outlook seemed discouraging, but resolving to do 
the best he could under all circumstances he went 
to work, and b}' pursuing a steady course of indus- 
trj' and prudence for a series of years, he has be- 
come one of the leading men of his community, and 
most popular in social and business circles. 

Our subject was born in Sumner County, Tenn., 
June 10, 1829, and is the son of Luke Perdue, a 
native of Virginia. The latter left his native State 
about 1820, and located in Tennessee, where he 
spent the remainder of his life. He was by occu- 
pation a farmer, and accumulated a good property. 
From early manhood he was a member of the 
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The paternal 
grandfather of our subject, Macheck Perdue, was 
of French birth and ancestry, and crossed the At- 
lantic with Gen. LaFayette in time to participate 
in the Revolutionary War. After the independ- 
ence of the Colonists had been established he set- 
tled in Franklin County, Va., and became very 
wealth \-. He died there at the venerable age of 
109 years. 

Luke Perdue married Miss Susan Bowsman. of 
Franklin County, Va.. and after giving birth to 
eight children she died in Sumner County, Tenn. 
These children were named respectively, Elizabeth, 
Catherine, Mark, George, John, Diiniel G., Eli and 
Mary. Daniel G., our subject, was the sixth child 
of the family and spent his early j'ears in his native 



county. He was a man of thirty years when he 
lo(\ited in Kansas, and first settled on a tract of land 
near Blue Rapids. Subsequently he sold this dur- 
ing the war and purchased a farm on the Blue 
River near Irvin. He became quite prominent in 
the community and was a member of the Board 
of Trustees of Blue Rapids Township. 

Finally, owing to political troubles arising at 
that time, Mr. Perdue sold out once more and re- 
moved with his family to Wayne County, Iowa. 
Not being satisfied with the cxj)eriraent he returned 
to Kansas a few months later and located in Doug- 
las County, but shortly afterward removed to Jack- 
son County, Mo., where he sojourned until 1873. 
Then coming again to this county he secured a 
portion of his present farm on section 20, Water- 
ville Township, of which he has since been a resi- 
dent. His landed posessions embrace 250 acres in 
a productive condition, and valuable from a dnan- 
cial standpoint; a view of his pleasant home may 
be found elsewhere in this work. 

Mr. Perdue received the first nomination for 
Count}' Superintendent of Schools of this countj', 
but for good and sufficient reasons declined to 
serve. He has been Justice of the Peace and held 
some of the minor offices. He has a large family 
of intelligent children, and a very estimable wife, 
who in her girlhood was Miss Icj' CFrost, of 
Jackson County, Mo., and to whom he was married 
March 20, 1855. Mrs. Perdue was born Aug. 19, 
1838, and is the daugl'ter of John and Rebecca 
(York) Frost. Of her uuion with our subject there 
have been born thirteen children, viz: John H., 
Lill}' B., Mark A., Mary E., George W., Luzzetta 
C, Susan E., Ida M., Edward G., Annie L., Re- 
becca A., Daniel W. and Sarah L. They are all 
residents of Kansas except Luzzetta, who resides in 
Missouri. 

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Yi; OHN p. FARRANT. This well-known mer- 
chant of Bluo Rapids, took up his abode 
in this county March 27, 1869, on which 
day he arrived at Irving, now in Blue Rap- 
ids Township. He was born in Liverpool. England, 
Sept. 12. 1828. The family were for many genera. 



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tions residents of Devonsliire. Their ancestors 
came from Normandy with Duke William, or as lie 
is generally known, William the Conqueror, in 
1066, and for centuries were peo[)le of note in Dev- 
onshire. One of them was a baron during the 
reign of Queen Elizabeth, and several were killed 
at the battle of Naseby. .Some lost their heads on 
the scaffold during the reigns of Charles I and 
Charles II. 

The paternal greatgrandfather of the subject of 
this sketch was one William Farrant, a Devonshire 
man whose son, William, Jr.. the grandfather of 
our subject, was engaged in the shipping business 
and was captain of a vessel, sailing to all parts of 
the world. He became the father of a son. Henry, 
the father of John P., of this sketch. Henry was 
likewise a native of Devonshire, and adopted the 
profession of a sailor, becoming commander of a 
vessel, and in the course of his life visited every 
part of the world. He had the reputation of being 
a thorough seaman and followed his chosen calling 
until two or three years before his death, having 
been a captain for thirty-one years. 

As was customary in those days the ship of Capt. 
Farrant carried both passengers and mail as well as 
freight. His life was full of adventure, and his 
recollections were very interesting. Upon his last 
trip to Constantinople he received the usual "fir- 
man" entitling him to pass the ports, and knowing 
that he would not again visit that port, he decided 
to run past without stopping to give it up. He 
accomplished the feat, although he was fired upon 
by the Turks, and the '"firman" is now in the pos- 
session of the subject of this sketch, by whom it is 
naturally highly valued. 

In 1813. while Capt. Farrant was on his way 
homeward his vessel was captured by a French 
privateer, and he was taken to Harfleur, France, 
and imprisoned with otlicers of other vessels. They 
by strategy succeeded in getting their jailors in- 
toxicated, and making their escape reached the 
coast after enduring many hardships. It being the 
historically severe winter of 1813, they were en- 
abled to cross the rivers on the ice. They traveled 
by night alone, hiding themseves in snow mounds 
during the day. Finally, in pitiable plight, they 
were received on board a friendly vessel and con- 



veyed to England. Capt. Farrant, during his many 
voyages, accumulated curiosities from different 
parts of the world. His collections embraced 
Chinese gods, articles of rare workmanship, and 
other things curious in art and nature. A box 
which he brought home from the Orient, and con- 
sisting of not less than 5,000 pieces, is now in pos- 
session of his son, the subject of this sketch. Like 
most men following the sea, he was in disposition 
cheerful and buoyant, kind but firm in the exaction 
of duty from others, and withal had a vein of stern- 
ness running through his composition. He was both 
loved and respected by his children, and was uni- 
versally esteemed by all who knew him. 

Capt. Henry Farrant was horn in 1796, and died 
in 1852. aged fifty-six years. In 1822 he was mar- 
ried to Miss Mary Ann F.irrant, a cousin, also of 
Devonshire, who was born in 1799 and died in 
1875, aged seventy-six years. They had a numer- 
ous family, several of whom died young, and one 
son. Frank, who died at the age of sixteen years in 
Rio Janeiro, of yellow fever. He had been designed 
to follow in his father's and grandfather's footsteps, 
and that was his first voyage. Another son, Will- 
iam, who also followed the sea, was lost with his 
vessel, which was never heard from after leaving 
port. Those who lived to maturit}- were John P.. 
Ann and Caroline. The sisters came to America 
some years ago to visit their brother. Thev are 
now residents of Lancashire and unmarried. 

John P. Farrant was educated in his native 
county, and at an early age engaged in mercantile 
pursuits, dealing principall}' in teas at Liverpool. 
His health was delicate from boyhood, and later he 
became subject to fits, which necessitated a change 
of climate. He had in the meantime been married, 
and in 1854, with his wife and one child, crossed 
the Atlantic, landing in Boston, and thence went to 
Philadelphia where the wife had relatives. In that 
city Mr. Farrant engaged in the pickling and pre- 
serving business. A few years later he embarked 
in general merchandising. In 1869, .selling out his 
business, he left Pennsylvania and started for Kan- 
sas, arriving at Irving, in this county, in the latter 
part of March. He took up a homestead, upon which 
he lived until 1875. That j-ear he removed to 
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He was also appointed Postmaster, and soon became 
the ticket and freight agent of the Missouri Pacific 
Railroad, lil<ewise agent of tlic Pacific Express 
Coiupanj' at Barrett. In 1887 lie resigned the po- 
sitions of agent, and he lost the office of Post- 
master on account of ■'offensive partisanship" under 
the Cleveland administration, after having held it 
eleven and one-half jears. About the 1st of No- 
vember, 1887. he embarked in his present business 
at Blue Rapids. 

Mr. Farrant was married in Liv^erpool England, 
March 1, 1853, to Miss Lilly Cunningham, daugh- 
ter of John and Elizabeth (Calhoun) Ralston. Mrs. 
Farrant was born in that city, Aug. 16. 1836. The 
record of their eight children is as follows : Henry 
Wesley is farming in the Pan-Handle, Tex.; Lilly 
Cunningham is the wife of Charles A. Cook, a 
farmer and fruit grower of "Wells Township, this 
county; Alfred Kellogg is farming in Clear Fork 
Township; Laura Elizabeth is the wife of Frank 
Allen, who is engaged in business in Oketo; Faun}' 
died in Philadelphia, aged two years and seven 
months; Frank is engaged in the mercantile business 
in partnersliip with his brother-in-law in Oketo: 
Oscar Molan Frederick and William Gustavus Ed- 
win are still under the parental roof. 

On the formation of the Republican party Mr. Far- 
rant joined its ranks, being an ardent .advocate of 
freedom in all proper forms, and has since supported 
its presidential candidates from Abraham Lincoln 
to Benjamin Harrison. In the spring of 1873 he, 
at the solicitation of the leading men of both par- 
tics, consented to become their candidate for Jus- 
tice of the Peace and was duly elected. He held 
the office until his removal to Barrett. In 1882 he 
was appointed a Notary Public by Gov. St. John, 
and in 1886 was re-appointed by Gov. Martin. 
His present commission expires in 1890. He was 
the first man to receive a nomination for office on 
a distinctive temperance issue in tliis county, run- 
ning independently in 1880 for the office of Pro- 
bate Judge. 

Carefully trained in the doctrines of the Episco- 
pal Church, Mr. Farrant remained one of its com- 
municants until 1858, when he joined the Methodist 
Ei)iscopal Church, with which he has since been 
identified. Five months after uniting with this he 



was licensed as an exhorter and later became a local 
preacher. In 1869, .at the Philadelphia Conference, 
he wjis ord.ained by Bishop Thompson a local 
Deacon. Upon coming to Kansas, much to his ma- 
terial inconvenience, he took charge of the work 
in Marshall County east of the Blue River, a work 
which had been stnnding idle for six months. He 
devoted himself to this nearly two years, and since 
that time has .alwa^'s been ready to respond to calls 
upon his services, cheerfully giving of his time and 
means to the furtherance of the Master's cause. 
While in the ministry he officiated at the marriage 
ceremony of seventy-three couples in this county. 
He and his estimable wife are at present members 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Blue Rapids, 
IMr. Farrant still preserving his office of local Dea- 
con. 

^Ir. Farrant is a strong .advocate of temperance 
in all things, not onl}' in the use of liquor and to- 
bacco, but everything where excess is injurious to 
mind, health or morals. His convictions are strong 
and he does not hesitate to advance the ideas vvhich 
he believes are right. Independent, upright and 
trustworthy, he is universnlly respected in the com • 
munity, and is held in the highest esteem by those 
who know him best. 



\Y' OHN MORTON ABBOTT. This gentleman 
I first set foot upon the soil of Kansas in 
1871, and one year later, in the spring, 
established himself upon a tract of wild land 
in Clear Fork Township, within whose limits he has 
since made his home. He came to this section 
comparatively without means, and his history since 
that time is not widely different from that of manv 
others around him who possessed the hardy and 
adventurous spirit, coupled with gre.at resolution 
.and perseverance, which was indispensible to suc- 
cess in their umlertaking. Mr. Abbott is now the 
owner of 485 broad .acres, all but five acres of which 
lies on section 27. and the greater part of which 
has been brought to a good state of cultivation. 
When he settled upon his first purchase not a fur- 
row h.ad been turned, and the countrv was princi 



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pally peopled by wild animals, and not a great 
while prior to this by Indians. 

Mr. Abbott is essentiall}' a Western man, his na- 
tive place having been in Whiteside County, 111., 
where he was born March 25, 1850. The offspring 
of a good family, he is the son of Asa M. and 
Sarah (Sperry) Abbott, the former a native of Ver- 
mont, and the latter of TrnnibuU County, Ohio. 
The Abbott family is of English ancestry, and was 
first represented in America as early as 1G43, in 
which year they settled in Massachusetts. The 
Sperry family traces its ancestr3' to Wales and some 
of them crossed the Atlantic in 1G20. They also 
settled in the Bay State. 

The maternal grandmother of our subject was a 
Lamonte, and a descendant of the French Hugue- 
nots who emigrated to America early in the seven- 
teenth century, and settled in the South. The 
paternal great-grandfather of our subject was one 
Benjamin Abbott, who was a commissioned priva- 
teer during the Revolutionary War, and took 
several prizes for gallant services. He finally de- 
stroyed his vesssel bj' fire in order to prevent its 
capture by a British man-of-war. He fought at 
the battle of Bunker Hill, and the gun which he 
used upon that occasion is still in the possession of 
the family. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to man's 
estate in his native county, in which his father was 
an early settler, locating there in 1845. and where 
he died April 8, 1889. The mother is still living- 
there. John M. received his education in the com- 
mon schools, which he attended principallj- during 
the winter season, while in the times of plowing, 
sowing and reaping he was required to make him- 
self useful on the farm. All the boys of the pa- 
rental family grew up efficient and intelligent men. 
Charles, the eldest of the family, is conductor on a 
railroad in I'tah. One brother, Theodore S., is 
Chief Engineer of the Mexican National Railroad 
in Mexico; Edward L. is a civil engineer and a mem- 
ber of the firm of Louie, Smith & Co., of New York 
City; William L. is a mechanical engineer and pro 
preetor of an electric light plant in Chicago, 111. ; I 
another brother. Alfred, is the owner of a farm in 
Illinois. [ 

In his political views Mr. Abbott is fully in j 



sympathy with the principles of the Republican 
party, to which he gives his uniform support. He 
has been a member of the School Board in his dis- 
trict for a number of years, and takes considerable 
interest in local politics. Socially, he belongs to 
the Masonic fraternity, being a member of the 
lodge at Irving. He has a very pleasant family, 
consisting of his wife and six children — Alfred M.. 
Ruth M., Myra A., Bessie M. and Bernard V. (twins) 
and Ivy P. The wife of our subject, to whom he 
was married Dec. 2, 1871, was formerly Miss Han- 
nah E. Knight, daughter of Porter Knight, of 
Northport, Me. Mrs. Abbott was born March 16, 
1853, in Massachusetts. 

^, ONATHAN M. FROST, a farmer on sec- 
tion 36, Walnut Township, had some thrilling 
experiences while quite a- young man, and a 
'f^ll' complete record of his career, were it ever 
written, would make a volume, interesting and 
exciting. When sixteen years old he left Jackson 
County, Mo., the home of his birth, and entered 
the Confederate Army, being compelled to take 
that course or fly the country, as his sentiments 
were favorable to the Union. He spent six months 
in the service, during that time taking part in many 
engagements, among them those at Independence, 
Lone Jack, and Boston Mountain. At the last- 
named battle, which occurred Nov. 28, 1862, his 
horse was shot under him. From there he went to 
visit an uncle, who resided near Fayetteville, Ark., 
and who was a strong supporter of the Union. 

After the battle of Prairie Grove, our subject 
went to the scene of the conflict and began teaming 
for a division quartermaster of the Union Arm}-, 
and later drove a team for the medical directors. 
Thence he went to Cape Girardeau, and took boat 
for St. Louis and Nebraska City. From the latter 
point he crossed the plains to Ft. Laramie, trading 
with the Sioux Indians for a couple of years. He 
then came to this county, and at Marysville hired 
a horse to bring him to the home of his brother-in- 
law, in the vicinity of his present home. Upon his 
arrival he was met by Union soldiers, accompanied 



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by two citizens, .Jefferson Cox and .Mr. Casey, who 
arrested him on the charge of being a rebel sohlier 
and spy. Having been conveyed to the home of 
Mr. Burnett, he was searched and his valise opened 
and examined. He was then t.-iken across the Blue 
River to the home of Mr. Cox, where he wa? 
guarded until the next morning, and then told by 
his captors that if he would enlist in the Union 
Army freedom would be granted him. A soldier 
acting as commissioned officer, administered the 
oath, the act being a mere farce, however, as he 
was not an officer. The next day one of the sol- 
diers went to Ft. Riley, while the other accompa- 
nied our subject to the vicinity of Irving to see his 
mother. Here thej^ spent a daj', and upon their 
return to this neighborhood our subject gave the 
horse which he had hired in charge of a messenger 
to convey back to Marysville. The weather was in- 
tensely cold and the river full of ice, and before 
the village was reached tlie horse was frozen to 
death. 

Our subject with the soldier started for Wild 
Cat Creek, the prisoner walking while his captor 
rode. After traveling some distance he was 
allL;wed to ride, and now, having possession of the 
soldier's small arms, he took the back track. He 
spent some days in the neighborhood where he had 
been arrested, vainly endeavoring to elude the 
company of men pursuing him. In an attempt to 
ford the Blue River, the heavy floating ice made it 
impossible for his horse to cross, so he left the ani- 
mal and managed Uy means of a log to cross the 
stream. During his attempts to swim the horse his 
clothes had become quite wet, and as he walked 
along the stream the3' rapidly stiffened in the 
severe cold. It was very late when the light of a 
distant cabin appeared to his view, and thither he 
hurried, although impeded by frozen feet and heavy 
ice-laden garments. In this lonely refuge he was 
given some supper and warmed sutHcientl^- to be 
able to take off his boots. He made inquiry 
as to the waj- to Maiysville, but was careful when 
leaving to take the opposite direction. Early the 
next morning he reached the cabin of Mr. Van 
Hoosier, whom he had once known, and there he 
obtained much needed bodily nourishment and a 
short rest. Mr, -Van Hoosier furnished him au ox, 



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I'pon which he rode some distance in order to pre- 
vent leaving his own tracks in the snow. Getting 
onto the prairie, where the snow was blown off the 
ground, he lay down in the cold, with the earth for 
a couch, and with nothing to eat except buffalo 
meat .and corn bread. It was his intention to re- 
main on that desolate spot until the darkness of 
night would protect him from the bullets of a pur- 
suing foe. In the meantime the Union soldiers 
reached Mr. Van Hoosier's house. Here the trail 
was lost, and after hunting through the house and 
failing to find trace of him they sought, thej- 
threatened to hang Mr. Van Hoosier, suspecting 
him of knowledge of the young man's whereabouts. 
They promised to give our subject a fair trial, and 
Mr. Van Hoosier put them on his track. They 
soon captured him, and kept him under guard in 
Mr. Van Hoosier's house until the next da}-, then 
conveyeil him to Mr. Casey's, where he was put 
into the hands of a company from Ft. Riley, taken 
to that fort and put in the guard house. He was 
given a trial, during which the little he had done 
for the Confederate cause, and his sympathy with 
the Union, were stated by him, and being proved 
true, secured his release. 

Returning to this neighborhood, Mr. Frost made 
a short sojourn, and in the spring of 1864, went 
West by a stage line to Cottonwood, Neb., again 
entering upon trade with the Sioux. He learned 
to converse in the Sioux language, and is still 
fluent in its use. After making two trips to Salt 
Lake, and spending one winter in herding cattle on 
the Platte River at the foot of the Rockies, he re- 
turned to his native county in Missouri. After- 
ward be bought 886 head of Texas cattle, and 
drove them to Junction City, Kan., for sale. Re- 
turning to Missouri, he married Miss Sarah I. 
Long, a native of North Carolina, and a l.idy held 
in high esteem by all who know her. Believing 
this county to be the only place where his reputa- 
tion was below par, he chose it for his home, and 
has proved his loyalty to his country, at the same 
time building up an enviable reputation. He now 
owns 320 acres of fertile land, and on the spot 
where his original cabin stood, has erected a sub- 
stantial stone house. On these broad acres he pro- 
secutes successfully the work of farming and stock- 



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raising, beiiio; cliierty interested in Clydesdale 
horses, of which he has a fine grade. 

The father of our subject, John Frost, was a na- 
tive of South Carolina. When a young man lie 
went to North Carolina, and there married Miss 
Rebecca York, a native of that State. After living 
there several years, in 1818 they removed to Jack- 
son County, Mo., where the father died. The 
mother later married again, her second husband, 
David Daily, being by a previous marriage the 
father of twenty-six children. In the fall of 186.3 
she witii two sons came to Kansas, bringing what 
goods could be hauled by one yoke of oxen; and 
locating in this cour.ty, where she passed to her last 
rest, though in the interim she spent a few years in 
Missouri. Our subject was one of a family of ten 
children, seven of whom now survive. 

Mrs. Sarah Frost, wife of our subject, is the 
daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Doub) Long, 
of German ancestry and natives of North Carolina, 
where they married and reared a family of six chil- 
dren. In this home the mother died, and there the 
father still lives. She has borne her husband one 
living child, a son, John; one child, died in infancy. 

Jlr. Frost is a member of the Congregational 
Church, while his wife holds membershi]) in the 
Methodist F.piscopal Church. He is a believer in 
and supporter of the principles of the Republican 
party. He is a man of progressive ideas, keeping 
well abreast of the times in matters pertaining to 
his occupation, as well as in all topics of general 
information, and is a reliable citizen and prominent 
in his community. 

On another page in the Album may be found a 
lithographic engraving of the pleasant home of Mr. 
and Mrs. Frost. 

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^^^^EORGE MOSER. The homestead of this 
11 __, gentleman is observed with admiring eyes 
^V^iJJ by the traveler passing along the central 
line of Marysville Township. The farm, 700 acres 
in extent, has been brought to a high state of cul- 
tivation, and is embellished with neat and substan- 
tial modern buildings, while the live stock, farm 
machinery, groves, apple orchard, and trees of the 



smaller fruiis, indicate in a marked manner the in- 
dustry and enterprise which have been employed, 
no less than a generous outlay of hard cash. In 
Marshall County, as in most parts of the great West, 
the thrifty German has made a lasting impression, 
and Mr. Moser, as a leading representative of this 
nalionality, is worthy of more than a (jassing no- 
tice. 

Our subject was born in what was then the king- 
dom of Wurtemberg, German}'. Aug. 26, 1833. and 
lived there until a young man of twenty years. In 
the meantime he received a practical education, 
being placed in school at an early age, and continu- 
ing his studies, until a lad of fourteen years. Later 
he occupied himself mosll}' at farming. All these 
years his mind had been busily at work, and not 
being satisfied with the progress he was making 
financially, he determined upon emigrating to 
America. Accordingly, in the spring of 1853, he 
embarked in a sailing vessel at Antwerp, and after 
a voyage of forty-three days landed in New York 
City. Thence he proceeded to Toledo, Ohio, and 
secured employment on a farm about three miles 
from the city. After working there tvvo months 
he repaired to Chicago, 111., and for about two 
years thereafter, was variously employed on the 
canal and railroad, and at other labor. We next 
find him in the vicinity of Paris, Edgar Co., 111., 
where he worked on a farm two j'ears. In 1857 
he crossed the Mississippi into Henry County, Mo., 
where he was employed at farm work and other oc- 
cupations until the spring of 1859. He then pro- 
ceeded to Pike's Peak, but in the fall returned to 
Marysville this county, bringing with him as his 
sole earthly possessions, three yoke of oxen and a 
pony, his Pike's Peak enterprise not having been 
verv profitable from a pecuniary standpoint. 

In the fall of 1859 Mr. Moser [)reompted 160 
acres of land, six miles cast of the present site of 
Marysville, upon which a village had just been 
begun. He settled upon his land the following 
spring, and gave his attention to its cultivation and 
improvement until 1865, when he traded it for 320 
acres in Marysville Township, where he now lives. 
Later he added to his landed estate, and has 
now 700 acres, all of which has been brought to a 
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stock raising, an iiuliistry wiiicli lias yielded hiiu 
handsome returns. 

Soon after coming to this county, ilr. Moser 
was married. .July 1. 1860, to Miss Mary Schmid. 
who was born in llohenzollern, Germany, July 4, 
184;i. She lived tiiere until a child of ten years, 
and then came to America with her parents, with 
whom she remained until becoming the wife of our 
subject. Of this union there were born thirteen 
children, eight of whom are living, namely: Rosa, 
who is the wife of Anton Huber, Jr., of Her- 
kimer Township; AmaJia, who became the wife of 
John Huber, and died Sept. 24, 1889; Minetta, 
John. Frank, Matilda, Katie, George and Andrew 
are at home. One little daughter, Annie, was 
diowned in the Big Blue, when five years old. 
Elizabeth, Freddie and William died in infanc}-. 
The mother of these children departed this life 
Sept. 14, 1888. She w."is a lady possessing manj^ 
estimable qualities, was a devoted wife and mother, 
and her death was greatly mourned by her husband 
and children. 

Upon becoming 'a voting citizen. Mr. Moser 
identified himself with the Democratic party. He 
keeps himself posted upon current events, and is a 
man whose opinions are higldy respected. A fine 
lithogr;iphic view of the handsome farm and resi- 
dence of Mr. Moser is shown on another page of 
this volume. 



FREDERICK WAGNER. The farming and 
stock-raising interests of Murray Township, 
acknowledge a wortliy representative in 
Mr. Wagner, who owns and operates a snug farm 
of eighty acres on section 9. He located here on 
the raw prairie in 1879, and by the exercise of 
great industry and good management has brought 
the soil to a thorough st.ate of cultivation and 
erected good buildings, besides making fences, set- 
ting out fruit and shade trees, and gathering about 
himself and his family all the other comforts and 
conveniences of farm life. He makes a speeialtj' 
of live-stock and avails himself of modern methods 
and modern machinerj', keeping himself well posted 



upon the ini|)r()vemeuts which are constantly oc- 
curi'ing in connection with farm work as with 
other industries. 

A native of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg, 
Germany, our subject was born March 17, 1842, 
and lived there until emigrating to America, upon 
whose sliores he landed Feb. 19. 1872. He re- 
mained a resident of the Empire State one year, 
then coming westward located in Livingston 
County-, II!.. of vvhicli he was a resident six years. 
Thence ho came to this county and is now num- 
bered among the reliable and prosperous men of 
Murray Township. There descended to him from 
his substantial German ancestry those elements of 
character for which his nationality is noted, and by 
which he has been enabled to attain to a good 
position sociallv and financially among his fellow- 
men. 

John F. Wagner, (he father of our subject, was 
also of tierman birth and parentage and a farmer 
by occupation. He died prior to the birth of his 
son, Frederick. The mother, Mrs. Catherine 
(Nangle) Wagner, also a native of the Fatherland, 
lived to be sixty-three years of age. Both parents 
were members of the Lutheran Church. Frederick 
was the youngest child of the family, only two of 
whom came to the United States, himself and his 
sister Mary, the latter of whom became the wife of 
Frederick Fuger, and is now deceased. 

Mr. Wagner lived in his native Germany until 
a man of thirty years, and after coming to Illinois, 
w.as married in Livingston Count}^ to Miss Sophia 
Shultz — she dying sliortlj^ after their marriao-e- 
he afterward married Miss Marj' Clinsman. Mrs. 
Wagner was born in Pennsylvania, March 21 
1857, and removed with her parents to Peoria 
County, III., where they lived until 1873, They 
then changed their residence to Livingston County 
where they still reside. To our subject and his 
estimable wife there have been born eight children 
four of whom are deceased, namely, Minnie, P^rank 
Jesse and a babe unnamed. The survivors are 
Harry, John, Lewis and Irena M., all of whom are 
at home with their parents. 

Mr. Wagner, upon becoming .a voting citizen, 
identified himself with the Republican party and 
later served as a soldier in the late Civil War two 



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years. Both he anrl his "good wife arc members of 
the German-Baptist Church. They have a com- 
fortable and pleasant home, live at peace with tiieir 
neighbors and enjoy the society of many friends. 



SpSRASTUS CUTLER, one of the leading men 
llU] of St. Bridget Township, may be usually 
j'— ,^ found at his well-appointed farm on section 
7, where he has effected good improvements and 
is successfully prosecuting agricultural pursuits. 
The commonwealth of Missouri finds a worthy 
representative in Mr. Cutler, who was born in Ray 
County, that State, March 10, 1838, and is the sou 
of Thaddeus and Lemira (Scott) Cutler, who are 
still living, making their home in Ness County, 
Kan. The parental household included eight chil- 
dren, five of whom are living. The paternal grand- 
father of our subject was Alpheus Culler, who 
served as a captain in the War of 1812. The 
grandfather of our subject settled near Fredonia, 
N.Y. He spent his last days in Iowa; he with his 
two brothers, one of whom was named William, 
became quite famous in the Indian wars. He was 
a man of powerful frame and great courage, and 
iiad many a hand-to-hand encounter with the sav- 
ages, in each of which he came out victorious. 

Our subject removed with his parents to Illinois 
and later to Iowa, and when twenty-two years old 
commenced farming in the latter State for himself. 
That same year he was married to Miss Martha J. 
Wliiting, daughter of Charles and Martha (Hurl- 
but) Whiting, and who was born in La Fayette, 
Iml. Two of the Whitings served under Gen. 
Winfield Scott in the Mexican War, and one at an 
earlier day served under Gen. Wasliington in the 
Revolutionary War. 

Mr. and Mrs. Cutler after their marriage settled 
in Fremont County, Iowa, where our subject fol- 
lowed farming for a time, then removed to Mis- 
souri. Thence in the spring of 1881 he came to 
this county and settled on section 7, St. Bridget 
Township. The farm comprises 115 acres and 
lies three-fourtlis of a mile south from tlie growing 
town of Summerfield. About 100 acres is under 



cultivation, and one-half mile away is the site of 
the contemplated $3,500 school-house, upon which 
the citizens of this region look with pardonable 
pride. Politically Mr. Cutler votes with the 
Union Labor party. He was formerly identified 
with the Democracy. 

Two of the seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Cutler died in infancy. The survivors are re- 
corded as follows: Jennie Louisa is the wife of Her- 
bert Rouse, and they reside on a farm in Richland 
T'ownshij); the3' are the parents of three ciiildren 
living; Anna Belle is the wife of D. L. Wandling, 
they have two children, and live on a farm in 
Richland Township. Mina Cordelia obtained a 
thorough education and occupies herself as a teaclier ; 
Emma Jeanette, a bright and interesting young 
lady remains with her parents at home, as also does 
tiie youngest son, George Walter. 



fl IS one 

'^^^ town, ; 



APT. JESSE R. SITLER, Mayor of Axtell, 
le of the leading business men of the 
and has been closely connected with 
its growth and development. He has for tiie last 
seven years been a leading grain dealer of the 
county, and in the meantime has erected a large ele- 
vator with a capacity- of 10,000 bushels, which he sold 
later to other parties. He employs two buyers, one 
of these being stationed at Mina. and the other at 
Kearney on the Northwestern Railroad. He is the 
owner of a large amount of real estate both in this 
and Nemaha counties, including 400 acres of land 
which at the time of purchase was mosllj' a raw 
prairie, and which he has brought to a good state 
of cultivation. 

Capt. Sitler came first to Kansas in 1870, but did 
not settle permanently in this county until 1877. 
Prior to this he had lived in different parts of the 
West, and for some time operated .as a contractor in 
Iowa, on the Illinois Central Railroad, also the 
Santa Fe in Kansas, the Missouri, Kanstis & Texas 
in the Indian Territory, the Texas Central in Texas, 
and others. He has lived west of the Mississippi 
River since the close of tiie late Civil War, and 
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Idaho. He was in Cheyenne, Wyt). Ty., when that 
now flourishing city was a hamlet of a few houses. 
anil had some experience with the Indians. I'pon 
the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the 
86th Penns3'lvania Infantr3' as a private, and at 
once went .South to his regiment, operating first in 
South Carolina, after which occurred the engage- 
ment at Bermuda Hundred, Va., under command of 
Gen. Butler. Later our subject was present at the 
battle of Cold Harbor, after which the 76th was 
made a part of the 18th army corps, and assigned 
to the command of Gen. Grant, going with him in 
the Petersburg campaign. In October, 1864, he 
was present at the taking of Fort Harrison, then 
was present at the battle of Chapin's Farm, remained 
there on picket duty, and was then ordered to ac- 
companj' the expedition to Ft. Fisher under Gen. 
Butler. The regiment remained on shipboard 
about thirty days prior to returning from the un- 
sucessful expedition. In .January, 1&65. our sub- 
ject was in command of a detachment of the 
regiment that was left on Cha|)in's Farm on garrison 
duty, while the balance of the regiment went to 
North Carolina, his detachment following in Feb- 
ruary. He witnessed 'the taking of Wilmington, 
N. C, and was present for duty in all the service of 
tiie regiment, with the exception of ten days. After 
hostilities ceased, he was on provost duty at Raleigh, 
N. C. Later this regiment became a part of the 
arnij^ of the Tennessee, fighting under Gen. Sher- 
man until the surrender of the Rebel General John- 
ston. This was the last active engagement of the 
war, and occurred the latter part of April, 1864. 
Our subject in the meantime had received a Cap- 
tain's commission, commanding Company A, and 
was mustered out with this title, receiving his hon- 
orable discharge at Raleigh, N. C, July 19, 1865. 
He had arisen from a private through the various 
grades, being first a Corporal, then Sergeant-Major, 
Oct. 25, 1864; was made Second Lieutenant Nov. 
1 0, following, and a First Lieutenant at Wellington, 
N. C, March 10, 1865. He assumed the duties of 
Captain, April 15, 1865. During the siege of 
Petersburg he was slightly wounded, but aside 
from this escaped unharmed. 

Capt. Sitler was born in Meadville, Crawford Co., 
Pa., Sept. 14, 1834, and is the son of George Sitler, 



a Pennsylvania farmer. The paternal grandfather 
was Jacob Sitler, a native of Berks County, Pa., 
and one of the first men to settle in the wilderness 
of Crawford County. In the latter he spent the 
last days of his life, dying at the ripe age of eighty- 
four years. He was of the regular old Pennsylva- 
nia stock, and in his conversation always used the 
patois adopted by that class of people. He mar- 
ried a Pennsylvania lady. Miss Catherine Foust, 
who was of similar ancestry to her husband, and 
who, like him, lived to a good old age. 

The father of our subject was born in Berks 
County, Pa., and when about eight years old, went 
with his parents to Crawford County, where he was 
reared to manhood and married Miss Sarah Robins, 
a native of New Jersey, but reared in New York 
State. Her father, AVilliam Robins, was of New 
England birth and parentage, and the family re- 
moved from New York to Crawford County, Pa.. 
where grandfather Robins in due time settled upon 
a farm and spent his remaining days, dying when 
quite aged. The son, George, learned the trade of 
a carpenter, which he followed for some years after 
his marriage, but finally turned his attention to 
agricultural pursuits, which he followed until his 
death in Crawford County. He was born Feb. 20, 
17i»8, and departed this life May 8, 1883, at the ad- 
vanced age of eighty-five years. The wife and 
mother survived until October 1886. She was 
born Nov. 12, 1805. Both were members of the 
Presbyterian Church. 

The subject of this sketch w.as one of six chil- 
dren, who grew to mature years, and lived to be 
married. Five of these are yet living. Those be- 
sides Jesse R. ,are residents of Kansas, Iowa and 
Pennsylvania. The latter, like his brothers and 
sisters, acquired a practical education in the common 
schools, and later followed the profession of a 
teacher until the outbreak of the Civil War. He 
was married near his old home in Crawford County, 
Pa., March 5, 1877, to Miss Mina Beatt^', who was 
born in Harmonsburg, May 2, 1844. The parents 
of Mrs. Sitler were John and Mary (Hope) Beatt}', 
likewise natives of Pennsylvania, and reared in 
Crawford County, of which their ancestors had 
been residents for probably several generations. 
Joseph, the father of John Beatty, was born in the 



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vicinity of Leesburg, Va., July 2, 1771, but was 
reared and married in Pennsylvania. His wife v\^^s 
Susan Lintner, a native of the latter State, wlio was 
born March 23, 1779. They lived there some time 
after their marriage, then changed their residence to 
Crawford County in the summer of 1806. There 
the}- spent their last days, each attaining to about 
three-score years. 

John Beatty and his estimable wife, after mar- 
riage, were residents of Crawford County. Pa., until 
their decease. The father of Mrs. Sitler departed 
this life May 10, 1885, having survived his wife a 
period of eighteen years, her death taking place 
March 24, 1867. Both were members of the United 
Presbyterian Church. They were the parents of 
three children only, of whom Mrs. Sitler is the only 
survivor. Of her union with our subject no chil- 
dren have been born. Both the Captain and his 
wife are members in good standing of the Presb}-- 
terian Church, iu which he has officiated as Elder 
for some years. He was the first Mayor of Axtell. 
and in politics is a stanch Republican. Both he and 
his estimable wife are great favorites in their com- 
munity', being intelligent, genial and hospitable, 
extending to both friend and stranger that courteous 
treatment which never fails to bring its reward. 

^AMES O. WHEELER. The farming and 
stock-raising interests of Blue Rapids City 
Township," acknowledge a most worthy rep- 
resentative in Mr. Wheeler, who may be 
usually found at his well-regulated homestead, oc- 
cupying eighty acres of land on section 7. He may 
be properly called a self-made man, one who in 
early life was thrown upon his own resources and 
had many difficulties to contend with. The true 
state of affairs may be appreciated, perhaps, when 
it is known that upon the day he became of age he 
was the possessor of only seventy-five cents in 
money and was $30 iu debt. He is now well to-do 
and a man of standing ni his community. 

The native place of Mr. Wheeler was in Wabash 
County, Ind., and the date of his biilh Feb. 11, 
1845. His parents were Milton and Charily 



'Beroth) Wheeler, the father a native of North 
Carolina and the mother of South Carolina. His 
paternal grandfather is believed to have been a 
soldier in the lievolutionary War, and he also 
served in the War of 1812. James O. Wheeler was 
reared to manhood in his native State and bred to 
farm pursuits. He acquired his education in the 
schools of his native county and as may be sup- 
posed, his advantages in all respects were far in- 
ferior to those enjoyed by the youtli of to-daj-. 
He was deprived of a father's care by death when 
a lad of seven years and shortly afterward was 
wholly' orphaned by the death of his mother. 

Being thus left alone in the world, Mr. Wheeler 
was bound out to a farmer of his native county, 
with whom he remained until reaching his majority. 
In the meantime during the progress of the Civil 
War, he entered the ranks of the L'nion armj-. en- 
listing Aug. 4, 1863, when a youth of eighteen 
years, in Company C, II81I1 Indiana Infantry as a 
private. He met the enemy in battle at Walker's 
Ford, Forest Springs, and other engagements, and 
at the expiration of his term of enlistment received 
his honorable discharge in March, 1864. He en- 
dured the ordinary hardships and privations of life 
in the army and made for himself a good record as 
a brave and faithful soldier. 

Upon retiring from the service Mr. Wheeler re- 
turned to his native county in Indiana, and was 
there married March 13,1866, to Miss Sall3- A. 
Stewart. There was born of this union a son and 
daughter, William Harrison and Henrietta M. Mr. 
Wheeler remained a resident of Indiana until 1870, 
then crossing the Mississippi came to Kansas, and 
located first in Washington County. After a resi- 
dence there of six j'ears, he in 1876 came to this 
county, having disposed of the 160-acre farm which 
he had homesteaded in Washington County. The 
80-acre tract of land of which mention is made, 
was improved about as we now see it. He is a man 
who meddles ver^- little with public affairs, but keeps 
himself posted upon events of general interest to the 
intelligent citizen, and supports the principles of the 
Republican party. He has seen much of pioneer life 
in Kansas, witnessing with warm interest the growth 
and development of a region, which comparatively 
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mals and IixHaiis. Aside from servinu' as School 
Director in his district, he has never held oflice. 
Sociall3', he belongs to the G. A. R., Robert Hale 
Post, at Blue Rapids. ^Irs. Wheeler is a member 
of tiie Methodist Church. 



/^7'UGUST FHAHM. This oentleman bears 
■lUt the .distinction of being one of the first to 
li" settle on the present site of Waterville. 
15^/ Of German birtli and ancestry, lie first 

opened his e^yes to tlie light in Meeklenberg-Sch werin 
Dec. 24. 1823. llis father, John J. Frahm. was a 
native of the same province, followed gardening all 
his life and died in his native German}'. He was 
an honest and uprigiit man and accumulated some 
means although not becoming wealtliv. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was EUinor Erdmau. She likewise was a native of 
Gerraanj- where she spent her entire life. There 
were born to her and her husband five children, of 
whom August, our subject, was the third. He 
continued a resident of his native province until a 
man of twenty-five years, receiving a good educa- 
tion and working with his father at gardening until 
1850. Then he decided upon emigrating to America 
and for a year thereafter was located in Louisiana. 
In 1851 he came North to lovva, where lie sojourned 
until 1C60, then changed his residence to Leaven- 
worth, Kan. He subsequently removed to Atchison 
Count}', and was engaged in farming until 1867. 
During tlie three ensuing years he sojourned in 
Waterville. In 1870 locating his family at Denison, 
Tex., he assisted in building the Missouri, Kansas 
& Texas Railroad, through the Indian Nation, a 
work which occupied his time until the middle of 
1879. During that time and the following years 
he went to the Chickasaw Nation and established 
an academy for the Indians. 

In July, 1 880, our subject returned to this county 
and established himself at Waterville, where he has 
since remained, engaged as an Insurance and Col- 
lection Agent, also Justice of the Peace. After the 
outbreak of the Civil War. Mr. Frahm, in 18(52. 
joined the I'nion ranks as a ct>lor bearer for the 



l.'Uli Kansas Infantry and served in that cap.acitv 
until late m 18C5. Being taken prisoner by the 
Confederates at Big Cabin Creek in the Indian 
Territory, he was held as such until the close of the 
war. 

In 1850, while a resident of Louisiana, Mr. 
Frahm was united in marriage with Miss Sophia 
Kroger, who, like her husband, was born in Ger- 
many. Their only child, a son, William, died 
when a promising young man of twenty-three 
years. Our subject, politically, is a sound Repub- 
lican, and takes an active [)art in local affairs. He 
is one of the leading members of the G. A. R., and 
a man highly respected by all who know him. He 
commenced the battle of life dependent upon his 
own resources and while he may not be called 
wealthy he is well situated financially, with suffi- 
cient to provide for him in his old age. For many 
years he has been connected with the Masonic fra- 
ternity in which he h.as always manifested a warm 
interest. 

Elsewhere in the Alium may be found a fine 
engraving of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frahm. 



OHN J. MOFFITT, a farmer and stock-raiser 
of Wells Township, where he owns and oc- 
cupies a well-improved farm of eighty acres 
on section 4. is a native of AVashington 
County, Pa. He was born Sept. 28, 1857, and is 
a son of Dr. George W. and Elizabeth B. Moffitt. 
Dr. MofBtt removed with his family to this county 
in 1869, settling on section 4, Wells Township. 
He there homesteaded eighty acres of land, upon 
which he still resides. He is a dentist of experi- 
ence, and one of the first in this countv, having 
also had three years' practice in Topeka. this State. 
Dr. Moffitt and his wife were the parents of six 
children: Charlotte, wife of Herman McKee. in 
Frankfort; Martha M., wife of John Shearer, on 
section 1, Wells Township; Minnie M., wife of 
James Montgomerj^; Lizzie, Georgia, and our sub- 
ject. Mrs. Moffitt died Jan. 25, 1870. 

The gentleman of whom we write, was about 
twelve years of age when the family removed to 



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Kansas. He was reared to manhood partly in town 
and partly upon a farm, and received his education 
in the public schools of the countj'. When but 
eight years old. he began his investigations in the 
dental profession in his father's oflice, and during 
the next ten j^ears acquired a practical understand- 
ing of the profession. He then began practice for 
himself, and has since followed dentistrj'. He now 
has an office in Frankfort, and enjoys a good pat- 
ronage. He also carries on his farm, and raises a 
good grade of botli Hereford and Durham cattle. 
Mr. Moffitt was united in marriage Feb. 18, 1885, 
with Alice D. Barrett. She is a native of Iowa, 
and daughter of John K. Barrett, now of Center 
Township, this county. The result of the union 
has been one son, John J., born April, 1, 1887. 
Mr. Moffitt is at present Treasurer of the School 
District in which he resides. He is a Republican 
in politics, and an earnest advocate of that party. 
He is an industrious and enterprising man, and has 
accumulated all his present possessions since the 
age of twenty-seven. He is a man of honor and 
integritj', intelligent and public-spirited, and has 
many friends in the locality whose growth he has 
witnessed, and to which he has contributed. 



«j^ANFORTH FAIRBANKS, of Blue Rap- 
l] jY ids, has been a resident of that place for 
If^y^ seventeen years, iiaving arrived here 
^^ March 13, 1872. He was born in Catta- 

raugus County, N. Y., April .3, 1839, his parents 
being David and Elmira (Johnson) Fairbanks. 
The father was a native of Vermont, whence he 
went to New York State when quite a young man. 
He settled on a farm in Cattaraugus County, which 
was then new and unsettled, and there he died in 
1863. His wife is still living in that co\inty, and 
is now eight3--two years of age. Mr. Fairl)anks 
passed a quiet and uneventful life, engaged in the 
occupation of a farmer. He and his wife were the 
parents of ten children, all born in Cattaraugus 
County. Thejf were: Cynthia, who was the wife 
of Allen L. Nichols, and who died in her native 



county; Artemus is still living there; Polly is the 
wife of Moses Lowe, living near Jleadville, Pa. ; 
Daniel is in San Diego, Cal.; Ladacia is the 
widow of Noble L. Reed, and lives in Cattaraugus 
County; ,A.delia was wife of James Darling, and 
died in her native county; Hannah, wife of Lores- 
tin Foss, of Kane County, fll.,died while in Massa- 
chusetts on a visit; Danforth came next; Marj- 
Jane was the next born, and is now living in her 
native county, and is married to Ira Ruland; 
Epliraim is a resident of San Diego. 

The subject of this sketch was brought up to the 
occupation of a farmer, and lived at home until lie 
was of age. He then began for himself, and was 
employed at farm work until August, 1862, when 
he joined the Union army, being enrolled in Com- 
pany A, 154th New York Infantry. The regiment 
was attached to the Armj' of the Potomac, and Mr. 
Fairbanks with it took part in the battles of Chan- 
cellorsville and Gett3-sburg. At the latter place 
he was taken prisoner, July 1, 1863, with almost 
all of what was left of his regiment. He was first 
taken to Richmond, Ya., and spent eight months 
at Belle Isle. From there he was taken to Ander- 
son ville, where he was kept until the, close of the 
war, except during the time the prisoners were 
taken away for fear that Sherman might succor 
them. At that time thej' were taken to Savannah, 
Milieu, and other places to keep them out of the 
way of the Union troops. The hardships endured 
in the rebel hell broke down Mr. Fairbank's con- 
stitution, as it did t'lat of many another brave sol- 
dier, besides killing thousands outright, and wlien 
on April 28, 1865. tlie prisoners, with a refinement 
of cruelty, were turned loose about twenty miles 
from .Jacksonville, Fla., he was in a truly bad 
plight. He reached the lines of Jacksonville after 
a painful tramp, and was from there taken on a 
transport to Annapolis, Md. Thence he was sent 
to New York City, receiving his discharge at 
Elmira, June 20, 1865. 

As soon as his health was partially restored, Mr. 
Fairbanks carried on a farm as best he could for 
two or three years. But the condition in which 
his imprisonment had left him, made it impossible 
for him to do much hard work. In 1870 he sold 
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to Blue Ivaiiids, vvhero his lnoUiiT Dmiiel was then 
located, to see what the couutr^- looked like. Lik- 
ing its appearance, he removed to that place the 
following: spring, and has ever since made Blue 
Rapids his home. For ten years he and his wife 
kept the Riverside House, a large boarding-house 
.at the bridge over the Blue River. But of late 
j-ears he has had to give up .all thought of work, 
for which he is tot.ally unfitted by the state of his 
health. 

In Cattaraugus County, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1865, 
Mr. Fairbanks was united in marriage with Eliza- 
beth S. Myers, daughter of George and Maria 
(Streeter) Mj-ers. The father was a farmer in 
Cattaraugus Countj', where the mother ^died, and 
he subsequently removed to Harlan County, Xeb., 
where he died. Mrs. Fairbanks was born in Smith- 
field, Madison Co., X. Y.. Feb. 20, 1836. Mr. and 
Mrs. Fairbanks have one child, a son, named 
Glenn W., who m.akes his home with his parents. 

Since his residence in Blue Rapids, Mr. Fairbanks 
has been three times a member of the Council, and 
has several times refused to accept olticial positions. 
He is a member of Robert Hale Post No. 328, 
G. A. R., of Blue Rapids. Mr. Fairbanks has been 
a martyr to his p.atriotism, and he bears the life- 
long suffering caused by rebel b.arbaritj', with a 
patience and fortitude which does him infinite 
credit. An upright .and just man. "and a citizen of 
irreproachable char.acter, he is justly esteemed by 
everyone who knows him. 



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|y^ RS. HARRIET P. GILCHRIST, who 
owns and carries on an extensive stock- 
ranch on section 3, Blue Rapids City Town- 
ship, wiis born in the city of New York, 
June 20, 1833. and is the daughter of Jeremiah and 
Sarah (Myers) Eames. Her father was a native 
of New Hampshire, and a well-educated and intel- 
ligent man. In early life he learned the trade of a 
cabinet-maker, and on arriving at years of man- 
hood established himself in this business in New 



York City, and was quite prosperous until the 
great fire of 1835. This devastated a large por- 
tion of the city, and Mr. Eames' business place 
was likewise destroj-ed. 

Leaving the scenes of his misfortune, Mr. 
Eames, in 1837, removed with his f.amily to Rock 
Island, 111., which w.as then but a small village, and 
ten months later he was seized with illness and 
died, and his remains were laid to rest in the ceme- 
tery at that pLace. The mother of Mrs. Gilchrist 
was born and reared in New Y''ork City, and was 
the daughter of John and Mary Myers, who were 
natives of Holland, and among the earliest settlers 
of Manhattan Island. They were of old Knicker- 
bocker stock — people who were held in high 
esteem. Mrs. Eames, after the death of her hus- 
band, was a second time married .and continued to 
reside in Rock Island until her decease which oc- 
curred in 1869. 

Mr. Eames, a short time prior to his de.ath, de- 
sired that hisdaughter,Ilarriet,should be given to his 
onl}' sister, Mrs. Brooks, of Rock Island. This Lady 
was a remarkably bright character, possessing much 
intellectual ability and great energy, and was emi- 
nently fitted for the charge which she assumed in 
the rearing of her niece. With her, Miss Eames 
resided until a maiden of sixteen years, in the 
meantime receiving good educational .advantages. 
She, however, desired to rise higher in the scale of 
knowledge, and with this end in view, engaged in 
teaching during the summer season, .and with the 
money thus earned was enabled to attend the Rock 
Island Seminary, where she continued until eigh- 
teen 3'ears old, becoming fitted for a te.aclier of the 
higher branches. 

Leaving Rock Isl.and, Miss Eames now repaired 
to Iowa City, Iowa, and for four years thereafter 
was one of the most popular teachers in the Odd- 
Fellows Seminary, following this profession until 
twenty-two years old. On the 25th of Februarj% 
1856, she was united in marriage with Mr. Charles 
Porter, in Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. Porter was a 
native of Lee, Berkshire Co., Mass., and was the 
son of Ebenezor and Eunice (Yale) Porter, who 
were descended from highly respectable and well- 
known old families of the Bay State. Ebenezer 
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lionored and respected by all who knew him. His 
wife, Eunice, was a lineal descendant of John Yale, 
the founder of Yale College. She was not only a 
woman of line intellectual attainments, but of a 
remarkably sweet and lovable disposition and her 
family wore noted for their culture and refinement. 
The Yales were among the most prominent people 
of New England, even back to its earliest Colonial 
history. 

Ebenezer Porter and family removed from Lee, 
Mass. to Lorain County, Ohio, when their son, 
Charles, was eight years old. Charles Porter re- 
ceived the benefits of a good education, and after 
leaving school became connected with the Ohio 
Stage Company, and it was in the interest of this 
companj' that he came west to Iowa City, and there 
lie met his future wife. After their marriage, 
Mr. and Mrs. Porter continued to reside in Iowa 
City, where their son. (ieorge Dana, was born, Jan. 
1, 1857. In 1858 they went to Lorain County, 
Ohio, and settled near Elj'ria, to take care of Mr. 
Porter's father, who was then eighty-three years 
old and quite feeble. They ministered tenderly to 
his necessities until his decease at the advanced .age 
of ninety-two years. J^ater, Mr. and Mrs. Porter 
removed to Elyria, Oiiio, where the death of Mr. 
Porter occurred, Jan. 15, 1871. 

Charles Porter was a man of fine intellect and 
kindly disposition, and was greatly beloved by all 
his friends and acquaintances. He prospered finan- 
cially and left a competence to his familj'. Dur- 
ing their stay near Elyria, at the home of Grand- 
father Porter, their danghter. Jennie Gardner, 
was born at the old homestead tliree miles east of 
Elyria. She is now the wife of Hon. James Law- 
rence, of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Lawrence was 
Attorney-General of the State of Ohio during the 
incumbency of Governor Hoadly. Shortly after 
the death of Mr. Porter his widow and children 
removed to Cleveland, where the latter were edu- 
cated. The daughter, Mrs. Lawrence, was gradu- 
ated from Miss Salisbury's school. The son 
learned the profession of an architect in the office 
of Mr. Ireland, in Cleveland. Early in life he had 
a desire to engage in trade on the lakes and soon 
became mate on a lake sailing vessel. His mother 
desiring that he should change his vocation, pur- 



chased the ranche in Blue Rapids City Township, 
Kan., which she now owns. For about two years 
her son conducted this as a sheep ranche, then be- 
coming tired of this occupation journeyed to the 
Pacific coast, and is now a resident of San Diego, 
Cal. His tastes for a seafaring life continued to 
abide by him and he has become the owner and 
captain of a sailing vessel, plying in the trade 
along the coast and also to the South Sea Islands, 
the .Shetland Islands and Japan, which tr.ide he 
finds profitable. IMrs. Porter was married to Al- 
bert Gilchrist in 1879. 

After her son left the ranche, Mrs. Gilchrist came 
hither, began improving and stocking the place 
with cattle and horses, and emplo3'ed men to carry 
it on. For eight years she traveled back and forth 
between the ranche and Cleveland. Ohio, and dur- 
ing the 3-ear 1888, remained most of her time here, 
returning to Cleveland for the winter. When she 
first took charge of the ranche it had only a straw 
shed and a one-room shanty. With the energy 
and ability, which she bad inherited from her 
ancestors, she at once set about vigorously the im- 
provement of the place. She has now a commo- 
dious residence of eleven rooms, and on the lower 
floor is a well-equipped creamery with .all the mod- 
ern machinery requisite, including a supply of 
spring water conveyed in pipes wherever re- 
quired. There are four or five barns on the place, 
liesides granaries, corn cribs and feed rooms. The 
main barn st.ands about 200 yards from the resi- 
dence and is a large structure, 150 feel in length, 
with ample accomodations for the stor.igo of grain 
an<l hay and the shelter of stock. 

In addition to the above conveniences there are 
upon this ranche, seven springs of living water, 
from which a windmill pump convej'S water to the 
several tanks conveniently located for stock pur- 
poses. East of the residence and close at hand 
there is a beautiful park, several acres in extent 
with a splendid turf of blue grass. Meandering 
through the park and near the buildings is a never 
failing stream of cold spring water. A large num- 
ber of natural forest trees serve to adorn and 
beautify the place, besides 2,000 trees, which were 
l)lauted under the direct supervision of Mrs. Gil- 
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landscape. Tiieie are alsu orchards of apple and 
peach trees in liearing condition, besides trees of 
smaller fruits. 

This estate comprises 800 acres and lies three 
and one- half miles from Blue Rapids, and eight 
miles from Marysville, the count^^-seat. Mrs. Gil- 
christ is now breeding high-grade Percheron horses. 
Short-horn cattle and Poland-China swiue. This 
3-ear she has raised 5,000 bushels of corn, over 
2,000 bushels of oats and large quantities of hay 
and millet. About three-fourths of the estate is 
devoted to pasturage, upon which graze herds of 
high-bred horses and cattle. About 300 acres of 
the ranche is high, rolling prairie; the balance is 
fine, smooth upland and bottom land. 

We invite the attention of our man}- readers to 
an excellent portrait of its energetic and handsome 
owner. Too much credit can not be given to Mrs. 
Gilchrist for the bravery and determination which 
she has displ.ayed in the building up and beautify- 
ing of this property. 



Vf;OIIN SCHIBAKAGEL. This prominent 
stock-raiser and farmer resides in the south- 
eastern part of Vermillion Township, own- 
ing 240 acres of fine land in the southeastern 
part of section 30 and northwestern part of section 
31. He makes a specialty of breeding Poland- 
China hogs and Short-horn cattle, having about 
150 head of the former and a good herd of the lat- 
ser. If he has any ambition beside the attainment of 
financial prosperity and leading a life honorable, 
pure and upright, it is that he may some day be 
the owner and manager of a large breeding farm, 
and he certainly is making a creditable beginning 
toward obtaining the object longed for. His land 
is suited for a model farm, such as Mr. Schu- 
bakagel makes of it, being beautifully situated and 
well watered, wlule the soil is fertile and 3'ields 
bountifully to tlie kindly touch of man. Mr. 
Schubakagel also claims to be the owner of the 
finest herd of blooded Poland-China hogs in tliis 
section of the State, but while mainly interested in 
stock-raising he does not neglect the general man- 



agement of the agricultural department of the 
estate. He owns and occupies a cozy home, de- 
lightfully situated, and it is represented on another 
page of this volume by a fine engraving. 

A personal history of our subject would be ver3^ 
incomplete without considerable mention of his 
wife, who is ever ready with kind words and care- 
ful hands to promote the happiness of the home, 
(^uick in decision, fruitful in resources, full of ani- 
mation and energy, she impresses a stranger as cap- 
al)le of managing affairs of large moment, while 
among her friends -for miles around she is recog- 
nized as a kind-hearted, amiable and generous 
woman, hospitable to all who come under her roof 
and charicable toward the erring and distressed. 
She is an essential factor in the family circle, whose 
interests are ever uppermost in her mind and to 
whom she is devoted with her wliole heart and 
soul. 

The subject of this biographical notice was born 
July 17, 1848, in Carroll County, Md., his i)arents 
being William and Sarah (Buchen) Schubakagel, the 
father a native of Germany, while the mother was 
born in Maryland, of German parentage. The ma- 
ternal grandfather served in the Revolutionary 
War, dying in 1851 at the age of ninety-five years. 
William Schubakagel learned carpentering in his 
boyhood and youth, a trade he followed during the 
earlier part of his life, but in his later years he en- 
gaged in the pursuit of agriculture. He was 
twice married, his first wife being Sarah Buchen, 
who became the mother of five children, namely: 
William; John, of whom we write; Sarah, David; 
Margaret, who died when a year old. The 
eldest, William, is a merchant and is engaged in 
business in Baltimore, Md. He was married 
twice, his first wife being Miss Johana Woolston. 
who died without leaving an}' children. By his 
second wife William has become the father of two 
children. The eldest daughter and third child, 
Sarah is also a resident of Baltimore, and is the 
wife of John Huston, a merchant in the Monu- 
mental City; ihey have one child living. David 
is unmarried and is engaged in farming near Gil- 
more City, Iowa. 

Again uniting his interests with those of 
another, Mr. Schubakagel chose as his wife 



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Margaret Wizner, by whom he had nine chil- 
dren: Christopher; George, who died in infancy; 
Jane, Kate, Josephine, Margaret died in infancy. 
Nancy. Henry and one who died in infancy. 
Christopher is at present residing on his father's farm 
in Livingston C()unt3-, 111.; Kate became the wife 
of George Beaver, to whom she bore two cliildren 
and then died at the early age of twenty-two years. 
Jvisephine married George Smith, a machinist re- 
siding in Baltimore, and was removed by death 
from iier home at the early age of twenty-five years. 
Jane, Nancy an;l Henry are living at home with 
their parents. 

John Schubakagel, tlie second son in his father's 
family, lived with his parents until he became of 
age and began life for himself as a renter near 
Canton, Fulton Co., 111. Afterward he rented 
land and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Mc- 
Lean County, the same State. By prudent manage- 
ment he was enabled to save enough money to 
buy land in Livingston County, and was a resident 
of this and Fulton County for about twelve j^ears. 

The beauty of Illinois seenerj-, the fertility of 
her soil and the advantages of her cities, did not 
suffice, however, to keep John Schub.akagel within 
her limits. Kansas presented such an opening as 
an older State never could grant, and therefore 
in 1879, our subiect wended his waj' Westward and 
purchased land, his present place of 240 acres, on 
which he moved in March, 1879. 

Mention has already been made of the wife of 
Mr. Schubakagel, with whom he was united in mar- 
riage Feb. 23. 1879, in Livingston County, 111. 
Her maiden name was Lj-dia Stafford, and her birth 
occurred Jan. 7, 18G1. Her parents, Washington 
and Elizabeth (Leckliter) Stafford, were born 
Sept. 5, 1820, and Feb. .5. 1823, respectivelj-, 
and were natives of ^'irginia. To Washington 
Stafford and his wife were born ten children, seven 
now living, of whom the record is as follows: 
James William, born Nov. 30, 1843; John Wesley, 
Feb. 12, 1849; Mary Louisa, Jan. 17, 1852; 
Matilda Catherine, Miirch 2,1856; Lydia Eliza- 
beth, the wife of our subject, Jan. 7, 1861; George 
B. McC, Jan. 27, 1864; and Mazy Jane, July 18, 
1865. The others died in infancy. The father 
and mother are still living in Livingston Co., 111. 



The oldest of their cliildren, James W.. was united 
in marriage with Kate Hartman, and lives in Wil- 
berger Co., Tex., where he owns and operates a 
farm. He and his wife have a family of six children- 
John Wesley resides in Ringgold County, Iowa, 
where he is engaged in farniitig. He became the 
husband of Miss Maggie Ridell, by whom he has 
two children. Joseph is engaged in mining in Col- 
orado, and resides there with his wife, who was 
formerlj' Lizzie McDowell, and bj' whom he has 
four children. Mary L. is a resident of Livingston 
County, 111., and is the wife of George Flurer. a 
farmer of that county; they are the parents of three 
children. Matilda married Charles Foltz, a farmer 
of Marshall County, and they have five children; 
George B. MeC. lives in Livingston Countj-, 111., 
and selected as his life partner Libbie Weller; Mazy 
Jane lives at home and is unmarried. 

Our subject and his wife have had four children 
born to them, one of whom, Jane Elizabeth, died 
when three months old ; William G., John and Ida 
M., are at home, and are naturally the objects of 
loving interest and devoted care on the part of 
their parents. The family are regular attendants 
of the Methodist Church, to which they belong, 
while in political sympathies Mr. Schubakagel is 
a Prohibitionist. Socially they are welcomed into 
the most refined circles of their community, where 
the3' are valued for their many honorable and 
worthy. traits of character. 



HARLES MILLER, a progressive farmer and 
worthy citizen, has been for man}- j'ears 
closely identified with the most important 
interests of Marshall Count}', and now owns and 
manages a farm of eighty acres on section 4, Blue 
Rapids City Township. Besides this, he is the 
owner of 160 acres of good farming land in Pratt 
County, Kan., which he has recently sold. The 
land he now occupies was first preempted as a claim, 
and was in a primitive condition when purchased. 
Onl}^ a few years prior it had been the scene of In- 
dian wars and meetings, where they followed the 
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ai'oiuul llio eami) Hro. Tlie land was unciiltivated, 
not a furrow having been turned upon it. JUit un- 
daunted by iiard labor, undeterred liy thougliis of 
hardships, Mr. Miller i)ursued the busy pathway of 
life, and now enjoys the fruits of well-directed 
eflforts. 

The parents of him whose slcetch is herewith out- 
lined, were Charles and Mary A. Miller, both na- 
tives of Germ.any. In 1830, a few years prior to 
the birth of their son, our subject, his parents emi- 
grated to America and in 1832 located in Madison 
County, 111., where the}' were pioneer settlers, and 
where Charles Miller was born April 9, 1839. In 
that county they made a home out of the raw prai- 
rie, and surrounded bj' friends and all the comforts 
of life, passed their declining j-ears happily, and at 
last passed thence to another, better home. 

The second son born to Charles Miller and his 
wife, our subject was reared to manhood amid the 
pioneer scenes of Illinois. Upon attaining to years of 
maturity, he was happily married, March 6, 1860, to 
Belle A. Traver, a native of Illinois, and a daughter 
of Ebenezer Traver, of Madison County, 111. They 
have become the parents of nine children, whose 
records are as follows: George E., William L., 
Frances, Mrs. Garrett, a widow; Lillie, wife of Bur- 
ton Newman; Cecelia, wife of Edw^ard Ham: Ber- 
tie K., Lizzie M., Maud, and Flora. 

For the ten \-ears following their marriage, Mr. 
and Mrs. Miller resided in Illinois, where he was 
engaged in farming. In the autumn of 1870, he 
started to Marshall Count}-, Kan., accompanied In- 
his wife and their four children. They traveled 
the entire distance overland, having two span of 
horses and two wagons, a few household utensils 
and farming implements. When night overtook 
tliem. they would stop by the road, prepare a frugal 
meal, and then lie down to rest under the broad 
canopy of heaven. The trip consumed four weeks, 
and after their arrival at their destination, Mr. 
Miller pursued various employments in Blue Rap- 
ids Township. 

Preempting a claim of eighty acres in the spring 
of 1872, Mr. Miller began energeticallj- to carve 
out a pathway to independence .and fortune. The 
results of his perseverance and toil are evident to 
everyone who beholds his neat home, and well- 



regulated estate. The first winter he lived on his 
homestead, he occupied a board shanty, 12x14 feet 
in dimensions, made of cotton-wood, and destitute 
of even a floor and windows, light being admitted 
through two apertures in the wood. When his 
financial condition had improved sufticiently to 
warrant it, he erected his present comfortable resi- 
dence. 

Though principally concerned in the extension 
of his own interests, Mr. Miller devotes some time 
to affairs of public moment, and votes the Repub- 
lican ticket. He has served .as School Director for 
two years, aiming to elevate the cause of education 
as f,ar as is possible, and is in favor of any measure 
calculated to benefit society in general. Relig- 
iously, his wife belongs to the Methodist Church, 
and they are among the highly esteemed members 
of the society in which they move, being worth}', 
upright, and charitable. 

^^^ HARLES CURS. Among the well-regulated 
(|y farms of Walnut Township may be prop- 

^^ erly mentioned that of Mr. Curs, upon 
which he has erected a convenient and roomy 
dwelling, with a good barn and other outbuildings 
necessary for the successful prosecution of agricul- 
ture. Noticeable in the rear is a fine orchard, 
where a goodly assortment of fruit trees yield in 
their season luxuries for the use of the family and 
something besides. A peaceable and unobtrusive 
citizen, Mr. Curs makes a specialty of attending to 
his own concerns, which quality of character has 
resulted in his financial success, while he enjo}s 
the esteem and confidence of those around him. 

Our subject was born Oct. 14, 1826, in Prussia, 
and remained there until a man of thirty-three 
years. In the meantime he had labored industri- 
ously, but had not made the headway which he de- 
sired and finally resolved to emigrate to the I'nited 
States. Accordingly in the summer of 1856 he 
boarded a sailing-vessel, which after an eight 
weeks' voyage landed him in the city of Baltimore 
on the 18th of July. Thence he made his way to 
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years and then joined a caravan liounri across the 
plains for JPike's Peak. He remained in that re- 
gion from Junej nntil'tlie following October, then 
returned eastward as far as [ Omalia, Neb., after 
which we find him in St. Joseph, Mo., employed 
on a railroad until the spring of 1859. Next he 
made his way to Rilej' County, this State, and 
preempted land about twenty miles [south of his 
present farm. He lived upon 'this until after the 
outbreak of the CiviljWar, and in 1862 enlisted in 
Company E, 13th Kansas Infantry, in which he 
served until the close. He was promoted first to 
Sergeant, then to Second Lieutenant, and partici- 
pated in many of the important battles which fol- 
lowed, also fought with guerrillas around the 
mountains in Arkansas. At the close of the war 
he received his honorable discharge and resumed 
work at the trade of a miller, which he had learned 
in his native land. He located first in Manhattan, 
then came to Marysville, this county, and also 
worked at other mills in this vicinity. 

In 1876 Mr. Curs was united in marriage witli 
Miss Anna, daughter of Daniel B. and Betsie A. 
(Carpenter) Himes. This lady was born in Rhode 
Island and came with her parents to Riley County, 
Kan., in 1859. The same year of his marriage Mr. 
Curs purchased 100 acres of his pressnt farm, upon 
which he erected his substantial stone dwelling, 
and seventy acres of which he has brought to a 
good state of cultivation. Each year adds some- 
thing to the value of his property, and there is no 
doubt that his persistent industry will amply for- 
tify him against want in his old age. Both he and 
his excellent wife belong to the Lutheran Church. 
Mr. Curs votes the Republican ticket and has held 
the ofHce of Township Treasurer. Aside from this 
lie mixes very little in public affairs, otherwise than 
to give his influence in support of the enterprises 
affecting the moral and financial welfare of the 
people around him. 

The father of our subject was .lohn I). Curs, 
likewise a native of Prussia and a soldier under the 
great Napoleon. The maiden name of the mother 
was Catherine Arandt, and she was born not far 
from the early home of her husband. They like- 
wise were members of the Lutheran Church. The 
jjsu'ents of Mrs. C\irs were born in Rhode IslarjcJ (\nd 



traced their ancestry on their father's side to 
France. Her mother's people were originally from 
England. Mr. and Mrs. Curs have four children, 
all living at home. 

Among the views of the i)rorainent residences of 
Marshall County, we direct the attention of the 
reader to that of Mr. Curs, where the many friends 
of himself and family always receive a hearty wel- 
come. 



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^^EORGE TILLMANN. Among the many 
ill (^-, agriculturists of Logan Township, none 
^^l| takes higher rank in ability, energy and 
public spirit than the gentleman whose name heads 
this notice. He resides on section 25, where he 
owns 160 acres, well fenced and divided into fields. 
and where he carries on the business of farming 
and stock-raising. He was born in German}', Dec. 
10. 1848. The ancestry, so far as is known, is 
German, and the family for generations has had 
membership in the Lutheran Church. 

Our subject was not two years old • when his 
parents, William and Maiy A. Tillmann, emigrated 
to this countr}'. Landing at New York, they came 
immediately to Dodge County. Wis., and located 
upon a farm there. Upon this homestead they 
labored until July, 1861, when they came to this 
county and township, and preempted 160 acres of 
land, which Mr. Tillmann afterward sold. His 
last home was on a farm, one and a half miles south- 
west of Marysville, where he died December, 1888, 
at the age of seventy-four. The mother still lives 
with her son Benjamin, who is married and culti- 
vates the home farm. The parental famih' consisted 
of eight children, of wliom our subject was tiie 
fifth. 

Mr. Tillmann was married in this county to Ella, 
daughter of Alfred and Mary (Lloyd) Moxon, a 
native of this count}', in which she was reared and 
educated. Her parents located in this State in 
1860, and now live in Marysville. Our subject 
and his wife have no children, l)ut liave taken a 
child to rear, named Percy. 

On the estate of Mr. Tillmann a beautiful resi- 
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:incl a tine vicn- thereof, given elsewhere in the 
Alblm. will be equally admired bj' the readers of 
this volume. A barn and other outbuildings are 
also worthy of mention, being quite adequate to 
the purpose the^' were intended to fulfill. An 
orchard of about 200 apple trees, together with 
cherry and peach trees, adds to the attractiveness 
of the place, as well as to the income of its owner. 
The stock is all of good grade, the hogs being of 
Suffolk stock, the cattle Durham, and the horses 
Clydesdale and Cleveland Hays. 

Mrs. Tillraann is a member in high standing of 
the Methodist E|iiscopal Church. Mr. Tillmann is 
a Republican, and supports the measures of his 
party with heart}' zeal. He is a successful business 
man, a reliable citizen, a good neighbor, a kind 
husband and father, and most honorable in all his 
dealings. Both he and his wife are held in high 
esteem in the community . 



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^/ONATHAN D. HOWE, one of Marshall 
County's leading farmers was born in Perr}' 
County, Ohio, Jan. 20. 1838. His father^ 
William Howe, was a native of Georgetown, 
Md., and was born April 6, 1813. The latter left 
his native State in early manhood ' and emigrated 
to Ohio, settling in the wilderness of Warren Counts', 
where he constructed a good homestead and where 
he still lives. The farm which he cleared from the 
forest is now valued at 8100 per acre. 

The father of our subject was carefullj' reared 
by ( Juaker parents and loyally adheres to the simple 
faith of that peculiar .sect, among whom he is an 
active member and a liberal contributor to the 
church. An honest and upright man, he is highly 
respected in his community, and in politics uni- 
formly tenders his support to the Republican party. 
He married Miss Ruth M. Bell, who was born near 
Washington City about 1815, and who died in Ohio, 
.June 25, 1859, when comparatively a young woman. 
Their union was blest by the birth of seven child- 
ren, viz.: Jonathan D., our subject, Mary C., James 
S., AVdliam O., Martha J., Myra B. and Charles C. 
The subject of this sketch was the eldest child of 



the parental family and spent his early years at the 
old homestead in Perry County, Ohio, receiving 
his education in the common school. When .about 
tvvent3'-one years old he emigr.ated into Warren 
County and soon afterward joined the army as a 
private in Company D, 79th Ohio Infantry, which 
was assigned to the first brigade, third division, 
20th arm}' corps, the regiment being commanded 
l)y Col. Uriah W. Doane. Mr. Howe was in the 
same brigade vvith (ien. Benj. Harrison, now Presi- 
dent of the United States, and participated in all 
the battles fought during the Georgia campaign. 
He went with Sherman on the march to the sea and 
served until the close of the war. He then received 
an honorable discharge and was mustered out at 
AVashington City, July 9, 1865. 

Returning now to Ohio our subject in the fall of 
the year above mentioned, after a brief sojourn 
among his old friends, repaired to Henry County, 
111., where he became Overseer of a large tract of 
land. He occupied this position until January, 
1883, then coming to this county purchased 160 
acres of land on section 35 in Waterville Township. 
This is now largelj' devoted to stock raising, but 
has been brought to a thorough state of cultivation 
and is well improved. Mr. Howe is pardonably 
proud of the fact that he commenced in life with 
compar.ativcly nothing and is indebted to no man 
for a dollar of his possessions. As an ex-soldier, 
he is identified with the G. A. R., Waterville Post. 

Our subject wasm.arried inDecember,1882,toMrs. 
Sarah E. (Caldwell) Clark, widow of James O. 
Clark of Henrj' County, 111., by whom she became 
the mother of two children: Benja?nin F. and Nellie 
W. Mr. and Mrs. Howe are the parents of one 
child, a daughter, Neva M., born Feb. 5, 1885. 
Their home is a cozy and attractive one, and is 
represented in the Ai.iujr by a fine engravinor. 



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GEORGE BINDER. In the spring of 1870 
Mr. Binder came to this count}- and pur- 
^ chased IGO acres of slightly improved land, 

^^i from whj(;h he has constructed a good 
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tion, and erecting a substantial stone dwelling, with l 
a frame barn and other needed structures. A view 
of this convenient residence, also of the principal 
farm buildings surrounding it, is presented on an- 
other page of the Album. He also has a quarter- 
section south, and is looked upon as a well-to-do 
citizen, who is contributing his quota to the moral 
and financial interests of the community. 

A native of the Kingdom of AVurtemburg. our 
subject was born near the town of Nellingsheim, 
Jan. 25. 1831. and there spent his childhood and 
youth, being reared under the compulsory educa- 
tional laws of his native land. When of suitable 
age he began learning the trade of a stonemason, 
but upon reaching his majority, not making the 
headway financially which he desired, he resolved 
to emigrate to the United States. Accordingly, 
bidding adieu to the friends of his childhood, he 
embarked on the sailing vessel '-John of Prackle," 
and after a somewhat lengthy voyage of lifty-two 
days landed in New York City, in the month of 
June. 

From the great metropolis young Binder pro- 
ceeded to llichland County, Ohio, where he so- 
journed two years; then pushing further Westward, 
he took up his abode in Mahaska County, Iowa, 
where he followed his trade some years, and then 
occupied two years in traveling. He finally de- 
cided to locate in Scott County. Iowa, and was 
there married to Miss Catherine, daughter of 
Michael and Mary (Shiner) Bald. Mrs. Binder 
was born in Germany, and was brought by her 
parents to America when an infant. Our subject 
thereafter sojourned in the Hawkeye State until 
coming to this county, in 1870, as already stated. 
Since that time he has worked very little at his 
trade, finding farming more congenial to his tastes 
and health. He may be properly termed a self- 
made man. having arisen to his present position 
solely by his own efforts. 

The parents of our subject were J. C4eorge, Sr., 
and Catherine (Barber) Binder, likewise natives of 
Wurtemburg, and devout members of the Lutheran 
Church. The}' emigrated to the United States 
with their family in 1852, settling in Delaware, 
Ohio, where the father died about 1854. The 
mother later joined lier son, our subject, in Iowa, 



where she died. The parents of Mrs. Binder, it is 
believed were natives of Bavaria, and members of 
the German Catholic Church. The father is deceased, 
while the mother lives in Scott County, Iowa. 
Our subject and his estimable wife are the parents of 
ten living children, namely: William F., John P., 
Catherine B., George H.. Charles T., Frank B.. 
Edward Otto, Lena M., Amelia A., Anna M. One 
daughter, Menice, died when one month old. Mr. 
Binder belongs to the Lutheran Church of his fore- 
fatliers, while his wife is a member of the German 
Catholic Church. Politically, our subject supports 
the principles of the Democratic party. 



n?EDERICK FOCKS was born at Barth, 
Germany, Jan. 5, 1850. His father, after 
whom he was named, was a son of Michael 
Focks, and was born in the same place in 1811. and 
was by trade a ship carpenter. He followed that 
employment until after becoming a resident of 
America, to which country he emigrated in 1871, 
locating first in Chicago, and a year later removing 
to Waterville Township, where he followed farm- 
ing until his death. He had been from early man- 
hood a member of the Lutheran Church. His wife. 
Margaret Brumzagen, who yet survives, is the 
daughter of Michael Brumzagen, and was born in 
Karnz, Germany, March 8, 1821. She bore her 
husband two children. Lena and Frederick, of whom 
the latter only is living. 

Our subject was reared in his native country, and 
received a thorough education under the compul- 
sory laws of the Empire. He followed farming in 
his native land, and in 1868 came to America loca- 
ting at Milwaukee, Wis. After a two 3'ears' resi- 
dence in that city, he went to Holly Springs, Miss., 
and remained South, traveling during one summer. 
Afterward sojourning for a time in Southern Mis- 
souri, and Kansas, he became interested in tlie lat- 
ter State, and although he returned to Chicago, he 
did not remain there, but in 1872, came again to 
Kansas, and settled in Waterville Township, where 
he now resides. He has a farm of 160 acres in an 
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and other (nitlniililin^s, and an t-xei-Uont house, a 
view of which, with its pleasant farm surroundings, 
is presented to the readers of tliis Ai.ium. He is 
an industrious and enterprising man, and has risen 
from the rani<s of the poor, to atlluence. 

On Dec. 28. 1870, our subject was married to 
Miss Mary Sehroeder. Slie was born and reared 
in Bloomington, III., her birth iiaving taken jilace 
.Ian. 20. 1857. She is the daughter of Anthony and 
.Sopliia (.Seibert) Sehroeder. who were Ijorn in Ger- 
many, and emigrated to America about the year 
IHjl. They had but two children, Mary and Min- 
nie. To our subject and his estimable wife, seven 
cliildrcn have been born — Amelia, iMiniiie, Fred- 
die, Ihilda, Jlenry, Louie, and Rudolph. 

Mr. Focks affiliates with the Democratic party. 
Me is a member of the I. (). (). F., the A. O. V. W., 
and the Turner Society. He has been Koad Over- 
seer, and lield other township offices. He has held 
minor school offices, and takes great interest in ad- 
vancing tlie cause of education. Both he and his 
wife are members of the Lutheran Church. He is a 
man of intelligence, honor, and steadfastness, and 
one of those whose citizensliip is an advantage to 
any community. 



ILLIAM C. PARK. If to be well thought 
of by the people of liis community' is any 
indication of a man's true character, that 
of Mr. Tark is above reproach. He owns and occu- 
pies a finely cultivated farm of 240 acres, lying 
on sections 17 and 20 in Waterville Township, 
where he has made good improvements, and where 
he has earned the reputation of being one of the 
most industrious men in Marshall County. His na- 
tive place was in Clark County, Ohio, where he 
was born May 5, 183L 

The father of our subject wa.s .lames \V. Park, a 
native of West X'irginia, and born near the city of 
AVheeling. When quite a young man he emigrated 
to Ohio, and there spent the remainder of his days 
engaged in farming pursuits. In connection with 
this, he operated a tan-yard for many years. He 
accumulated a comfortable property, and for raauy 



years prior to his decease was a member in good 
standing of tlie l'r(>sbyteri:in Ciiurcli. He]] was a 
prominent ninn in iiis (•oniiimiiit}'. holding various 
offices of responsiliilily and trust. He served .as 
.Justice of the Peace fiji- more llian twenty 3'ears, 
and for a number of years was County Commis- 
sioner. 

The motlier of our subject was in her girlhood 
Miss Eliz.abeth Longbreak. She was born in Penn- 
sylvania, and died in Ohio. The parental family 
embraced eleven ciiildren, of whom William C., our 
subject, was the eldest born. He was reared at the 
old homestead in Ottawa County, Ohio, to which 
his parents had removed after his l)irth. He was 
bred to farm pursuits, and received his education 
in the district school. He worked witli his father 
on the farm until a young man of twenty-two years, 
having in tlie meantime for some time prior totiiis. 
its entire management. When leaving the old roof- 
tree, he settled on a farm adjoining, wiiere lie |)rose- 
cuted agriculture until 1870. 

Our subject now decided to cast his lot among 
the people of Korthern Kansas, and first located in 
Washington County. Thence he removed, in 187.5. 
to Marshall County, purchasing the farm in Water- 
ville Township which he now owns and occupies. 
He started in life without means, and has met witii 
financial reverses, but lie has held f.ast his integrity', 
and if there has been anj- injustice in connection 
with his transactions it has been to himself. Pultlic- 
spirited and liberal, he is of that temperament which 
can scarcely refu.se to gr.ant a favor, and has con- 
sequently given away almost as much as he has 
made. Politically, he is a supporter of the Demo- 
cratic party, and from early manhood has been a 
consistent member of the Lutheran Church. 

William C. Park was first married, .Jan. 27, 1853, 
to Miss Sarah Pickering, of Ottawa County, Ohio. 
There vvas liorii of this union one child, a son, 
James F.. and tlic mother departed this life Feb. 
10,1851. On tile 25tii of May. 1 850, Mr. Park 
contracted a second marriage with Miss Sarah A. 
Grundy, a native of I<]iigland, but at that time a 
resident of Oiiio. There have Ijeen born of this 
marriage nine children, namely: Ellen , I., Lowell 
W., Sarah E., Mary A., John G., Charles W., 
George G„ Henry and Harriet A, All arc alivQ, 



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three remaining- inider the parental rool', while tlie 
Others are residents of Kansas, except .1. F.. who 
resides in Ohio. 

Elsewhere in this volume we present a fine litho- 
irraphic engraving of the home of Mr. and Mrs. 
Park, where they live in comfort and happiness, 
and where their many friends are always assured of 
a warm weleorae. 

"I]__^ ENRY E. WIEDEMEYER. Fortunate is 
the bo.y, who, thrown upon his own resources 
at an early aoe, has mental or manu.al skill 

_ combined with the persistent will which will 
make for him a place among men of means and in- 
fluence; more fortunate he who combines with his 
mental and bodily strength the moral principles 
and stubborn self-respect which will win him also 
the esteem of his fellowmen. 

Such an one have we in tiie subject of our sketch, 
a wholesale and retail cigar dealer, occupying a 
fine retail store on Broadway, between Eighth and 
Ninth streets, and having a factory in the next 
block. He has a fine trade, giving employment to 
a large number of men, and having a man on the 
road all of the time, who sells over a large terri- 
tory. 

.(oseph Wiedemeyer, the father of our subject, 
was born in Keroika Kreis. Worburg, AVestphalen, 
Germany. When a man thirty-five years of age, 
he came to this country, locating at Alton, 111., 
where he lived during the remainder of his life. 
There he married Miss Elizabeth Dueker, and they 
became the parents of four children — Henry E., 
Elizabeth, .losephine. and Mary. He died in 1866, 
and his wife three years later. 

Our subject was born in Alton, 111., Feb. 23, 
1857. At the death of his mother, which took 
place when he was twelve years old, he went to St. 
Louis. Mo., remaining with an aunt for about two 
years, working during the intervals of school until 
the aoe of fourteen. He then returned to Alton, 
where he learned the cigar and tobacco trade in the 
factory of Leggett A- Dansman. In 1875 he went 
to Moline, Ul., remaining there three years engaged 



in cigar manufacturing as a journeyman, from there 
to Alton, and then to Jersey ville, 111., where he re- 
mained two years, when he came to this city and 
found employment. He remained hut three months, 
then returned to Jersey ville, 111., but after an ali- 
sence of two years, returned here permanently. In 
1882 he went into partnership with Charles E. 
Bendel. At the expiration of three months Mr. 
Wiedemeyer bought out his partner's interest. The 
business has grown to be an extensive one, and its 
manager may well be considered one of the suc- 
cessful business men of the town. In addition to 
his business property, he owns a good residence at 
the comer of Eighth & Calhoun streets, another 
.adjoining- it and city property in Oberlin, Kan. 

At Jcrseyville, 111., Sept. 22. 1878, was celebratefl 
our subject's marriage to Miss Catherina Wurth. 
Miss Wurth was born at Grafton, 111., June 22, 
1857, and is the daughter of Vincent and Frede- 
ricka (Ketzenburger) Wurth. Her parents removed 
to Jersey yille while she was young, and there her 
father still lives, engaged in the shoe business; the 
mother died some years ago. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Wiedemeyer have been born five children — Joseph, 
Lulu, Maggie, Elizabeth, and Charles. It is the 
intention of their father to give them every educa- 
tional advantage. 

Oursubject isa member of the Democratic party. 
His appetite for office is satisfied with a position on 
the School Board. He is a most honorable man, 
deserving the envi.able position he occupies both 
as to his means and the esteem in which he is held. 



^ ft^ILLIAM D. IIEALY. who was born in 
\rj/l County Cork, Ireland, in J.anuary, 1826, 
^^ grew to manhood under his father's roof, 
enjoying siich .advantages in the w.ay of secur- 
ing an education as were common to the youth 
of Erin's green isle at that time. Chafing at the 
hardships imposed upon the tenant class of his na- 
tive land, he determined to seek his fortune in 
America, and when twenty-three years old took 
passage on a vessel bound for the land of promised 
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came to anchor in tlie workl-famous harbor of New 
York, and onr subject set foot on the hospitable 
■ihore of the New World in joj'ous anticipation of 
a prosperous future, not, however, without a de- 
gree of sadness at the thought that lie might never 
see his beloved native land again. 

Mr. Healy remained in the State of New York 
for about two years, being engaged in dilferent 
occupations, but not being satisfied with anything 
he could get to do. he emigrated to Moline 111., 
where he remained for some time working at vari- 
ous employments, and among others, assisting on 
a Government contract, in which he gave very 
good satisfaction. When the o|)portunit}' for en- 
li-sting in the defence of his adopted country was 
given, in'.the fall of 1861, he embraced it eagerly, 
and in December of that year he became one of 
Uncle ,Sam's most valiant defenders. The regi- 
ment of which he was a member was mustered into 
service in January, 1862, and shortly after de- 
parted for the immediate theatre of war. To write 
a record of the numerous engagements in which 
he participated would be, not simply to transcend 
the limits of this sketch, but to write a history that 
would fill a volume, as his period of service ex- 
tended without a break until the close of the war 
in 186.5, when he was mustered out, at San Antonio. 
Tex. L'pon receiving his discharge, he returned 
to Illinois, where he remained until the spring of 
1871. when he removed to Marshall County, Kan., 
and settled on section 23, Center Township. Be- 
fore finally locating, he made a preliminary survey 
of various portions of the State, and was so well 
satisfied with what Marshall County offered him 
that he has never since desired to change his place 
of residence. He owns 130 acres of good land, 
upon which he has erected a nice, comfortable 
dwelling and good outbuildings. 

Mr. Healy and Miss Jane Cue were united in the 
bonds of matrimony, in the city of Rochester. 
N. Y., Nov. 18, 1848. They have become the par- 
ents of eight children, five of whom are now living, 
namely: William J. married Miss Emily Doolittle, 
of Moline. 111., and resides in Topeka, Kan.; he is 
chief clerk in the Auditor's office of the Atchison, 
Topeka <k .Santa Fe Railroad. Cherrie is the wife 
of S. H. Peters, of Frmikfort, Kan.; he is editor of 



the Sentinel, a l)riglit and newsy paper publislicd 
in that city. John married,]Miss Linnie Prescott. 
of Topeka. Kan.,' and [is engaged in] the insur- 
ance business; Thomas H. married Miss Sadie 
Robinson, of Marsliall County, Kan., and is in the 
employ of the Santa Fe Railroad, and is living at 
Pogalas, Ariz. ; Fred ' married Miss Eva Prouty. 
and is chief clerk of the Santa Fe Railroad at Los 
Angeles, Cal. Lillian G. was the wife of R. E. 
Trosper; she died June 25, 1885, near Frankfort. 
Kan. Lizzie died when an innocent child of nine 
and one-lialf years of age. and another child died 
in infancy. 

Mrs. Healy was born in County Cork, Ireland. 
Juh- 3. 1830. She came to America when a young 
lady of eighteen summers, and fully sustains the 
reputation of her country-women for beauty, in- 
telligence and virtue. Her married life, although 
not exempt from trials, has been a blessing to her- 
self, and all with whom duty or pleasure has 
brought her into contact. She has secured, partly 
by the aid of the schools she was permitted to at- 
tend in her youth and partly by her own exer- 
tions, a thoroughly sound, practical education, 
which has made her a suitable guide and pleasant 
companion for her children, both in their child- 
hood and during the critical time of youth when a 
wise motlier's loving care and intelligent counsels 
are invaluable. While not despising or neglecting 
such domestic labors as are necessary for the com- 
fort and well-being of her family, Mrs. Healy be- 
lieves, and is supported by her husband' in her 
belief, that the mission of a wife and mother is a 
higher and nobler one than that of a mere do- 
mestic drudge. Slie, therefore, has always made it 
her business to devote a portion of her time to the 
cultivation of her intellect, thus keeping abreast of 
the spirit of the times and taking the proper place 
in her home and the]ccmmunity to whieli her nat- 
ural ability of mind and graces of character entitle 
her. 

Mr. Healy is a man who believes that there are 
two sides to every question, and consequently reads 
up on both sides before deciding wliicii one to take. 
In politics, therefore, he is independent, although 
largely in sympathy with the Republican party. 
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their high estimation of his character and abilities, 
have placed him in the office of Township Treas- 
urer, and also called him to fill a position of great 
I'esponsibility as a member of the School Board. 
He is not only an ardent advocate of the liberal 
education of the youth of the land, but is equally 
in earnest in his advocacy of whatever will in his 
estimation promote the interests of the community 
in which he lives. 

The home life of Mr. and Mrs. Healy is not based 
on principles of worldly philosophy, but is founded 
on the enduring and beneficent precepts of the 
Everlasting Word. They are devoted and active 
members of the TCpiscopal Church. Their children 
have all left the home nest, but carried with them 
the righteous principles learned theie, and are 
now occupying positions of honor and trust, re- 
flecting credit upon their parents and laying the 
foundations of greater usefulness in the future. 



^l ORACE SMITH, deceased, was a native of 

j[()V Navarino Township, Onondaga Co., X. Y.. 
iV^ born Fel). 8, 1842, his parents being Lyman 
■1^ and Sarah (Benedict) Smith. His grand- 
parents were born, the former in Connecticut, the 
latter in Vermont, but later removed to New York, 
where the grandfather bought a large amount of 
land, and became wealthy, but by endorsements 
for pretended friends, which he had to pay, he lost 
almost all his property. Lyman Smith was a na- 
tive of Onondaga County, and bis wife of Con- 
necticut. They came to Kansas in 1871, following 
their sons, Horace and Seth, who had previously 
settled in Cottage Hill Township, this county. 
Here they remained a year or two, thence going to 
Clay County, where the father took up a home- 
stead, on which botli died, the father in 1876 and 
the mother in 1881. 

Horace was the eldest of the family who sur- 
vived beyond childhood, and was a twin brother of 
Harvey. He in early life adopted the profession 
of a teacher, which he followed in his native State 
until 1862, when, his health failing, he went to 
California by way of the Isthmus, He taught in 



that State, and a part of the time was associated 
with a surveying party, in order to get the benefit 
of the out-door life. These means partially re- 
established his health, and he returned to his old 
home in New York, teaching tlie greater part of 
the time until his removal to Kansas. He was a 
gentleman of good literary ability and attainments, 
a close student, and never had any difficulty in 
obtaining a position as teacher in a good school. 
In 1869 he came to Kansas with his brother, Seth, 
and homesteaded 1 60 acres on section 29. in Cot- 
tage Hill Township. He stayed upon his place 
long enough to hold it, but taught school most of 
the time for three terms each year, in Doniphan 
County, though he always considered Alarshall 
County his home. Mr. Smith soon entered into 
the business of raising .and dealing in stock, gath- 
ering large herds every spring, which he sold as 
the market offered. 

In 1879, on his marriage, Mr. Smith removed to 
the home of his wife's father, in Blue Rapids, where 
they stayed until the year 1886, thence going to a 
large farm of 680 acres which he had bought in 
Cottage Hill Township. In that township Mr. 
Smith owned altogether between 800 and 900 acres. 
On his ranch Mr. Smith remained until a short 
time before his death, which occurred in St. .losepii 
City, on Oct. 30, 1887, while there fur nicdict.Tl 
treatment. 

Sept. 4, 1879, Mr. Smith was united in marriage 
with Miss Laura S. Dawes, daughter of James S. 
Dawes, under whose name a full history of her 
family is given. The union is blessed by the birth 
of three children: Carroll D., born Oct. 11, 1883; 
Addie F., June 27, 1885, and Helen S., July ,s, 
1887. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Smith 
has returned to the Lome of her parents in Blue 
Rapids. 

Mr. Smith was a Republican in politics, but not 
an ollice-seeker, although he served one term as 
Justice of the Peace. His education brought him 
into prominence in his township, where he took a 
leading position in local affairs. He was a man of 
literary tastes, a great reader and student, and had 
been connected with some of the journals of this 
part of Kansas. During one or two of the annual 
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pondent for the local papers. He was a man of 
great energ}' and indomitable will, and although a 
victim of disease for years before liis death, he 
kept his place at the head of his own business, and 
bj' his industry and good judgment had accumu- 
lated a fine property. He was reticent and self-con- 
tained in manner, a natural leader of men, kind in 
disposition, and a more tiian ordinarily affectionate 
husband and father, whose untimely demise was a 
great afHiction to his wife and to his children, who 
were thus deprived of a father's care and guidance 
at a tender age. 



1^ J 1 LLTAM E. TALBOT. He who is able to 
\cJ/l accumulate property, is considered fortu- 
W^ nate, but he who is enabled to take care of 
what he has, possesses a quality of equal import- 
ance. Mr. Talbot, a well-to-do citizen of Water- 
ville. started out in life with some means which he 
had received from his father, and, like the wise man 
of Scripture, he has been enabled to increase his 
talent. He is one of the most extensive farmers of 
his township, wide-awake and enterprising, and oc- 
cupies no unimportant position among its agricul- 
tural and business interests. Socially, lie is iicld 
in high esteem. 

The flrst years of our subject were spent in Taze- 
well County, 111., where he was born Feb. 14, 1852. 
The Talbot family flourished in New England, 
probably during the Colonial times, and Seth. the 
father of our subject, was born in Dighton, Mass., 
June 3, 1820. When eighteen years of age, he 
emigrated to Illinois, and for many years thereafter 
followed farming in Tazewell County. He was 
l)rospered as a tiller of the soil, accumulated a 
handsome property, and now lives upon the inter- 
est of his money, which he loans. He is a man of 
high standing in his community, and a member of 
the Universalist Church. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject, 
was Emily 31. Richmond. She was born in Gene- 
see County, N. Y., May II, 1820, and is still liv- 
ing. The result of her union with Seth Talbot, 
was two children only, tlie elder of whom was Mar^- 



A., now the wife of John H. Trout, of Axtell, this 
county. William T. was reared mostly in his na- 
tive county, where he attended the common school, 
and prepared himself for the higher branches of 
study. Later he repaired to Huntsville, Mo., and 
entered Mt. Pleasant College, where his studies 
were comi)leted. In 1883 he came to this county, 
and settled in Waterville Township, of which he 
has since been a resident. His jjossessions embrace 
880 acres of fine farming land, admirably adapted 
to the raising of grain and stock, which industr\- 
he prosecutes on an extensive scale. Ho usually 
keeps on hand from 100 to 2.50 head of high-grade 
Short-horn cattle, with numbers of good horses and 
swine. His farm buildings are all that could rea- 
sonalily be desired in point of convenience and 
architectural beauty. He rates A, No. 1 as a busi- 
ness man in this community, and occupies a high 
position with the I. O. O. F. 

A marriage ceremony performed Nov. 1, 1877, 
united our subject with Miss Mary A. Ingalls. 
daughter of Nathaniel W. and Elizabeth (Anger) 
Ingalls, who were at that time residents of Tre- 
mont. 111. Mrs. Talbot was born March 29, 1858, 
in Tremont, 111. She received careful parental 
training, and a good education in the common 
school. Mr. and Mrs. Talbot have not been blessed 
with children, but they have hosts of friends, and 
their hospitable roof seldom fails to shelter some one 
with whom the}- hold pleasant social intercourse. 
Mr. Talbot, politically, is a straight Republican; 
he has never sought office, but whenever opportun- 
ity occurs, gives his aid and influence in support 
of his principles. 



"illACOI! MOHRBACHER. For solid worth, 
reliability, industry, enterprise, and perse- 
verance, there is no Nation upon the face 
of the earth which has made for itself a bet- 
ter record than that emanating from the P'ather- 
land. Germany for centuries has distinguished 
herself both in times of war and peace, ever main- 
taining her independence and dignity. To her is 
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her rich resources, :is her sons were soon found up- 
on the soil of the new Continent, delving out for 
themselves an honest living, and identifying them- 
selves with lier best interests. In the settlement 
of the Great West, the German-born citizen has 
made for himself an admirable record, and the sub- 
ject of this notice lias not been in any degree be- 
hind liis countrymen in this respect. A self-made 
man, he began without means upon a stranger soil, 
but is now in the enjoyment of a comfortable home, 
and a competence. He came to the frontier in the 
pioneer days, and encountered the usual hardships 
and ditliculties incident to that time, but steadily 
persevered through them all, and is now in the en- 
joyment of his reward. 

Our subject was born in the Kingdom of Bavaria, 
Dec. 26, 1836, and is consequently in the prime of 
life. His parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Latterner) 
Morhbacher, were likewise natives of Bavaria, 
where they were reared and married, and where 
they lived until the spring of 1845. They then 
set out for America when Jacob was a lad of eight 
years. After quite a lengthy ocean voyage on a 
sailing-vessel, they landed in New York City, on 
July 1, thirty-six days after embarking. Thence 
they at once proceeded to Milwaukee County, Wis., 
and settled on the lake shore, eight miles south of 
the present site of the Cream City. The latter, it 
is hardly necessary to say, was then a mere hamlet. 
The Mohrbacher family watched the growth and 
development of the Badger State, contributing 
their mite to its prosperity, and our subject re- 
mained there with his parents until the spring of 
1859. 

At this time, bidding adieu to his parents and 
friends, young Mohrbacher, then twenty-two years 
of age, crossed the Missouri, and made his w.ay into 
Doniphan County, Kan., where he spent the sum- 
mer employing himself at whatever he could find 
to do. In the following December he returned to 
the parental roof, and in the spring of 1860, ac- 
companied by his parents, came to this county, and 
takino- up a tract of wild land on section 18, Elm 
Creek Township, settled upon it. There the latter 
spent the remainder of their days, the father pass- 
ino- away April, 1872, and the mother, June 8, 1873. 
They were the parents of thirteen children, eight 



sons and five daughters, of whom Jacob was the 
eldest born. The survivors are residents of Kan- 
sas, Missouri, and Washington. 

Mr. Mohrbacher has thus been a resident of this 
county for the long period of nearly thirty years. 
He has been engaged in agricultural pursuits all 
his life, and it is hardly necessary to say, is fully 
posted as to the best methods of tilling the soil. 
He is now the owner of 330 acres in Elm Creek 
Township, and 160 acres in Richland Township. 
The whole has been brought to a good state of cul- 
tivation, and yields in abundance the rich crops of 
Northern Kansas. The live-stock upon his farm, 
the fat cattle, horses, and swine, are typical of the 
Gernian farmer, who has made for himself a repu- 
tation in this respect. Our subject makes no pre- 
tentions to elegance in his surroundings, but there 
is an air of comfort and plenty about him and 
his familj^, indicative of ample means and a large 
amount of enjoyment. 

The marriage of our subject with Jliss Catherine 
Joerg, was celebrated at the home of the bride at 
St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 10, 1860. This lady is a 
sister of John Joerg, of Marysville, and the daugh- 
ter of John and Catherine (Schild) Joerg, the 
former of whom died at Marysville, Feb. 15, 1884. 
The mother is still living, making her home in 
Marysville, and is now past eighty years of age. 
The parental family consisted of four sons and one 
daughter. Mrs. Mohrbacher is a native of Prus- 
sia, and w.is born June 15, 1844. She came with 
her parents to America in 1852, and tiiey, like 
the Mohrbacher family, settled in Milwaukee, Wis. 
Thence they came to this county in January', 1874, 
settling in Marysville. 

To our subject and his estimable wife there have 
been born fourteen children, who make a very 
bright and interesting family, and who are all, ex- 
cepting three, at home with their parents. They 
are named, respectively: Elizabeth. Albert .1., 
Emma K., Frank O., Katie, Oscar, Walter, Mary, 
John, Rudolph, Carrie, William, Xorah, and Jo- 
seph. It is seldom the lot of the biographer, to 
encounter a more pleasing spectacle than this fam- 
ily of sixteen persons mutually attached to each 
other, and working together with a common inter- 
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forts which suiTouud it. Mi». Moluhncher. lii<e 
lier husband, is a lad^- of more than ordinary abil- 
ity-, and well-fitted lo be his companion in life. 

Upon becoming a voting citizen, our subject 
identified himself with the Republican part}-, but is 
now in symp:ith\- with the Union Labor movement, 
to which he gives his heart}- support. He has held 
the oftjce of Township Trnstee in Elm Creek, for 
the past three years, and been School Treasurer of 
his district since its organization, in 1872. Both 
the parents and elilldren belong to St. Gregory's 
Catholic Cliurch, of which Rev. M. G. Schmickler 
is pastor, and to which thej' give a liberal support. 
Mr. Mohrbacher stands high in his community as 
one of its representative men, and one who has con- 
tributed his full quota to its moral, social, and finan- 
cial welfare. We invite the attention of our many 
readers, lo a view of the home and farm of Mr. 
Mohrbaclier on another page of this work. 

'if OHN Mcpherson, real estate, loan and in- 
surance agent of Blue Rapids, is one of the 
oldest settlers in that place, where he has 
lived for a score of }'ears. His native place 
w.as in Caithnesshire. North Scotland, and the date 
of his birth. Nov. 24. 1835. His ancestors were all 
of .Scotch extraction. His jiaternal grandfather. 
Donald Mcpherson, was a ship builder on the C'l^de. 
and lived to the age of ninet3--oight years. His 
wife died when ninet3'-six j-ears old. Their son, 
Alexander, the f.ather of our subject, was born in 
the town of Wick, Scotland, in November, 1810, 
and was brought up to the occupation of a weaver. 
Later he operated as a boat builder, and as was 
usual with the people on that coast, engaged con- 
sideralily as a fisherman. 

Alexander McPherson was married in his native 
shire, to Miss Helen Stephenson, a lineal descendant 
of Robert and George Stephenson. The mother of 
our subject was born in Poultne3-town. on the 
north coast of Scotland, in November. 1815. The 
parents were married in 1833. and to them there 
were born eight children, three in Scotland and five 
in America. In 1842 they set sail with their 



three children, from Tliursa on the west coast of 
Scotland, and after a tedious voyage of three 
months, landed in New York City. An elder 
brother of Alexander McPherson, and who was a 
minister of the I'resbyterian Church, had come to 
America two ye.ars prior to that time, and had lo- 
cated in Raymond. Racine Co.. Wis., where his 
wife had relatives living, and he had preached the 
first sermon ever delivered in Racine County. 
Alexander left .Scotland \vith the intention of join- 
ing bis mother, and on landing, at once set out for 
the frontier, as it was called at that early day. The 
journey was tedious and hazardous, but the family 
arrived safely at their destination, and Mr. McPher- 
son at once preempted a claim, embracing the pre- 
sent site of the town of R.nvmond, where he made 
a home, and where he is still living, at the age of 
seventy-nine years. His wife died in 1877. .aged 
sixty-two. Mr. JlcPherson has alw.ays been known 
as a man of great integrity, and of irreproachable 
character. He has been a lifelong member of the 
Congregational Church, and a De.acon for a great 
many years. The people who rapidly settled up 
this region, were mostly Danes and Norwegians, 
.and among these the father of our subject wielded 
a great influence on account of his upright manner 
of dealing with them, and they relied implicitly 
upon his judgment and fidelity to his duties. For 
a great many years he filled offices of trust and 
responsibility. He w.as Chairman of the County 
Board of Supervisors, was County Commissioner, 
County Treasurer, and for many years a Justice of 
the Peace. He never sought office, but his neigh- 
bors insisted upon his accepting these and other 
public positions, and his influence was always ex- 
erted for good. Many disputes and quarrels were 
settled by his mediation. He accumulated a com- 
fortable property, and is now enjoying the fruits 
of a well-spent life, having material comforts, the 
love of his desceud.ants, and the confidence and es- 
teem of the people among whom he h.as lived for 
nearlj' half a centurj'. 

To Alexander and Helen McPherson, there were 
born five sons and three daughters. The eldest was 
Jennett, who became the wife of Plin}- Ilayward 
and died at Sparta. Wis.; .lohn. the subject of this 
sketch, w.as the next in order of birth; Thomas is 



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inspector of buildings for tlie Milwaukee & St. Paul 
Railway Company', and makes his home at Water- 
town, Wis. ; Jane G. is the wife of Richard Callen- 
der, a carpenter and builder of Racine; Robert 
occupies the old homestead at Raymond, where the 
venerable father also lives; P^lizabeth is' the wife 
of William Blocksedge, a carpenter and builder of 
Racine; Stephen I. is similarly occupied at the 
same place; also Eugene Woodman. 

The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood on 
the farm, attending the district school and assisting 
in the arduous labor involved in preparing for cul- 
tivation the soil of a heavily wooded country. 
When sixteen years old, he repaired to Milwaukee, 
Wis., and served an apprenticeship of three years 
at the trade of a carpenter. For four years fol- 
lowing, he remained with the same employer in the 
capacity of general foreman. Next he engaged in 
business on his own account in Oconomowoc, Wis., 
where the War of the Rebellion found him. On 
the 15th of August, 1861, he enlisted in Company 
A, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, which was assigned to 
duty in the Southwest. They drilled for a few 
weeks at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., and 
thence were sent to Cape Girardeau, under com- 
mand of Gen. John McNeil. Their employment 
thereafter was scouting and fighting the busliwhack- 
ers with which that whole region was infested, the 
service being extremely dangerous, but not par- 
ticularly' glorious. Thus a year was spent, and in 
the spring of 18G3, the regiment was ordered to 
Tennessee. It took part in the battles of Stone 
River, the cavalry fight at Tallahoma, the battle of 
Chickamauga, was in the great cavalry fights with 
Wheeler's rebel troops in the Sequachee Valley, 
participated in the siege of Knoxville, and in al- 
most innumerable skirmishes with the rebel cavalry. 
This regiment later was in the raid with Kijpatrick 
and McCook, which started out ostensibly to liber- 
ate the prisoners at Andersonvilie, Init failed of its 
purpose. 

After the siege and capture of Atlanta, the 1st 
Wisconsin, which had been in continuous service 
most of the time, was sent to Kentucky to be re- 
mounted, after which the boys returned to Tennes- 
see, and took part in the last siege of Nashville. 
Their last engagement was at West Point, Ga., 



April 16, 1865. At Irwinsville, May 10, the 1st 
Wisconsin and 4th Michigan Cavalry overtook and 
captured Jeff Davis. In all these marches and 
fights, except the two last, Mr. McPherson took a 
part. He had two or three close calls, but was 
never wounded and never in the hospital. He was 
promoted through all the non-commissioned grades 
from private to Commissary Sergeant. On the 7th 
of April, 1863, he was in-omoted to the rank of 
First Lieutenant, for gallant service on the field and 
for the same reason was commissioned. He was 
mustered out of the service Jan. 8, 1865. Upon 
the return of peace, Mr. McPherson, at Oconomo- 
woc, Wis., engaged as a contractor and builder, 
which business he prosecuted until 1870. He then 
sold out, and with his wife, accompanied by her 
father and his family and other relatives, came to 
Blue Rapids, this county. In partnership with his 
father-in-law, C. Y. Reed, he built the LaBelle 
House, in Blue Rapids, and they conducted this 
for twelve years. Afterward they rented it for a 
time and sold it in August, 1887. Mr. McPherson 
in the meantime had handled some real estate, prin- 
cipally for the central branch of the Ihiion Pacific 
Railroad Company. After withdrawing from the 
management of the hotel, he opened an office in 
Blue Rapids, and has since carried on the business 
in which he is now engaged. 

Mr. McPherson has been three times Mayor of 
Blue Rapids, a member of its Council, the Town- 
ship and City Treasurer, and has often occupied 
other positions of public trust. In 1878 he was 
appointed Deputy United States Marshal, and re- 
appointed in 1 882, serving about three and one- 
half years, his principal, Maj. Simpson, resigning 
before the expiration of his term. On May 29, 1889, 
under the administration of President Harrison, he 
was re-appointed to the same position for a term of 
four years. He has been for years a Notary Pub- 
lic, and was appointed by Gov. Martin, Major of 
the 3d Regiment, Kansas National Guards, his com- 
mission dating from Feb. 22, 1884, making him the 
ranking Major of the National Guards of the State. 

In Oconomowoc, Wis., on the 19th of October. 
1864, Mr. McPherson was married to Miss Emma 
A., only child of C. Y. and Amanda (Duguid) 
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.Inly 12, 18-44. Her father emigrated to Wiscuu- 
sin at an early day after liis second marriage, her 
mother dying when she was born. Mr. Reed died 
in Bine Rai)ids, Sept. 10. 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- 
Pherson are tlie parents of tiiree cliildren, one of 
wliom, Nellie, died in Bine Rapids, in 1870. The 
others, John Edward and Cora Jennett, remain with 
their parents. Mrs. McPherson is President of the 
Woman's Relief Corps No. 172, auxiliary to the 
Post in Blue Rapids. She also holds the same posi- 
tion in connection with the 5th District W. R. C, 
which embraces twenty-eiglit divisions, their office 
being to aid the G. A. R. Posts in all charitable 
works. She takes an active interest in tiie Ladies' 
Library Association in Blue Rapids, of which she 
is now Treasurer. This association has been in 
existence for fifteen 3'ears, and owns a building on 
tiie east side of the square in wliich tliore is a 
library of 3,000 volumes. 

Mr. McPherson is a member of Robert Hale Post 
No. 328, G. A. R., of which for three years he has 
been Commander. He is now Commander of the 
5th District of the .State. The fourth annual re- 
union was held at Blue Rapids in August, 1889. 
He is as well known probably as any resident of 
his town, and his old neighbors and fellow-citizens 
speak of him in terms of high respect as an upright 
and trustworthy man and a good citizen, who does 
his full share in all works tending to advance the 
interests of the town and county where lie has 
made his home. 



■ ■ — -Hi-i'^^^=t+-^^ 

/i^ ALVIN G. BEACH. A long residence in 
11 ^1, any section gives to the individual a con- 
^^^ sideration and dignity scarcely to be ac- 
quired by an}- other means, especially if he is one 
who has been of value to his community. Mr. 
Beach is not only one of the oldest settlers of this 
community, but is one of its honored citizens. He 
looked upon Kansas in its pioneer days and has 
staj'ed by it through its various experiences, politi- 
cal troubles, droutli and grasshoppers and still 
maintains his allegiance to the commonwealth, 
which possesses a history more thrilling and inter- 



esting, perhaps, than anj- one State in the Union 
since the Revolutionary times. That it possesses 
advantages not found elsewhere can hardly be 
disputed in consideration of the loyalty of its old 
settlers. 

The subject of this biographical outline was born 
at Painted Post, Steuben Co., N. Y., Oct. 14, 1839, 
and is the son of the Rev. Allen R. and Amy B. 
(Carpenter) Beach, the former a native of New 
York State and of English descent. The Beach 
family came from Goshen, Conn., to Johnstown 
N. Y. in 1 780, while the paternal grandfather of our 
subject served as a .soldier in the Revolutionary 
War. His mother was likewise a native of the 
Empire State and traced her ancestry to England. 
One of her uncles, Wardwell Greene, served in the 
Revolutionary War. Our subject is also related to 
Gen. Greene of Revolutionary fame. The family 
characteristics were industry, honesty, and prud- 
ence, qualities vvhich seem transmitted to their de- 
scendents to a marked degree. 

Mr. Beach was the second son in his father's 
family and was reared to manhood in his native 
State, serving a thorough apprenticeship at farm- 
ing. During his boyhood he attended the common 
schools, mostly during the summer season and took 
kindlj' to his books. His inclinations led him to 
the schools for higher education and though not a 
college graduate the most of his education was ob- 
tained in schools of this character. He later devel- 
oped into a teacher,an(l followed his profession in his 
native county and for a time later taught in the Acad- 
emy at Penfleld near Rochester. He remained a 
bachelor until thirty-two years old and was then 
married March 14,1872 to Miss Charlotte JL Reed, a 
native of his own State, and a daughter of the Rev. 
E. I). Reed, a minister of the Baptist Church, and 
now deceased. 

Allen R. Beach the father of our subject, was a 
minister of the Baptist Church, and died May 3, 
1.S79. His wife survived him ten years, d3ing 
July 23, 1889. The parental family consisted of 
six children, the eldest of whom, Mary E, the wife 
of S. N. Holmes, of Sj'racuse, N. Y., died March 
11. 18S1 ; Ann E. is the wife of Benjamin Crandall, 
of Battle Creek, Mich.; Amy E.,Mrs. Cami)bell, is 
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Hamilton, N. Y.; Calvin G., the subject of this 
sketch, was the next in order of birth; Wardwell 
owns a valuable farm, and is a practicing attorney 
in Syracuse, N. Y,; Allen C. the second child, was 
in 1869 chosen Lieut-Governor of New York, and 
was afterward Secretary of State; he is now follow - 
in"- the profession of law at Watertown, that State. 
The late Stephen Carpenter, professor in a college 
in Madison. Wis., and author of some books on 
science, was a cousin of Mr. Beach. ]Mrs. Camp- 
bell, above referred to as the sister of our subject, 
has since the death of her husband lieon engaged in 
the missionary and temperance work of her native 
State. She was appointed by the W. C. T. LT. to 
take charge of the department in temperance in 
Sunday-schools, and is often called upon to deliver 
addresses before large and cultured audiences in 
behalf of both the temperance and missionary 
work. 

In the spring of 1872, Mr. Beach leaving the 
Empire State, came to this county and engaged in 
cattle-raising upon an extensive scale, which in- 
dustry he followed successfully for about twelve 
years. In the meantime he made his home in Blue 
Rapids. He also became owner of a farm, towiiich 
he removed in the spring of 1884, and where he 
has since resided. Daring his resilience in town 
he was actively engaged in the temperance cause, 
tr3-ing with other zealous workers to enforce the 
prohibitory laws. His experiences of pioneer life 
liave been many and varied, during which he la- 
bored under the many difficulties attending the set- 
tlement of a new country ;but he was possessed of the 
hardy spirit necessary to meet every emergency, 
and has thus been able to make for himself a good 
record. Like every intelligent man he has watched 
the growth and prosperity of the "Sun Flower 
State" with warm interest, and has contributed his 
full share to the prosperity of Marshall County. 
He has been a uniform supporter of Republican 
principles, and with his excellent wife is a mem- 
ber in o'ood standing of the Baptist Church in 
Blue Rapids, in which he officiates as Deacon 
and Trustee. He was quite intimately associated 
with the early history of the church. When he 
and his wife became residents of Blue Rapids, 
there were but four members of the Baptist denomi- 



nation in the city, including themselves. In the 
fall of the same year the first meeting of Baptists 
was held at their residence, the object being to 
consider the propriety of organizing a Baptist 
Church. On Dec. 1, 1872, the church was duly 
organized with a membership of twenty-three. 
Our subject was a number of years Superintendent 
of the Sunday-school. Besides his 80-acre farm he 
has some village property, and also owns some land 
in Missouri. 

The children of ^Ir. and Mrs. Beach are recorded 
as follows: Allen Reed, the eldest of the five, was 
born Aug. 10, 1875; Frank Wardwell, April 14, 
1878; Annie Laurie, Oct. 4, 1880; Edwin Carroll, 
March '7, 1883; and Calvin Campbell, Jan. 6. 1887. 
Rev. E. D. Reed, the father of Mrs. Beach, was 
born in Franklin County, Mass., March 22, 1811, 
and was for many years a member of the Board of 
Trustees of Madison LTniversity. X. Y. The Reed 
family trace their ancestry from William Reade, 
who was born in 1G05, and sailed from Gravesend, 
Kent Co.. England, in the good ship "Assurance 
de Lo," in 1635. He was one of the first settlers 
in Weymouth, Mass., and was a representative in 
1636-1638. A son of this man married Esther, tlie 
daughter of Mary Cook of the "Mayflower Com- 
panie." Thus the Reed family are but one re- 
move from Pilgrim blood. In the fourth genera- 
tion a William Reade married Sarah Warren, 
sister of Gen. Joseph Warren of Revolutionary re- 
nown. Little Lavinia Warren, well kown as Mrs. 
Gen. Tom Thumb, is also descended from this hero. 
In the fifth generation there were two brothers — 
James and Levi, the former of whom emigrated to 
Ohio in the earlj' histor}- of the State. When 
in the prime of his manhood he befriended, 
clothed, and educated a poor boy, who afterward 
became president of a well-known college. Among 
those related to this branch of the Reed family-, 
may be mentioned Miss Clara Wells, a prominent 
teacher and founder of a school for yonng ladies in 
Massachussetts. She never married, but devoted 
her life to teaching, instructing two generations of 
the same families in many cases. She was much 
beloved by her pupils, and at her death the Alumni 
of her school formed an association of all those 
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|)loasure to oontriliute toward the erection of a 
rnonuiiient to mark her last resting place. At the 
unveiling of this monnment, many of the .Vhiinni 
were present. 

Levi Reed tlie grandfather of Mrs. lieacli, mar- 
ried Nancy Pratt, whose ancestry lias been traced 
as far back as the reigu of Queen Elizabeth. She 
was descended through the Hammond family from 
Elizabeth Penn, a sister of William Penn. Some 
of their ancestors were engaged in the French and 
Indian wars, while Levi Reed served as musician 
in the War of 1812. The British encamped in 
in sight of Boston for several weeks, when Edwin 
I). Reed, tiie son of Levi Reed, was a child of two 
or three years. As his mothei' bade her husband a 
tearful farewell, not knowing what the future had 
in store for them, Edwin looked up proudly into 
her sad face and said: "Your little boy will take 
care of you." Levi Reed emigrated to Northern 
New York, when Edwin D., the father of Mrs. 
Beach, was but a boy seven years of age. He, and 
a younger brother made much of the long journey 
by trudging on foot over the Green Mountains. 
He was educated for the ministry at Madison Uni- 
versity, and in his early manhood was asked to 
accept the position as tutor of the noted authoress, 
Fanny Forrester, then only an ambitious factory 
girl, writing for the local papers. It was through 
his influence that her first poem was secured for 
the press. He was married in 1837 to Miss Sophia 
RedHeld, a lady of English descent, and one of a 
numerous family, her grandfather serving in the 
war .against the French in Cana la. A cousin 
of her father served in the Revolutionary War 
from 1777 to 1782, suffering incredible hard- 
ships from marching through deep snows and 
from the want of food and raiment. A brother 
served in the Civil War, and many other 
members of her family were in the same war, 
in both army and navy. Another brother was a 
refugee from the State of Tennessee. Isaac 
Fletcher RedReld was graduated from Dartmouth 
College, receiving from that and Trinity College 
the degree of L. L. D., and was on the bench of 
the Supreme Court of Vermont, being Chief Jus- 
tice of that State. Mrs. Reed died Aug. 26, 1871. 
The parental family included five children, of 



whom Mrs. Beach is the sole survivor. Later, the 
Rev. Mr. Reed was united in marriage with Miss 
Laura Adams Brown, a lineal descendant of John 
(.^uiney Adams, and after a long and useful life 
passed to rest April 29, 1888. He had given his 
children a good education, Mrs. Beach completing 
her studies in the Rockland Female Institute at 
Nyack on the Hudson, after which she taught one 
year in the Waterville Seminary. Nature endowed 
her with fair musical talents, and when a young lady 
she entered Lyons Musical Academy, from which 
she was graduated with honors. She taught music 
for several years while a resident of Blue Rapids. 
Some excellent musicians of that place were in 
former years pupils of hers, and of them she is 
justly i)roud. She is a lady of culture and refine- 
ment, and the entire family occupy a high position 
socially in their community. A relative of Mrs. 
Beach, George Parsons Lathrop, noted in literature, 
married Rose Hawthorne, the daughter of Nathan- 
iel Hawthorne. Also a cousin of Mrs. Beach, 
Wirt Sykes, married Olive Logan, and was for 
several years Consul at Wales. It will be ob- 
served by a careful reading of this biographical 
sketch, that this family, together with their ances- 
tors, have been prominent in the settlement and 
history of four States. 

It is the oft-repeated pleasure of Mr. Beach .and 
his amiable wife to turn their thoughts in sweet 
reminiscence to the days when Kansas w.as a new 
country, peopled only by the birds and beasts 
which frequented solitary spots and lonely prairies. 
After they had learned the lay of the land, our 
subject and his wife used to leave the main roads 
and take a short cut across the high prairies. Oc- 
casionally they would come upon a spot so iso- 
lated from all human habitation, that, stoppin-j- to 
look in every direction about as far iis the eye 
could span to either horizon, it would seem that no 
hum.an footstep had ever pressed the soil before, 
except for the faint trace of a rut in the tall grass 
that they might come upon now and then, marking 
tiie old California highway of years ago. It is not 
unlike the sensation of being far out at sea; on 
all sides were long stretches of billowy prairie simi- 
lar to ocean waves. The tall grass would bend 
low with the gentle Kansas breezes, then rise only 



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to meet another fall, and so on in endless success- 
ion. The plumed heads of grass shone white in 
the sunlight, like foam on the crest of the wave. 
Involuntarily the thoughts would turn to the 
rb^'mc of the Ancient Mariner: 

Alone, alone. All, ail, alone. 

Alone on a wide, wide sea ; 
So lonely 'twas that God himself. 

Scarce seemed there to be. 

The country is now so well settled that sui'li 
complete solitude would be looked for all in vain. 

■S/AMES M.LANE. This gentleman is one 
I of the leading and most successful bus- 
i iness men of Frankfort, where for the past 
^^IJ fourteen years he has owned and operated 
the Frankfort elevator. His business as a buyer of 
grain, lias given him a wide acquaintance through- 
out the country, and he is generally recognized as a 
popular and public-spirited citizen. Ever since his 
arrival in Frankfort, in 1875, he has identified him- 
self with every movement, and been prominent in 
every effort calculated to advance the interests and 
insure the permanent prosperity of that thrifty and 
growing city. 

A native of Oluo, our subject came to Kansas 
equipped by education and experience for a suc- 
cessful business career. He possessed the energy, 
integrity, perseverance and the industrj' needed to 
overcome the obstacles that usually beset men who 
seek to establish themselves in new and growing 
communities, where competition is fierce, and wheie 
those who are not "hustlers" are destined to be 
distanced in the race for fame and fortune. He 
has won his way by hard work, prudent business 
methods, unswerving integrity and unflagging in- 
dustry. 

The birth of our subject occurred Oct. 13. 1849. 
near Lancaster. Fairfield Co., Ohio, and he is the 
youngest of a family of seven cliildren. His father. 
William Lane, and his mother, Maria (Griswold) 
Lane, were natives of the same State as their son. 
His motlier's parents were natives of Connecticut, 
and were of Welsh and French ancestry. When 



our subject was about six years of age, his father, 
who had been previously engaged in mercantile 
business, sold out and purcliased a farm near Lan- 
caster, Ohio, in the care and cultivation ofjwhicli 
he passed the remainder of his life. He died in 
1878 at the age of seventy years. The mother is 
still living in Shelbyville, 111. 

The brothers and sisters of our subject, were 
six in number, namely: Malcolm. Marquis, Naomi, 
Rachael, John and Henry M. Malcolm, upon tlie 
breaking out of the Rebellion, entered the Union 
army. He went out as Sergeant-Major of the 1 7tii 
Ohio Infantry, served in the arm}' of the Cumber- 
land under Sherman, followed that celebrated com- 
mander to the sea, and left the service at the close of 
the war a commissioned ofHcer, having been pro- 
moted to the captaincy of Company I. He now is 
a prosperous farmer, residing near Shelb^'viile, 111. 
Naomi is the widow of the late William Propeck, 
who went to Texas seven years ago, and secured a 
tract of land, over a large portion of which the 
city of Dennison has since extended, making it 
vev) valuable and the owner very wealthy. Mrs. 
Propeck is the mother of Ave children. Rachael 
married Jesse CuUumber, a well-to-do farmer, who 
resides near Shelbyville, 111.; they have .seven chil- 
dren. John died when seventeen years old. Henry 
M. lives near Frankfort, this State ; he is a farmer, 
is married and has one child. 

Mr. Lane's childhood and youth were spent on 
his father's farm. He attended the public school 
until he was seventeen years of age, when he went 
to the High School at Baltimore, Ohio, and took a 
course of the higher branches. He then became a 
clerk in a general merchandising store in Dayton, 
Ohio, where he remained until he was about twen- 
ty-one years of age. when he went to Shelb}' County 
and was book-keeper for a mercantile house for 
two years. He then went to Worthington, ilinn., 
where being desirous of still further advancing his 
education, he became a student of the Worthing- 
ton Seminary, after which he entered the employ 
of the milling firm of Miller ife Carlisle, as a book- 
keeper. He remained with them about a year, and 
in 1875, as before stated, he came to Frankfort, and 
encaged in the grain buying and elevator business, 
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lime. On Dee. ioili, 187(), Mr. Lane was married 
to Miss Ella Williams, a resident of Frankfort. 
Her parents are natives of New York State, and of 
Welsh-English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Lane have had 
born to them one child, a hny, now eleven years 
of age. 

It was not long after Mr. Lane's arrival in Frank- 
fort, before he began to identify himself with those 
enterprises in which pnblie-spirited citizens usually 
interest themselves. His business naturally brought 
him in contact with the farmers of the county, and 
they found in him a man just and honorable in all 
his dealings, and they soon learned to confide in 
and esteem him as an upright business man, a cour- 
teous gentleman and a worthy citizen. 

Our subject has held the offices of cit}' Treas- 
urer for four years, and also Secretary of the 
Frankfort Fair Association for four years. He is 
now serving his second term as Clerk of the .School 
Board of Frankfort, and also Secretary of the 
Board of Trade and of the Frankfort Association. 
He is a member of Fr.ankfort Lodge, No. 67, A. F. 
it A. W., in wiiieh he has served in various official 
capacities. In politics he is a stanch Republican. 
He was a delegate to the Republican State Conven- 
tion in 1886, and has served a number of times as 
a delegate to county conventions. 

bORATIO BLANCH ARD was born Feb. 11, 
] 18.3.'). in Tolland County, Conn. When 
_^^ but eighteen months old, his parents, George 
(^) and Caroline (Bradley) Blanchard, removed 
to the eastern part of the State, where our subject 
was reared and educated. The spring of 1861 
found him thoroughly animated by the patriotic 
spirit that led so man}" thou.sands <>( our country- 
men to offer their lives to their countrj^ and he 
was enrolled among the members of Company C, 
6th Connecticut Lifantry. Enlisting as a private, 
he was, before going into service, promoted to the 
rank of Second Lieutenant, arid a short time later 
was again promoted, this time to the rank of First 
Lieutenant. Being taken sick, he by the doctor's 
advice resigned and went home. But upon recov- 



ering his health, he re-entered the service, organiz- 
ing, in company with Capt. T. K. Bates, Company 
B, of the 18th Connecticut Infantry, which, enroll- 
ing in August, 1863, served until the close of the 
war. Our subject, after serving as First Lieuten- 
ant for over two years, was promoted to the cap- 
taincy of Company (J. Among the many engage- 
ments in which he took part, was the well known 
battle of AVinchester. At the close of the war he 
returned to Connecticut, and in 1869 came to this 
county, where he had previously bought a half sec- 
tion of land. He took a homestead of eighty acres 
and settled down to the life of a Kansas farmer. 

He now owns 240 acres of thoroughly cultivated 
prairie, together with twenty acres of timber land, 
on section 22, Walnut Township. He has erected 
neat farm buildings, entirely adequate to his needs, 
and displaying an air of comfort pleasant to be- 
hold. His farm is altogether one of the most at- 
tractive in the township. 

Mr. Blanchard was married in this count}- to 
Florence, daughter of Euos and Belle (Bartley) 
Neal, natives respectively of Mrginia and New 
York. The families of both parents had removed 
to Irontown, Ohio, when they were quite young, and 
in the Bucke3e State they were married, removing 
soon after to Illinois, thence to Missouri, and thence 
in 1881 to Mar3^sville, where they still live. Mrs. 
Blanchard is a native of Missouri, where she was 
born Dec. 7, 1861. She is the mother o,f two chil- 
dren — Bessie L. and Delia C. 

The subject's paternal great-grand f.ather w.as 
William Blanchard, a native of Rhode Island, in 
which State he spent his last days. His son, Caleb, 
married Betsey A.W'alker, a native of Connecticut, 
afterward removing to the latter State. His son, 
George Blanchard, father of our subject, was born 
in Rhode Island, but when a boy, removed with 
his parents to Connecticut, and was reared at En- 
field, that State. The mother of our subject was 
left an orphan when a child, her father, a sea cap- 
tain, having been lost at sea. She was reared by 
the Shakers at Enfield. 

Mr. Blanchard, our subject, is a member of Lyons 
Post. G. A. R., of Marysville. He is a straight 
Repulilican, never failing to east his vote as in his 
opinion the best iiterests of the country demand- 



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He is an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, in which his wife is a consistent member in 
higli standing. He talies great pride in his beauti- 
ful farm, as well he may, and also in his cozy resi- 
dence, a lithographic engraving of which appears 
elsewhere in the Album. He is highly respected 
by all who know him for his uprigiit character, 
gallant war record and good citizenship. 



\1'AMES MONTGOMERY, farmer and stock- 
raiser, resides on a fine farm on section 4, 
Wells Township. Here he is carrying on a 
successful business in agriculture and the 
raising of Hereford cattle. His farm, though not 
so large as some in the township, consisting of only 
eighty acres, is highly productive, and furnished 
with substantial and adequate buildings. 

Mr. Montgomery was born in Madison County, 
Ind.. July 6, 1855, and is a son of Roland and 8u- 
repta Montgomery. Both parents were natives of 
the Hoosier State, and their ancestors were Irish and 
English, respectively. The parental ' family con- 
sisted of three children, of whom our subject was 
the eldest. The mother died early in the sixties, 
and the father now resides in Wells Township, this 
county. 

When a child of about two years, iii.s parents re- 
moved to Knox County, III., where lie was reared 
to manhood. He received a good education in the 
Knoxville graded schools, and supplemented this 
by an attendance at Lombard Universitj- at Gales- 
burg. 111. He was reared to farm life, and has en- 
gaged in the same occupation during all his years 
since boyhood, and has also spent a number of 
terms an as instructor in the schools of Kansas. In 
1878, he came to Marshall County, and bought the 
land upon which he has since resided. 

On Nov. 16, 1882, Mr. Montgomery was united 
in marriage with Minnie M. Moflit, a daughter of 
Dr. G. W. Mcffit, of Frankfort. Kan. The union 
has been blessed by tiie birth of one daughter, Ma- 
bel, born Sept. 10, 188M. In the spring of 188.3. 
the gentleman of whom we write, was elected Trus- 



tee of Wells Township, which office he held for 
four years with credit to himself and his con- 
stituents. In 1880, he w.as appointed enumerator 
of the National Census for the 172d district. From 
1879 to 1884, he was in charge of Wells post-office 
on section 2, the office being at that time discon- 
tinued through his recommendation. He is now 
serving as Justice of the Peace, and Clerk of the 
School District, and is a candidate on the Repub- 
lican ticket for County Clerk. He and his wife are 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
take an active interest in society matters. Mr. 
Montgomery's excellent education and upright 
character give him a prominent position in the 
township, by whose citizens he and his wife are 
held in high esteem. 

'V|| OHN DAWKINS, owner and occupant of 
one of the best farms in the county, the 
said farm being situated on section 6, in Blue 
Rapids Township, h.as been a resident there 
since the spring of 1872. He was born in Kent 
County, England, April 30,1842, and is a son of John 
and Sarah Dawkins. He was the oldest son in his 
father's family, and was reared to man's estate in his 
n.ative land. He is mainly self-educated, as his 
youthful advantages for schooling were quite lim- 
ited. In the fall of 1863 he emigrated to America, 
taking passage at Liverpool, and after an unevent- 
ful voyage of two weeks, landing at New York 
City. He went direct to Lorain County, Ohio, 
where he made his home for eight \ears. During 
this time he enjoyed a four months' visit among 
llie friends of his ciiildliood in his native coun- 
try. 

On Dec. 27, 1871, Mr. Dawkins was united in 
wedlock with Racliael Whitestine, who has borne 
liim four children, namely: Rhua E., James F., 
Charlotte A. and Mary E. The spring following 
his marriage, Mr. Dawkins came to Kansas, and 
settled upon eighty acres of raw prairie, which he 
has by persevering industry brought to its present 
state of high productiveness. He is now classed 
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whose (leveloptnt'iit during the pasl lifteen years lie 
has watched with untiring interest, and he has 
borlie no unimportant part in the iniprovement of 
the county, witli whose interests he is identified. 

Mr. Dawkins. politically, advocates the principles 
of the Republican part\% and never fails to cast his 
vote in its interest. lie has frequently been solic- 
ited to accept office, but has chosen to devote his 
time and energy to his own affairs. Religiously, 
he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
at Irving. As an enterprising and progressive 
farmer, an intelligent and trustworth3' citizen, and a 
man of sterling integrity, Mr. Dawkins is held in 
high repute. 

Ml'. Dawkins has an attractive residence, wliicli 
with its surroundings is represented by a tine en- 
graving to bo found on another page. In this 
abode of hospitality and hearty good will, our 
subject finds a happy dwelling place, made gay by 
childish voices and laughter, and blessed by the 
gracious presen(>e o*' a loving wife and mother. 



HARLES S. STRANGE has been for a score 
., of years a resident on section 12, Blue Rap- 
ids City Township. Here he owns 160 acres 
of fertile land, which is under excellent cultivation, 
well fenced, and bearing such improvements in the 
way of buildings as are made by a thorough-goino- 
and progressive farmer. He was born in Carroll 
Count}-, ^'a., March 25, 1845, being the son of 
Samuel and Jane (Traylor) Strange, and the oldest 
child of his father's second marriage. His parents 
were natives of the Old Dominion, from which they 
emigrated to Kansas in 1857, settling in Doniphan 
County. There they remained until 186'J, when 
they removed to this countj*. 

On the removal of the family to this county Mr. 
Strange filed a homestead claim on eighty acres of 
land, which forms a part of his present farm. It 
was in the primitive condition of all unsettled prai- 
ries, and by dint of energy and perseverance has 
been brought to its present state of .attractiveness 
and fertilit)'. 

Mr. Strange was united in marriage, Sept. i;!. 



180!), in Doniphan County, Kan., with Mrs. Kd- 
die Stigall, widow of C. N. Stigall, of Cedar 
County, Mo., and daughter of Robert Rickman. By 
her first marriage Mrs. Strange had two children — 
Bettie Stigall, deceased; and Julia A., wife of .lohn 
Strange. Mr. and Mrs. Strange have one child, 
Harry K., who is receiving the benefits of a good 
common-school education. 

Mr. Strange received but limited educational 
advantages in his early life, but iias made good use 
of the facilities afforded for gaining Information on 
general topics, and is well posted on current events. 
Having been an eye witness of much of the growth 
of Marshall County, and an active participant in 
pioneer work both here and in Doniphan County, 
he has a large fund of experience and observation 
from which to draw entertaining and instructive 
lessons. His wife braved with him the hardships 
and privations of pioneer life, and to her able co- 
operation and counsel he is indebted for much of 
the success which has attended his efforts. In poli- 
tics Mr. Strange is a Republican, and stanch in his 
party adherence. He has served on the School 
Board for a number of years, and is much inter- 
ested in promoting the cause of education. He is 
a public-spirited citizen and an honorable man, and 
as such is esteemed by his neighbors and the resi- 
dents of the county. 



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' DONIRAM J. PALMER, a gentleman who 
enjoys the distinction of being one of the 
first settlers of Marshall County, was born 
in Steuben County, N. Y. July 2, 1834. 
father, William Palmer, was born in Olney, 
Me., May 30, 1794. When about twenty-one years 
of age, he moved to the Empire State, where he 
lived until 1837, removing thence to Scott County, 
Iowa. There he passed the closing years of his 
life, and died in .January, 1848. Although a mere 
lad at the time, yet he served in the War of 1812, 
and afterward became a well-to-do farmer, accumu- 
lating considerable means. He was a member of, 
and Deacon in the Baptist Church for many years. 
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State, bore the maiden name of Amanda Haynes. 
She was born in Rhode Island, in 1798, but was 
reared in New Jersey. She was a daughter of 
Marium Haynes, a native of Soutli Carolina, of 
English extraction. Her death took place in Iowa, 
in 1855. The grandfather of our subject, Lj-man 
Palmer, was a native of Maine. He served seven 
years in the Revolutionary War. The genealogy of 
the family is traced to t,To brothers, who came to 
America in 1640, and settled in Maine and Massa- 
chusetts. Lyman P.almer's wife was an own sister 
of Gen. Dearborn, of revolutionary fame. 

Our subject is the ninth of a family of eleven 
children born to his parents. His boyish days were 
spent on a farm in Scott County, Iowa, and he re- 
ceived his education in the common schools. He 
resided in Iowa until 1858, wdien he removed to 
this county, of which he has since been a continuous 
resident. Only two other gentlemen are now living 
in W.aterville Township, who have been residents 
thereof for as long a period as our subject. In 
1871 he settled on section 36, where he now resides, 
being at present the owner of 120 acres of land, 
well cultivated and improved. Upon his estate 
he has erected a convenient residence, a view of 
which, with the farm surroundings, appears else- 
where in this volume. He has devoted all his life 
to farming, and the property which he has accumu- 
lated is the result of his industrj- and good man- 
agement. 

May 8, 1861, Mr. Palmer was united in marriage 
with Miss Lucy Thompson, of Blue Rapids, Kan., 
a lady well fitted to make a happy liome. and assist 
her husband in the building up of the family for- 
tunes. She is a daughter of William and M.ary 
Thompson, whose sketch appears in another place 
in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have six 
children: William A.. Henry I., IMary. Nettie, 
Rufus and Lucy. All are living except the sec- 
ond. 

Mr. Palmer is a member of the Knights of Labor, 
and votes with the Uuion Labor party. He is a 
man of intelligence, an enterprising and progressive 
farmer, and a reliable citizeu, who is interested in 
every movement pertaining to the welfare of the 
State and county in which he has so long made his 
home. As a man of fine principles and honorable 



dealings, he commands the respect of all with 
whom he associates. Our subject was Postmaster 
of Blue Rapids in 1864. and was burned out" in 
that year on account of his political views. He 
was a County Commissioner from 1863 to 1865. 



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SinyARNARD DOUGHERTY. They were not 
1^5^ all Eastern men who sought a home in the 
f®))li ^^^ ^^'est in th(! early days of its history. 
^^^r:^ Many came from across the ocean, and the 
Emerald Isle sent some of its sons, who stepping 
boldly to the front, made for themselves a name 
for industiy arid energy, and in many ways ad- 
vanced the best interests of tlie community wherein 
they had taken up their residence. Kansas was not 
overlooked in their choice of homes, and hence we 
find the gentleman, whose name heads this sketch, 
a resident of Cleveland Township, and enjoying 
the respect and esteem of the entire community. 
Mr. Dougherty is a very prosperous farmer and 
stock-raiser, having on the rich bottom-lands of his 
well-fitted farm rejoiced in the excellent yield of 
sixtj' to seventy-five bushels of grain per acre. 
Mr. Dougherty, whose home is on section 5, Cleve- 
land Township, is a native of Count}- Donegal, Ire- 
land, having been born there March 17, 1822. His 
father. Barnard Dougherty. Sr.. emigrated to the 
United States in 1836. making his home in Flem- 
ing Count}', Kj-., where he died in September, 
1883, at the ripe age of eight3--eight years. Mr. 
Dougherty's mother was Bridget O. Doughert}', 
who also died in Kentucky in 1881, aged eighty- 
four years. Of the eleven children born to the 
old people, five are living, Barnard being the 
youngest. The others are Patrick, Charles, Sarah, 
and Bridget. It is interesting to have Mr. Dough- 
ertj' relate incidents of his early school life in 
Kentuck}'. His education is limited, having been 
acquired in a log cabin in that State, and the picture 
1)ecomes quite real, as he tells of the huge fire-place 
with its rock chimnej'. the low ceiling black with 
smoke and age, the seats manufactured of slabs, the 
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and tlie genernl primitive .aspect of the little cabin 
I'ises before one as it is compared with the modern 
scliool-room. In 1863 Mr. Doiighert}' removed to 
Putnam Count}', Ind., locating on a rented farm 
near Greencastle, where he raised two crops only, 
as he came to Saline County, Mo., in 1865. In this 
count}' he purchased a farm, and remained until 
the spring of 1880, when a desire to go farther 
West led his steps to his present location, and 240 
acres enabled him to gratify his taste in the raising 
of choice slock, as well as that of cereals. It was 
on the 9th of January. 18G2, that he was married 
to Miss Mary C. Kelly, a daughter of Amos Kelly, 
of Kentucky. Of the nine children born to them, 
eight are living: Maggie, the wife of Price Clark, 
Saline County, Mo., who has two children. Ernest 
K., and Thomas Cleveland; John; Sarah, the wife 
AVilliam Meagher, and who is also the mother of 
two children. Honora, and an infant girl; Rosa, 
Jennie, George, Patrick, and Katie. Mr. Dough- 
erty is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. 
In politics, he is a Democrat, but votes for the man 
rather than the party. Mr. Dougherty has always 
been industrious, hard-working, unassuming, and 
is considered one of the stanch, good citizens of 
the county. 






'^ AMES MAXWELL. Pleasantly located on 
a farm of 160 acres of finely cultivated 
land, on section 14, Walnut Township, is 
situated the home of the above named gen- 
tleman. The house is well built and comfortable, 
and from its setting of green fields and waving 
trees presents a very homelike aspect. Not only 
is the land well tilled, but on it have been erected 
very comfortable farm buildings, and on it lias 
been grown a fine orchard of various kind.s of 
fruit. A view of this pleasant spot is presented 
on another page. The owner is of Scotch ancestry, 
though born in the north of Ireland, June 18, 
1833. His parents, Joseph and Mary (Russell) 
Maxwell, removed to Scotland when he was but 
eleven mouths old, and amid the rocks, glens and 
heaths of his ancestral home he attained to the 
age of sixteen. He then sailed from Glasgow on 



the sail ship "Lady Colbrook," and aftei' a voyage 
of six weeks landed at New York. Thence he 
Went to Patterson, N. J., where he finished his 
trade of machinist and engineer, and where he re- 
mained for five years working at the same. After- 
ward he came to Peoria, 111., where he followed his 
trade until 1861. His parents having come to the 
ITnited States about 1855, and being located on a 
farm in Peoria County, lie spent the year 1861 with 
them. 

In August. 1862, our subject enlisted in tlie ser- 
vice of his adopted country, being enrolled in 
Company B, 86lii Illinois Infantry. He enlisted as 
a private, and served gallantly in that capacity 
until the close of the war, taking part in many of 
the most famous engagements of the conflict. lie 
was in the terrible engagement at Perrysville, also 
at Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and 
Lookout Mountain. After the battle last mentioned 
he marched the next day to Knoxville, Tenn., to 
relieve Burnside, and then went back to Chatta- 
nooga. In May, 1864, his regiment entered on 
the campaign to Atlanta, their first engagement 
being at Resaca, following which came Rome, 
Dallas, the hard fight of Kenesaw Mountain, and 
that at Peach Tree Creek. From this time they 
were in constant skirmish with the enemy till they 
reached Atlanta, where they made a charge, and 
with their comrades took the city, having cut off 
the supplies of the Confederates. After being in 
camp at Atlanta for a couple of weeks, the com- 
mand started back to Alabama after Hood, follow- 
ing him to Rome, Ga., thence going to Cliatlanoogn. 
and then bacK to Rome, from tiiere to Cartersville , 
and then to Atlanta. Here they entered upon the 
famous march to the sea, and after taking Savannah, 
marched up through South Carolina to Benton- 
ville, N. C, where they engaged in another hard- 
fought contest. Marching forward to Fayettevllle, 
and on to Raleigh, they paused in their onward 
course until Lee's surrender; then wending their 
steps to Washington, took part in the grand review, 
after which being mustered out of service, our sub- 
ject returned to Illinois. He remained in that 
State two years, and then removed to this county, 
locating upon the farm he now occupies. 

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of our subject to Betsey, daughter of Jolin Jen- 
nings. The result of this union has been four chil- 
dren — John J. is married, and is City Editor of the 
Kansas City Gazette; Franlf W. is married and 
farming in Marshall County, Kan.; Mary, now 
Mrs. Charles McChesney, lives in Russell County, 
Kan.; aud Sherman. The parents of our subject, 
while in Scotland, were members of the Free 
Church. Mr. Maxwell is a man of fine character, 
earnest, energetic, of industrious and economical 
habits, hearty manners and fine principles, and de- 
servedly receives the respect of the community. 



UlLLIAM B. HINT. The extent to which 
success has smiled upon the labors of per- 
^^ severance and industry, is indicated in the 
surroundings of Mr. Hunt, who is accounted one 
of the most thorough and skillful farmers of Rap- 
ids City Township, where he owns and operates 
160 acres of valuable land on section 16. He may 
be called essentially a self-made man, one who has 
acquired a competence by his own unaided ef- 
forts, and who has been fortunate in not only ac- 
cumulating capital, but investing it in a profitalile 
manner. In addition to general agriculture he 
makes a specialty of stock-raising, and is in the en- 
joyment of a handsome income. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Genesee 
Connty. N. Y.. May 6, 1854. and is the son of 
James and Esther (Bond) Hunt, who came to this 
county during its pioneer days, and of whom men- 
tion is made elsewhere in this volume. The par- 
ents after their marriage resided in the Empire 
State until 1871, "William B. being then a youth of 
seventeen years. It may easily be imagined that 
when bis father talked of coming West, he was 
highly in favor of the project, and in the spring of 
the year above mentioned they all set out for Kan- 
sas, reaching their destination in safety, and here 
William B. has since resided. 

Mr. Hunt attended the public scliools of his na- 
tive count}', and for two terms pursued his studies 
in a seminary, and was thus furnislied with a fair 
business education. He cliose farming for his vo- 



cation in life, and whatever lie has attempted he has 
done well. He remained a member of the parental 
liousehold until a man of twentj'-five j'ears, and 
then, being ready to establish a home of hisowi., 
was married, March 24, 1879. to Miss Ella Ham. 
This lady was born in Brooklyn. N. Y., July 29. 
1861, and is the daughter of Ezbon Ham, and 
Hariett E. Hazeltine, his wife, now a resident of 
Elm Creek Township. Ol this union there have 
been born five children, and those living are : Esther 
B.. Hattie A., James E. and William W. The eld- 
est cliild was a daughter, named Carrie Belle; she 
died when eleven months of age. 

The present homestead of Mr. Hunt came into 
his possession in 1884, and since that time he has 
given his attention to its improvement and culti- 
vation. Years of labor and hundreds of dollars 
have been expended in bringing it to its present 
condition, and not only as a well-to-do farmer, but 
as a business man and a member of the community, 
Mr. Hunt is fully entitled to the respect and esteem 
in which he is held by his fellow-citizens. He has 
never sought public positions, but has kept himself 
well informed upon the political issues of the day, 
and uniform!}' gives his aid and influence in sup- 
port of the principles of the Republican party. The 

I biographer in looking around for representative 
men who have assisted in the growth and develop- 

' ment of Marshall Count}', finds that William B. 
Hunt occupies no secondary position among the 

! leading citizens of his towuship. 

I ^ .#>^ ^ 




D. ESTES, a farmer and stock- 
raiser, living on section 13, Blue Rapids 



City Township, is a native of Clay County, 



son of Bartlett and Catherine (Samples) Estes, both 
natives of Missouri, of which his father was said to 
have been during his life one of the oldest inhab- 
itants. He is the youngest child of his father's 
first marriage, and was reared upon his father's 
farm until the age of eighteen. His educational 
advantages during boyhood were rather limited, 
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of this (lav to ac-quiio kiK)T\'ledge. lie is practi- 
cally a self-educalwl man. At the age of eighteen 
he went to Buchanan Count}-, Mo., where as a f.arm 
liand and renter he remained until he wa.s twenty- 
one. He then spent several years in St. Clair 
County, Mo., still engaged in the occuptition of 
farming. He returned to Buchanan County, where 
he was ra,arried, Sept. 7, 1873, to Miss Frances 
Chestnut. The young couple settled in St. Clair 
County, on a rented farm, and there remained for 
two years. The}' next spent a short time in Buch- 
anan Count}', following which they lived for sev- 
eral years in Atchison County, still upon rented 
land. In the spring of 1883, the family removed 
to this county, and settled where they now live. 
Tlie farm consists of 160 acres in a good state of 
cultivation, and bearing the usual improvements in 
the way of buildings, which are put up b}' an en- 
terprising and progressive farmer. 

]Mrs. Estes is a native of Missouri, and the daugli- 
ter of Andrew and Evaline Chestnut, of Buchanan 
County, that St.ate. She and her husband have 
been blessed by the birth of five children: Cathe- 
rine E., Charles A., Elizabeth M., Albert F., and 
P^ddie B. Mr. Estes is a Democrat in his political 
views. He is a man of public spirit, favoring all 
enterprises which will improve and advance the in- 
terests of the county. He .and his family take an 
active interest in the social affairs of their locality, 
and after years of hard work, are now able to enjoy 
more of the pleasures of life. As a successful and 
industrious agriculturist, and a man of honor and 
uprightness. Mi\ Pastes is esteemed bj' his fellow- 
citizens. 



Ij^ ARTIX L. REITZEL. The man who is 
"' l| held in universal respect by the people of 
IS his communit}', .and who has the tact, 
ingenuity and goodness which enables him 
to live at peace with his neighbors, deserves to have 
his name handed down to posterit\'. These quali- 
ties are pre-eminent in the character of Mr. Reit- 
zel, who is designated as an irreproachable Christian 
gentleman morally, while in a business point of 



view, he possesses those capacities whereby he has 
accumulated a comfortable property sutticient to 
fortify liini against want in his old age. Wo find 
him located on one of the most desirable farms in 
Waterville Township, where his industry and per- 
severance have surrounded his family with all the 
comforts of life. 

Hendricks County, Ind., was the native place of 
our subject, and the date of his birth Feb. 18, 
1841. His father David Reitzel, was born in Guil- 
ford County, N. C, in 1806. The latter left the 
South in 1837, and emigrating to Indiana located 
in Clay Township, Hendricks County, where he stil! 
resides. He has followed agricultural pursuits all 
his life, and by thrift and industry accumulated 
considerable means. For many years he has been 
an active member of the Lutheran Church. Polit- 
ically, he sides with the Republican party, giving 
to it his uniform support, and is a man of more 
than ordinary intelligence, keeping himself well 
posted upon the leading events of the day. 

The Reitzel family originated in Germany, and 
was first represented in America probably as early 
as the Revolutionary times. The mother of our 
subject, whose maiden name was Deborah Marshall, 
was of American parentage and was born in North 
Carolina in 1808. Iler death took place at the 
homestead in Hendricks County. Ind., in 1849. 
The parental family was completed by the birth of 
ten children, of whom Martin L. was the sixth. 
He was reared to man's estate in his native county, 
and an early ,age w,as trained to those habits of in- 
dustry which have served him so well in later 
years. He acquired his education in the common 
schools, and worked with his father on the farm 
until after the outbreak of the Civil AVar. In July, 
1861, he enlisted as a soldier of the Union army in 
Comp.any E. 21st Indiana Infantry, the regiment 
being under the command of Col. James McMillen. 
Soon afterward they were ordered to Ship Island 
and assigned to the command of Gen. Ben Butler, 
whom they accompanied on one of the first boats 
under his command that landed in New Orleans. 
Mr. Reitzel was one of the General's special body- 
guard. He served with that command in Louisi- 
ana until 1863, when his regiment was transformed 
to heavy artillery. In April of that year they 



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reacbed the rear of Port Hudson, La., and fired 
the first guns on the land forces. 

Oar subject participated in all the battles and 
skirmishes in which his command was engaged, 
and after serving his first term of enlistment, he 
in 1864, re-entered the ranks and for a lime was 
on garrison duty. Later he joined the Red River 
expedition and gathered up anomunltion and arms 
for the Government. On Jan. 10, 1866, some 
months after the close of the war. he was mustered 
out of service at Baton Rouge, La., and received 
his honorable discharge. 

The hardships and privations incident to army 
life had their natural effect, and Mr. Reitzel found 
himself at, the close of his soldier's career consid- 
erabl}' broken down in health, and he has never 
fully recovered. He returned to his native county 
and followed farming there until 1880. He had 
for some time been casting longing looks across 
the Fatlier of Waters, and now determined to seek 
the soil and climate of Northern Kansas. Coming to 
this county he purchased a farm in the vicinity of 
Waterville, and has since made it his home. He 
is now the owner of 120 acres, to which he gives his 
whole time and attention, making a speciality of 
live stock. He has good buildings and the requis- 
ite machinery for thorough and successful agricul- 
ture and has a comfortable and attractive home, 
which is represented by a lithographic engraving 
on another page. 

In 1886, Mr. Reitzel was elected Trustee of Wa- 
terville Township, and was re-elected the follow- 
ing year. He, however, has no desire for the 
spoils of office, preferring to relegate to others its 
cares and responsibilities, although he has held 
many of the other local offices. He is universally 
popular, both in social and business circles. The 
establishment of schools has always received his 
warm .sanction and support, and he has been a 
faithful member of the Lutheran Church from 
early manhood. Politically-, he is a stanch Demo- 
crat, and although living in a Republican township, 
is not likely to be beaten in the race for any office, 
whicli he maj- be prevailed upon to accept. Soci- 
ally, he belongs to the I. O. O. F. and the G. A. R. 
The marriage of our subject to Miss IMary J. 
Richardson was celebrated at the bride's home in 



»\ )*,1LL1AM til/Ail 
\wi ^^^^^ ^^ Marshall 
wH' of 3'ears, and has 



PeckKUurg, Ind., March 29, 1864. Mrs. Reitzel 
was born Maj- 1, 1844, in Hendricks Count}', Ind., 
and is the daughter of William and Milly (Har- 
ckreider) Richardson, who were natives of Virginia 
and Kentuck}-, respectively', and are now residents 
of Hendricks County, Ind. The four children 
born of this union are, Charles J., Franklin K., 
Walter A. and Flora E. Both parents and children 
are active members of the Lutheran Church. 
Charles J. and F"ranklin E. are in business in Kan- 
sas City; Walter A. and Flora E. are at home with 
their parents. 



ULLIAM FITZGERALD has been a resi- 
Countj- for nearly a score 
has been an eye witness of 
much of its growth. He is the owner and occu- 
pant of a splendid farm of 120 acres on section 27, 
Blue Rapids City Township, the lands being em- 
bellished by a commodious and well-built residence, 
and adequate farm buildings. The success which 
Mr. Fitzgerald has attained, is due to his own in- 
dustry and trustworthiness, as he had no one to 
give him a financial start in life. 

]Mr. Fitzgerald was born in Ontario, Canada, Sept. 
1, 182G. He was the son of Thomas and Margaret 
(Sperling) Fitzgerald. The father was a native of 
Ireland, and the mother of Irish birth, but German 
ancestry. Thomas Fitzgerald emigrated to Amer- 
ica about the year 1825, and settled in Canada, 
where he lived until his death. The gentleman of 
whom we write, was the sixth in order of birth in 
the parental family. He was reared to manhood on 
a farm in his native country. He received a good 
common-school education, and being all his life a 
reader, was well posted on general topics and 
current events, and might be considered in a large 
sense a self-educated man. In 1871, he removed 
from Canada with his family, and deciding upon 
this county at his future home, he bought the land 
where he now lives. The land was in the raw con- 
dition in which the Indians left the territory from 
which the}- had been driven, and its present state 
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monument of the industry and hard labor of its 
owner. The family endured many of tlie liard- 
shlps incident to pioneer life, and did much of pio- 
neer labor. 

Mr. Fitzgerald was married in February, I80O, 
to Agnes Davidson, a lady of Scotch descent, 
though a native of County Down, Ireland. She 
was the daughter of Hugh and Isabelle Davidson, 
and when about twentj' years of age, emigrated 
with her parents to Canada, where she met and be- 
came the wife of our subject. The union has re- 
sulted in the birth of five children: Isabella M., 
wife of William Hamilton, of Blue Rapids; Alice, 
wife of John Hamilton, of this county; Ross and 
"William M. living in Montana; and Isaac F., who 
is still at home. Mrs. Fitzgerald died in Septem- 
ber, 1876. He was afterward married to Mrs. Rhoda 
Morrison in November. 1884; she was the widow 
of William Morrison. He was a native of New 
Jersey. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald are niemliers of the Bap- 
tist Church. Mr. Fitzgerald has served for five 
years as Treasurer of the Blue Rapids City Town- 
ship, and has discharged the duties of his office 
with credit to himself and constituents. He has 
also served several years as Treasurer of his School 
District. He is among the representative pioneers 
of the county, and enjoys a large acquaintance. 
Surrounded by children and friends, they are now 
enjoying the fruits of lives spent in usefulness and 
well-doing. 



« IfelLLIAM COI'LTER. Since 1871 Mr. 
\^/l Coulter has been continuously a resident 
W^ of Kansas, which he first visited in 1873. 
He then purchased lots within the present limits of 
Blue Rapids, and put up a brick block for business 
purposes on the south side of the square, and which 
is now used as the Arlington Hotel. I'pon locating 
here he engaged in the drug trade and is now num- 
bered among the prosperous men of this part of 
the count}'. 

A native of the County Louth, Ireland. Mr. 
Coulter was born in the town of Dundalk, Dec. 7, 
1814. His paternal grandfather was a Major in 



the British Army, but his son, the father of our 
subject, who was named Charles, was brought up 
on a farm near Dundalk. I'pon attaining manhood 
he engaged in mercantile pursuits, and for many 
years was in the grocer}' business in Couthill, 
Count}' Cavan. Some years after his marriage, 
desiring to take advantage, for the sake of his chil- 
dren, of the better opportunities offered for homes 
in the New World, he emigrated to Canada with 
the most of his family about the year 1830. He 
settled at Peterboro, in the county of that name. 
Province of Ontario, where he took up a farm but 
did not live to realize his hopes, dying in a year or 
two after his arrival. 

Charles Coulter, the father of our subject, was 
married in Ireland to Miss Jane Cluxton, also a 
native of County Louth. Their six children were 
all born in Ireland and all emigrated to Canada. 
AVith the exception of our subject and his sister, 
Jane, they are all deceased. Jane is the wife of 
William McDonnell, a well-known writer of Canada, 
and a gentleman of large means, who is now living 
retired in Lindsay, \"ictoria County, Ontario. The 
mother of our subject died at the place where the 
family had settled shortly after the death of her 
husband. 

The sid)ject of this notice attended school in his 
native town and completed his studies in a classical 
school at Couthill. Afterward, deciding to become 
an apothecary, he, in order to acquire a thorough 
knowledge of the business, attended the hospital 
and dispensary in Kells for three years. At this 
latter place he was apprenticed for seven years to 
learn the business, which in that country is under 
Governmental control, in order that those practic- 
ing it should be thoroughly qualified to act as phy- 
sicians. During his apprenticeship there occurred 
the cholera scourge of 1831, and Mr. Coulter, with 
another young man, attended the patients who 
were brought to the hospital in the town. The 
epidemic was disastrous, decimating the population, 
especially before the opening of the hospital, and 
the stricken people had but little care in the gen- 
eral terror which prevailed. Mr. Coulter and his 
companion had the entire charge of admitting the 
patients and compounding their medicine, each 
taking a turn of twenty-four hours. They were 



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the means of saving many lives, and it is gratifying 
to state that neitlier suffered on account of their 
devotion to the cause of humanity. 

At the time of his parents' emigration to America, 
young Coulter decided to remain in Irelan(L to 
graduate as an apothecary, and then he joined them 
in the Dominion. Both parents dying soon after- 
ward, he remained upon the farm until liis In'others 
were establislied in business, when he sold out and 
going into the town of Peterboro, established him- 
self there as a druggist and apolliecary, remaining 
until coming to this State with his family, in Janu- 
ary, 1874. In 1842 he had been married to Miss 
Eliza Lince, who was born in the city of Dublin. 
Ireland. The}' are now the parents of twelve chil- 
dren, two of whom died in infancy. Ann Jane, is 
the wife of John Roche, a resident of Guelph. 
Canada; Charles Lince was graduated from Belle- 
vue Medical College, New York City, and from 
Victoria College, in Cobourg, Canada; he is now a 
practicing physician of Lindsay, Canada. William 
was graduated from the University of Toronto, and 
is engaged in the drug business at Geneseo, Kan.; 
Clement is also a graduate in pharmacy both in 
Canada and Philadelphia, and is in the drug store 
of his father-in-law, Dr. R. S. Craft, of Blue Rai)ids; 
Frederick H. was educated for tlie profession of 
medicine, but abandoned it and likewise became a 
pharmacist; he was in business in British Columbia, 
Canada and San Francisco, Cal., but is now a resi- 
dent of St. Joseph, Mo.; Herbert B., also lives in 
that place where he is conducting the business of 
the Coulter- Welch Co., manufacturers of syrups, 
molasses, jellies, and kindred articles; Emma F. re- 
mains at home with her parents; George E. is also 
a pharmacist, having been graduated from the 
Kansas Board of Pharmacy, also of the institution 
in St. Joseph, Mo., and is now traveling in the in- 
terest of his brother, Herbert; Clarence, likewise a 
pharmacist, received his diploma from the Kansas 
State Board of Pharmacy; he married Miss Nettie 
Besack and assists his father in the business at Blue 
Rapids: Harold L., the youngest, was bookkeeper 
in the Saxton National Bank of St. Joseph, Mo., for 
five years, but in consequence of ill health, was re- 
cently compelled to resign. 

While in Canada Mr. Coulter was for many 




years a member of the School Board of Peterboro 
Collegiate Institute, and was also for manj' years 
County Magistrate at that place. In Blue Rapids 
he has been a member of the City Council, although 
he has never aspired to a public position. In 1884 
he was appointed by Gov. Gliek, a Notary Public, 
and re-appointed by Gov. Martin in 1888. Thor- 
oughly educated in his chosen profession, he has 
given to it more study than is usual with persons 
who learn it in this countr3', and he conducts his 
business in the most tliorough manner. In both 
social and business circles, he is held in high esteem. 

AVID WERTEMBERGER, whose wife and 
'eral of his children have been residents 
this county- since 1880, was born in 
Center County, Pa., Nov. 4, 1802, and de- 
parted this life in Kosciusko Count}-, Ind., Sept. 
14, 1866. He was a well-to-do farmer and an 
active member of the Lutheran Church from early 
manhood. He left his native State with his parents 
when a child, and with them removed to Ohio, 
where he was reared and educated, growing up 
with those habits of industry which served him so 
well in later years. 

On the 22d of February, 1852, the subject of 
this sketch was united in marriage with Miss Lj'dia 
Kimmell, who was born in Stark Count}', Ohio, 
Jan 1 1, 1823. Their union resulted in the birth of 
eight children, viz.: Emma M.. Mary A., Amanda 
H., Orlando D., David V.. .Sarah J., Isaac N. and 
Nancy E. Mrs. Wertemberger, after the death of 
her husband, remained with her family in Indiana 
until 1880, then disposing of her property there, 
came to this county, and settled on her present farm 
in Waterville Township. This embraces a fine 
body of ninety-six acres of land, well improved 
and in a high state of cultivation. Mrs. Wertem- 
berger is very pleasantly situated, her children 
being all married, and most of them settled around 
her. 

Emma Wertemberger, the eldest daughter of 
our subject, is the wife of John Whistler, a 
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farming in Dickerson County, tliis Slate. They 
have two cliildren — Ora and Arthur. Mary A. is 
the wife of Harry Funk, a carpenter of Barnes, 
this State; they have ten children, viz.: James 
B.. Henry D.. Charles C, Fmd R.. Mary K., Gusta 
A.. Harley E.. Ralph W.. Walter L. and Harold D. 
Amanda H. marriedWilliam McCoiiiiel, a farmer and 
teacher in Kosciusko County, Ind., and thej- have 
six children — Maude, Myron, Deniay, Kate, Ralph 
and Delos. Orlando I), married Miss Emma Sim- 
mons, of St. Joseph, Mo.; they re-siile at Barnes 
and have one child, a son. Claude. Sarah J. mar- 
ried Warren D. Hover, a carpenter of this county, 
and the}' have three children — Galen O., David D. 
and Dessie I. Xancy E. married Clay Whitesides, 
a farmer of this county, and they have four chil- 
dren — Carrie M., Grace L., Lula M. and Edwin H. 
Mrs.Wertemberger is a very capable and intelligent 
lady — one who has reared her children well, and 
has man}' friends. I'nder her wise management the 
farm is increasing in value each year, and is the 
source of a handsome income. She has a handsome 
residence, represented by a lithographic engraving 
elsewhere in this work, and filled with every evi- 
dence of taste and culture. 



i>4=f=£> 



ENZO W. TERRY, of St. Bridget Town- 
ship, is looked upon as one of its most en- 
ergetic and promising 3'oung men. He has 
been a member of the Democratic County 
Cc>nventions, for the past two years has held the 
office of Township Treasurer, and his name has 
been mentioned in connection with other leading 
local offices. He laid aside the practice of law to 
secure the laud which he at present occupies and to 
which he will have substantiated his claim Septem- 
ber 10, when he will return to his profession. 

Mr. Terry traces his ancestry back to the colonial 
days on both sides of the house. His father w.as 
Seth Terry, formerly of New York State, and at 
present a resident of Page County. Iowa. The 
paternal grandfather was Henry Terry, who married 
Miss Hannah Mapes. daughter of David Mapes, and 



they became the parents of six children, live sons 
and one daughter. They settled on Long Island. 
David was the son of James Mapes, who removed 
to Orange County. N. Y., where he married Miss 
Anna, daughter of Barnabas Manny, when he was 
twenty -one years of age and she was only thirteen, 
their wedding taking place in 1805. They reared a 
family of fifteen children, thirteen of wliom lived to 
be married. They died at the age of seventy-eight 
and sixty-seven years respectively. 

Barnabas Manny, the father of Anna, married a 
daughter of Major Everet, who was born in France 
about 1720, and came to America when a young 
man and settled in Orange County, N. Y. He was 
of noble birth and his symp.athies were with the 
English Government during the Revolutionarv 
War. Barnabas was of English birth and coming 
to America in 1755, settled in Orange County, 
N. Y.. where he married Miss Everet. when she 
was but twelve years of age. They reared a family 
of twelve children, many of whom lived to be ripe 
in years and held various positions of honor and 
trust. One of the sons was a Major in the Federal 
Army during the Revolutionary War. They were 
all highly respected and some of them possessed 
inventive genius in a marked degree, producino- a 
number of valual)le articles upon which they 
obtained patents. 

James Mapes was the son of an Englishman, who 
married a Welsh lady and they were among the 
very first settlers on Long Island, where the city of 
Brooklyn now stands. James was born Dec. 16. 
1856. He was one of the three brothers who settled 
in Orange County. He learned millwrighting and 
followed this subsequently with five of his sons. 
Two of his sons operated as farmers and one as a 
blacksmith. He served in the Federal Army durino- 
the Revolutionary War and was promoted to Col- 
onel, which rank he held at West Point. His son, 
David, the great-grandfather of our subject, served 
in the AVar of 1812, and afterward drew a pension. 

Henry Terry was the son of a Revolutionary 
soldier, who comprised one of the body guard of 
Gen. Washington. His son, Seth. the father of our 
subject, married Miss Laura, daughter of Buell and 
Marinda Cone, who came to this county about 1878 
from Iowa. Here they spent their last days and 



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their remains were laid side by side in the cemetery 
at Axtell. Both were natives of New York State. 
Grandmother Cone was a Miss Morgan, of New 
York State. 

The subject of this sketch was born near Charles 
City, Iowa, wiiere his father remained for about 
three years. The family then removed to Ta_vlor 
County, Iowa, where they resided about six j'ears. 
Their next removal was to the vicinity of Clarinda, 
Page County, where Menzo W., pursued his stud- 
ies, attending the high school atClarinda for about 
two j'ears. At the age of twenty-three years he 
entered the law department of the State University 
of Iowa, from which he was graduated with honors 
in the spring of 1882, receiving the degree of 
L. L. B. He was admitted to practice in the courts 
of Iowa and the Circuit and District Court of the 
United States. Instead of entering upon the duties 
of his chosen profession, however, he accepted a 
position as clerk in a large mercantile house, where 
he labored for some time, then came to this county 
Feb. 22, 1884. He then commenced teaching 
sehool which he followed for several years. Shortly 
after his arrival here he investigated the titles of 
various lands and found that the southeast quarter 
of section 4, St. Bridget Township, still belonged 
to the Government through an error on the records 
at Washington. He therefore proceeded in a legal 
manner to locate a homestead, which was the last 
taken in this county. 

Mr. Terry has now a well developed farm, with 
a neat and tasteful residence, finely located three 
miles from the growing city of Summerfield. Upon 
the farm there are 4,000 forest trees and about 150 
fruit trees in good bearing condition. Mr. Terr}- 
has complied with the requirements of the Home- 
stead Act and will soon be entitled to receive his 
papers from the Government. Within his home is 
a library of choice books, including valuable legal 
works which he peruses almost daily and thus keeps 
himself fully posted in regard to the intricacies of 
his profession. He intends in the near future open- 
ing an office for business in Summerfield. 

A marriage ceremonj' performed at St. Bridget's 
Church, Aug. 3, 1886, united the destinies of our 
subject and Miss Maggie, danghter of Thomas 
Cunningham, of this county. Mr. Cunningham 



came to Northern Kansas ten years ago from Leav- 
enworth, where he had lived a few years and to 
which he had moved from Madison, Ind. Mrs. 
Terry was born Sept. 17. 1867, in Madison, Ind., 
and was one of a family of five daughters and one 
son. Her parents are still living in this county 
upon their own farm. Mr. and Mrs. Terry are the 
parents of one child, a son, Menzo A. They have 
many friends in this part of the county. 

Mr. Terrj' was the unanimous choice of both the 
Union Labor and Democratic conventions, held 
Oct. 3, 1889, for the office of Register of Deeds of 
this county. His campaign was fair, honest and 
upright, but he was defeated by a very small 
majority, owing to falsehoods and a liberal use of 
campaign money by his opponents; but we may 
estimate the high esteem in which he is held by his 
neighbors, when we learn that his own township 
gave him a majority of four to one over his 
opponent. Some of his friends have asked him 
what he thought of his defeat, and his reply has 
often been : "The mill never grinds with the water 
that has passed." As regards the question of Pro- 
hibition, he considers the principle to be wrong, but 
thinks the few should acquiesce, if the many desire 
prohibition, therefore he does not oppose the law 
now in force, and further, he is a real temperance 
man of the truest type, and is bitter!}' opposed to 
the use of alcoholic drinks in any form whatever. 
He is an admirer of beauty in the fine arts, and an 
earnest student of the laws of nature. He is also 
a natural genius, possessing inventive skill in a 
marked degree. 

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^|UDGE ROBERT WHITE was born April 
4, 1811, in Bath County, Ky., where he lived 
until 1858, He received his education at 
the country schools, and was an apt student. 
He prepared himself for teaching,and while teaching 
took up the study of law when about twenty years 
of age. For several years he taught during the 
winters, studying law with the noted Henry Cliilds, 
and so well did he use his time that he was admit- 
ted to the bar of Kentucky in 1840. He located at 
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there built up a good legal practice. He took but 
little part in politics, though hohling the office of 
Justice of tiic Peace for a number of ycar.s. He was 
also elected County Judge, serving for four years, 
it si^eaiving well for his ability, that so young a man 
sliould be elected in a State so noted for able 
jurists. 

Judge White was united in marriage with Miss 
Edith Goodan, a native of Kentucky, June 5, 
1834. She was a daughter of Samuel Goodan, a 
Captain in the War of 1812. In 1858 Judge White 
removeil to Kansas with his family, locating in 
Paola. In 1863 he went to the Territory of Colo- 
rado, taking up his practice at Empire City, Clear 
Creek County, but in a short time was appointed 
(Quarterly Court Judge. The United States Court 
being held only twice a year, the Quarterly Court 
became a necessity. Judge White had jurisdiction 
in all c;i.ses not exceeding $3,000. He held through 
one term of four years, and for about half of 
the second term. T'be first term was held under 
appointment from the Governor, the second was 
through election by the people. In 1868 he came 
to Marysville. About two months after his ar- 
rival he was elected Justice of tlie Peace, which 
office he has held for twenty years. During 
Grant's first term he received the appointment to 
the office of United States Commissioner for the 
district of Kansas, and has held this office contin- 
uouslj' since that time. The nearest other Com- 
missioner being at Atchison, he had a large 
business for the first few years, but recently has had 
but few cases. He was also Police Judge of the 
city for a number of j'ears. For some years he has 
been trying to retire from public business, but his 
constituents have not 3'et found a man to fill his 
place. 

To Judge and Mrs. White has been born a 
family of eight children, one of whom, Eliza Ann, 
died at the age of nineteen. Tliose living are: 
Elizabeth, wife of H. Nutt, of tliis county; Mar- 
garet, wife of S. W. Fisher, of Santa Fe, New 
Mexico; Sidney, now Mrs. E. Bentlei', of this 
eountj-; Grace, at home; William and \^an are liv- 
ing in this county; and Eveline, now Mrs. Parme- 
ter, of this county. Our subject bought property 
ui)on coming to Mar3"sville, and now lives on Elm 



street, and has his office on Broad wa}'. He is a 
member of the Masonic order. Politically he is, and 
always has been, a Democrat. The Judge is a 
member of the Christian Church. 



J"; AMES S. DAWES, a well-known fruit-grower 
I of Blue Rapids, has been a resident of that 
: city for nearly a score of years, having ar- 
' rived there on March 14, 1872. He had 
purchased the property, on which he has ever since 
lived, in November of the previous j'ear. The 
family is of an ancient lineage, the first progenitor 
in this country being William Dawes who settled 
in Braintree, Mass., in 1635. He came from Eng- 
land, where some of the family had achieved emi- 
nence and distinction, one, Sir William Dawes, 
being Archbishop of Canterbury. William Dawes 
removed from Braintree to Boston, and the house 
which he built on Sudbury Street was in the pos- 
session of the family and standing until 1775, when 
it was pulled down bj' the British during their oc- 
cupation of Boston. He was a man of importance, 
energetic, upright and God-fearing, and exercised 
considerable influence in the young colony. From 
him, and from others of the family who came to 
America about the same time, are descended the 
Dawes family, now numerous in the country, one 
of the most noted members being Senator Henry L. 
Dawes, of Massachusetts. 

Our subject traces his descent directly from Sam- 
uel Dawes, of Pembroke, who was born in the lat- 
ter half of the seventeenth centurj- and died m 
1750. He bought a great deal of land in Bridge- 
water, about the year 1714, and a few years later 
was married to Sarah Howland, of Pembroke, 
where he was then living. After his marriage he 
removed to East Bridgewater, where he died. The 
next in the direct line of descent was also named 
Samuel, and was born in East Bridgewater, Feb. 24, 
1724. Before the Revolutionary' Wiir he removed 
to Hampshire County, Mass., and there, in 1755, 
was married to Abigail Kingman, who was born 
May 19, 1730. He died of smallpox, Nov. 5. 1794, 
and his wife died in February', 1808. 



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John Dawes, a son of Samuel and Abigail, was 
born in Bridge water, Mass.. March 4, 17G3, and 
died in Windsor, Nov. 20, 1848. He was a lad 
when the Revolutionary War broke out, and at the 
age of sixteen entered the Continental army, serv- 
ing until the close of the contest, and afterward re- 
ceiving a pension from the Government. He was 
one of the pioneers of Windsor, to which he re- 
moved at an early day. He was a man of promi- 
nence in the communit}-, and was several times 
chosen as Selectman. He possessed unusually strong 
and sincere religious feelings, and look a very active 
part in church work. He was a lifelong member 
of the Congregational Church, and well-known to 
the ministers of that part of tlie country, who 
made his home their headquarters when called to 
Windsor. He was married Nov. 20, 1794, to Dolly 
Shaw, wiio was born in Abington, March 30, 1774, 
and died June 3, 1864, at the age of ninet}' years. 
She was a woman of marked piety, who had im- 
bibed the strict ideas of her Puritan ancestors, and 
her character endeared her not only to her own 
familj', but to all who knew her. Kind and chari- 
table, her neighbors in sickness or trouble .always 
called upon her, and her services were freel}' given. 
The children of John and Dolly Dawes were: Eb- 
enczer, Stephen, Betsey. John, Doll}-, Howland, 
Newton, James and Vesta. Of this family the 
onli' survivor is the gentleman of whom we write. 
James S. Dawes was born in Windsor, M.ass., 
Auo-. 12, 1812. Until about the age of sixteen he 
lived on the farm, when old enough working in 
the summer and attending school in the winter. 
When sixteen he began attending the academ}' at 
Cummington, where he was a classmate of Henry 
L. Dawes. There he fitted himself for the profes- 
sion of teaching, which he followed during the 
next six winters, and in the intervals of his work 
fitted himself for Yale College. He never entered 
the latter, however, as he subsequently ch.anged his 
plans, and in the spring of 1834 went to Michigan, 
which was then a wild and unsettled country. He 
and two brothers formed part of a colony of Mas- 
sachusetts people, and located in Medina, Lenawee 
County. The three brothers each took up a 
farm, and there our subject lived twenty-four 
years, with the exception of a couple of years 



which he spent in his old home in the East. The 
Michigan farm of eighty acres he cleared, on it 
planted orchards and erected buildings, and there 
he intended to pass the remainder of his life. Fail- 
ing health compelled him to give it up, however, 
and selling out he removed to Ypsilanti, Mich., and 
in that city lived about a year. Thence he re- 
moved to Earlville, Delaware Co., Iowa, where 
he bought a small farm, on which he lived four 
years, and passed one year in the drug business in 
that town. He next removed, in 1864, toGrinnell, 
Iowa, where he engaged in the mercantile business, 
which he carried on until his removal to Kansas, 
in 1872. On coming to Blue Rapids he erected a 
comfortable residence, where he now lives, and 
embarked in the business of fruit growing, which 
he has carried on with more or less success ev€r 
since. 

Mr. D.awes has been twice married, first at !Me 
dina, Mich., on June 13, 1831, to Miss Alvina S. 
Homes, who was born in Galen, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1821. 
She died in Medina, May 15, 1851, leaving two 
children, both of whom are now deceased. They 
were: Adelaide, born Aug. 22, 1843, who was mar- 
ried to William V. Cattron. of Earlville, Iowa, 
Sept. 11, 1864, and died there on July 31. 1869; 
and Miriam, born Dec. 27, 1847, who died unmar- 
ried, Aug. 23, 1870. 

The second marriage of Mr. Dawes took place 
on Sept. 6, 1853, when he was united to Miss Su- 
san E. Seymour, in Granville, Mass., where she 
was born April 16, 1827. Her parents were Arden 
and Orpha (Collins, Seymour, the father a farmer 
at Granville, a member and Deacon of the Congre- 
gational Church for manjf years, and several times 
elected Selectman of the town. James S. and Su- 
san E. Dawes have one child, Laura S., born in 
Medina, Mich., Feb. 2, 1855. She became the wife 
of Horace Smith, under whose name a further his- 
tory appears. 

Mr. Dawes has been until a few years past a Re- 
publican in politics, having been a radical Aboli- 
tionist prior to the formation of the Republican 
party. He is an ardent advocate of temperance, 
and a few years ago became a member of the Pro- 
hibition party, to whose success he gives his best 
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inembcrs of the Congregational Ciuircli. llo was 
a Deacon of the church in Grinnell, during almost 
the entire period of his residence there, and at the 
flrst election of church officers after his removal to 
Bine Rapids he was elected a Deacon in that place, 
and has ever since worthily' filled that position. 
Although now nearing four-score ^ears, Mr. Dawes 
is in good health and in the full possession of all 
his faculties, and daily attends to the business of 
his fruit farm. He has always lived a temperate, 
upright and godly life, and is now reaping its just 
rewards. Possessed of means sufficient for his 
needs, with the well-earned respect of his fellow- 
men, with an affectionate wife, daughter and grand- 
children around him, the evening of his days is pass- 
ing serenely, and he can, without anj- occasion for 
self reproach, look back ui)on a well-spent and 
useful life. 



<if)AMES HUNT. The passing traveler be- 
holds with pleasure the well-regulated farm- 
ing land and splendid residence of the 
i^^ gentleman whose name heads this sketch. In 
the midst of a beautiful landscape, filled with evi- 
dences of the taste and financial standing of the 
owner, it is a monument to the industry, energy- 
and unremitting labor of the man who has brought 
about these results. He is a resident of Blue Rapids 
City Township, his farm being located on section 
9, and comprising 320 acres. In connection with 
agriculture, he is interested in stock-raising, mak- 
ing a specialty of raising Short-horn cattle and 
Poland-China hogs. 

The parents of our subject, Thomas and Jane 
Hunt, were natives of England, and had a family 
of seven children, of whom James was the youngest. 
Born in Somersetshire, England, Feb. 4, 1826, 
Thomas Hunt was reared to manhood in the hills 
and valleys of his native country, receiving limited 
educational advantages. He is at the present time 
a well-read man, being conversant on all topics of 
general importance, but that fact is due not so 
much to early training as to later study. 

Upon reaching the age of twenty-seven years, 
our subject determined to try life in the New 



World, and accordingly, in the spring of 1853, 
took passage at the port of Plymouth in a sailing- 
vessel, and for nine weeks was braving the i^erils 
of the deep. Finally, the ship was anchored in 
Quebec, Canada, whence Mr. Hunt came to New 
York State, settling in Gienesee County, where he 
was engaged in tilling the soil for a number of 
years, and was somewhat prospered. But the East 
did not possess sufficient attractions to tempt him 
to remain within its limits, consequently, in the 
spring of 1871. our subject emigrated Westward. 

Kansas w.as at that time the object of much 
thought, and many homeless people, as well as 
those comfortably situated, were seeking its fair 
fields in the hope of gaining therefrom greater 
financial returns than the other States offered. So 
it was that Mr. Hunt emigrated to Kansas, settling 
in Marshall County, and operating there for two 
years as a renter. In 1873 he located on his pres- 
ent farm, having purchased 160 acres of land from 
the Railroad Company, paying therefor IS per acre. 
When first in possession, this land was all raw 
prairie, in about the same condition as the Indians 
had left it. By his energy, perseverance and tire- 
less industry, Mr. Hunt has made it one of the finest 
farms in the county. 

During all these years, Mr. Hunt has not been 
without the aid of a loving wife and counselor in 
trouble. Together the}' have shared the joys and 
sorrows incident to every life. They were united 
in marriage. May 15. 1852, in England, and through 
all the succeeding months and years she has faith- 
fully worked ever at his side, and her counsel and 
advice has been of assistance to him. In her youth 
she was Esther Bond, and was born in Devonshire, 
England, Dec. 1, 1834, to Thomas and Ann Bond, 
also born in England. Of the large famdv of six- 
teen children born to our subject and his wife nine 
survive, viz: William B.; Emma, wife of William, 
Jleans; Frank L., John, Charles. Thomas; Esther, 
wife of James Means; James, who is a student of 
the State Normal School, at Em|)oria, Kansas; and 
Sidney, who is at home. 

Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt while in Eng- 
land were members of the Episcopal Church. They 
now attend the Presbyterian Church, at Blue 
Kapids, and are prominently connected with all 



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worthy works. He votes the Republican ticket, 
and has served on the School Board, but otherwise 
prefers the quiet of the home fireside to the ex- 
citement of public office. When he first came here 
not a house could be seen in the whole broad prai- 
rie, where now are beautiful farms and pleasant. 
coz.y homes. He has seen many startling changes 
wrought in the face of nature, and has himself 
borne a prominent part in uplifting society and 
elevating the standard of morality. He and his 
devoted family are deservedly held in high esteem, 
and are honored as representatives of the worth 
and integrity of Marshall County. 



LFRP:D B. pollard. The life of an 
upright, energetic man is always an inter- 
esting study, and would make a record 
readable and instructive. By contemplat- 
ing his noble deeds and generous actions, a kindred 
feeling is kindled within us and our hearts " to a 
higher level rise." The gentleman whose life his- 
tory is thus briefly outlined, possesses the indomita- 
ble perseverance of his English forefathers and is 
thereby able to overcome obstacles that would 
seem insurmountable to others. Henry and Eliza 
(Moxon) Pollard, the father and mother of our 
subject, were born in Walsliam. Suffolk Co., Eng- 
land, and soon after their marriage emigrated to 
Canada, removing afterward to Charlotte, Monroe 
Co., N.Y., where the father died, Aug. 13, 1889. 
The parental family consisted of four sons and one 
daughter, our subject being the third son. His 
birth took place in Charlotte, Monroe Co.. N.Y., 
Aug. 9, 1849. He passed his early life in his 
native town, being educated in the common 
schools. At the age of twenty-two he came to 
Illinois and worked three or four months in a foun- 
dry in Chicago. He then went to Bureau County, 
111., where for a few months he was engaged in 
farming pursuits. Thence he repaired to Nepon- 
set. 111., and there engaged in his father's trade of 
blacksmithing for a short time. 

Becoming attracted by reports of the fertile soil 
and balmy air c)f Kansas, Mr. Pollard came hither 



and for two years made his home with a brother in 
this county. At the expiration of this time he set- 
tled upon a farm on section 2, Franklin Township, 
and devoted his attention to farming, having in- 
creased his possessions until he now owns 160 
acres of finely improved land, one-half of which 
he took as a homestead and the remainder of 
which lie purchased. He was first married in Ne- 
ponset. 111., Jan. 31, 1870, to Miss Frances Church. 
They had six children, Edith M. and Jennie L. 
being the onl^' survivors, four having died when 
quite j'oung. Mrs. Pollard died in Franklin 
Township, Nov. 24, 1884, and on December 1st of 
the following year Mr. Pollard was again married, 
his second wife being Miss Anna L. Lind, a native 
of New York City. The result of this union has 
been two children, one of whom died in infancy, 
the survivor, Sydney, being a bright child of two 
years. 

Mr. Pollard is a believer in and supporter of the 
principles of the Republican party. He has held 
several of the minor oflices of the township, dis- 
charging his duties with excellent judgment and 
giving general satisfaction to the voters of the 
communitj'. He is a reliable and enterprising 
man and enjoys the respect of his fellow-citizens. 

A fine view of the cozy home and surroundings 
on the estate of Mr. Pollard is given elsewhere in 
the Album. 

ikiM ARION RU.SSELL EWING, one of the 
most enterprising young farmers of Noble 
Township, is, at the age of twenty -three 
years, established upon his own farm of 
128 acres, where he operates with a degree of skill 
and perseverance that would do credit to many an 
older head. In addition to this he h:is charge of 
his father's f.arm, which comprises 1,280 acres in 
Vermilion and Noble townships. He has every 
convenience for the prosecution of his calling — 
good buildings, machinery and teams — and of the 
latter utilizes sixteen well trained horses in plow- 
ing, sowing and reaping. Of his land, 800 acres is 
devoted to raising corn, which is harvested in a 







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goodly' abumiance each 3'oar. He owns a thresher, 
coni-slieller, etc., and conducts the various depart- 
ments in a liig'hly successful and profitable manner. 

A native of Illinois, our subject was born near 
the town of Lincoln, Logan County, June 1, 1866. 
When lie was four 3'cars old his parents removed to 
Livingston Count3-, where he lived until 187-t, ac- 
quiring his early education in the common school. 
In the spring of that year the family came to Kan- 
sas. Mr. Ewing, when a boy of nine years, began 
following the plow, and in 1887 assumed charge of 
the land which he now operates. It is watered 
by tjje upper branch of Spring Creek, and yields 
bountifull3'. Upon the farm is the railroad station 
of Kwingsport, named after Thomas Ewing, the 
father of our subject, and at which, by the aid of 
a switch, the farm produce and stock is shipped. 
The farm accommodates fort}' head of iiorses. and 
twenty to twent^'-five head of cattle. 

Thomas Ewing, tiie father of our subject, was 
born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Sept. 29, 1836. 
When quite J'oung his parents removed to Pike 
Count}', 111., where he was reared upon a farm. 
The paternal grandfather was Alexander Ewing, a 
native of Penns3'lvania, where he farmed in earl}- 
life, and whence he emigrated to .Jefferson Count}', 
Ohio. There also he prosecuted agriculture, until 
1852, then removed to Pike Count3' and secured 
700 acres of land, upon which he operated verj' 
successfully and became well-to-do. There he 
spent his last3'ears, dving in 1866. When a 3'outh 
of eighteen years he served in the War of 1812. 
He was first a Whig, then a Republican and Aboli- 
tionist, and in religion a Presb3'terian. The great- 
grandfather of our subject was James Ewing, a 
native of Londonderr3', Ireland, who emigrated to 
America prior to the Revolutionary War. He lo- 
cated on the Susquehanna, where he followed farm- 
ing and operated a ferry with a rope, transporting 
in this manner upon one occasion La Fayette and 
his army across the river and return. He there 
spent his last da3's. 

The father of our subject was reared in Jefferson 
Count}', Ohio, where he lived until a youth of six- 
teen years, then repairing to Pike County, 111., 
began the following year for himself, at the age of 
seventeen. He rented land until he could pur- 



chase, and in due time bought 500 acres in part- 
nership with his brother. He broke prairie in 
order to increase his cash account, and was pros- 
pered in his labors. Finally, selling out, he re- 
moved to LaSalle County and purchased eighty 
acres of land in the vicinity of Old Town. Thence, 
in 1865 he removed to Logan Count}', where he 
farmed six years, then, changing his residence once 
more, established himself on a farm of 160 acres 
in Livingston County, and afterward purchased an 
additional 160 acres in Iroquois County. There 
he became largely interested in live stock. In 
1873 he traded that property for his present place, 
and removed to it in the spring of 1874. The 
1,280 acres was originally a wdd, uncultivated 
tract, but it now presents the appearance of a well- 
leguKited modern estate, with groves, orchards, 
buildings, and everything required to prosecute 
agriculture conveniently and extensively. He 
turned the business over to his son, our subject, in 
1887, and is now retired from active labor. He 
votes with the Republican party, and is a man ex- 
ercising due influence in his community. 

A lithographic engraving of the residence of Mr. 
Jawing appears elsewhere in this volume. 



?RANK L. HUNT. While a man may 
never have been the hero of any very 
thrilling event, yet, like each individual 
brick which composes the solid structure, he, al- 
though a modest citizen undisputably has his uses, 
and as one of the factors upholding the basis of 
society, bears no unimportant part in the composi- 
tion of the grand whole. The peaceful and law- 
abiding citizen who gives his aid and influence to 
the moral welfare of society, is in his place as im- 
portant as the soldier who rushes out upon the 
battle-field and fights for his country. 

In the person of Mr. Hunt we find a steady- 
going and well-to-do farmer and stock-raiser — a 
man yet young in years but who is making for 
himself a good reputation among his fellow-citi- 
zens. He is diligently engaged in the improve- 
ment and cidlivation of 160 acres of good land. 



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pleasantly located on section 16 in Blue Rapids 
City Township, and is meeting witii fair success. 
A native of Genesee County, N.Y., he was born 
Nov. 10, 1861, and is consequently approaching 
the twent3'-eighth >ear of his age. He is the rep- 
resentative of an excellent family, being the son 
of James and Esther (Bond) Hunt, who came to 
this region during its pioneer days and a sketch of 
whom appears on anothei ])age in this volume. 
The Hunt family came to Kansas from the Empire 
State in 1871, and endured in common with the 
people about them, the toils and difficulties incident 
to the settlement of a new couiitrj-. Frank L., in 
common with the other children of the family, 
pursued his first studies in the district school, and 
early in life chose farming for his vocation. When 
twenty-five years old he was married, Jan. 4, 1887, 
to Miss Pvlla J., daughter of Thomas and Marj- 
(Bedford) Peters, of Center Township, and of this 
union there is one child, Mabel, born Nov. 15, 
1888. 

Mr. Hunt politically gives his unqualified sup- 
port to the Republican party. Each year sees 
something added to the value and beauty of his 
property, and he is one of those industrious char- 
acters who, without making perhaps anj- great stir 
in tlie world, possesses the elements of character 
which can always be depended upon. Mrs. Hunt 
is a member of the Presbj'terian Church. 



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Ii,_^ ENRY W. CHAPMAN, Justice of the Peace 
at Bhie Rapids, settled in that place in May. 
1872, coming from Iowa. Tiie family 
on lioth sides is of English origin. His 
father, also named Henry, was born near London. 
His grandfather was in the ship chandlery business, 
and his son liecame a sea-faring man, following that 
occupation all his life. He was lost at sea in llie 
year 1836, the sliip of wliich he was chief mate 
never having been heard of after leaving Apa- 
lachicola, Fla.. whence she had sailed for New York 
with a cargo of cotton. When a young man, I\Ir. 
Cliapman sailed for this country, and here lie de- 
cided to make his liome. He therefore settled at 



New bury port, Mass., which was at that time an im- 
portant seaport. He sailed in one ship in seven- 
teen voj'ages under the same captain, he being 
chief mate. He could have been in command of a ves- 
sel, but being a man of a rather retiring disposition, 
he preferred not to have the responsibilities of the 
command. He was twice married, his first wife 
being Elizabeth Bennett, by whom he had twins, 
who died in infancy, together with their mother. 
Some time afterwards Mr. Chapman was married to 
Abigail Watts, who was born in Bath, Me., of Eng- 
lish parents. She came to Blue Rapids with her 
son, and there died in 1886, aged about ninety 
years. She was the mother of seven children, one 
of whom, George W., died in infancy. Elizabeth 
lived to the age of twelve years, and died suddenly 
of malignant dysentery. A sister, Abigail, two 
years younger, was so affected by the death of Eliza- 
beth that her parents were compelled to remove 
her from school, and she never recovered her 
healtii. After years of great suffering in a manner 
that attracted much attention from eminent physi- 
cians, she died at about the age of eighteen years. 
Our subjecit was the third child; then came Mary, 
who became the wife of Peter Cropley, and died in 
Newbur3'port, Mass.; Charles L. is now living in 
Newport, R. I.; and the youngest child, George W., 
is a resident of Arizona. 

Henr}- W. Chapman, tlie subject of this notice, 
was born June 5, 1822, in Newburyport, Essex Co., 
Mass. Up to the age of two years he was a strong, 
healthy child, but was suddenly taken with an at- 
tack of partial jjaralysis, or palsy, and it was at 
the time thought that he would never again be able 
to walk. He, however, regained the partial use of 
the leg which had been paralyzed, but has ever 
sin(;e been crippled. At tlie usual age he was able 
to attend school, and graduated from the grammar 
school at his native town at the age of twelve, and 
from the high school two years later. About this 
time his father was lost at sea, and he was obliged 
to go to work. He learned the trade of slioemak- 
ing, at which he worked for several ^ears in his 
native town, but during this time he was diligently 
engaged in pursuing his studies in the higher 
branches of learning. He ap|ilied for, and was 
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remaining in one soliool for three years. He was 
then transferred to another, of which he was prin- 
cipal for seventeen _vears. While tcaohing he was 
reading and studying law, and on giving up his 
profession of teaching, he read law for three years 
in the office of Col. E. F. Stone. This gentleman 
was an eminent member of the ^Massachusetts bar 
in Newburyport, was later a member of Congress, 
and declined re-election; he went into the I'nion 
army, became a Colonel, was at the taking of New 
Orleans, and is yet living in Xewbiiryport. 

Mr. Chapman was admitted to the bar in 1860, 
and practised in his native town until June. 1870. 
when with his family he removed to Farley Junc- 
tion, Dubuque Co., Iowa. One reason for the re- 
moval was the hope th.at his health would be 
bettered b\' the change, but a few months' residence 
showed no improvement. Early in the following 
summer, therefore, he had a wagon built for the 
purpose, and with his wife and two children traveled 
extensively, crossing the State of Iowa not less 
than five times. He decided to trj' a warmer clim- 
ate, but on reaching Council Grove, Morris Co., 
Kan., he was told b^' residents of that place, that 
going farther south would take him into the region 
of fever and ague. This determined liini to travel 
northward, and he had reached Blue Rapids, when, 
being overtaken by cold weather, he decided to re- 
main for the winter. The following spring he pur- 
chased the propert3' on which he now lives, and 
which has ever since been his home. 

On June 1, 1854, at Newburjport, ]Mass.. Mr. 
Chapman was united in marriage with Miss Ann 
M. Atkinson, a native of that city, born April 11, 
1832. .She is a daughter of Josiah L. and Elizabeth 
(Toppan) Atkinson, both natives of Xewburyport, 
and both now deceased. Mr. Atkinson was Deacon 
of the Congregational Cluu'ch in Newburyport for 
many years. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are the parents 
of two children — Lizzie M. and Mary A., who live 
with their parents. 

Mr. Chapman, on coming to Blue Rapids, began 
the practice of law, which he has ever since carried 
on, as his health would permit. At an early day 
he was solicited to become a candidate for Justice 
of the Peace, to which office he was elected. For 
one term he was pot re-elected, but the followiny 



term he was again chosen, and has ever since held 
the office, giving entire satisfaction by the way he 
has discharged the duties intrusted to him. He is 
also Police Judge of Blue Rapids, which office he 
has filled for several years; and he is likewise a No- 
tary Public. In his native city, Mr. Chapman had 
held many positions of trust and responsibility. 
He at one time held simultaneously the positions of 
Police Judge, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public 
and member of the City Council. He was there 
also in several places of trust in [)rivate corpora- 
tions, as Treasurer, Collector, etc. 

Mr. Chapman, his wife and daughters are all 
members of the Congregational Church. During 
his nearly twenty years' residence in the city, he 
has acquired the reputation of a thoroughly honest 
and upright man, who discharges without fear or 
favor the sometimes delicate duties entrusted to 
him, aiming to administer impartial justice, but in 
a manner to least hurt the feeling of the losing liti- 
gant, and to create the least ill feeling among neigh- 
bors. 




MON (^RIFFEE. There is a fine repre- 
sentation of rising 3'ouug men in Blue 
IS Rapids. City Township — those who settled 
(^ here some years since and have established 

themselves on a solid footing, both socially and 
financially. Many of them are Western men, as is 
the subject of this sketch, a native of Illinois and 
born in Warren County, .Jan. 2, 1854. Although his 
native State is accounted one offering great possibili- 
ties to men of enterprise and perseverance, still the 
rolling lands of Kansas presented an outlook more 
desirable, and he consequently settled within its 
borders and here has since contentedly remained. 
He has been familiar with farm pursuits since boy- 
hood, and is making of his vocation a decided 
success. 

The iiarents of the subject of this notice were 
Marshall and Jane Griffee (see sketch of his fa- 
ther), the latter known to have been a native of 
Kentuck,y and the former probably born in that 
Stale. Mrs. Jane Grififee died several years ao-o. 
The family settled in Warren County. III., at an 



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early date and originally included nine children. 
Of these eight are still living, viz: Joseph, a resi- 
dent of this county; Anion, our subject; Mary, the 
wife of John Knowlen, of Iowa; Frank, Marshall, 
Harrison, Minnie, residents of this county, and 
Jennie, who continues his residence in Warren 
Coiint3% 111.; Samuel is deceased. 

Mr. Griffee spent his boyhood and youth in the 
Prairie State, remaining under the parental roof 
until a young man of tvventj' years. Then crossing 
the Mississippi he went into Iowa Countj', Iowa, 
where he sojourned until 1 878. That year he came 
to this county, of which he has since been a resi- 
dent. He owns 160 acres of land, which he has 
brought to a good state of cultivation and whereon 
he has made good improvements. His practical 
education in early life has been advanced by his 
habit of observing what is going on around him 
and making the most of his opportunities for 
acquiring useful knowledge. 

Mr. Griffee found a wife and heli)-mate in this 
count}-, being married Feb. 23, 1879, to Miss 
Amanda Shroyer. Mrs. Griffee was born in this 
county, Feb. 14, 1859, and is the daughter of John 
and Mary (Zartman) Shroyer, who came to the 
frontier when few white people had ventured t.o 
this region to make settlement. Mr. and Mrs. 
Griffee are the parents of three children, Elffie, 
Arnold and Stella. Upon first coming to this 
county Mr. Griffee was a resident of Walnut Town- 
ship three j-ears, purchasing in 1883 his present 
farm. He was recognized as a valued addition to 
the community, and is at present a member of the 
School Board of his district. Politicall}' he is a 
sound Republican. Mr. (iriffee is a member of the 
Christian Church. 

OK. STEHL1N(4 AV. IIAZEN. One of the 
most agreeable gentlemen with whom it has 
been the pleasure of the biographer to meet 
and associate, was found in this pioneer set- 
tler,a veteran of the Civil War, and late member of 
the Kansas Legislature. He is a man of kindl}' 
bearing, friendly yet dignified address. In liis 



prime he must have presented a magnificent ap- 
pearance in uniform, for liis figure is erect and 
symetrical, while age seems to have added to rather 
than detracted from the benevolent expression of 
his face. His domestic circle is a charming one, 
his daughters being accomplished, refined and well 
educated, fitted to grace the most select society, 
while music, literature and all topics of current 
thought and interest receive due attention. Bound 
volumes of the Century Magazine extending back 
to the initial number of that name indicate the lit- 
erary taste of the famil3% while standard works 
make up a large and valuable librarj'. 

In their pleasant home Mr. Hazen and his fam- 
ily greet their many friends hospitably, and enter- 
tain them so well that one forgets the lapse of 
hours. Their residence, a view of which is pre- 
sented elsewhere in this volume, is situated in a 
grove under the shelter of a hill, and is thus well 
protected from the elements, while the surroundings 
are picturesque. Bejond the dwelling place is the 
farming land consisting of 381 acres, which our 
subject owns and manages, having increased it to 
its present proportions from an original claim of 
160 acres. His farm is well and careful!}' cultivated, 
and he has the justly merited reputation of being 
not only a good farmer but also an excellent busi- 
ness man. 

Of New England stock, Sterling Hazen is a direct 
descendant of Edward Hazen, who came to the New 
World and settled in Massachusetts in 1649. He 
took up a homestead there and commenced to im- 
prove it, and at the present writing it is occupied 
by some of iiis descendants. The grandfather of 
our suliject was Edward Hazen, a native of Groton, 
Mass., and born in May, 1738. Nearly all his rel- 
atives took an active part in the Revolutionary 
War, participating in the principal engagements, 
among them those of Lexington and Bunker Hill. 
In 1769 (irandfather Hazen moved to Swanzey, 
N. H., and thence to Vermont. In 1 794 he located in 
Little Falls, N. Y., and started the first foundry in 
that part of the State. In this home lie died in 
1796. Among the sons born to Edward Hazen and 
his wife, was Suel Hazen, who was born April 25, 
1793, near Denniston, Vt. He grew to manhood in 
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Miss Betsy Graves, Jan. 7, 1815. Tliis L"nlj' was 
born Aug. 11. 1797, near Westmoreland.Oueida Co., 
>«. Y.. and became the mother of seven children, 
namelj': Joseph Franklih, Betsey, Lycursius P., 
Matilda, Solon M.. Sterling W. and Helen. Jo- 
seph F. died in childhood; Betsy married Morgan 
Lewis in 1846, and resided in Denmark, N. Y. 
There the husband prosecuted his calling of a 
farmer, and to him and his wife were born six chil- 
dren. Mrs. Lewis died in Denmark, N. Y.. in 
1885, and her husband survived heronl\-two years, 
passing awaj' in 1887; Lycurgus P. married Sarah 
C^uin in Butler County, Iowa, and died Nov, 10, 
1887, leaving a wife and five children to mourn 
their loss; Matilda married George Wilson, and re- 
sides in Fairport, N. Y"". : Solon M. located in Gage 
Countj-, Neb., where he rose to prominence in pol- 
itics as well as in business relations. He was 
elected to the Legislature on the Republican ticket, 
and while serving in that capacity was placed on 
various important committees, among them that of 
Ways and Means, and Cities and Villages, and was 
also Chairman of the Penitentiary Committee. He 
chose as his wife Miss Prissa A. Vary, of Harris- 
burg, N. Y., and with her was united in marriage 
Dec. 24, 1863; they became the parents of eight 
children, of whom seven are living. Our subject 
was the nest in order of birth, while the youngest, 
Helen, married James Potter, and resides in Car- 
thage. N. Y., where her husband is a wagon manu- 
facturer; they are the parents of three children. 
The father ot these children, in early manhood, 
learned the trade of cloth-dressing and manufact- 
iiring cloth, but made farming his life business. 

First attending the common schools of his own 
district, afterward a student at the Academy in 
Denmark. N. Y.. he left the latter institution to 
read law with Judge Merrill, in Copenhagen, 
N. Y. He continued the study of this profession 
for three years, being admitted to the bar in 1858 
in the city of .Sj'racuse. He began the practice of 
his profession in Martinsburg, the county-seat of 
Lewis County, N. Y., where he remained until the 
opening of the great national conflict. Fired with 
national zeal, enthused for his country's honor, de- 
termined to help fight his Nation's battles, Mr. 
Hazen enlisted as a private in Company I, 14th 



New Y''ork Infantry, on the 7th of May, 1861 ; he 
was afterward promoted from the rank and file to 
the position of Second Lieutenant, and in Maj', 
1862, was appointed First Lieutenant, serving with 
never failing ardor until June 1, 1863. Among 
the important battles in which our subject took 
part may be mentioned the siege of Y'orktown, 
Hanover Court House, Mechanicsville, Gainesville 
and Malvern Hill. In the battle last mentioned he 
was wounded, receiving a ball in the left shoulder. 
The bullet passed around and lodged in the right 
side of the back of the neck imder his collar. After 
recovery from this our subject rejoined his regi- 
ment, and was in the battles of Antietam and Fred- 
ericksburg. In the latter conflict he was twice 
wounded, one wound caused by a piece of shell or 
grape shot scalping the right limb, and the other 
caused by a piece of A\eU p.assing into the left 
thigh. Recovering from this he again came to the 
front and participated in the engagement at Chan- 
cellorsville. 

After his honorable discharge from the arm}' Mr. 
Hazen prepared to emigrate toward the lands of the 
setting sun. Desirous of a change and believing 
in the inexhaustible resources of the Great West, 
he came to Kansas in the autumn of 1863 and lo- 
cated on his present place. He had prior to his 
enlistment in the I'nion Armj' formed domestic 
ties, being united in marriage with Sarah E. Shultz, 
daughter of Solomon and Ph(ebe (Sisson) Shultz. 
natives of New York; of the union of our subject 
and his estimable wife have been born six children, 
all living and at home,namely: Suel Meade, Lillian 
Maude, Wyatt B., Ida E., Sterling S.. Bessie K. 
They have all been given exceptionally liberal ad- 
vantages in regard to education, and are charmino- 
representatives of an old family. 

Mr. Hazen is interested in political matters, both 
pertaining to local and national affairs, and has 
served in various offices of prominence, havino- 
been County Surveyor, Township Trustee, etc. 
He has served as delegate to count}' and congress- 
ional conventions. He was also chosen as Repre- 
sentative to the State Legislature in 1881. and here 
exhibited those valuable characteristics which have 
aided him in attaining to his present enviable po- 
sition. He discharged the duties devolving upon 



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him while serring his State, with zeal, ability and 
tact, giving universal satisfaction to his rtistrict. 
He and his family are among the most prized ac- 
quisitions to their community, and are always anx- 
ious to take part in anything that will improve 
their county. 

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HILO B. INGRAHAM is one of the oldest 
settlers of his part of the county, to which 
he came in the spring of 1872. His home 
is on section 22, Wells Township, where 
he has a well improved farm of 1 60 acres enclosed 
with neat hedge fences, and containing all neces- 
sary farm buildings. Mr. Ingrahara is the leading 
fruit grower of the township, and has now about 
three acres in select varieties of apples, pears, 
peaches, cherries, grapes, raspberries, plums, goose- 
berries, currants and other fruits. 

Our subject was born Aug. 3. 1835, in Ontario 
County, N. Y., and is a son of Benjamin W. and 
Sallie (Gilbert) Ingraham, natives of New York 
State. His jjaternal aneestois wereof English stock, 
while his grandfather and grandmother Gilbert 
were of Scotch and German descent, respectively. 
His grandfather, lienjamin Ingraham, was a soldier 
in the War of 1812, as was also his uncle. Harrison 
Ingraham. The paternal family consisted of eleven 
children, of whom the following now survive: Lu- 
cina, wife of James Coye, now residing in Ontario 
Count3', N, Y.; Kowena. wife of Joiin O. Goodsel, 
in Kent County, Mich.; Sarah E., wife of Edwin 
Clark, of Greenville, Mich.; Philo B. ; Marion, wife 
of John Trickey, in Ontario County, N. Y., and 
John in Colorado. 

Our subject lost his mother when about eleven 
years of age. When seventeen his father, with 
other members of the family, removed to Mont- 
calm County, Mich., of which they were early set- 
tlers, and which was their home for manj' years. 
The early education of Mr. Ingrahara was obtained 
in the public schools of Ontario, N. Y. ; he also at- 
tended the Canandaigua Academy for about three 
years, and he later spent some time in the schools 
at Grand Rapids, Mich, Until tW -i-gc of thirteen 



he was reared on a farm, but at that time he began 
work at the trade of a carpenter and joiner, servirng 
for five years. He subsequently followed the tr.ade 
at different periods, for a time doing contracting, 
and being engaged in the work more or less up to 
date. He also spent some time in the profession 
of school teaching. 

On the 4th of February, 1862, Mr. Ingraham en- 
listed, at Grand Rapids, Mich., in Companj^ B, 2d 
Batallion, 16th United States Infantry, which was 
attached to the Western army and operated in 
Kentuck}', Tennessee, Georgia, North and South 
Carolina. Mr. Ingraham participated in the battles 
of Perryville, Crab Orchard, Stone River, the sec- 
ond Stoneman raid, and numerous smaller affrays. 
At tiie beginning of the battle of Stone River, 
while on picket duty he received a gun-shot wound, 
which shortened and stiffened his right thumb and 
left it permanently deformed. He was discharged 
after the battle of Stone River, but re-enlisted and 
his final discharge from the service took place Oct. 
28. 1865. He returned to his home in Michig.an 
bearing the record of an honorable soldier. 

In 1872, as before stated, Mr. Ingraham removed 
to Marshall County and took up a homestead. The 
place bore no improvements except a little broken 
ground, and a shanty 12x14 feet. Mr. Ingraham, 
though he has suffered from poor health ever since 
he left the army, lias by his industry and good 
management brought his place to its present highly 
improved condition. He now occupies anew house, 
of which a fine view- is presented on another page. 
He was the architect and builder, as well as the 
originator of the plan. It is a frame structure, the 
main building 25x28 feet, with a ba3' window on 
the front, and at the rear a wing 16x20 feet. The 
building is one story in height, with a iiip roof. 
finished inside in hard wood. Under it is an arched 
cellar, made of cut stone, and said to be one of the 
best in this part of the State. 

Our subject was first married in Michigan, F'eb. 
16, I860, to Miss Rosella Laskey, who departed 
this life July 20, 1862. On the 10th of November, 
1866, in Montcalm County, Mich., lie was again 
married ; the bride was Miss Carrie E. Brown, born 
June 3, 1844, in Jefferson County, N. Y. -She was 
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Brown, niid lived until the age of twentj- in her 
native county. At that time her parents removed 
to Montcalm Count}-. Mich., where she resided un- 
til her marriage. Prior to this important event she 
was a school teacher, and is now an artist of con- 
fidarahle ability. Mr. Brown was a native of Maine 
hut spent a part of lii.s early life in Vermont and 
New York States, being virtuallj' reared to man- 
hood in New York C'it}'. Mrs. Brown was born in 
Westchester Count}'. N. Y.,but was also reared in the 
metropolis. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the parents 
of nine children, three of whom survive: Lucy, now 
the widow of Eli Remington, of Jefferson County, 
X. Y. ; Mrs. Ingraham and Edward, who lives in 
in ilichigan. The oldest son. Thomas J., was a 
soldier in the Union Army, and was wounded while 
near Washington City, subsequently dying from 
the effects of the wound. 

While a resident of Michigan j\lr. Ingraham 
served as Supervisor of his township. Politically, 
he is numbered in the ranks of the Republican 
l)arty. Both he and his 'wife are active members 
of the Baptist Church. They take a great interest 
in social affairs, and in all enterprises which tend 
to improve the county and elevate society. Mr. 
Ingraham is a man of unquestioned integrity, and 
commands the respect of all who know him. 



NDREW M. BILLINGSLEY. A subject 
of paramount importance to the inhabitants 
of any section is that of schools, and the 
efficiency of a school system depends very 
largely upon the character of those who conduct 
its work. It gives us pleasure to sketch the leading 
incidents in the career of one who for a number of 
years was engaged in the work of instruction, and 
in the equally important work of examination. 

Before entering upon our sul)ject's history, how- 
ever, a short sketch of his ancestors will not be out 
of place. His grandfather. William R. Billingsley, 
was a native of Virginia, and one of the pioneers 
of Belmont County, Ohio, where he cleared up a 
farm and reared his family. He was also one of 



the first settlers in Harrison County, in the same 
State, where he died in the year 1866, having 
reached his three score years and ten. His son, 
Samuel K., father of the gentleman whose name 
heads this notice, was born in Belmont County. 
Ohio, removing with his father's family to Harri- 
son County. In this county he w.as married to 
Miss Rebecca F. Knight, and to them were born 
seven children, of whom the eldest and fourh 
son and one daughter died young. The living 
children are: Samuel C, now a resident of Mar\s- 
ville, this .State; Levi K.. a minister of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, residing in Johnson 
County, this State; William F.. a resident of Adams 
County, Iowa; our subject; and Elijah P.. who re- 
sides at Axtell. 

Our subject began his life near Tippecanoe, 
Harrison Co., Ohio. ISIay 7, 18.51. When fourteen 
years of age his parents removed to the little town 
of Glasgow, Jefferson Co., Iowa, where the father 
bought a partly improved farm of 160 acres, con- 
tinuing the improvements usually made by the en- 
terprising andprogressive farmer. Upon this farm 
our subject grew to manhood and finished his com- 
mon-school education. In September. 1872. hav- 
ing arrived at the age of manhood, he visited 
Kansas and pre-empted a claim in Jewell County. 
The succeeding fall he sold this place for enough 
money to pay his expenses in homesteading, and 
taking another claim, spent time enough on it to 
secure it. During the intervals of improving his 
farm he taught in Marshall and Nemaha counties, 
making final proof on his homestead in July. 1878. 
He continued more or less the work of teaching up 
to the year 1882. On account of ill-health he spent 
some time in Jefferson County, Iowa, at his former 
home, teaching there during the season of 1879 
and 1880. He also taught one term in Henry 
County, Iowa. Entering Eastman's Business Col- 
lege at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 22, 1880, he 
passed the summer in study, being graduated on 
the 17th of August. He then returned to Kansas 
and accepted the position of Principal of the Axtell 
City Schools, which position he retained for two 
years. During the summer of 1882 he assisted in 
the Normal Institute at Frankfort, taking part in 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



stitute. Slioi'tly before this time lie was appointed 
member of the Board of County Examiners. Mr. 
Billingsley was one of those men who will allow 
no time to waste in idleness, and in the intervals of 
his professional work had kept books for IVIr. Liv- 
ingston, of Axtell, and in the fall of 1882 was en- 
gaged b}- him as a book-kee|)er, retaining the 
position until January, 1884, where he became 
Deputy Kegister of Deeds under Mr. Sharp. After 
remaining in this office for some time he returned 
to Axtell, and with his brother, E. P. Billingsley, 
established the firm of Billingsley Bros., in the 
Real Estate, Loan and Abstract business, and In- 
surance agency. Early in the spring of 1887 our 
subject sold his share in business to his brother, 
and took the road for the National School Furnish- 
ing Company, of Chicago, 111. His territory em- 
braced all of Southwestern Kansas, of which lie 
had entire control. About the' middle of August 
he resigned his position to made his campaign for 
Register of Deeds, and being the successful candi- 
date, succeeded his former superior to that office, 
during the interval before taking charge of which, 
Jan. y, 1888, he assisted the Treasurer of the 
county in the collection of taxes. In connection 
with his official position Mr. Billingsley has con- 
trol of an abstract office. 

Our subject celebrated Easter Sunday, IMareh 28, 
1880, by his marriage to Miss jNIaggie R. Stone- 
liocker, of Henry County, Iowa. Mrs. Billingsley 
was a native of Coshocton, Ohio, where she first 
saw the light Nov. 22, 1851, and where she lived 
until the fall of 1864, when with her parents she 
came to Henry County, Iowa. She was the daugh- 
ter of John M. and Mary (Pew) Stonehocker. 
Her father was a native of Coshocton County, Ohio. 
He was engaged in farming in Iowa. He now lives 
near Belleville, Republic Co., Kan. The mother 
died Aug. 16, 1879, near Salem, Iowa. Mrs. Bill- 
ingsley has borne her husband but one child, who 
gladdened their hearts only six weeks. 

INIr. Billingsley is a man of fine ability and 
strict integrity of character. He is highl}' hon- 
ored by the people of the county, whom he has 
faithfully served. He will be a candidate for re- 
election, and will have no opposition in|his party. He 
is an earnest Republican, the family from his grand- 



father's time having been adherents of the princi- 
ples which he advocates, and in support of which 
his father spent three years in the late Civil War. 
He is a member of the I. 0. 0. F., both Subordi- 
nate Lodge ami Canii), and of the K. of P. 



ICHARD G. CUNNINGHAM, of the firm of 
Cunningham & Mohrbacher, dealers in gen- 
Z4i *, eral merchandise, Summerfield, is one of 
\^) the most enterprising business men of that 
bright new town. The firm carries the largest 
stock in the place, and has also a well-selected 
stock of agricultural implements, buggies, wagons, 
etc. They occupy a fine new building, 20x56 
feet on the ground floor, and eighteen feet high, 
located on the principal street of the town, and 
are building up an excellent trade. 

The parents of our subject were James and Mary 
(Ring) Cunningham, both natives of New York 
State. Some j-ears after their marriage they re- 
moved to Will County, III., and settled upon a 
farm. The father had run a stationary engine in 
the East, and followed the same occupation after 
his removal to the Mississippi Valley. Our subject 
was the third of a family of eight children, all of 
whom survive except one. The father died on his 
farm in Illinois, in the year 1873, the mother still 
surviving. 

Our subject was born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and 
when a child accompanied his parents to Illinois. 
In the common schools of that State, which are 
classed with the best in the countrjr, he received his 
education. In 1878, being then twenty-three years 
of age, he left his parent's home, and started out in 
life for himself. He came to Marysville, this 
count}', and found employment with L. W. Libby, 
in the agricultural implement business. He contin- 
ued ten 3'ears with Mr. Libby, whom he considers 
his great benefactor, as through his generosity our 
subjcet has been enabled to start in his present 
business. 

Among our subject's schoolmates in Will County, 
111., had been Miss Malina J. Stoll, a young ladj' of 
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tive of Illinois, and removed with her parents to 
Beatrice, Neb., the same 3'ear in which our subject 
located in Marysville. To this lady Mr. Cunning- 
ham was married, April 6, 1885. The result of 
the union has been two children — Nellie May, and 
an infant son unnamed. 

The parents of Mrs. Cunningham are H. C. and 
Barbara (Sheik) Stoll, who are still living near 
Beatrice, where the father has become famous for 
his fine breed of hogs. He owns 1,280 acres of 
finely- improved land, having plastered houses for 
his stock, of which he takes to the fair eacli year 
two car-loads. 

Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Woodmen 
fraternity, in which he carries §2,000 for the ben- 
efit of his family. He is thoroughly devoted to his 
business, and manifests a large degree of ability, is 
a reliable citizen, a kind husband and father, and a 
man entitled to the position he occupies as one of 
the most prominent men of .Summcrfield. 



MOS WITHAM. Seldom does the biogra- 
pher encounter a more genial or whole- 
souled man than he with whose name we 
introduce this biographical notice. By 
trade he is a stone-cutter of practical experience 
and an expert, but he has alwa^'s been fond of 
agricultural pursuits, and may usually be found at 
his farm, which comprises 160 acres of good land, 
pleasantlj' located on section 9. During the late 
Civil War he gave a service of three years to his 
countrj', and it may safely be said that in all the 
relations of life lie has performed his part nobly 
and like a man. In personal ai)pearance he is large 
and well-built, with a countenance indicating his 
generous heart and open disposition. In iiis do- 
mestic relations he has been fortunate, his estima- 
ble wife being a lady well fitted for her position. 
Mrs. Witham came to this county during the period 
of its earliest settlement, and endured the solitude, 
hardship and toil incident to those times. 

Next in importance to a 7nan's own personality' 



is that from which he drew his origin. The father 
of our subject was the Rev. Elisha Witham, a na- 
tive of ]\Iaine and the son of an old seaman who 
served in the Revolutionary War, and during his 
life on the ocean was part owner of three ships. 
He died in the West Indies. Grandmother Wit- 
ham after becoming a widow emigrated to Ohio, 
and was one of the first settlers of Washing- 
ton County. Klisha, the father of our subject, 
learned coopering during his early maniiood, and 
also followed farming along the Muskingum Valley 
in Washington Count}', Ohio. He sojourned there 
until 1834, then emigrated to Allen County, Ind., 
where he entered land and constructed a homestead 
upon which he spent his last days. He was a 
AVhig. politically, and for many j'ears a local 
|)reacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was Zilpha Rice. .She was born in Boston, Mass., 
and was the daughter of Nathan Rice, a Massachu- 
setts farmer who emigrated to Ohio and cleared a 
farm in Rainbow Vallej-. He had distinguished 
himself as a faithful soldier in the Revolutionary 
War, and spent his last years in the Buckeye State, 
living to be over seventy. He was united in 
marriage to Miss McClure, whose father was a 
native of Ireland. The mother of our subject died 
in Ohio. She had been twice married, and bv her 
first husband was the mother of seven children, 
namely: Luciba, of Dakota; Henry, deceased: 
Jemima O. ; Nathan, deceased ; Amos, our subject; 
Armantha and Jerusha M., of Ohio. Of her sec- 
ond marriage there were born three children — 
Sanih, Asaph and Austin— all residents of Wash- 
ington Count}', Ohio. Nathan, Josiah M., Asaph 
and Austin were with the 100-day's men during the 
Civil War. 

The subject of this sketch was born near Chester- 
field, in what was then Washington, but is now 
Morgan County, Ohio, April 10, 1825. He was 
nine years of age when he removed with the family 
to Indiana. The father dying there, the follow- 
ing year his mother returned to Ohio, and our sub- 
ject lived there on a farm until a youth of eighteen 
years, receiving a limited education in the sub- 
scription school. He then began learning the trade 
of a stone-mason at Plymouth, serving an apprcn- 



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ticeship of three years. He followed his trade in 
Ohio until a man of thirty-six years, then engaged 
as a contractor and builder. He attained to un- 
usual skill, and there was very little which he 
could not accomplish in this line. He owned a 
residence and eleven lots in Plymouth, besides a 
farm in Morgan County. Our subject, however, 
ill 1868, desirous of a change, left Ohio and made 
his way across the Mississippi to Hardin County, 
Iowa, locating in Eldora, where he established him- 
self in business. He remained there until 1860, 
then removed to Atchison County, this State, lo- 
cating on a farm near Monroeville. He still fol- 
lowed his trade, but remained Uiere only one year. 
On the 10th of September, 1862, the Civil War 
beino- in progress, our subject enlisted in Companj- 
F, 13th Kansas Infantry, which was mustered in at 
Atchison, and was at once sent to Ft. Scott, Kan. 
lie participated in many of the important battles 
which followed, and wintered in the vicinity of 
Springfield, Mo. In the spring of 1863 the regi- 
ment repaired to Ft. Scott, and Mr. Witliam se- 
cured a sixty days' furlough and returned home. 
Upon rejoining his regiment they were sent to Ft- 
Gibson to look after the Indians, and engaged in 
several conflicts with the Cherokee Nation, skir- 
mishing and fighting all the way for about three 
weeks. Later they were ordered to Ft. Smith, 
Ark. where the3' remained two months, and next 
held a fort near Van Buren for eighteen months, in 
the meantime foraging, scouting and being var- 
iously engaged. In the meantime Mr. Withamwas 
seized with an ailment by which he came near los- 
ing his life, but finally recovered sufficiently to re- 
join his regiment, and remaining with it until the 
close of the war, was mustered out at Little Rock. 
He received his honorable discharge at Ft. Leav- 
enworth in June, 1865, after having served three 
years. He suffered the loss of an eye from expo- 
sure and hardship, and now receives a pension of 
$18 monthly from the Goverment. For two years 
he was unable to do any manual labor. 

In addition to'^his other afflictions while in the 
army Mr. Witham lost his wife by death. Upon his 
return to Monrovia he resumed work at his trade in 
the employ of the Central Branch Railroad Com- 
pany, and in 1867 assisted in preparing for the 



laying of culverts and building of bridges, receiv- 
ing |.5 per day for his services. In 1868 he ope- 
rated as a contractor. In 1872 he repaired to 
AViciiita, and followed his trade part of the time at 
17 per day, remaining tliere until 1874. 

The first wife of our subject, to whom he was 
married in Ohio March 16, 1848, was Miss Hester 
A.' Ellis, who was born there. She departed this 
life in Monrovia, Kan.. Mijreh 15, 1864. Of this 
union there had been born six children : Hannah is 
the wife of Thomas Piper, and lives in Kansas 
City; Alice is the wife of E. Benjamin, and lives in 
Effingham, Atchinson County, this State; Louis is 
deceased ; Nathan is engaged in the lumber busi- 
ness in Pawnee City, Neb.; Lucy A. is the wife of 
B. Johnson, of Vermillion, this county; William H. 
is farming in the vicinity of Humboldt, Neb. 

Our subject contracted a second marriage in 
Noble Township, this county, Oct. 8, 1867, with 
Elizabeth, a daughter of Robert Morrison, the 
latter a native of Kentucky and a farmer by occu- 
pation. Grandfather Morrison was of German 
descent. He was born in North Carolina, and re- 
moved first to Garret County, Ky., and then to 
Howard County. He served in the War of 1812 as 
a Corporal. He was a member of the Christian 
Church. The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. 
Witham was Elizabeth McDonald, a native of 
Kentucky. Grandfather McDonald was born in 
the Blue Grass State, and carried on farming in 
Howard County, Ind. Mrs. Morrison died in the 
latter county. The parental family included eight 
children, viz.: Hugh, deceased; William, a resi- 
dent of Frankfort; Nancy, deceased; Elizabeth, 
Mrs. Witham; Robert, residing in Noble Township; 
Rosanna and Mary J. residents of Indiana; and 
George, of Noble Township, this county. George 
served three years in an Indiana regiment during 
the late Civil War, and Robert served six months 
in the 13th Kansas Infantry. 

Mrs. Witham was born in Garret County, Ky., 

Feb. 22, 1829. She was five years old when the 

family removed to Howard County, Ind., where 

she was reared to womanhood and became familiar 

j with all useful housewifely duties. On the 20th of 

I December, 1848, she was married to Samuel Smith, 

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lie became tlie owner of :i farm. They lived there 
until 1 853, then started for the fartlier West by 
team, and located in Story County, Iowa. Mr. 
Smith farmed there two years, but finding the win- 
ters too severe, decided to try the climate of Kansas. 
In making the journey hither they crossed the 
Missouri at Weston, and located on the farm now 
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Withara, which, com- 
prises 160 acres on the banks of the Vermillion. 
They were the first settlers of Noble Township, 
their nearest neighbor being one John Wells, sev- 
enteen miles distant. There were then only two 
houses between this point and Marysville. Indians 
were plentiful, embracing representatives of the 
Pottawatomie, Kickapoo, and Otoe tribes. Mr. 
Smith made some improvements on his land, but 
was cut down in his prime, dying on the 22d of 
August, 1860, at the age of thirty-four years. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Smith there were born seven 
children, the eldest of whom, a son, James, is farm- 
ing in Noble Township; Maggie is the wife of 
George Warner, and they live in Vermillion; Sarah 
E. is deceased ; William H. makes his home with 
our subject; Samuel B., Robert J., and Albrada are 
deceased. One son was born of the marriage of 
Mr. and Mrs. Witham, Hugh, Aug. ]-2, 1868, and 
remains at home with his parents. Mr. Witham, 
politically, is a sound Republican, and has served 
as a School Director in his district for many years. 
He belongs to Vermillion Post No. 141. G. A. R., 
and to the A. F. & A. M., at Fr.inkfort. His re- 
ligious views are in harmony with the doctrines of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has 
officiated as Class-Leader. The Witham home- 
stead is improved with comfortable and substantial 
buildings, and the land is watered by Vermillion 
Creek. It is mostly devoted to general agriculture, 
although Mr. Withara keeps a goodly number of 
cattle and horses. Without making any great stir 
in the world he is looked upon as a reliable citizen, 
one who is contributing his quota to the moral and 
social welfare of the community. 

Mrs. Witham was a resident of her present farm 
when the Indian massacre occurred near Marysville 
ill 1863, when a number of emigrants were attacked 
and killed. Prior to this time Indians, alleged to 
be peaceable, were in the habit of visiting her 



place and asking alms. Mrs. Witham always 
treated them kindly, and gave them to eat. her 
kindness winning for her the title of "good squaw," 
by which name she was known among the aborigi- 
nes for miles around. 



J^ LBERT KINZ. One of the leading young 
f@0 men and prominent dealers of Waterville, 

Ij l» is the gentleman whose name heads our 
^ sketch, and who is tngaged in the drug 

business in that thriving town. He started in life 
with only such capital as nature h.id bestowed upon 
him, and by the exercise of his native business 
ability, by industry and honest dealing, he has at- 
tained to a prominent position among the business 
men of Waterville, and by his fine character, and 
pleasing manners and address has achieved an en- 
viable popularity. 

The father of our subject was Henry Kunz, a na- 
tive of Berlin, Germany, where he was born about 
the year 1814. He emigrated to America when a 
young man, and located in New York City, wliere 
he remained for many j^ears, engaged in his trade 
of mechanic. In 18 70 he came to Waterville, Kan., 
where he died seven years later. He had been in 
poor health many years prior to his death, and was 
in only moderate financial circumstances. He was 
an active member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church for many years, and a man of many Chris- 
tian virtues. His wife, whose maiden name was 
Mary Miller, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, 
about 1820. She still survives. Six children were 
born to them, of whom the subject of this biography 
is the second. 

AlbertKunz wasborn inNew York City, Nov. 30 
1858. He was reared in the place of his uativitv, 
and made good use of the advantages afforded him 
by the common schools. When young, he learned 
the painter's trade, at which he worked until 1877 
when he began clerking in a drug-store at Water- 
ville, to which place he had accompanied his par- 
ents. In 1880 he engaged in the drug business for 
himself, and has built up a good trade, and laid the 
foundation for greater success in the future. Miss 



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Isabella J. Hall, daughter of John Hall, of Water- 
ville, won the affection of our subject, and on Nov. 
25, 1885, the}' became man and wife. They are 
the parents of one child, Henry L. 

Mr. Kunz has served as Constable and Cit}- 
Marshall to the entire satisfaction of his constitu- 
ents. He gives his adherence to the Republican 
party, of whose principles he is an earnest advo- 
cate. At other times he has held various offices of 
trust; is a member of the I.O. O. F. in Waterville, 
and the A. O. U. W. society of the town. 



<S^LI M. PUNTENEY. is a man who exhibits 
fe] in liis address and manner, much of that 
It — ^ graceful and pleasing politeness for which 
the French people, from whom he is descended, are 
so noted. He has carried student life and habits 
into his rural home and one is impressed with the 
fact that had he applied himself to some professional 
calling, lie would have found its duties and its in- 
tellectual demands more congenial than the routine 
of rural life. His librarj' is a well selected one. 
and its volumes bear evidence of having been fre- 
quently consulted. He has, however, been a suc- 
cessful farmer and his broad acres, finel}' situated 
and well watered, form with his commodious stone 
residence, an estate with which any man, valuing 
an honorable calling and an independent life, may 
well be content. Advancing years have sprinkled 
Mr. Punteney's hair and beard with gray, but his 
eye is yet bright, his mind vigorous, and his ener- 
gies unabated. The papers of the day, a number 
of which he talces, keep him posted concerning cur- 
rent events in the world's history, while the reviews 
and magazines reveal to him the best thoughts of 
the world's great thinkers. An old settler, he is 
and has been for more tlian thirty years, one of 
Marshall County's representative men and respected 
citizens. 

Mr. Punteney was born Sept. 13, 1832, in Henry 
County, Ind., and is the son of John and Ann 
(Veazy) Punteney, the father a native of Maryland, 
and the mother of New Jersey. His grandfather 
was a Virginia Minute man dnrino' the Revolution- 



ary War. His great-grandfather Punteney, was 
born in the same town in France as was Commodore 
Perry's fatiier. Mr. John Punteney, the father of 
our subject, resided in A'irginia until about fiftj- 
j'ears of age, when he removed to Henrj- County. 
Ind., settling in Dudley Township. This was in 
1830, and he was therefore one of the early settlers 
of tliat county. He sold his farm in his old age, 
and spent his remaining years in visiting among 
his children. He died in 1859, while on a visit to 
his son, William, near Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek 
Co., Iowa. His wife had died in 1854. Tlie 
parental family consisted of nine children, of whom 
our subject was the youngest. James went from 
Hagerstown, Wayne Co., Ind., to California, in 
1849. He died soon after, leaving a widow and 
three children. John H. is a farmer, and with his 
wife and family lives in St. Clair County, Mo.; 
Sarah is living at Marengo, Iowa; she is the widow 
of Joseph Shelley, who w^nt to California early in 
the '50s, and died in 1879, leaving two children; 
Delia was the wife of Levi Colvin; she died in 
Tipton, Iowa, in 1854, leaving three children; 
George V. is Postmaster at Plymouth Rock, Iowa; 
lie is married and has a famil}'; Nelson was un- 
married and died in California in 1879; Mary is 
living at Bigelow, this county; she is the widow of 
Jesse Dennis, who died in Louisville during the 
war, leaving four children ; William is a well-to-do 
farmer residing near Decorah, Winneshiek Co., 
Iowa ; he is married and has a family ; he is an old 
settler in Iowa, where he has been since early in 
the '50s. 

The boyhood of our subject was spent near the 
place of his birth in the old Iloosier State. He 
was reared on a farm and after receiving a common 
school education, entered Asbury University as a 
student. He attended during three terms, and 
upon leaving the University engaged in school 
teaching. In 1853 he removed to Iowa, and lo- 
cated in the then new and growing town of Decorah, 
the county seat of Winneshiek County. Shortly 
afterward he started a sawmill at Plymouth Rock, 
seven miles northwest of Decorah on the Upper 
Iowa River. This business he continued until 
1856. and while engaged in it. met with an acci- 
dent, which resulted in permanently crippling his 




NDiAN Springs Farm .William Murphy, 5ec 2.Z. Clear TorkTownship. 




RtsiDENCE OF Eli M.Pumteney,5e:c.I9. Vermillion Township. 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



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right hand, of which he has since h;ul l)ut partial 
use. In 1856 the free State question in Kansas 
assumed sucli importance as to arouse the most in- 
tense interest tlirougliout the entire country. Mr. 
Punteney's desire to have the new .State enter the 
Union untainted by the toucli of human slavery, 
led him to resolve to join the ranks of those who 
were waging a moral if not an .-ictual warfare 
against the pro-slavery border rutlians. wlio were 
flocking into Kansas from IMissouri, and other 
Southern Slave States. 

After a short visit to Indiana, lie. in tlie spring 
of 1857, turned his face Kansasward. While on a 
jouniey from Marysville to Fort Riley, he came to 
the land on which his residence now stands. Its 
admirable location along what is now known as the 
Barrett's Branch of the Vermillion, pleased him, 
and he resolved to have "some of it." lie accord- 
ingly took the necessary steps to secure 160 acres, 
which he began to improve. In connection with 
his farming he was for several j'cars engaged in 
freighting' to and beyond Denver. He now de- 
votes himself to general farming and stock raising, 
and owns land to tlie amount of 32.') acres. A view 
of his rural home and farm surroundings appears 
on another page of this work. 

Mr. Puntcney was married May 3, 1859, to Miss 
Alvarada Smith, daughter of Thomas and Mary 
Smith, natives of Tennessee. Mrs. Punteney was 
born inSavannah,Mo.,and has become the mother of 
thirteen children, twelve of whom are living. The 
second born died in infancy. The survivors are 
named respectivel3' : John O., Archie, Anna, Mel- 
vina, Florence, Walter, Josephine, Veazy, Francis, 
Nellie, Frederick and Lawrence. Jolui O. married 
Elizabeth Connack, and lives at liome with his 
fatlier. ^Vrchio married Sadie Burke, and is a me- 
chanic and resides in Kansas City. Anna married 
Samuel Wise, a locomotive engineer on the Santa 
Fe Railroad; they reside in Kansas Cit3-, Mo. All 
the others are unmarried, and at home, with the 
exception of Walter, 'who is now in W^-oniing. 

By reason of the accident to his hand, our sub- 
ject was incapacitated for active niilitar\' service 
during the late war; however, he discharged the 
duties of quartermaster in the militia. He is an 
Eastern Star Mason and a member of Frankfort 



Lodge. No. 07. From his earl3' manhood to within 
a few 3-ears he was a Republican, but recently he 
has affiliated with the Union Labor party. Mr. 
Puntenej' was a member of the School Board of the 
Township, at the time when the building of the Cen- 
tral Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad was in 
progress. At that time he did the township a 
service by opposing and preventing the release 
of the railroad comp.any from liability for sciiool 
tax. Other townships along the line rele.ased the 
companj' and have since deepl}' regretted the step 
as it resulted in a serious loss to the township 
school funds. 

— -^^^m- — 

JfOHN PECENKA. During the early settle- 
ment of Logan Township there came a goodly 
number of natives of Bohemia, people hon- 
est and industrious, and who bj- their steady 
enterprise and frugality have become no unimpor- 
tant element among the people of this region. Of 
these the subject of this sketch is one of the lead- 
ing spirits and like his brethren has become well- 
to-do. He makes a speciality of fruit growing, 
having a large orchard planted with choice varieties 
of apples and other of large fruits, together with a 
splendid vine^'ard of choice grapes, and has like- 
wise an abundance of the smaller fruits. He came 
to this county in 1869 and preempted 160 acres of 
land occuping the south-west quarter of section 30. 
Later, he homesteaded 160 acres, the north-west 
quarter of section 30, where he now lives. 

Upon becomingaresidentof Logan Township, Mr. 
Pecenka at once began the improvements, which 
have made his farm noticeable among those around 
liiin. In 1874 being ready to establish a fireside 
of his own, he was married to Miss Mary, a daugh- 
ter of John Alexa. who was. like himself, a native 
of Bohemia, and whose family for man}' genera- 
tions were identified with the Catliolic Church. 
This union resulted in the birth of four children — 
Amelia, Louisa, Mary and Ann. At tlie birth of 
Ann, on tiie 3d of Ma^ , 1882, the mother passed 
from earth. Our subject later was married to 
Miss Kate Alexa, a sister of his first wife, and they 
have two children — John and Kate. 



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The subject of tbis sketch was born in Bohemia, 
April 21, 1847, and is thus in the prime of life. 
In the spring of 1860, when a lad of thirteen years 
he came to America with his parents, Westley and 
Kate Pecenka. Tliey landed in New York City, 
and thence made their way directly to Racine, Wis., 
where our subject lived until coming to this 
county, in 1869. This region was then an open 
prairie and the laud which he purchased was with- 
out any improvement, whatever. It has taken 
years of labor and an outlay of hundreds of dollars 
to bring it to its present condition. His orchard 
already spoken of contains about 200 trees. He 
has put up a suljstantial dwelHng, stable, corn- 
cnbs, etc., has the farm all fenced and hedged and 
the land brought to a good state of cultivation, the 
most of it being in pasture and meadow. Our sub- 
ject and his family belong to the Catholic Church, 
and political Ij-, Mr. Pecenka votes with the Demo- 
cratic part}'. He has held the offices of Road 
Commissioner and School Director, and he has be- 
come wholly in sympathy with the institutions of 
his adopted country. 

The parents of our subject were natives of Bo- 
hemia, and were members of the Catholic Church. 
They came to America in the fall of 1S61, and 
located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where they lived 
until 1869, then came with our subject to this 
county, where they still live, owning and occup}'- 
ing the east half of section 30. in Logan Town- 
ship. 



^M NDREW J. TRAVELUTE. This gontle- 
V@}LJI man may be properly numbered among 
the most public-spirited and intelligent 
citizens of Marysville Township. He takes 
an active part in ijolitical affairs, formei-ly giving 
his support to the Democratic part}', but now he 
is in hearty sympathy with the principles of the 
Union Labor party. In the fall of 1888 Mr. 
Travelute was elected Justice of the Peace, the du- 
ties of which office he is discliarging in a manner 
creditable to himself and satisfactory to the peo- 
ple. He is full}' posted upon the leading questions 



of the day and is in sympathy with any measures 
calculated to elevate mankind at large. 

Our subject was born in Lycoming County, Pa., 
June 30, 1841, but when about eighteen months 
old was taken by his parents to ^lason County, 
111., where he lived until a youth of fourteen years 
and pursued his studies in the common school. In 
1855 the family changed their residence to Ogle 
County, that State, where they lived until 1866, 
coming to this county in the spring of that year. 
On the 9th of October, 1866. our subject was mar- 
ried to Miss Elizabeth J., daughter of Jacob and 
Elizabeth (Latterner) Moiirbacher, who were na- 
tives of the kingdom of Bavaria, and who emi- 
grated to America in 1845. settling in Wisconsin. 
In 1860 they came to this county and took up their 
residence in Elm Creek Township, where they 
spent the remainder of their days, the father dying 
April 6, 1872, and the mother, June 8, 1873. 
Their family consisted of seven sons and four 
daughters, of whom Mrs. Travelute was next to 
the eldest of the daughters. She was born near 
the present flourishing city of jMilwaukee, June 
19, 1846. 

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Travelute 
settled at their present homestead, on section 4, in 
Marysville Township, where they have since re- 
sided. Our subject first homesteaded eighty acres 
and afterward purchased a soldier's claim to a like 
amount, and later added still further to his posses- 
sions, until he has about 280 acres, all of which 
he has brought to a good state of cultivation. All 
the improvements upon it are the result of his 
own industry and perseverance. He has good 
buildings and modern machinery for the successful 
prosecution of farming. To him and his esti- 
mable wife there have been born five children, 
namely: Robert W., Henry M.. John A., Josephine 
M. and Charles L. Mrs. Travelute is a very esti- 
mable lady and a member in good standing of tiie 
St. Gregory Catholic Church. 

Our subject, after the outbreak of the Civil War. 
signified his devotion to the Union by enlisting in 
April 1862 in Company A, 67th Il'inois Infantry, 
under the call for three months' men. At tiie ex- 
piration of his term of enlistment, he received his 
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to California on aucouut of ill-liealtb and leniained 
on the Pacific JSlope until the fall of 1805. This 
recreation had the desired effect and lie returned 
home greatly improved. 

The parents of our subject were Charles Henrj- 
and JNIargaret (Spielman) Travelute (further notice 
of whom is given in the sketch of C. L. Watson, 
on another page in this volume). Their family con- 
sisted of five daughters and two sons, of whom 
Andrew J., our subject, was the eldest. All of the 
children are living, and they are residents of Kan- 
sas, except Mrs. Watson, who is a resident of Van- 
couver's Island. Mrs. Travelute is the sister of 
Jacob and Christian Mohrbacher. of this county, 
whose biographies, as well as those of their par- 
ents, will be found on another page in this work. 



4-^^ 



EDWIN C. McKELLIP.S. Like all other in- 
dustries properly conducted, farming has 
become an art and a science, and the bio- 
grapher finds some of the most intelligent men 
living engaged in this independent occupation. 
Among them ma}- be mentioned the subject of this 
sketch, who understands his business, and whose 
well tilled fields indicate in a forcible manner the 
industry of the proprietor. He has been content 
with making very little show in the world, and 
therefore occupies a modest dwelling, but lives 
comfortably, and enjoys in a marked degree the re- 
spect of his neighbors. 

A native of La Porte County, Ind.. our subject 
was reared there upon a farm, growing up to habits 
of industry, and becoming familiar with the various 
pursuits of rural life. When reaching man's estate, 
he sought for his wife a maiden of his own town- 
slijp — Miss Mary J., daughter of Elias and Amanda 
(Hcrold) Poston, and who was born in Athens 
County, Ohio. The newly wedded pair established 
themselves on a farm, and remained residents of 
the Hoosier State until the fall of 1875. They then 
set out for the farther West, halting in Jackson 
County, this State, and after a sojourn there of 
four years, our subject came to this county, and 
purchased 160 acres of unimproved land. He 



operated ufion this for a few years, then sold out. 
and in the spring of 1889 purchased his present 
farm of 160 acres, occupying a part of sections 28 
and ;3;3, the residence being on the former. 

Tho parents of our subject were David and 
Lydia (Corliss) McKellips. natives of Vermont, 
where they were reared, educated and married. 
They removed to Indiana in 183.'!, settling among 
the pioneers of La Porte County, where the father 
constructed a home from tiie wilderness, and where 
both parents spent the remainder of their lives. 
Their family consisted of seven children, six of 
whom are living and residents of Kansas. The 
paternal grandfather of our subject was a native 
of Ireland, and upon emigrating to the United 
States located in Vermont, but spent his last years 
in Wisconsin. On the mother's side the grand- 
parents were of Scotch birth and ancestry. 

To our subject and his estimable wife there have 
been born nine children, one of whom died in in- 
fancy. Their eldest daughter, Mary, is the wife of 
John McCament, and they live in Missouri; Ada 
married Thomas Button, and they are living in 
Summerfield, Kan.; George, Henry, Emma.Carlton, 
Edwin and Charles remain at home with their par- 
ents. Mr. McKellips, politicalh'. usually votes with 
the Democratic part}', and although no office-seeker, 
at one time held the office of Road Commissioner 
three terms, and is at present the Township Clerk. 
He attempted to enlist in tlie Union service during 
the late war. but on account of having been struck 
1)}' lightning in the left foot, was rejected. 

On another p.age of this volume will be found a 
fine engraving of the residence of Mr. McKellips, 
where he dwells in peace and contentment, sur- 
rounded by a group of happy children, and cheered 
by his helpful and devoted wife. 



^1 OHN CREVIER. of Wells Township, repre- 

I'l sents real estate to the extent of 240 acres 

I of choice land. 160 acres of which com- 

^^/ prises the home farm, and is pleasantly 

located on section 7. All the interests of Mr. 

Crevier during his lifetime have centered in the 



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State of Kansas, of which he is a native, having been 
born in Doniphan County, March 12, 1857. He is 
consequent!}- a young man, in the thirty- third year 
of his age, and through his own industry has 
already established himself on a sound footing, 
financially, while his good qualities as a man and a 
citizen have gained him the esteem of his neigh- 
bors. 

Charles and Theresa (Marquett) Crevier. the 
parents of our subject, were natives of Lower Can- 
ada and the father of French extraction. The 
latter, in 1849, contr.acted the California gold fever, 
and crossing the plains was engaged in the mines of 
the Golden State at different times thei-eafter. going 
to and from there several times. Finally, coming 
to Kansas, he settled in Doniphan County, about 
1862, and was among its earliest pioneers. He pur- 
chased 160 acres of land from the Government, 
and made his home there a number of years, build- 
ing up a farm from the wilderness. He began here 
without capital, coming into this county with onlj^ 
$2.50 in his pocket. In Canada he had been verj' 
comfortably situated, but whea first coming to the 
West, located in St. Joseph, Mo., and lost a large 
amount of property by the river flood which swept 
that region. He has since accummulated a com- 
fortable property, being the owner of a good farm 
in Center Township. He came to this county and 
settled in Center Township early in the 70's, open- 
ing up a farm where he now lives. He is a devout 
member of the Frankfort Catholic Church, and in 
politics a conscientious adherent of the Republican 
party. 

To the parents of our subject there was born a 
large family of children, of whom the following 
survive, namely: Charles, Edward, John, Will- 
iam. Mill}', Louisa, Delia, Napoleon, Josephine and 
Frank. 

The subject of this notice came with his fatlier 
to this county, where he was reared to manhood, 
and received a limited education in the district 
school, conducted after the primitive methods of 
those times. As soon as old enough he was re- 
quired to make himself useful about the homestead, 
and remained unmarried until approaching the 
thirtj'-second year of his age. He then took unto 
himself a life partner. Miss Augusta Bushey, the 



wedding occurring at the bride's home in St. Jo- 
seph, Mo.. Jan. 16, 1889. lie had settled on his 
present farm in the spring of 1888, although hav- 
ing purchased the place three years before. Politi- 
call}' and religiousl}' he is, like his honored father, 
a stanch Republican, and a member in good 
standing of the Frankfort Catholic Church. He 
has been frequently solicited to accept local offices, 
but prefers giving- his time and attention to his 
farm and his family. 

Mrs. Crevier was born in Berkshire County, 
Mass.-, Sept. 17, 1868, and is tht daughter of Henry 
and Louisa (Senate) Bushey, who are now residents 
of St. Joseph, Mo., to which place they removed in 
1887, from this State. The Bushey family is of 
French descent. To the parents of Mrs. Crevier 
there was born a large family of children, all of 
whom, with one exception, are still living. Mr. 
Bushey' has been for some time in the employ of 
the Rock Island Railroad Company. 



NDREW KJELLBERG. Sweden, like 
other foreign countries, has contributed 
IS liberally of some of the best of her sons 
to assist in the development of the Great 
West, and their handiwork ma}- be seen all over 
Kansas, as in other States. The subject of this bio- 
graphical outline is a fine representative of his na- 
tionality, and has one of the best farms within the 
precincts of Rock Township. This comprises 480 
acres of well-developed land, finely located on sec- 
tion 11, embellished with substantial buildings, and 
all the other appurtenances of the modern rural 
homestead. The proprietor is one of the leaders 
among his countr3'men in this region, and was 
formerly a resident of Rockford. 111., and President 
of the Union Furniture Corap.any. Since coming to 
Kansas, he has been interested in agricultural pur- 
suits, of which he has made a decided success. 

Our subject was born in the central part of 
Sweden, July 28, 1833, and was there reared upon 
a farm. He attended school only three weeks in 
his life, and remained under the parental roof until 
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lie slaited in business for himself, but later, em- 
harked in tlie fuiniture business and cabinet-mak- 
ing-, but at the same time retained and carried on 
his farm, until 186G. He then set out for America, 
August 1 , embarking at Guttenburg, on the steamer 
"Citi' of London," and after a voyage of twelve 
days, set foot upon American soil in New York 
City. Thence he proceeded directly to Rockford, 
111., with a capital of §20 in his pocket. He was 
soon taken ill, and for seven weeks was unable to 
work, at the end of which time his money was con- 
sumed, and he found himself §100 in debt. Not- 
withstanding this, he secured ground, and put up 
a house, contracting a debt of §1,100. He fol- 
lowed his trade for eight j'ears, and on the 5th of 
Januar3% 1876, the firm for which he was working, 
having cut down wages, he organized the Union 
Furniture Company, and by the 1st of March fol- 
lowing, had a shop running full blast. He was 
made President of the company, which position he 
occupied five years. The enterprise prospered, and 
thus Mr. Kjellberg obtained his start in life. 

In 1881, our subject selling out his interests in 
Rockford. 111., came to Kansas and purchased G40 
acres of land in Rock Township, this county, ptiy- 
ing therefor $7.50 per acre. He located on it, 
and brought the whole to a good state of cultiva- 
tion, enclosing it with hedge, and putting iip the 
necessary buildings, besides gathering together the 
latest improved farm macliinery. He h.as a wind- 
mill and water-tanks, keeps about 100 head of cat- 
tle, twenty-two head of draft horses (using seven 
teams in the operation of his land), and has usually 
about 200 Poland-China swine. In 1889 he planted 
200 acres of corn, 100 of flax, 50 acres of oats, and 
40 of millet. In his estate he has a handsome resi- 
dence, a fine engraving of which will be ol)served 
with interest by all our readers. 

Our subject before leaving his native country, 
was married in June. 1857, to Miss Johanna Nel- 
son, who was born there. Tliey are the parents of 
six children, the eldest of whom, a daughter. Anna 
L., was graduated from the Jackson Mute Institute, 
and later was employed as a teacher in the same. 
She is now the wife of John .J. Long, a cabinet- 
maker of Kansas Citj'. John is connected with the 
Union Furniture Comimny, of Rockford: Levin at- 



tended the Jackson Deaf and Dumb Institute, and 
is .at home with his parents; Emma .S., Andrew, 
and Charles A., likewise remain under the parental 
roof. All were given excellent educations in the 
Rockford public schools. 

In politics, Mr. Kjellberg is a decided Repub- 
lican, and an active worker for his party, frequently 
being sent as a delegate to the County Conventions, 
lie officiated as Road Supervisor, two years. Re- 
ligiousl}-, he is an active member of the Lutheran 
Church, at Salem, in which he has been a Deacon, 
and contributed liberally toward the building of 
the church edifice. 

The father of our suliject was .John Kjellberg, a 
native of Elfsbordsland, Sweden, and the son of 
Andrew Kjellberg, who spent his entire life farm- 
ing in his native land. The son, John, also fol- 
lowed agriculture, and owned an estate which was 
named Stomen-Gard. He died in 1857, flrui in the 
faith of the Lutheran Church. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject, 
was Anna Lena Storm, also a native of Sweden, 
and the daughter of Nels Storm, who was engaged 
in the War of 1813-14 against the Russians. Mrs. 
Kjellberg, our subject's mother, died in Svveden in 
1852, at the age of fifty-two years. The parental 
family included four children, viz: Andrew, our sub- 
ject; Maria, Mrs. Nelson, of Pottawatomie County, 
this State; Johanna, and Karl, who remain in their 
native Sweden. Since the above was written, Mr. 
Kjellberg has organized a stock company among 
the Swedes, forty in number, called the Union Com- 
mercial Compan3', with headquarters at Yleits, Mar- 
shall Co.. Kau. Mr. Kjellberg is President of this 
organization. 



ICIIAEL H. HROWN, one of the most 
prominent farmers of St. Bridget, is an 
Ohio nir\n. having been born in Warren 
County, that State, Sept. 31. 1837, and is 
the son of Jeffrey and Maria Brown. His paternal 
grandfather, Michael Brown, emigrated from Ger- 
many about 1812, settling among the earliest pio- 
neers of Warren County, Ohio, where he cleared a 
farm from the wilderness, and reared his family. 




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Jeffrey Brown, the fntlier of our .subject, was 
horn in Germany, in 1809, anil is still living with 
his second wife in Clinton County, Ind. He was 
the father of eleven children, and Michael H. was 
the youngest child of his mother, who died about 
six niontlis after his birth, lie commenced the bat- 
tle of life for himself when a lad of fourteen years, 
working on a farm at $1'2 and ijilo per month. 
When leaving his native State, he emigrated to 
Indiana, whence he came to Kansas, arriving in 
:Marshall County. April 14, 1870, landing in Ver- 
million Station. At tliis time tliere was nothing 
but a salt barrel, to mark the spot wliere the depot 
now stands. Mr. Brown began buying cattle, and 
was occupied :is a stock-dealer for five years. At 
the expiration of this time he was married to Miss 
.lulia M. Byram. a native of Knox County, 111., and 
the daughter of T. C. and Elizabeth (Hancock) By- 
ram, who likewise became residents of this countj'. 
After liis marriage, Mr. Brown purchased eighty 
acres of land near the present site of Beattie. whicli 
he placed under cultivation. He sold this in 1878, 
and i)urchased the quarter section where he now 
lives, and where he hasbuilt upa fine home. Later 
he added forty-five acres to liis possessions, and is 
still interested in livestock, having a fine lot of 
cattle and iiorses in whicli he takes great (jride. He 
breeds some of the finest Poland-China swine to be 
found in Marshall County. 

Politically, Mr. Brown is a sound Republican. 
He has never sought ottice, but by the desire of his 
fellow-citizens, otticiates as School Director. Mrs. 
Brown is a member in good standing of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Cliurch, with whicli she became 
connected when a young girl of fourteen years. 
Five of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs Brown 
are still living, namely: Florence Emma, Cora 
Ethel, Grace Elizal)eth, George .leffrey, and Addie. 
a twin. The other died when a few weeks old. 



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eHARLES ('. BKOWN is u direct descendant 
of an Englishman who came to this country, 
settling in Massachusetts prior to the year 
1720. The great-grandfather of our subject was 
Joseph Brown, son of the above laentioued gentle- 



man. He was born in Massachusetts, but sjjentthe 
most of his life in Connecticut, where for many 
years he was a Justice of the Peace, a time when 
Connecticut yet retained some of 'the Blue Laws, 
and for such a crime as theft would sentence the 
criminal to lashes on the bare l)ack at the whip|)ing 
post. For three generations this family resided 
upon the same farm. Joseph Brown had a son 
Jesse, who in his turn became the possessor of the 
farm, and upon it reared ten children, the youngest 
of whom, named Lemuel, in his turn inherited the 
place. He was the father of eight children, of 
whom the subject of our sketch was the youngest. 

Charles C. Brown was born Nov. 24, 1842. and 
was reared upon the ancestral acres. He was mar- 
ried in Minden, Mich., to Sarah L. Turrell, a 
native of Vermont. Soon after his marriage he re- 
turned with his bride to his former home in Con- 
necticut, where he resided until April, 1885, and 
then removed to this county, having some years 
previously bought a farm on section 23, W'alniit 
Township. He eng.aged in mercantile business in 
IMarysville, continuing in this occupation until the 
following spring, when he moved on his farm. The 
place was onl}' slightly improved when he took 
possession, but he now has the 160 acres under 
good cultivation, and has built a very nice house, 
which is represented on another page by a litho- 
grajihic engraving, and has made other substantial 
and adequate improvements, forming altogether a 
home which is both comfortable and attractive. 

Mrs. Sarah Brown is a native of Vermont, the 
daughter of Ira and Betsey (Martindell) Turrell. 
Her father was a native of Stafford, Conn., from 
which State he removed to Vermont, whore lie mar- 
ried, his wife being a native of the latter State. 
Mrs. Brown's maternal grandfather was Thomas 
Martindell, a native of England, where he was a 
shepherd boy. At the age of fifteen he was drafted 
into the British army, in which he spent about 
three years. He made two unsuccessful attempts 
to escape from the service, and on the second occa- 
sion was sentenced to be shot as a traitor, and was 
l)laced on a coffin ijreparatoiy to that event, when 
a reprieve arrived. He made a tliird and success- 
ful attempt to reach the American army, and spent 
several years in the service of the Colonies, during 



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till- R('V()lnlii)uaiv \\':ir. At llio conclusion of that 
condlct lie loc.-ili'cl in X'erniont. llicn' rearing a 
family and dying at tlie advanced age of ninety. 
Mrs. Brown received an excellent edncalion, and 
for some years i)rovions to iier marriage to onr 
subject, had been engaged in teachitig in Wisconain 
and Miciiigan. Mr. and Mrs. Brown liave no fam- 
il\% but have roared Rienzi Brown, a son of our 
subject's brother Nelson, to the age of nintceen 
years. 

During their residi'uce in Connecticut. Mr. and 
Mrs. Brown were members of tlie Congregational 
Church, but on coming to this county they united 
with the Presliyterian CLiurch of Mar\-sville. They 
are of high standing in the community, being pos- 
sessed of fine intelligence, high [irinciplcs and 
courteous manners. 



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\tiOHN C. FORD. Tlie aliove-naineil gentle- 
man owns and occu|)ies an attractive home 
on section 33, St. Bridget Township, where 
(|^7/ he carries on general farming. His dwell- 
ing is a substantial structure, one and a half stories 
in height, 16x24 feet in ground dimensions, with 
an addition 20x16 feet. Around it lie 130 acres 
of highly cultivated land, on which are adequate 
farm buildings, together with 4.50 bearing apple 
trees. Six acres immediately adjacent to the house 
are planted -in grove and orchard. The place is 
located half a mile east of the young and growing 
station of Mina, on the Kansas Citj', Wyandotte & 
Northwestern Railroad, seven miles north of Axtell. 
The grandfather of our subject, George Ford, 
was an Englishman of splendid education, but be- 
came very poor, so that his family wen^ deprived 
of the educational advantages he had himself re- 
ceived. His son, J. H. Ford, father of our subject, 
was born near Chumleigh. Devonshire, England. 
He was bound out when a boJ^ and grew to man- 
hood without education. After attaining to man's 
estate, he vvorked always with a view of emigrating 
to America. He was married to Miss Mary Carter, 
also of Devonshire. When their son. J. C. Ford, 
our subject, was but nine days old. they started 



for America. The mother suffered much during 
the voyage, but regained her health, and is now 
living, at a good old age. The family settled at 
Batavia, N. Y., but a few years later removed to 
Ohio. There they lived one year, before continu- 
ing westward to Kickapoo, Peoria Co., 111. 

Our sul)ject there spent his boyhood, receiving 
his education at the little Bramble Sehoolhouse 
that is located on the road west of Kickapoo Creek. 
When he was eighteen years of age, he removed 
with his parents to Livingston County. At the 
age of tvventy-one he commenced farming for him- 
self, and married Miss IMary .T. Fuger. Her par- 
ents, Frederick and Mary (W.agner) Fuger, were 
natives of Germany, who emigrated to America in 
1H50, when their daughter Mary was two and a 
half years of .age. To Mr. and Mrs. Ford have 
been born eight children, one of whom died in in- 
fancy. The survivors are named i-cspectively : 
John William, Lilly A., George F., Ella Jane, 
Laura Bertha, Elsie May and Solomon Elmer. 

in 1874 our subject came to this county and 
bought eighty aci'cs of uncultivated land, where 
his home now is. He has since added an additional 
fifty, and brought the entire pl.ace to its present 
state. 

The father of our subject, after establishing his 
own family in America, sent money to pay for the 
passage of his father, brother, and two sisters, all 
of whom followed him across the Atlantic. The 
old gentleman lived some eighteen years in New 
York State, where he died at a rijie old age. 

Mr. Ford is a member of Lodge No. 221, 1. (). 
O, F., located at Axtell. He is a believer in, and 
supporter of, the Democratic party. He is a man 
of upright character, industrious habits, and i)0S- 
sesses the respect of the citizens of his section. 



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<|i felLLIAM BECKER, editor of the Marys- 
\aj/l ville Demorral (English) and Post (Ger- 
V^^ man, and Postmaster, has been a resident 
of Kansas for about twenty years. He was born 
in Fritzlar. Hesse-Cassel, (Jermany, Jan. 13. 1838. 
His [larents were Philip and Christina (Rlieinbold) 



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Becker, both of whom died in their native land, 
where Pliilip Becker carried on a bakery-, having 
been previously a farmer. 

Our subject received his education in Hamburg, 
to which city his father had removed in 1849. 
William attended the Johannarum and College 
in that city, from which he w.as graduated 
in 1855. On leaving college he began learning the 
trade of a baker from his father, and followed that 
occupation until lie came to this country, spending 
as is usual in Germany, three years in traveling and 
working at his trade. Three years also, from 1859 
until 1862 he served in the array in the First Regi- 
ment of Iluss.ars at Hesse-Cassel. His time after 
that was occupied in carrying on a bakery at Ham- 
burg, on his own account, until 1866, when he de- 
termined to try his fortunes in Ameria. 

The subject of this notice came to America 
Oct. 2, 1866. He landed in New York City, 
whence he journeyed to Baltimore and Philadel- 
phia, but his objective point was Cliicago, where 
he arrived a few weeivs after landing in this country. 
He made Chicago his home for several years, until 
the spring of 1870, when he came to Kansas, flnst 
settling in Sabetha, Nemaha Count}', where he re- 
sided until April 1. 1880. At that time he came 
to Marysville, which has ever since been his home. 

July U, 1881, Mr. Becker entered the ranks of 
journ.alism, and on that day issued tlie first number 
of the Maryville Posi, the onlj' paper printed in 
the German language in the northern tier of coun- 
ties of this State. This journal has attained a 
good circulation, and exercises a wide influence 
among tlie German speaking people of this county. 
lu its political complexion it is now Democratic, 
and of course reflects the views of its proprietor 
and editor, althovigh first started as a Republican 
jiaper. On Oct. 5, 1882, Mr. Becker decided to 
enlarge his fleld of communication with the people 
of the county, and issued on that day tlie first 
number of the Marysville Democrat, the only Dem- 
ocratic paper in English, published in Marshall 
Countj'. These journals have naturallj' brought 
their editor into prominence in the councils of the 
Democratic party in the county, and on the election 
of President Cleveland, he was chosen for the posi- 
tion of Postmaster of Marysville, 



After coming to Marysville, Mr. Becker was 
chosen to several positions of trust and responsi- 
bilitj'. In 1881 he was elected a member of the 
City Council, serving a year; from 1882 to 1885 
he was Cit}' Treasurer, and in 1883, he was ap- 
pointed by Gov. Glick as Brigadier-General of the 
State Militia, holding that rank for two years. 

Mr. Becker has Ijeen twice married, first in 1869 
to Miss Mary Caffer, from .Toliet, 111., and a native 
of Louisiana. She died Aug. 3, 1873 at the age of 
twenty-six years.leaving two children, one of whom 
— Florence, died at Sabetha, aged eight j-ears. The 
other child is Lucy, born April 18, 1870, who 
makes her home with her mother's brother in Atch- 
ison, where she was educated, finishing at a convent 
in St. Louis, Mo. The second wife of Mr. Beckei-, 
to whom he was united M.arch 26, 1874, was Miss 
Mary O'Mara, a native of Chicago. 111., where she 
w.as born July 14, 1856. This union has been 
blessed by the birth of seven children, all living 
under the parental roof. They are: Dorothea, 
born July 9, 1875; Agatha, July 8, 1877; Jean- 
nette, April 18, 1879; William John, May 9, 1880; 
Mary, April 14, 1883; Margaret, Dec. 26, 1885, 
and Florence. July 25, 1888. 

In the social institutions of the city, Mr. Becker 
takes much interest. He is a member of the Patri- 
archal and Subordinate Lodges of I. O. O. F. ; the 
K. of IL; the A. O. U. W. ; the S. K. of A.; the 
Degree of Honor Lodge of the A. O. V . W. : the 
order of Druids, and the Turner Societ}'. 

A man of positive convictions and views, which 
he does not hesitate to express on all proper occa- 
sions, Mr. Becker naturally makes both warm friends 
and enemies. His papers are outsjioken, and when 
he believes a thing to be wrong he does not hesi- 
tate to say so, but he is alwa3's open to conviction. 
These traits of character give him considerable 
prominence, especisilly in political circles, as he 
stands alone in the county .as the editorial expon- 
ent of Democrat doctrines. Of course, when his 
party has the power, he is, as he should be, re- 
warded for his services by appointment to anj- 
office within their gift. In regard to the question 
of prohil)ition. Mr. Becker takes the stand that it is 
impracticable. He is heartily in favor of a high 
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believing thai with proper supervision the prac- 
tical side of temperance may be thereb}' advanced. 
He is by no menns an advocate of the saloons, but 
counsels these measures, as a solution of the evils 
which affect many parts of this State. 

Mr. Becker is an accomplished musician and 
since his residence in Marysville, has t'.Tice pre- 
sented to the public the cantata of Esther, the 
parts being filled by native talent under his direc- 
tion, and having about seventy-flve singers in the 
cast. All of his children inherit his musical taste, 
his eldest daughter, Lucy, being an especially fine 
performer on the piano. 



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RANK H. TOTTEN, of St. Bridget Town- 
ship, is probablj' the oldest man now living 
in the county who was born here. He first 
saw the light of day at Beattie. June 30, 1860, and 
is the son of Joseph and Susan Totteu, a sketch of 
whom will be found on another page in this work. 
He grew to manhood on the farm north of ttie cit^-, 
and attended the district school, laying the foun- 
dations of a practical education. He has seen 
considerable of the Great West, and is a man who 
keeps his eyes open to what is going on around 
him. 

Tlie boyhood and youth of Mr. Totten were 
spent in a comparatively uneventful manner — 
learning the art of farming, and remaining a mem- 
ber of the household circle until his marriage. 
This interesting and important event was celebra- 
ted Aug. 17, 188.^. the bride being Miss Orplia 
Craik. Mrs. Totten is the daughter of David and 
Mary (Craig) Craik, who c,ame from England, and 
settled in Illinois before the birth of their daughter 
Orpha. They lived in the Prairie State until 1871, 
then coming to Kansas, settled in the vicinity of 
Oketo, this county. Prior to his marriage Mr. 
Totten had purchased eighty acres of land near 
Beattie, and the same amount in the city of Sura- 
merfield, all of whicli is under process of cultiva- 
tion. Later he purchased another eighty .acres, 
•which he has also improved, and altogether he is 
the owner of 325 acres of rich prairie land, which 



yields in abundance the best crops of Northern 
Kansas. It is, however, largely devoted to live 
stock, Mr. Totten having on hand at the present 
time. October, 1889, seventy head of cattle and 
ten head of horses. Politically, Mr. Totten takes 
satisfaction in the reflection that he is "a Repub- 
lican by I)irth and education." Socially, he be- 
longs to Axlell Lodge No. 221. I. O. O. F. Mr. 
and Mrs. Totten have no children. 




i AIRICE B. HALL, engaged in the real- 
estate, loan and insurance business at Vev- 
milliou, is one of its most prominent 
•citizens — a man possessing an excellent 
education, an old-time teacher, and a public-spir- 
ited citizen. He was born near Charlotteville, Han- 
cock Co., Ind., Nov. 6, 1859, and is the son of 
Samuel A. Hall, also a native of that county. 
His paternal grandfather, Festus Hall, was one of 
the early pioneers of Hancock Countj-, settling 
first near the present site of Carthage, on the Little 
Blue River. He secured land and became well-to- 
do as a farmer and stock-raiser, and there spent his 
last days. During his earlj' manhood he had served 
as a soldier in the War of 1812. 

The father of our subject was reared to farming 
pursuits, and after his marriage became owner of 
the homeste.id. Later he sold this and removed to 
a point near Charlotteville, Ind., where he purchased 
a well-improved farm of eighty acres and engaged 
as a stock-dealer, buying and driving to Cincinnati. 
He subsequently became an extensive shipper, es- 
pecially during the war. He dealt largely in mess 
pork, but on account of a fall in prices when he 
had a large quantity on hand, lost probably 8!45,000. 
After this he disposed of his interests in that re- 
gion and removed to Rushville, where he was en- 
gaged for two years in the patent right busmess, 
traveling extensively. At the expiration of this 
time he located on a farm adjoining the town, but 
in the spring of 1872 sought the farther West, 
and located near \'ermilIion, Kan., owning and 
operating IGO acres of land. He sold this in 1884, 
and purchased forty acres on section 11, where he 



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has effected moclern improvements, and carries on 
farming in a modest way, still dealing in cattle, 
lie is qnite prominent in liis community, having 
served as Township Trustee several years, also 
officiating as Township Clerk and Road Supervisor. 
He also holds the office of Postmaster, and belongs 
to the A. F. & A. M. He is an active member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has 
been a Class-Leader, and is at present a Trustee. 
Politically, he is a Republican. 

Mrs. Martha .1. (Kelley) Hall, the mother of our 
subject, was born in Rush County, Ind., and was 
the daughter of George R. Kelley, a native of 
Kentucky. The latter was reared and married in 
the Blue Grass State, whence he removed to Rush 
County, Ind., being one of its first settlers, and 
securing 300 acres of land. He was greatly pros- 
pered, becoming one of the most extensive stock- 
dealers of that region. He left there in 1870, 
coming to Kansas, and purchasing 10,000 acres of 
land in INIarshall and adjoining counties. Three 
years later he oh.anged his residence to the vicinity 
of Vermillion, where he purchased 200 acres of 
land, and in fact was the original founder of the 
town, giving a lot to every man who would build 
a house upon it. At the time of his death he was 
the owner of about 1,000 acres of land in Marshall 
County. He thoroughly improved the home farm, 
where he spent his last days amid all the comforts of 
life. His death occurred July 3, 1884, when he 
was about seventy-eight years old. In religious 
belief he was a strong Universalist. 

The mother of onr subject was carefully reared 
and well-educated, receiving good school advant- 
•igcs. She departed this life May 30, 1884. She 
likewise was a Universalist. The eight children 
liorn to her and her husband were Omar, now a 
banker at AVaterville; Maurice B.; George, man- 
ager of the bank at Waterville; William, a profes- 
sional stone-cutter, and now engaged with a 
surveying party in Colorado; Anna, who died in 
infancy ; Frank and Festus, at home with tiieir par- 
ents, and John, who died in December, 1889. 

The subject of this sketch was a boy nine years 
of age when his parents removed to Rush County, 
Ind. He attended the city schools and made his 
home with his parents, accompanying them in 



their various removals. Upon reaching man's 
estate, he became considerabi}' interested in live- 
stock. At the age of eighteen he taught his first 
school, and has followed this profession for several 
years, during the winter season. His duties in this 
connection have lain in different parts of the 
county, where he has become favoralily known and 
is popular. 

During the winter of 1884, Mr. Hall entered the 
office of the Register of Deeds as a deputy, and 
later was Deputy Count}^ Clerk. This latter 
position, however, he only held a brief time, 
resigning and resuming his old profession. In 
1 887 he engaged as a real-estate dealer, becoming 
the principal agent for S. T. Powell, of Waterville, 
and as an insurance agent, represents four good 
companies, this occupying the greater part of his 
time. In 1884, Mr. Hall was appointed a Notary 
Public, still holding the position. Politically, he is 
a sound Republican, prominent in his party, and is 
frequently sent as a delegate to its various conven- 
tions. He is a member and Secretary of the Cen- 
tral Committee. He belongs to the Masonic fra- 
ternity, Vermillion Lodge No. 320. At one time 
he was a member of the A. O. U. W. He owns 
his home in Vermillion, besides a number of town 
lots. 

In Noble Township, Dec. 25. 1889, occurred the 
marriage of Maurice B. Hall with Miss Bella 
Rogers. This lady was born in Toronto, Canada, 
April 3, 1864, and came to Kansas in 1876 with 
her mother's family. Further notice of the family 
will be found in the biography of II. A. Rogers, 
on another page in this volume. 



"if? AMES JOHNSON. The seemingly unim- 
portant little peninsula of Denmark, washed 
by the Baltic and North seas, and with 
rugged shores extending in varied lines of 
beauty and grandeur along the Cattegat and Skager 
Rack, has furnished not only crowned heads for 
the proud dynasties of the Old World, but has 
given to the New World some of its most ener- 
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be noted the gentleman of wlioni this life record is 
written. His parents were Danes, and possessed 
the persistent, determined self-will 1iy wliieh their 
nation has wielded a mighty inthuMu-e among others 
larger and more important. 

A native of Denmark, our subject was born 
Sept. 27. 1847, to Hans Johnson lieck and Eleo- 
nora E3'rup. Themselves born and reared in that 
seagirt peninsula, Mr. and Mrs. Beck p.assed their 
married life, where they had friends and loved 
ones, and there the fsither was removed by death 
while in the prime of a useful life. He left a widow 
and two children, of whom Mr. Johnson, our sub- 
ject, was the eldest and the only son. After the 
death of her husliand, Mrs. Beck determined to 
seek the United States, hoping that she might be 
better enabled to rear her children for future use- 
fulness, and trusting that she might be able to im- 
prove her own financial condition. She accompanied 
her brother to America in May, 1858, and our sub- 
ject was thus face to face with the dangers of the 
deep, for the passage was a tempestuous one, and 
it was only after repeated storms that they finally 
landed in New York. Accustomed, however, to 
the sullen roar of the angry waves, the ocean pre- 
sented no terrors to the lad, then scarcely eleven 
years old. With his uncle, mother and sister, he 
came directly west to Marshall County, Kan., where 
they settled on section 9, Franklin Township. In 
the home thus made, thirty years and more have 
been pleasantly and Industriously passed by the 
mother, and there she yet remains. 

An inmate of his mother's home and an .active 
participant in all the labors necessary to the de- 
velopment of a home from the wilderness, James 
Johnson passed from boyhood to youth, and from 
youth to manhood. He was yet very young when 
he left his mother's roof and began to work for 
the Government at Ft. Leavenworth. Lie was thus 
employed for four and one-half years, and after- 
ward was engaged in various occupations in the 
Far West, principally having charge of livestock. 
With the exception of a visit to his home in 
Marshall County, our subject was in the West 
until 1873, traveling through nearly all the States 
and Territories of that then undeveloped tract of 
country; among others, he visited Colorado, Wy- 



oming, ("tab, New Mexico, Arizona, California, 
Nevada, Old Mexico and Texas. He saw many 
things of wonderful interest, and was the hero of 
many thrilling episodes, enjoying the sports of the 
chase and experiencing the dangers of the land, 
whose sole inhabitants were hostile Indians and a 
few Americans. Many interesting hours may be 
passed in instructive and interesting conversation 
with Mr. Johnson, while he relates incidents of 
thrilling excitement and tells pleasant anecdotes 
of camp life. 

Becoming tircil of being a wanderei- upon the 
earth, Mr. Johnson, in 187:3, returned to Marshall 
County, and has since been engaf,>-oc[ in farming 
and stock-raising. He has met with success in 
these pursuits, having a good farm with flrst-class 
buildings, and in stock-raising makes a specialty of 
Poland-China hogs, and buys and feeds large num- 
bers of cattle. His farm comprises 480 acres in 
Franklin Township, and in time will be one of the 
finest farms in the Stale, as he is a master mind in 
the cultivation of land, which everywhere shows 
the guiding hand over it. A view of his commodi- 
ous residence, with its surroundings, is an added 
feature of interest to our volume. 

For many years a bachelor, Mr. Johnson a1 last 
succumbed to the charms of her who is now his 
wife, and who was formerly Miss Mary Lindsay, of 
St. Charles, Mo. They were united in the bonds 
of wc'dlock in Rosendale, Mo., June 2, 1889. Mrs. 
Johnson is a young lady of refinement and many 
accomplishments, and received a good education in 
St. Charles, being a graduate of the Lindenwood 
College, of that city. Her father was the late 
James Lindsay. Jr., and was born in Aylett, Scot- 
laud, while her mother was Miss Sar.ah Fleet, a na- 
tive of Covington, Xa. Mr. Linds.ay was one of 
the earliest settlers of St. Charles, and was occupied 
in farming and stock-raising. He came to St. 
Charles when a lad of ten years, and that continued 
to be his home until his death, Dec. 16, 1884. His 
wife survives. Only one child was born to them, 
the wife of our subject, the date of her birth beino- 
Jan. 9, 1866. Naturally, she was the idol of her 
parents, who lived only to promote her happiness 
and to give her all the advantages they could. 
Thus she was fitted to become a useful and clnrmino- 



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member of societ}-, as well as a careful housekeeper 
and home-maker. Since her residence among the 
people of Marshall County she has, by her many 
charming and endearing wa\'s, become a loved and 
admired member of the community. 

Taking an active interest hi all matters of politi- 
cal interest, Mr. Johnson was formerly a Democrat, 
but later became a member of the Union Labor 
part}^. He is also a member of the Sub No. 80, 
Encampment 81, of Odd Fellows, and is one of the 
Modern Woodmen of America. 



If^ RS. AMANDA R. SUMMERS. This lady 
occupies a snug homestead on section 28. 
Wells Township, and is wideh' and favor- 
ablj' known by a large portion of its peo 
jile. She was born in Bath County, Ky., Aug. 15, 
1844, and is the daughter of Joseph and Emit}' 
(Boyd) Jones. Her maternal grandfather Boyd 
was a soldier in one of the important wars con- 
nected with the early history of this country. To 
her parents were born a large family of children, 
of whom the following survive: Nancy, the wife of 
A. B. Filson, of Kentucky; Louisiana, the wife 
of James M. Jones, of this county; Monroe, a resi- 
dent of Wells Township; George and Amanda. 
The parents were members in good standing of the 
Christian Church. The motlier died when her 
daughter Amanda was a maiden of seventeen years 
and the father died about a year afterward. 
Amanda attended the common schools, and at the 
age of nineteen years was married, Dec. 24, 1863, 
to George R. Summers. 

Mr. Summers was likewise a native of Bath 
County. Ky., and came with his parents to Kansas 
at an early date, the latter settling on the raw 
prairie from which has been built up the comforta- 
ble home which Mrs. Summers now occupies. Mr. 
Summers turned the first furrow here, and with his 
wife endured the hardships and privations common 
to frontier life. After the outbreak of the Civil 
War he entered the Union service, but during the 
years of his soldier life was much of the time inca- 
pacitated for duty and contracted a disorder which 



will probably always cling to him. About eleven 
j'ears ago, owing to misfortune and ill-health, his 
mind became greatly affected, and in 1880 he was 
conveyed to the asylum at Ossawatomie. where he 
has since remained. 

During his active years Mr. .Summers was recog- 
niz3d as a good citizen, liberal and public-spirited, 
in favor of everything to improve the county and 
elevate society. He was a kind man in his familjs 
an indulgent husband and father, and enjoyed in 
a marked degree the esteem and confidence of his 
neighbors. In politics he was a stanch Republican 
and in religion a member of the Christian Church. 
There were born to him and his estimable wife four 
children, viz.: P]mil3' J., the wife of John Kicii- 
ards; William J.. Marion and .John. 

In the latter part of the '60s Mr. and Mrs. Sum- 
mers emigrated from Kentucky to Miami County, 
Kan., where they resided two years, then came to 
Marshall County. Since the misfortune of her 
husband Mrs. Summers has conducted the farm in 
an admirable manner. She has seen the country 
develop from its wild state into, the abode of a 
prosperous and intelligent people, and may prop- 
erly be given a place among the pioneer wives and 
mothers who have done their part in the gre:it 
work accomplished. 

eHARLES J. JOHNSON. One of the finest 
farms in Cottage Hill Township, is that 
owned and occupied by the above named 
gentleman, who is not only a large stock-dealer, hut 
a leading citizen of the township. His estate con- 
sists of 160 acres on sections 10 and 11, which are 
carefully tilled, and bear excellent and adequate 
buildings. Hero Mr. Johnson carries on a very 
successful business. He feeds all the grain he can 
raise, as well as a considerable amount which he 
annually purchases, to the large herds of fine stock 
which he raises. Starting in life as a poor boy, he 
has already attained to a position of financial suc- 
cess such as many men arrive at only in far later 
years. 

Our subject was born in Fogurhult Socken, 



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Sweden, May 3, 1851. His father, Adolph F., was 
born March 13, 1826, in the same place, and there 
lived until 1869. when he came to America. He 
first settled in Boone County, 111., and two years 
later, removed to this countj-. where he bought 
land upon which he lived until 1884, when he re- 
turned to his native land. In Sweden he had been 
both farmer and builder, but he has given the most 
of his attention to the former occupation. He h.as 
accumulated some means, but is still, as in his earlier 
life, a hard worker. He is a member of the Lu- 
theran Church. ITis wife. Christian Peterson, was 
also born in Sweden, her natal day being Nov. 29, 
1823. She is also still living. The farail}' con- 
sisted of two children, our subject, and Helen S., 
who is now the wife of France Isaacson, and whose 
home is in Sweden. 

Charles J. Johnson was reared on a farm, and 
under the compulsory education law in his native 
land, laid a thorough foundation for the intelli- 
gence of his Later years. On Feb. 12, 1870, he 
sailed for America, and followed his father to 
Boone County, 111. He accompanied his parents to 
this county, and has since resided where his father 
tirst made settlement. In Miss EmmaM. Johnson, 
a resident of this count3', he found all the qualifi- 
cations which he desired in a wife, and having won 
her consent, they were united in marriage, Feb. 
12, 1880. Mrs. Johnson was a native of the same 
county as himself, her birth having taken place 
March 27, 1857, and she having come to America 
in the j-ear 1869. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnson two 
children have been born, Theodore and AVilliam R. 
They also reared a child named Maude Peterson, 
who has since died. 

Mr. Johnson belongs to the A. O. V. W., in whidi 
he holds an insurance of a considerable anifunit, 
and to the Modern Woodmen of America. He is 
an earnest advocate of the princi|)les of the Demo- 
eatic part}-, never failing to support them by his 
vote. He was an active member of the Lutheran 
Cliurch, and contributes generousl}' to its support. 
He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, a 
trustworthy citizen, and one who is interested in 
every movement which tends to advance the inter- 
ests of his section of the growing West. Though 
well occupied in the management of his own affairs, 



Mr. Johnson has been willing to serve his neigh- 
bors in local affairs, and lias tilled several offices in 
the township. 

A view of the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. 
Johnson will be seen on another page in this book. 



EV. FATHER THOMAS J. BUTLER, pas- 
{( tor of the " St. Joseph of the Prairie " 
Catholic Church, on Irish Creek, Cleveland 
^yi'ownship, was born in Lockport, N, Y., 
Sept. 22, 1859. His father, a native of County 
Mayo, Ireland, came to the L'nited States when 
eighteen, j-ears old and settled in Buffalo, X. Y. 
He was for many years a stock-holder in the Erie 
Canal. The mother, Margaret Irwin, was a native 
of the North of Ireland, and was brought to Lower 
Canada by her parents when but three years old. 
settling in the citj- of Quebec. During the black 
cholera rage at Buffalo. N. Y., she went to that 
city, where she helped the "Sisters" in their labor 
of caring for tliose afflicted by that terrible 
scourge. Our subject was one of a family of eleven 
children, of wliom nine are still living. The 
mother died in 1880, leaving a large circle of friends 
and acquaintances to mourn their loss. 

Onr suliject was educated at St. Bona venture 
College, of Alleghany. N. Y., where he was gradu- 
ated .liine 21, 1886, and on the same day was or- 
dained priest by Bishop Ryan, of Buffalo, for the 
Diocese of Leavenworth. He took charge of the 
congregation at Chetopa, Labette Co., Kan., in 
August of the same year, thence to Auo-usta, 
Butler Co., Kan., in August, 1887, and in Novem- 
ber following went to Arkansas City, where he 
took charge of the congregations of Augusta. 
Arkansas City, Ehlorado, Fredonia, and Fall 
River. During his administration the churcii 
in Arkansas City was finished. He came to 
this town in August, 1888, and has since had 
charge of this church and the church of Frankfort. 
The church of which he is now pastor Mas estab- 
lished about thirty years ago by the Rev. Father 
Du Mortie, a French Jesuit Priest, who said the 
first mass. The first resident priest was Father 



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Fitzgerald, who said mass in the house of Edward 
Burke, in the year 1867. The church membership 
was at first very small, but now numbers eighty 
families. The present structure is a fine frame 
building, 25x85, feet, with east and west wings, 
each 20x30 feet. The entire structure is in the 
shape of a cross, and cost about $3,000. The altar 
is very beautiful, and cost over $400. The church 
and grounds, together with the parsonage, are val- 
ued at $5,000. Services are lield each alternate 
Sunday, at this place and at Franlifort. A fluent 
speaker, a refined, cultivated and intelligent man, 
he is loved and respected by his congregation. He 
does not confine his intellectual studies to tlie works 
of his own faith, but keeps informed upon subjects 
relating to other creeds and other beliefs. Faith- 
ful to visit the sick and administer to their wants, 
he is loved and admired not only by his own con- 
gregation, but by members of all sects. 

We call the attention _of our readers to a view of 
his church, found elsewhere in this volume. 



\F^ ON. FRED. A. STOCKS, Representative of 
'jfjV the 48th District in the House of Represent- 
A^' atives of the Kansas Legislature, is the only 
^) son of Mr. G. B. Stocks. He was born in 
Lena, Steplienson Co., III.. March 25, 1863. His 
education was begun in tlie schools of Shelby 
County, Mo., from which place his parents removed 
in 1872. to Blue Rapids, when he was nine years 
old. On coming to Marshall County, he began at- 
tending the common school here, afterward enter- 
ing the State University of Kansas, at Lawrence, 
where he was graduated with honor in 1884, being 
one of the speakers selected to speak at the annual 
commencement, standing second in the largest class 
ever graduated at the University, and virtually 
leading his class, as those standing ahead of him, 
had had a year's extra course. In 1889 he was 
ciiosen to deliver the Master's Oration, on the oc- 
casion of his taking the degree of M. S. This 
speech made for Mr. Stocks the reputation of a cap- 
able and brilliant speaker. The subject, '-Constitu- 
tional Development." was ably handled, and the 



oration was widely printed, .and attracted much at- 
tention and favorable comment. During his second 
year Mr. Stocks was editor-in-chief of the college 
paper, the Kansas Reciev. 

On leaving the University, he at once entered the 
Bank of Blue Rapids as cashier and manager, as 
equal partner with his father, who had at that time 
purchased the banking business and real estate. 
Since that time the sole management of the affairs 
of the bank has been entrusted to his care, 
his father rightly having the utmost confidence 
in his ability and trustworthiness.' Under his 
able and careful management, it has prospered, 
and greatly extended its business connections and 
usefulness. The bank was established in 1871. by 
Olmsted, Freelaud & Co., the firm afterward becom- 
ing J. L. Freeland, from whom it was purchased by 
G. B. Stocks & Son. They do a general banking 
Dusiness, in all its branches, and have correspon- 
dents in all the largest cities of the countr3^ 

April 29. 1885, Mr. Stocks was united in mar- 
riage at Independence, Kan., to Miss Sallie A. 
Loveland, daughter of Dr. C. D. and S. A. (Hunt) 
Loveland. Her father had been a practicing phy- 
sician in Louisville, Ky., and was a graduate of the 
Medical College at Halifax, N. S., and also a grad- 
uate of Dartmouth College, N. H. He was a bril- 
liant man, and an able and successful physician. In 
literary circles he was well known as a writer of 
uncommon merit. He died in 1869, at Havana, 
111. His widow makes her home with her daugh- 
ter and our subject, in Blue Rapids. Mrs. Stocks 
was born in Havana, III., April 9, 1865. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stocks are parents of two children, 
named Fred Loveland and William Stewart. In 
1887 Mr. Stocks was elected Maj'or of the city of 
Blue Rapids, and discharged the duties imposed 
ui)on him, to the entire satisfaction of the people 
who had chosen him. In November 1888, he was 
elected Representatives of the 48th District in the 
Kansas Legislature, on the Republican ticket. He 
was placed upon several important committees — 
was on the Wa^'S and Means Committee, on the 
Committee on State Affairs, on two other Commit- 
tees, and was appointed Chairman of the sub-Com- 
mittee of the Ways and Means, to investigate the 
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which he was gradualed, and to find out and re- 
port upon its needs. He also served upon the 
sub-committee to investigate the condition of the 
Topeka Insane Asylum, and wrote the report for 
both of these committees. Although the youngest 
member of the Legislature, Mr. Stocks made for 
himself an enviable reputation as an able and con- 
scientious worker on legislative matters, and it ma}' 
safely be predicted that he has before him a career 
of honor and success. He has very many friends 
in the community, all of whom speak of him in 
terms of highest praise, as a gentleman of great 
capacity, of sterling integrity- and of unimpeach- 
able private cliaracter. 

Mr. Stocks is a member of tbe Masonic frater- 
nity, belonging to Blue Rapids Lodge No. 169, 
and he is also a member of the Phi Kappa Psi So- 
ciety. 



SREKELL & FLEMMING, dealers in lumber 
and building material at St. Bridget, are 
numbered among its leading business men. 
The junior member, Mr. W. A. Flemming, was born 
in Clarion County, Pa., in 18.51, and is tlie son of 
John and Mary Ann (Johnson) Flemming. The 
family in 1855 emigrated from the Keystone State 
to Illinois, settling near the present site of Gene- 
seo, Henry County, where the f.-itlier purchased a 
tract of land which he improved into a good farm. 
He resided upon it until the spring of 1878, and 
then retiring from active labor took up his resi- 
dence in the town above mentioned. The sou was 
reared on the farm and attended the district school 
during his younger years, while later he took a 
course of study at Knox College, Galesburg. 
Tpon leaving college he began teaciiing and fol- 
lowed this profession in Henry County for three 
years. At the expiration of tliis time lie returned 
to the farm and engaged in agriculture. 

In the meantime, in tlie fall of 1S77, Mr. Flem- 
ming was united in marriage wit'i Miss Nellie M. 
Benedict, of Blue Rapids, Kan. Mrs. Flemming is 
the daughter of Foster E. and Jeanette (Follett) 
Benedict, who were among die earliest pioneers of 
Ilenrv Countv. 111., whrre their daughter Nellie 



M. was born. The Benedicts were originally from 
Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Flemming remained at 
the old homestead until their removal to Summer- 
field, about the 1st of March, 1889. Soon after- 
ward Mr. Flemming .associated himself with his 
present partner, who was also from Henry County, 
111., but after leaving Illinois sojourned for a while 
in Gage County, Neb. There have been born to 
Mr. and Mrs. Flemming four children, Frederick 
M., Fannie J., Charles Wilbert and John F. 

Mr. Flemming politically is a straight Republi- 
can, and while a resident of Henry County, III., was 
j elected to the office of County Clerk. He is a 
; member in good standing of the Modern Wood- 
: men. in which he carries $2,000 insurance for the 
benefit of his family. The firm of Trekell & Flem- 
I ming carry a well-selected stock and have estab- 
lished a paying trade. They have three yards in 
a town which seven months ago was unmarked hy 
a single building of any kind, but which now boasts 
100 buildings and about .JUO people. In its growth 
and development they have performed no unim- 
portant part. 



M^< — -•^^i/zra?!** 



PHILIPS L. WHEELER, one of the repre- 
))) srintative farmers and stock-raisers of Mur- 
ray Township, owns a fine bodj- of land on 
sections 2 and 3, embracing 480 acres. The 
most of this is under the plow, and in a good state 
of cultivation, and is largely devoted to stock-rais- 
ing. The buildings are the best in this part of the 
county, and Mr. Wheeler is regarded as one of its 
most progressive citizens. 

Upon coming to Murray Township, in 1881, Mr. 
Wheeler first secured a half-section of land, and 
gradually increased his possessions. He had been 
formerly a resident of Buchanan Co., Mo., for 
twenty years, making his home on the line between 
that and Platte County, twenty miles from St. Jo- 
seph. There .also he owned land to the extent of 
350 acres, which he brought to a good state of cul- 
tivation, in f,aet. making it one of the finest farms 
ill the State. I'rior to this, he liad lived in the vi- 



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cinity of (Juincy, 111., for twenty years, and also 
improved a farm there. He has been quite an ex- 
tensive traveler, crossing the Rocky Mountains, 
and visiting the Pacific Slope. His first trip to the 
Far West was made in 1861, in company with 
others, they having an outfit of over thirty teams, 
and following the Holl3-wa}' overland route. They 
visited Montgomery-. Helena and Walla Walla, and 
later ^Mr. Wheeler worked in the mines. 

During his sojourn in the Far West, Mr. Wheeler 
made the acquaintance of both friendly and un- 
friendly Indians, with the latter of whom he had 
several skirmishes. There are few of the Western 
States and Territories over which he has not trav- 
eled, and besides mining, he occupied himself in 
freighting and prospecting. 

A fair type of the genuine New Englander, Mr. 
Wheeler was born in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 2, 
1829. His father. Alvah, was likewise a native of 
that State, and a carpenter liy trade. He subse- 
quently operated as a contractor. He was married 
to Miss Jerusha Stevens, who was likewise born and 
reared in Fairfield County, Conn., and who, like 
himself, came of an old New England family. Her 
father was a farmer by occupation, and sjient his 
entire life in New England, dying at an advanced 
age. The paternal grandfather of our subject was 
a native of Fairfield County, Conn., a tanner and 
currier by trade, and lived to a ripe old age. 

After marriage and the birth of their first child, 
the parents of our subject removed to Wayne 
County, Pa., and there two daughters, Elizabeth 
and Mary, were added to the household circle. 
Later, they changed their residence to Pough- 
keepsie, N. Y., where the father fulfilled contracts 
for a large number of both public and private 
buildings, and became well known as a skilled 
workman. In 1836 he pushed on further westward 
with his family, landing in Peoria, III., on the 13th 
of May, that year. We next find him in Knox 
County, and after building the Court House and 
other structures, both public and private, he se- 
cured a tract of land and turned his attention to 
farming. He finally removed to Oneida, and lived 
retired from active labor until his death, which 
occurred in 1865, at the age of seventy-four years. 
The widowed mother is still living at Oneida, and 



is a very bright and intelligent old lady, more 
than ordinarily well preserved. She belongs to the 
Uuiversalist Church, of which her husband was 
also a member. 

The subject of this sketch was the eldest of two 
sous and six daughters born to his p.arents, and ac- 
quired his education principally in Galesburg,Ill. He 
remained a member of the parental household until 
his marriage, in 1851, with Miss Mary A. Powers. 
This lady was born in Allegany Countj^, N. Y., 
April 29, 1829, and was the daughter of Benjamin 
B. and May (Powell) Powers, natives of Vermont. 
Her father was a cousin of the famous sculptor, 
Hiram Powers, and Mrs. Powers was a niece of Ex- 
Gov. Marsh, of Vermont. Both parents were born 
in Woodstock, that State, where they lived until 
their marriage. Subsequently Mr. Powers followed 
his trade of a cabinet-maker, removing from New 
England to Allegany County, N. Y. In 1834 be 
sought the Prairie State, locating in Atlas, Pike 
County. Later, accompanied by his wife and chil- 
dren, he set out across the plains to Oregon over- 
land with teams. The mother died at Cheney Rock, 
near Ft. Ranney, Neb., June 10, 1851, and was 
laid to rest in a lonely grave on the plains. The 
father and children continued their journey to 
Oregon, and became the owners of a large tract of 
land. The father was prominent in politics, and in 
due lim? elected a member of the Legislature. He 
died in Oregon, in 1872. when quite well advanced 
in years. He likewise, together with his excellent 
wife, was a Uuiversalist in religious belief. 

Mrs. Wheeler was carefully reared, and remained 
with her parents until her marriage. She has 
proved a most efficient wife and helpmate, assisting 
her husband in the accumulation of their property-. 
There were born to them twelve children, one of 
whom, a daughter, Ellen, became the wife of David 
Berkshire, and the mother of a son, Ro.y. She died 
at Waco, Tex., where she occupied the position of 
a teacher in the High School. Frank is engaged as 
a general merchant at Vilas, Colo.";*\^lbert married 
Miss Martha Mattox, and lives in Platte City, Mo.; 
II. Emma is the wife of Jefferson Morris, a farmer 
of Greenwood Count}', Kan.; Clara married Sam- 
uel V. Smith, and lives in Sumner County, Kan.; 
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live on a farm in Murra}^ Townsliip; Mary .L is 
the wife of Tlieodore Kaiiffold, lilvcwlse a farmer 
of Murra}' Township; Alta L. married George W. 
Randall, and they reside on a farm in Murray 
Township; Newton L. is likewise farming in the 
above-mentioned township; Edward A. is an agent 
of tlie Oregon Navigation and Transportation Com- 
pany, with headquarters at Portland; Frederick B. 
remains on the home farm, and likewise Willis A. 
Mrs. Wiieeler. togetlior with her children, is a 
member in good standing of the Christian Church. 
Mr. Wheeler, politically, is a stanch Republican, 
and belongs to the Masonic fraternity, being iden- 
tified with the Blue Lodge, at Axtell, and the Chap- 
ter, at Agency, Mo.; also of the Hugh deP.aync 
Commander}', at St. Jose|)h. that State. 



X OSS ik NYE. editors and publishers of the 
i(f Anchor at Axtell have been located in that 

place for the past four years. James M. 

Ross, senior partner of the firm is a native 
of Warren Count}', N. Y. and was born May 19, 
1853, his parents being Hamilton and Fanny (Ken- 
}on) Ross. The father was a farmer and lumber- 
man, but at the outbreak of the Rebellion he 
joined the Union army, enlisting in Comp.any E, 
118th New Y'ork Infantry, and served two j'ears, 
dying from disease contracted in the army at the 
hosi)ital in Virginia. He left a family of three 
children, viz: James M., Mary H., the wife of 
Frank Shirk, a farmer of AYaterville Townsliip, 
this county; .and Willard, who died in Waterville 
about eight years since at the age of twenty-one 
years. Four years after the death of her husband 
Mrs. Ross was married to John Atkinson, a farmer 
of Essex County, N. Y.. where they are now liv- 
ing. 

James M. Ross was but nine years old at the 
time of his father's death and received but little 
education, most of this Iteing self acquired. Upon 
the marriage of liis mother he went to live with 
his grandfather, A. W. Kenyon in Essex County, 
N. Y.. where he w.as reared to farm pursuits. In 
18GH. when James M.. w.ns a youth of fifteen years 



his grandfather came to Kansas and settled on a 
farm in Leavenworth County, where they resided 
one year. Thence they removed to this county. 
In 1869 young Ross entered the office of the Wa- 
terville Telegraph, where he began learning the 
trade of a printer. After two years thus employed 
he repaired to Marysville, where he worked at his 
trade until in partnership with Thom.as M. Nye, he 
purchased the office and the good will of the 
Axtell Anchor, and since that time has been a resi- 
dent of this pl.ace. 

A marriage ceremony performed Sept. 9. 1877, 
united James M. Ross with Miss Nellie, daughter of 
J. L. and Harriet (Choate) McChesney. The par- 
ents of Mrs. Ross are residents of Waterville Town- 
ship, where Mr. McChesney has a farm. The 
union has resulted in the birth of two children — 
Albert and Gertrude. Mr. Ross is a member of 
the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the Axtell 
lodge. No. 234, also of the I. O. O. F., Axtell 
lodge No. 221. and of the A. O. U. W., Axtell 
lodge No. 202. At the last city election he was 
elected a member of the city council, and he is 
also a member of the Republican County Central 
Committee. He is industrious and capable and is 
making his way in the world solely by his own 
eflforts, having started in life without the advan- 
tages of education and without financial .assistance. 
His success is a matter of pride to his friends as 
well as satisfaction to himself. 

Thomas M. Nye, junior partner of the above- 
mentioned firm, was born March 16, 1860, in 
Northfield, Mass., and is the son of Marshall .and 
,Iane (Ellis) Nye, natives of New Hampshire. Mar- 
shall Nye was a f.armer in Massachusetts to which 
State he removed after his marriage. He died Dee. 
;'). 1867 leaving his widow with a family of six 
young children, all of whom are living. The fam- 
ily is of French extraction, the name being origi- 
nally spelled Ne\'. From France they emigrated to 
Eiigland and thence to Scotland, whence several of 
the brothers came to America about tiie middle of 
the eighteenth century. From these brothers all of 
the Nyes living in the United States are descenrled. 
Some of them, as shown by the records, bought 
property in Massachusetts in 1752, which was in 
tiie possession of the family until a few years .ago. 



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Artemus Nye, the paternal granclfatber of our 
subject, was a resident of New Hampshire during 
his early life, but later purchased a farm in Massa- 
chusetts upon wiiich he spent the remainder of liis 
days. It was upon this farm that his son, Marshall, 
died, prior to the decease of the grandfather. The 
death of the former was due to over exertion and 
he was cut down in his prime on the ath of Decem- 
ber, 1867, at the early age of thirty-seven years. He 
was a very industrious man and one who was held 
in universal esteem by his neighbors who placed 
tliorough reliance upon his integrity and trust- 
worthiness. He was constantly called upon to 
assist them in their business affairs and his opinions 
were held in high respect. His wife, Jane, is still 
living, making her home in North Amherst. Some 
time after becoming a widow she married Lyman 
Smitli, who is now a retired farmer. 

The record of the children of Marshall and .lane 
Nye is as follows: John E. is conducting a cream- 
ery at Northfleld, Mass; Fred A. met with an 
accident, the injuries from which affected his brain, 
and he is now living at Northampton, Mass.; 
Thomas M., our subject, was the next in order of 
birth; Henry L. is a foreman of the Whiting Pa- 
per Mills at Holyoke, Mass. ; George Edward is em- 
ployed as a locomotive fireman in Southern New 
Hampshire with headquarters at Baldwinville, 
N. H.: Lora J. is the wife of George Clarke, a 
farmer living near Sunderland, M.ass. 

Thomas M. Nye lived with his mother until a 
boy of twelve years and attended the common 
school. At the age of sixteen he started out in 
the world on his own account, being Brst employed 
on a farm near North Amherst, Mass. Later he 
emigrated to New Hampshire, and when a youth 
of eighteen came to the West in December, 1878, 
locating in Blairstown, Iowa. There, for a year 
he was employed on a large stock farm. In De- 
cember, 1879, he went to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and 
entered the employ of a wealthy ph3sician, whose 
property consisted largely of real estate, which he 
looked after. In that capacity he worked for three 
j'ears. In the meantime he took a regular course 
in the Cedar Rapids Business College, studying at 
night, and also read law during his leisure time 
and at night after his regular work was done. At 



the end of his three year's service he went into the 
office of the Cedar Hapids Insurance Company, 
his employer being the President, and there he 
spent the following three years. In that office he 
had a varied experience, filling a great many po- 
sitions and acquiring a business knowlege of in- 
calculable beneOt. He staid with that company 
until the spring of 1885 when the company having 
reinsured all their risks and virtually retired from 
business, he was thus compelled to make a change, 
and now determined to go further Westward. 

Making the town of Marysville, this county, his 
objective point, Mr. Nye engaged in the real-est."ite 
business for a lime, but this not suiting his active 
temperament, he in December, 188.5, in company 
with Mr. Ross purchased the office and business of 
the Axtell Anchor, which they have since con- 
ducted very successfully. Since locating in 
Axtell, Mr. Nye has made many friends, and it is 
safe to sa)' that he will be heard from before he is 
many years older. He does thoroughly whatever 
he undertakes and is bound to succeed. In society 
affairs he is Past Grand of Axtell Lodge, No. 221, 
I. O. O. F. and is also Recorder of Axtell Lodge, 
No. 202, A. O. I'. W., which office he has held 
since its institution in 1886. 

In 1886 he took an active [)art in the incorpor- 
ation of the city, and was the first City Clerk. He 
has been secretary of many of the business asso- 
ciations — board of trade, business mens' association, 
immigration society, etc — and any enterprise that 
is for the best interest of the city or community 
always receives his hearty support. 

He was married Sept. 29, 1889 to Miss Olive 
Elliott, daughter of John and Miriam (Lincoln) 
Elliott. 

The Axtell Anchor was first issued Oct. 18, 1883 
by the Anchor Publishing Company. The pi'o- 
prietorship was afterward vested in the name of 
Hj^nes <fe Nash, and later in Al. Nash, from whom 
it was purchased by Messrs. Ross & Nye. It was 
originally Democratic in politics, but the present 
proprietors being Republicans, now reflects their 
political sentiments. The office material since 
coming into tneir possession has been largely in- 
creased and thej' have now all the appliances, not 
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but for doing a first-class job business, and in this 
line have attained a fine reputation. For the last 
two years this office has done the county printing. 
The advertising patronage of tlie paper is the 
largest of any outside of the county-seat — a result 
due to the energy and hard work of its proprietors. 
They have just removed into their own building 
and put in new machinery. In fact tlie |)aper is 
prospering in every way and exercises a wide in- 
fluence in the countj\ 



KP:DERICK H. MILLENBRUCH. Few 

) residents of Marshall County have assisted 

more materially in its recent development, 

or iiave greater belief in or firmer conviction of its 
future prosperity and high rank among the sister- 
hood of States than he of whom we write. C)f 
thrifty, German ancestry, he inherits many admir- 
able traits of character, while the careful training 
given him in early 3'outh hj- his parents has con- 
tributed to his depth of intellect and strength of 
mind. 

Tlie paternal ancestors of our subject were na- 
tives of Hanover, Germany, and all members of the 
Lutheran Church, while the maternal grandparents 
were born and reared in Bremen, (Tcrmany, and 
were also disciples of Martin Luther. In their own 
immediate vicinit3' these worthy people commanded 
the respect of all who knew them, and as they grew 
to advanced yeai's were venerated by those who 
knew them best. When called to rest they left a 
vacant place among their friends, not easily filled. 

The father of our subject, also named Frederick, 
was a native of Germany, but came to America in 
youth, and worked in Ohio by the month. Thence 
accompanied by his wife, he came to Indiana and 
selected as a home a spot in the midst of a heavy 
green timber. His wife, the mother of the subject 
of this notice, was in her youth ]\liss Mary 
Brockhoff, to whom Mr. Millenbruch had been 
married in Ohio, and with whom he made the long, 
wearisome journey to Indiana. Then their son 
Fred was a small boy, but he remembers the forests 
surnmndiMg them (in :ill sides, and iMicoTn|)MSsing- 



them in its shadows. This had to cleared away be- 
fore the father could farm, and as there was no sale 
for anything so common as wood the little lad used 
to haul with the oxen, the big logs together and 
burn them on the ground. In this way tbey finally 
cleared the land and made a comfortable little home 
out of the forest. Our subject was the only son 
and consequently had many additional burdens to 
bear, but was of incalculable assistance to his father 
and mother, ever willingly and cheerfully taking 
his share of the work, and doing whatever came to 
his notice as essential to the farm development. 
He remained under the home roof until his mar- 
riage, but his parents continued to reside where so 
many 3-ears of labor, pleasant and sweet to be re- 
membered, notwithstanding, had been quietly 
passed. 

Our subject was born in Jackson County. Ind., 
where he passed his youth and early manhood, and 
there married Miss Mary, daughter of Fred Clay- 
camp,and a native of Indiana. He remained in Indi- 
ana until 1880. Thinking that Kansas had a better 
future before it than Indiana, and wishing to be- 
come financially more independent he an<l his fam- 
ily removed in 1880 to Brown County, Kan. Two 
years later they came to Marshall County and 
bought 240 acres of land, where he now lives. 
Upon this farm he has made manj' improvements, 
having erected a convenient and comfortable resi- 
dence, also wind-mill, stable and other buildings 
necessary to the farm of the present day. His farm 
is worthy of special mention as being one of the 
best in the entire county in respect to fertility of 
soil and ready response to cultivation, and is en- 
closed by wire and hedge fences, the latter present- 
ing a beautiful appearance- in the summer, when 
beautifully trimmed branches and green foliage are 
' outlined against the clear blue of the sky. 

The wife of our subject has been of great assist- 
ance to him in his labors, and has by kindly minis- 
trations in times of sickness, and ready, cheerful, 
comforting words in time of trouble, been a care- 
ful, ideal home maker and housekeeper. She is a 
member of the Lutheran Church, the faith of her 
fathers, and has five children living, namely: Ma- 
tilda,George, Alvina. Edwin and Sopha. Two have 
been rcniDved from the lionu' circle liv death — 



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Frank and Henry. In the best society of their vicin- 
ity. Mr. and Mrs. Millenbruch are held in the high- 
est esteem and are welcomed everywhere as among 
those who have developed the riches of the county 
and brought to the liglit of day her wonderful re- 
sources. 

In political matters our subject is independent, 
and ever aims to assist to election those men who will 
best carry on the Government of both local and 
national affairs. Of his father's family only three 
survive, although there were seven in all. Our sub- 
ject takes an honest pride in his work in develop- 
ing the county, and can well afford to be likewise 
proud of his farm, his amiable wife and interesting 
fliildren. 

. <x-x> . 



/^ HARLES TOTTEN. This gentleman ranks 
((( ^ among the early settlers of Marshall County, 
^^^ having located liere as early as December, 
1869. He lias an excellent farm, a quarter section 
of land in Franklin Township and also a fine resi- 
dence in Beattie. 

Mr. Totten was born in Rock Island Counl3-, III., 
Jan. 8, 1839. He lived there until lie was seven- 
teen years of age, receiving a good education in the 
common sciiools. He then accompanied his parents, 
H. M. and Mariam Totten, to Poweshiek County, 
Iowa, and assisted in the farm work on the home- 
stead. When the war broke out he enlisted in the 
4th Iowa Cavalry, Company E. lie had not wav- 
ered long after the old flag had been fired on, for 
we find his enlistment dated Oct. 1, 18C1. He 
spent most of his time in the Department of the 
Mississippi. After the usual scouting and also after 
the battle of Pea Ridge, he joined Price and went 
to Helena, Ark., and from there with the force to 
Milliken's Bend on tiie Mississippi, and joined 
Grant's Array, crossing at Grand Gulf and taking 
the advance of the army about the liith of May. 
He went with Sherman's corps to Jackson, and on 
May 17th went to the rear of Vicksburg and on 
the 18th formed their line and remained with his 
regiment during the entire siege. 

After the famous siege of Vicksburg, lie accom- 
panied his regiment to Grenada, Miss., and then 



returned to Vicksburg. He also participated in 
Sherman's raid on Meridan. He had just previ- 
ously to this re-enlisted, and did not go home on 
the usual furlougli until after returning from this 
raid. Returning from his furlough he joined his 
comrades at Memphis, Tenn., under Washburn. He 
was with the Guntown expedition, where our troops 
were on the losing side. He was also in the battle 
of Tupelo, Miss., and then did scouting duty until 
September 2d. 1864, when they joined A. J. Smith, 
at Brownsville, Ark., on his raid after Price, who 
was making his last raid in Missouri. The division 
in which our subject was shipped from Cape Girard- 
eau, Mo., to St. Louis and finally overhauled Price 
at Independence, where a hard battle was fought 
Oct. 23, 1864. 

Our subject was wounded in the right arm and 
shoulder at the battle of Osage, N. C, Oct. 25, 
1864. He was sent to the field hospital at Mound 
City, Kan., from which place after six weeks he 
was sent to Leavenworth. lie was quite severely 
wounded, the injury being inflicted l\v a cartridge, 
a ball, and three buckshot. After three weeks he 
was given a furlough and came home. He now 
suffers from this injury, the fore arm being paral- 
j-zed, having had the ulna nerve destroyed. As 
soon as he was able he rejoined the command and 
endeavored to get his discharge, but failing, was 
sent to Jo Holt Hospital, at Jeffersonville, Ind., 
and transferred to Keokuk. Iowa, in A|.ril, 1865. 
Here he was retained until June 1, when he was 
honorably discharged on account of disability. 

After Mr. Totten's discharge he returned to his 
home where he remained until 1869, when he came 
to Kansas and took up a quarter of section 2, town- 
ship 2. range 8 east, (Franklin Township), all raw 
land at that time. Our subject made the usual im- 
provements and lived there until the spring of 
'1883. He left his farm in that year on account of 
a severe accident. He was having a well dug and 
reached the depth of sixty-five feet. The well had 
a rock bottom and he had started down to put in a 
blast to show his men how tliis might be done, when 
lie fell the entire distance, dropi>ing on his feet and 
breaking both bones in his left ankle, and one bone 
in Ills right, dislocating his shoulder, and also badly 
injuring his hii>s. Shortly after this he came to 



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ilio village of Bealtie, and for three years engajfcrl 
ill the furniture, undertaking and shelf hardware 
business. He tiien retired from active hil)or, and 
is enjoying the fruits of his life of toil. 

Our subject has been Justice of the Peace in 
F"ranlilin Township, and also Trustee, and a member 
of the School Board. He is a Mason, an Odd 
Fellow, a member of the (i. A. R. and of the A. O. 
U. W. He is one of the representative men of 
Beattie, honored and respected by all who know 
him. 

Our subject married Miss l-Jli/.abeth S. Ingraham. 
of Green Lake Count}', Wis., Sept. 13. 1873. To 
them have been born two children: Eugene I. and 
Guy G. Both are at home and are enjoying ex- 
cellent educational advantages. Mrs. Totten was 
born in New York Dec. 28, 1845, and is the daugh- 
ter of James and Eliza J. (Mct'ulley) Ingraham. 
When a child three years old she came to Illinois 
with her mother, the father having been drowned 
when she was on!}' a few months old. Three j-ears 
later a move was made to Wisconsin, where she 
lived until her m.arriage witu our subject. Her 
mother, now Mrs. Johnson, still lives in that State. 



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WILLIAM RANDALL, a general 
mer and stock-raiser, lives on section 27, 
Murray Township, where he, in 1880, pur- 
chased 160 acres of land. He was born in Jeffer- 
son Connty. N. Y., March 8, 1828, and is the son 
of Lyman and Susan (Harris) Randall, who were 
likewise born there and settled in Lorrain Town- 
ship. The paternal grandfather was Hubbard 
Randall who carried on farming and died in the 
Empire State when very aged. The parents of 
our subject were natives of New York and Ver- 
mont, respectivel}'. They lived in New York State 
until after the birth of their 6ve children, then 
removed to Cleveland, Ohio, of which they were 
residents about twelve years. The father died about 
1840, when middle aged. The mother was subse- 
quentlj' married, and died in Polk County Mo., at 
the age of sixty years. 

The subject of this sketch was the third child in 
a family of four sons an<l one daughter. aM(i was 



ver^' young when the family removed to Ohio. He 
was only about twelve years old at the time of his 
father's death. He afterward lived with his mother 
and stepfather in Missouri, until reaching his ma- 
jority. He was married in Buchanan County, that 
State, to Miss Ellzaljcth Gates who was born in 
Missouri, and was the daughter of Pleasant and Har- 
riet (MeCurry) Gates, who were natives of Ten- 
nessee, whence they removed to Missouri when 
approaching mature years; were married in the lat- 
ter State and lived there on a farm until after the 
death of Mr. Gates, which occurred in Buchanan 
County. He was about sixty-eight 3'ears old. Mrs. 
Gates later came to Kansas, and died at the lumie 
of her daughter, Mrs. Randall, in this county, when 
about sixty-five years old ; she belonged to the Pres- 
byterian Church. 

Mr. and Mrs. Randall after their marriage lived 
in Buchanan County, Mo., until their removal to 
this county. Our subject was Captain of Com- 
pany L, in the Home Guards of the State, 25th 
Missouri Infantry-, holding his commission during 
the late war. Of the ten children born to him and 
his estimable wife, only six are living. Nancy is 
the wife of Hiram Boone, and they live on a farm 
in Buchanan County, Mo.; Cladie became the wife 
of Samuel Beattie, and they live on a farm in No- 
ble Township, this county; Anna is the wife of 
Denuic Ryan, Jr., a farmer of St. Bridget Tovvu- 
ship; William married Miss Mar^- Richie, and ope- 
rates a farm in Murraj' Township; George married 
Miss Alva Wheeler, and is farming in this county; 
Charles remains at home with his parents. Mrs. 
Randall is a member of the Baptist Church, and the 
Captain, (lolitically. is a Union Labor man. 

\T()HN DEGNAN,of Marysville. conducts the 
Ij largest and best liver}- barn in that cit}'. 
Ij He was born in LaSalle County, 111., Nov. 
^^^ 25, 1855, his parents being Michael and 
Catherine (Iliggins) Degnan, both of whom are 
still living in that county, where the father is en- 
gaged in farming. They are natives of Ireland, 
Mr. Degnan having been born in County Roscom- 
mon, and his wife in County Donegal. Mr. Degnan 



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emigrated to America many j'ears ago, coming di- 
rectly to Illinois, where he worked at whatever he 
found to do until hy industry and thrift he had 
accumulated sufficient means to purchase a farm, 
on which he has since passed his days. He was 
married in this country, his wife having come to 
America with her parents. The family consisted of 
the following children : Frank, the eldest, is marrii-d, 
and is a farmer in Illinois; our subject was the next 
in order of birth; then Kate, who is unmarried, and 
is living with iier parents; Mary is the wife of Mi- 
chael Nolan, and living in Gage County, Neb.; 
Ellen is unmarried, and is living with her parents; 
James is married, and is farming in Illinois; Susan, 
Margaret and Celia are living at home. 

John Degnau was brought up on a farm in Illi- 
nois, living with his parents until he was of age. In 
1883 he emigrated to Kansas, settling in Marys- 
ville, which has since been his home. He at once 
engaged in his present business of dealing in live 
stock, buying and selling largely of horses, cattle 
and hogs. In the fall of 1884 he established a 
livery, which has grown to be one of the best in 
this part of the country. He has a large and finely 
equipped barn, keeping a fine stock of horses, and 
carriages of all kinds. Besides this he keeps for 
stock purposes a splendid lot of imported registered 
Norman horses, which are among the best in the 
State, as well as an imported jack. 

November 14, 1888, Mr. Degnan was united in 
marriage with Miss Minnie Barlow, daughter of 
Michael Barlow, an early settler of this county, of 
whom a full sketch is appended. Mr. and Mrs. 
Degnan are members of the Catholic Church. 
Among the younger business men of Marysville, 
Mr. Degnan stands in the front rank for integrity 
and fair dealings. 



ICHAI:L BARLOW, merchant of Marys- 
ville, is one of the best known residents of 
Marshall County, having settled here in 
1869. He was born in County Roscom- 
mon. Ireland, Aug. 16, 1843, his parents being 
PatricH and Ann (Gallooly) Barlow, both of whom 



died in the old country. They left five children, 
three of whom emigrated to America. One son, 
Hubert, is now living in his native county. Those 
who came to America are: Kate, now wife of Luke 
Brennan, living in Cleveland, Ohio; Maria, who 
died in Connecticut, and our subject. The latter 
was seven years old when he came to America with 
his sister Maria. For a couple of years he worked 
as a boj' on a farm, then accompanied his sister to 
Cleveland, which was his home until 1867. In that 
year he started with an outfit to Pike's Peak, but 
on reaching St. Joseph, Mo.,' he stopped there, 
where he remained working at a hotel until the 
outbreak of the Rebellion. He then enlisted in 
Company F. 33d ^Missouri Infantry, on June 15, 
1862, fora'term of three years, or during the war. 
He saw service in Missouri for four or five months, 
and afterward in Kentucky and Arkansas. On the 
4th of July, 1863, Gen. Price tried to capture 
Helena, where the 33d was in charge of the fortifi- 
cations, but was beaten off. The regiment next 
went to Vicksburg, then to Jackson, Miss., where 
they were detached with others in order to join 
Gen. Banks in the Red River campaign. After this 
they came back to Memphis in the summer of 1864. 
The next active service of the 33d was after 
Forrest to Tupelo, Miss., where they aided in the 
defeat of that rebel general. Again returning to 
Memphis they made a part of the force that chased 
Price through Missouri. They were next ordered 
to Nashville, where they took part in the siege and 
defense of that city. After that they were part of 
the force sent in pursuit of Hood, but on reaching 
the Columbia River, they were taken on transports 
to Mobile and participated in the capture of Span- 
ish Fori. Their next move was up the Tombigljy 
River to Salem, Ala, but the war being by this time 
ended they were ordered to Benton Barracks, St. 
Louis, Mo., where tliey were mustered out. AVith 
the exception of one month si)ent in the hospital 
Mr. Barlow was all this time on continuous duty. 

After the war he engaged in business, of various 
kinds in St. Louis, Omaha and Lincoln. He came 
to Marysville in 1 869, and here embarked in the 
saloon business, but on the passage of the Prohibi- 
tion law went into the general -mercantile trade, 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



187'.l he lias boeii lueat(>(l in his own hriek building 
on the corner of Broarlway and Kigiilh sti-eets. 

Mr. Barlow was married, in ISfiil, to Miss Ma- 
tilda Wright, a daughter of .lohn and Margaret 
Wright, of Washington. I'm., in whicli place Mrs. 
Barlow was born and wiiere her mother yet lives, 
her father being deceased. One eliild was the result 
of this union, a daughter, Minnie, wife of John 
Degnan, as mentioned al)ove. Mr. Barlow is a Re- 
publican, but has never taken an active part in 
politics, although he has been a member of the 
City Council of Marysville for several years. lie 
takes a warm interest in social matters, and is a 
member of Lyon Post, No. 9, G. A. R. He is also 
affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to 
Marysville Lodge No. 91, A. F. & A. M., and to 
Marysville Chapter, No. 9, R. A. M. He was for- 
merly a member of the I. O. O. F., but resigned 
from that order. An old resident of the county,. 
Mr. Barlow is well known and has many friends in 
the community. 

_ >, .o*o..^^<\^..o*o.. -V*. 

'Sp!) DMUND B. TARVIN. The subject of this 
fe) sketch, who is now a resident of Franklin 
I t — i^ Township, was born in Campbell County, 
Ky., Sept. 8, 1847, and is the youngest son of G. W. 
T.arvin. of Mar^'sville, whose family consisted of 
ten children. He was reared at his father's home- 
stead in his native county, residing there until ap- 
proaching the twenty-fourth year of his age, and 
becoming familiar with farm pursuits. In Novem- 
ber, 1870, he emigrated to this county, and entered 
the employ of Robert Lening, in Marysville Town- 
ship, with whom he remained that winter. On 
March 18, 1871, he rented a farm on Horseshoe 
Creek, where he lived until the fiiUowing autumn, 
and then removed to Elm Creek Township. 

Mr. Tarvin now rented land on shares until 1878, 
and then returned to the place where he was first 
employed, and rented that farm for one >-ear. In 
the spring of 1874, he came to Franklin Township, 
and purchased forty-seven acres on section 17, 
where ho has since resided. He has fair improve- 
jTients on his place, and lives corafoi'tabl}'. He was 



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married in Campbell County, Ky., April 17, 1870, 
to Miss Nancy Ann Reed, who was born in Cov- 
ington, that State, July 12, 1848. This union re- 
sulted in the birth of six children, the eldest of 
whom, Alice M., died when two years old. The 
survivors are: Flora A., Adeline, Bessie I., Sadie K., 
and Lyda A. Flora is the wife of Oscar Dalrym- 
ple. Politically, Mr. Tarvin votes the Republican 
ticket. His family history may be found in this 
sketch of his father, G. W. Tarvin on another page 
in this volume. 

J'OHN LIFE, one of the oldest settlers in the 
southwest part of Guittard Township, is 
located on section 31, where he owns eiglity 
acres of land. He arrived here Oct. 17, 
1859, settling on the Vermillion, where he has since 
lived. Then there were but a few settlers along 
the bottom, and none on the upland. Mr. Life 
purchased a claim, which he improved, and brought 
the soil to a productive condition. He was here 
in time to assist in organizing the Township and 
School District No. 10, being one of the first offi- 
cers of the Board, and has been a member of such 
for twenty-two years. He also has served as a 
Justice of the Peace, receiving his appointment 
while Kansas was a Territory, after the Missouri 
code. 

The subject of this sketch was born in what is 
now AVest Virginia, Fob. 10, 1827, and lived there 
with his parents until a lad of ten years. He then 
accompanied them to Randolph County, Ind.; 
where he was reared to man's estate. He was mar- 
ried. Aug. 8, 1H47, to Miss Susanna Holsopple. 

and they became the parents of two children 

P:iizabetli and Mary Jane. The elder is the wife 
Charles M. Devoe, of Wyoming. Mary became the 
wife of Frederick Millet, of Omaha, Neb. Mrs. 
Susanna Life accompanied her family to Kansas, 
and died April 1, 1868. 

On the 16th of December, 18G9, Mr. Life con- 
tracted a second marriage with Mrs. Mary L. (Kin- 
ser) Borren, and this union resulted in the birth of 
eight children, five of whom are living, viz.: 



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Rhoda, Lucy, Peny, Maude and Martlia. Mrs. 
Mary L. Life was born in Tennessee, Nov. 2, 1842, 
and when ten years old removed witii her parents 
to Illinois. Upon reaching womanliood she was 
married, and became tlic mother of one child, a 
daughter, Ann Elizabeth. Her father's name was 
Adam Kinser. 

The father of our subject was John Life, a na- 
tive of West Virginia, where he grew to man's es- 
tate, and married .Julia A. Bauragartner, a native 
of Germany. They removed to Indiana, where 
they spent their last days. 



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y.ALLACE B. & MARION HAWK, drug- 
gists of Beattie, were born in Nodaway 
^^y County, Mo., Dec. 18, 1857. They were 
educated in Missouri, worked with their father on 
the farm, and also were in the mercantile business 
with him until he came to Beattie and established 
a drug store in 1880. The brothers came here soon 
after, and have remained here continuously, and 
now have a fine stock of goods and a good trade. 
They are among the representative men of the 
town, highly spoken of as lionorable and honest 
business men. 

W. B. Hawk married Miss Mina Sheldon, Sept. 
22, 1885. Miss Sheldon was born in Seneca, this 
State, and is the daughter of Dr. J. J. Sheldon, 
who for many years preached in Seneca and in 
this place. She is the mother of one child, a daugh- 
ter. Ruby. Marion Hawk is still unmarried. Messrs. 
Hawk are members of the Masonic fraternity. 



0~ KA C. ALLEN. The Empire State sent its 
\ full quota of sturdy men to swell the pio- 
_^ neer settlements in the early days of our 
country's history. Scarcely a town dots the West- 
ern plains without it contains, in its long list of 
early sufferers from the privations and hardships 
natural to a new country, some of the names of the 
sons of that grand old State which is always fore- 



most where duty calls to the front, and, therefore, 
we are not surj^rised tliat among those who came 
to Marysville in its early days should lie included 
a few of the sons of New York. 

Prominent among these is the subject of this 
sketch, Ora C. Allen, who claims Poolville, Madi- 
son Co., N. Y., as his birthplace. Born there Oct. 
2, 1818, the first four years of his life were passed 
within its limits. When he had reached that age, 
his father sought a home in Tioga County, Pa., 
and there the family remained until 1837, when 
they came to Mentor, Ohio. Here, in the town 
sacred to the name of Garfield, Mr. Allen lived 
until he had reached his twentieth year. It may 
be well to state that Mr. Allen enjoyed a near ac- 
quaintanceship with the lamented President and 
his familj*. 

In 1839, Mr. Allen became imbued with an ad- 
veuturons spirit, and decided to visit Illinois. For 
the next two years he had no permanent home, 
part of his time being passed in Peru and part in 
St. Louis. In .Tune, 1843, he married Miss Joan 
Osborne, and made his home in Knox County, 
where he engaged in blacksmithing and wagon- 
making. The 3'ears were uneventful until the de- 
sire came to push on farther West, and in Maj', 
1864, he reached Kansas, locating at Barrett, this 
count3', where he purchased an improved farm and 
entered the mercantile field. For ten years he re- 
mained on tlie farm in Clear Fork Township, and 
finally, in Sei)tember, 1885, came to Marysville to 
be near his children, of whom six are living, one 
having died. Following are their names: Sarah 
A. Massey, of Center Township; Mary E., Mrs. 
W. H.Smith; J. C, a resident of Seneca; Kate, 
Mrs. George T. Smith; Frank, a clerk in a grocery; 
and J. R., of Concordia. 

Mrs. Allen, nee Joan Osborne, was born in San- 
gamon County, 111., near Springfield, Sept. 19. 
1819. She is a daughter of Stephen Osborne, one 
of the oldest settlers in Illinois, and also a sister 
of the Osbornes, who live in the southern part of 
this county. Mr. Allen has held several important 
positions, political and otherwise, during his resi- 
dence in Kansas and Illinois. For eight years he 
was County Commissioner, filling this position 
with rare acceptance to the people, He has also 




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Residence OF Charles J Johnson, 5ec.10. Cottage HiLL~fowN5H 



PORTRAIT AXI) BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



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been Land Agent for the Central Branch Railroad, 
appraising the lands and furnishing the t3'pographi- 
cal description of them, and selling thousands of 
acres for this railroad. 

When Mr. Allen first came to this county, the 
valleys contained but a few settlers, and the up- 
lands were left to their pristine solitude, as they 
were considered unsafe to dwell upon. He assures 
us there is at this day probablj' more than double 
the number of acres of timber than at that time; 
much of its present growth is a natural one, as tiie 
annual IJres have gradually diminished with the 
settlement of the State. AVhile a resident of Illi- 
nois, Mr. Allen was quite a prominent man, hold- 
ing the offices of Commissioner. Justice of the 
Peace, and also that of Countj' Clerk for Mercer 
County. 

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'^'I'OHN ARMSTRONC; is a native of Logan 
II Parish. Count}' Longford, Ireland. Hispar- 
^,,^1 ] ents, AVilliam and Eliza (Blessinglon) Arm- 
"^^A/ strong, together with their ancestors, had 
been born and reared in the same county, and there 
the}- died. x\ll were reared in the Catholic faith. 
Our subject was about nineteen years of age when 
he left his native country for the United States. 
He landed at New York, where he remained about 
two years, and thence removed to DeKalb County, 
111., where he worked upon a railroad about six 
years. Thence he went to Chicago, where he was 
employed in a foundry about six 3-ears. He then, 
in November. 1870, came to Kansas, and home- 
steaded fort}' acres of the farm, which he now pos- 
sesses. His first dwelling was a dug-out. in which 
the family lived for several years, our subject work- 
ing as best he could for money to support them. 
As soon as he was able to obtain necessary material, 
and take time for the labor, he with his own hands, 
erected a nice stone house. He has since bought 
eighty acres, and now his farm of 120 acres is un- 
der good cultivation with a fine orchard of about 
200 trees, and such other improvements as are 
usually made by an enterprising agriculturist. 

ilr. Armstrong was married in Chicago, 111., to 
Mary, daughter of Mike and Mary (Farrell) Cori- 



gan, a native of the same county as himself. To 
them were born the following children: JIaryA.. 
now !Mrs. Frank Bel); Ellen, now Mrs. Thomas Far- 
rell. living in Washington County, Kan.; William 
(deceased); Kate, now Mrs. Jacob Reitor, (see 
sketch); John William. Benjamin. Andrew, antl 
James. 

Mrs. Armstrong was reared in the Catholic 
Church of the parish of Foreigny Chapel, of which 
her parents and ancestors, as far as known, were 
members. She with her husband and family fol- 
lowed in the faith of their fathers. 



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^ETER SCHUMACHER, of Logan Town- 
,. ship, was born in Lutzenburg, Germany, 
?*^ in September, 1846, and lived there until 
\ fifteen years old. He attended the schools 
of his native Province, and at the age mentioned 
went to Paris, France, where he worked at finishing 
leather and remained about seven ye.ars. Then 
returning home he staid there about three mouths 
and in the spring of 1855 set out for America, 
landing in New York City after sixty-four days, 
on the 25th of May. He was accompanied by his 
bride of a month, he having been married in his 
native place to Susan, daughter of Michel and 
Mary (Reece) Cuppes. Her parents were natives of 
Luxemburg, where they reared their faniilv of 
eight children and died in the faith of the Catholic 
Church. 

The parents of our subject were Matliew and 
Kate (Herber) Schumacher, also a native of Lux- 
emburg and members of the Catholic Church, to 
which their ancestors had belonged as far back as 
the records go. Mr. and Mrs. Schumacher soon 
after their arrival in America made their way to 
Wisconsin and located on a farm, where they lived 
five years and then removed to Northern Michigan, 
where Mr. Schumacher was employed in the eojjper 
mines about eight years. Thence he came to Kan- 
sas in the fall of 1865. 

He first located on section 12, Logan Township, 
where his son Peter now lives and owns 160 acres. 
Later,he removed to section 1 3, where he has effected 



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good impiovenients, putting up a house and barn 
and other buildings, and is the owner of 240 acres. 
He has a large variety of fruit including an acre of 
grapes of excellent varieties, and an apple orchard 
which yields bountifully. Mr. and Mrs. Schu- 
macher are members of the Catholic Church at 
Marysville, and the parents of six children. Mag- 
gie became the wife of Nicholas Mollinger and tiie 
mother of two children— Katie and Mathew; she 
died Aug. 3, 1885. aged thirty years. Katie mar- 
ried Charles Huver: Peter J. is written of elsewhere 
in this Album. The others are Mathew, Susan 
and Stephen. 

Mr. Schumacher landed in America without any 
money and commenced working by the month, 
being thus occupied in Wisconsin and Michigan 
and after coming to this county. He saved what 
he could of his earnings and thus obtained his 
start in life. He constructed the tunnel under the 
Marysville mill now owned by Perry Hutchinson 
which job assisted him greatly. Indians yet lin- 
gered in this region and he was obliged to leave 
his wife and little children at home in the cabin 
trembling with fear at times. Had it not been for 
the kindness of Mr. Hutchinson our subject and 
many others vvould have l)een obliged to leave the 
country or starve. 

The first harness owned by Mr. Schumacher was 
made from leather taken from olil boot legs and 
used for light work. As soon as the boys were 
large enough they commenced breaking prairie 
with the oxen. The father would put the yoke on 
the oxen Monday morning and it would be left 
there until he came home Saturday night, the boys 
not being able to take it off. As years passed by 
things in general became better for both man and 
beast. 



i)HOMAS D. S A T T E R F I E L D, Deputy 
County Surveyor of Marshall County, is 
recognized as one of the old residents of 
of the Sunflower State, in which he took up his 
residence in the year 1875. He was born in Adams 
County. Ohio, on the 8th of October, 1835, and 
there spent his youthful days, obtaining a more 



than ordinarily good education. He completed his 
studies in South Salem Academy, after which he 
taught in his own and adjoining counties until 
coming to the farther West. Prior to this he liad 
been elected Surveyor of Pike County, Ohio, hold- 
ing the office three j'ears, and for a period of twenty- 
one years he was engaged almost continuouslj' as a 
teacher, with which he combined surveying, and 
was also owner of a farm in Highland County, 
Ohio. 

On Feb. 8, 18G6, our subject was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Alice J. Renoe. The3' settled on a 
farm in Highland County, where they lived until 
she died, he coming to this State. Their union has 
been blest by the birth of four children, the eldest 
of whom, a daughter, Ella May, is the wife of 
William Smith, of Highland County, Ohio, and 
the mother of one son. Daisv Florence married 
William McMoran, of Home City, Kan., and is the 
mother of a son, Hugh; Mr. McMoran is engaged 
as a lumbermiin. Winnie Burton and Alta Blanche 
remain at home with their parents. The wife and 
mother departed this life in Highland County, Ohio, 
Oct. 8, 1875. 

On Nov. 25, 1875, Mr. Scatterfield landed in the 
city of Beattie. this county, and soon afterward 
purchased a farm in Center Tovvnshii\five miles 
south. He effected good improvements upon a 
raw, uncultivated tract of land, making fences, 
setting oat fruit and shade trees, erecting buildings 
and bringing about the other comforts and conve- 
niences suggested to the enterprising and progres- 
sive citizen. He still owns the farm and spends 
much of his time looking after his agricultural in- 
terests. He was married the second time, Oct. 28, 
1877, to Mrs. Henrietta A. (Higgins) Morgan, of 
Berryville, Ohio. They are the jarents of twin 
oirls — Lulu Pearl and Birdie Berl,and Julia Hazel. 
Mr. Satterfield usually votes the straight Demo- 
cratic ticket. He is a man of high character, and 
universally respected. 

The father of our subject was .Tames Satterfield, 
a native of Virginia, and born Jan. 1. 1809. When 
a boy of ten years he removed with his parents to 
Pike County, Ohio, where he was bred to farm pur- 
suits and married Miss Mahala Legg, of Loudoun 
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Adams County, Ohio, and becamo the parents of 
ten cliildreii, seven of whom lived to mature years. 
The father departed this life in 1.SH7. IMrs. Alice 
J. (Renoe) Satterfleld was lion, in Highland 
Count}', Ohio, .June 2, 184.o. and was the daughter 
of Simpson Renoe, Esq., a prominent man in his 
coinniunity. who served as Justice of the Peace for 
the long- period of thirty j-ears, and is still living'. 
The mother, Mrs. Eleanor (Hastings) Renoe, died 
some years ago. 

Mrs. Henrietta A. (Iliggins) Satterfleld was 
horn in Highland County, Ohio, in October, 1852, 
and is the daughter of Thomas and Julia A. 
(Weaver) Higgins. She spent her girlhood daj-s 
in her native county, remaining under the parental 
roof until her first marriage. Her father. Thomas 
Higgins, was a native of Virginia, went with his 
parents to Ohio when a boy, whore he was reared 
to man's estate and occupied himself as a farmer 
and general merchant at Berry villc. He departed 
this life in the spring of 1888; his widow is still 
living. Miss Henrietta Alice Higgins received a 
good education.and lived with her p.arents in her na- 
tive count}' until her marriage with James Morgan, 
who was the son of a prominent merchant of Ber- 
ryvlUe, and occupied himself during his younger 
years in his father's store. After marriage Mr. and 
Mrs. Morgan lived in the village of Berr3'ville 
about six months, and then Mr. Morgan was 
stricken with that dread disease, consumption. He 
was sent to Texas with the hope of recovery, but 
receiving no benefit, went to Montana, whence he 
wrote many times, and there died. To his wife 
there was born one son, Richard, and the mother 
lived with her father whose land .adjoined the town 
of Berr_yvillc, for six years. At the expiration of 
this time she was married to our subject. Her son, 
Richard, is now a young man of great promise, 
and remains with his grandmother in Berry ville, 
completing his education and being usefully em- 
l)loyed during his vacations. 

During the Civil War Mr. Satterfleld was elected 
Lieutenant Colonel in Pike County of the 1st 
Ohio Militia, and drilled his regiment regularly. 
Although never called out, they held themselves 
in readiness, especially daring the time of Mor- 
gan's I'aid, and blockading tlie road sent for arrqs, 



and were going up the canal lo the town of Jasper, 
passing the liridge over which Morgan made the 
passage about five minutes before. They harrassed 
him all that it was in their power to do without 
their^arms. 

In Highland County, Oliio, Mr. S,atterfleld held 
the office of Township Clerk one^erm, and Dep- 
uty County Surveyor for three years, and was a 
member of the School Bord. He has always main- 
tained his interest'in educational matters, and has 
held conventions in both Highland and Pike Coun- 
ties. He followed teaching .three years after his 
second marriage, and until his'wife's health failed. 



^|OHN PALMER,:Justice of the Peace of 
Blue Rapids^Township, has held his pres- 
ent office for a period of four years and 
(^/y given general satisfaction. He is an old and 
highly-respected citizen, cultivated in thought and 
with a well educated mind, a man greatly interested 
in the advancement of education, an old music and 
singing teacher, active in politics, voting with the 
Republican party, a strong temperance advocate, 
and generally in favor of those measures tending 
to the social and moral advancement of mankind. 
He is one of those kindly characters, genial, cor- 
dial and refined, with whom an hour may always 
be spent pleasantly and profitably. The family 
occupies a high social position, and have borne no 
unimportant part in sustaining the standard of 
moralit}' and piety. 

The Palmer homestead, comprising a fine farm 
of 160 acres, is pleasantly situated on section 6 in 
Blue Rapids Township, and has about it the air of 
plent}- and comfort, which is always so pleasing to 
contemplate. The subject of our sketch was born 
in Clarkson, Monroe Co., N. Y., Feb. 6, 1820, and 
is the son of the once well-known Deacon Joel 
Palmer,a native of North Branford, Conn., who by 
trade was a tanner,currier and shoemaker combined. 
The father of our subject was born in 1779. and 
was in the vigor of young manhood during the 
War of 1812. in which he took an active jiart as 
Sergeant, He married Miss Phc))e Barlow, a native 



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I'ORTUAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUIM. 



of Massachusetts. ( Irandfatlier Barlow served as a 
soldier in the Revolutionary War, and after, its 
close established himself on a farm in the vicinity 
of Lima, Livingston Co., N. Y. To him and his 
wife. Phebe, there were born nine children, all of 
whom grew to mature years. The grandparents 
died at the agos of seventy and eighty-nine respect- 
ively. The parents of our subject were eighty-nine 
and seventy years, respectively, at the time of their 
decease. There had been born to them nine chil- 
dren, five sons and four daughters, five of whom 
are living and located mostly in New York. The 
family traces its ancestry directly to Walter Palmer, 
of Stonington, Conn. 

The subject of this sketch acquired a practical 
education, and wlien leaving the common school 
pursued his studies for a time in the academy of his 
native town. When a youth of eighteen he struck 
out for himself, teaching during the winter season. 
He thereafter was thus occupied, with the exception 
of three years,froml)S39 to 1870, including ten terms 
taught in this State. He learned the trade of a 
tanner and currier witii his father, at which he was 
employed in the summer season in his native State 
until 1846. He then purchased a farm and worked 
upon it during the summer. Ou tlie M of May, 
1847, he was united in marriage with Miss Ann O. 
Clark, at the bride's home at Syracuse. This lady 
was a daughter of Daniel and Nancy (Wattles) 
Clark, who were natives respectively of Vermont 
and Lebanon, Conn. They, like tiie Palmers, came 
of Puritan stock, and set foot upon the soil of 
America as early as 1G21. 

Mrs. Palmer was the eldest in a family of five 
children, who grew to mature years, and was born 
in Manlius, N. Y., April 8, 1822. She .attended 
the common school at Rochester, and the Academy 
at Clarkson. She possesses considerable musical 
talent, and since 1842 has been a teacher of the 
|)iano and organ. She inherited this talent from 
lier father, who for many years was the organist at 
St. Luke's Church, at Rochester, N. Y. He de- 
parted this life in 1848, at the age of fifty-eight 
years. The mother died in 1837. aged forty -seven. 
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer after their marriage settled 
in what was then Clarkson. but is now Hamlin, 
win-re they lived until 1870, That year he game 



to this county, and was joined by the rest of the 
family the following spring. Mr. Palmer pre- 
empted his present farm in 1871, and finally en- 
tered it under the timber culture Act, and since 
that time has effected some fine improvements. It 
embraces 161 acres, sixty of which are under the 
plow. The proprietor has planted 2,700 trees on 
each acre of a body of fourteen acres, and has 
built a substantial stone house, besides erecting 
the other structures necessary for the successful 
prosecution of his calling. He handles consider- 
able live-stock, and to this devotes nearly all the 
grain raised on the place. 

Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, 
of whom the record is as follows: Charles H.; 
John N., who died in New York; Marcia, John 
N., George H., AVilliam B., Frances A., Emma and 
Pidward P. Charles II., who married Miss Ida 
Brooks, is the father of two children, and lives in 
Missouri. Marcia is the wife of Furgess A. Edin- 
borough; tliey have three children, and are living 
in Wells Township, tliis county. John N. married 
Miss Stella R. Blaney, and they live in Cleburne, 
Eiley County, this State; they have no children. 
George II. married Miss Kate Bowman, and they 
live in Concordia; they have two children. Will- 
iam B. remains at home with his parents. Frances 
passed to her last rest Aug. 31, 1888; she was a 
devoted Christian, and beloved by all who knew her 
for her unselfish and gentle disposition. Emma mar- 
ried A. E. Holick, who resides near Sharon's Springs. 
John N., who is engaged in the mercantile busi- 
ness, has charge of two Sunday-schools. The other 
son, George H., is likewise an active worker in the 
Sundaj'-school and a le.ader of the choir most of 
the time, and is in the employ of the Citizens' Na- 
tional Bank of Concordia. The children, as well 
as the parents, are actively interested in the cause 
of temjjerance. 

Mr. and Mrs. Palmer are members of the Con- 
gregational Ciiurch of Blue Rapids, in which our 
subject has been a Deacon, and both have officiated 
as teachers in the Sunday-school. While a resident 
of Clarkson, N.Y''., Mr. Palmer was Superintendent 
of Schools. He also taught music, both vocal and 
instrumental. He took an active part in politics 
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Republican ticket. Altiiough a strong temperance 
man he is averse to a tiiird pavt3-. The eldest son. 
Charles H., has been a teacher of music in the 
common school since a youth of nineteen j'ears, 
and for man^' years has been Sundaj'-school Su|)er- 
intendeiit; otherwise he is engaged in farming. 



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'it, AME.S FITZGERALD. Well would it be 
for our country if every "old settler" had 
the record of fine character .-ind financial 
success of the subject of this sketch, whose 
home is just outside the city limits, west of Beattie. 
The main business part of the city is built upon 
land preempted b}- Mr. Fitz Gerald in 1859, said 
land comprising 160 acres on sections 21, 2 and 9. 
In August, 1866, the subject of this sketch came 
here to live, residing for nine years in a building 
opposite the Catholic Church. In 1872 he agreed 
with Mr. Watkins. who lived just west, to give the 
railroad every other city lot if a depot was located 
here, the railroad company to plat a quarter-section, 
and in order to secure this end, he visited St. 
Joseph to present in person to the railroad officials 
tiie offer of himself. H. C. Smith and Mr. Hamilton, 
and arguments at his command in favor of his pro- 
ject. He sold village lots on what he still owned, 
and bought more land outside, so that he now 
owns 500 acres near the town. He is engaged in 
geuer.'d farming and stock-raising. In the year 
1875 Mr. Fitz Gerald built a fine large stone house, 
which has a beautiful lawn surrounding it and 
good stone walks, the stone being supplied from a 
flue quarry on his own land, which is still in opera- 
tion through another party. We invite the atten- 
tion of our readers to a fine engraving of this at- 
tractive residence. 

Mr. Fitz Gerald was born in Ireland in 1829. 
When twenty-two years old he came to America, 
first settling in Maryland, where he remained for 
six years, becoming a citizen of the I'nited States. 
He spent two years in Chicago, and then came to 
Kansas, in 1858, locating in Atchison, where he re- 
mained until after the war. He married Miss Mary 
Nolan, of Baltimore, Md., who is still living. 



Mr. and Mrs. Fitz Gerald are tiie parents of 
eight children, of whom six are still living. Thej' 
are named respectively : Patrick .S.. Ellen. Katie, 
John, Rose and William F. All still make this their 
home, with the exception of Patrick S., w-ho mar- 
ried Miss Florence Patterson of this citj', and re- 
sides at St. Joseph, Mo. One of the original 
members of the Catholic Church of this city, Mr. 
Fitz Gerald aided largely in its organization in 
1668. Mr. Fitz Gerald has stood by the church, 
assisting to build in 1881, doing his duty as far as 
he was able, and living to see the soeietj' grow 
from eight families to a flourishing organization of 
fifty. 

Our subject has been an active business man, not 
looking for political offices, but has served the 
township as Trustee for two terms. He now votes 
with the Republican party, though formerly a 
Democrat. Mr. Fitz Gerald has done much to make 
the town of Beattie what it is, both as regards l)us- 
iness and church work, and well deserves the re- 
spect of every resident of this thriving village. 



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^^yiRlSTlAN SCHKOEDER, son of Ludwig 
'l(^L and Joh,anna Schroeder, was born Jul3- 10, 
^^f' 1840, in Gustrow, in the Duchy of Meck- 
lenburg Schw^erin, and w.as a resident of the Ger- 
man Empire until the age of thirty-one. He was 
reared upon a farm, and received his education in 
the common schools. After arriving at the proper 
age for army service, he served between two and 
three 3-ears as a baggage master. He was then em- 
ployed upoH a farm. Leaving his native country 
in 1871. he emigrated to America, landing at Castle 
Garden, New York, whence he came directly to 
this county, engaging in farming six miles west of 
Marysville. Here he remained for six 3'ears, then 
removing to Franklin Township, he bought 160 
acres of land on section 17, on which he has since 
resided. He has erected a substantial brick house, 
accoinpanied by adequate farm buildings, and 
brought his place to a fine state of productiveness. 
Soon after his arrival in this State he married 
Miss Wilhelmina Bell, the ceremony taking place 



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Nov. 7, 1871, in Marysville. She was the daughter 
of Ludwig and Mary Bell. Mrs. Schroeder was 
born in Hohenfeld, Germany, Oct. 18, 1846. She 
is the mother of three children — Mary, Wilhelmina 
and Charles. 

Mr. Schroeder is a man of intelligence, energy 
and uprightness, a reliable citizen, commanding the 
respect of the entire community. Politically, he is 
independent, and votes for the men he deems best 
qualified for the office. 



<S^DWARD D. WHEELER, nurseryman and 
lU) fruit-grower, of Blue Rapids, has been a resi- 
Jt — ^ dent of Marshall County for the past nine- 
teen years. He is a native of Vermont, born at 
Nortli Pownal, in Beuninglon County, Sept. 8, 1837. 
His parents were George E. aud Cordelia (Whip- 
ple) Wheeler. Two brothers of the Wheeler fam- 
ily came from England in early times, one of them 
locating in Connecticut, and one going to the South- 
ern States. From the former is descended this 
branch of the family. The great-grandfather of 
our subject, whose name was Edward, was prob- 
ably born in Connecticut, and was a sou of the 
brother who settled there on his, emigration from 
England. Edward AVheeler lived to be one hundred 
and five years old. He liad three sons— Shadrach, 
Orelius. and Elias, the latter being the grandfather 
of him of whom we write; Elias was probably born 
in Connecticut, but later in life became a farmer 
aud cattle-drover in Bennington County, Vt., where 
he died. His wife was Olive Niles, who was also 
descended from a family of old settlers in New 
England, her people being prominent factory own- 
ers, and identified with the woolen-mill interests. 
Both died in Bennington County. They had a 
numerous family, eight sous and seven daughters. 
Their son George E. was the father of E. D. He 
was born on the home farm in Shaftesburg, Ben- 
nington Co., Vt., in 1810, and he died in Lockport, 
Niagara Co., N. Y., in 186;'), aged fifty-five years. 
In his youth George E. Wheeler was a teacher, af- 
terward a farmer in Vermont, and about 1811, he 



emigrated to AVestern New York, engaging in farm- 
ing, and raising and dealing in live-stock. He also 
gave some attention to fruit-growing, in which he 
was quite successful. While living in Vermont, he 
was a captain in a militia regiment under the old 
State system. He was a candid, upright man, of 
unimpeachable integrity, whose word was regarded 
bj' those who knew him, as good as a written prom- 
ise. He never pushed himself forward in public 
affairs, and never aspired to office. In North Pow- 
nal, Vt., he was married to Miss Cordelia Whipple, 
who was also born in the year 1810, and died in 
Lockport, N. Y., March 13, 1889, aged seventy- 
nine years. Her family were also of New England 
origin, of the Massachusetts Whipples, well-known 
and numerous in that region. She was a pious 
woman, and was a good wife and mother. George 
Wheeler and wife were the parents of eight chil- 
dren, as follows: Elias was a farmer and fruit- 
grower in Niagara County^ N. Y., and during the 
Civil War enlisted in Col. Berdoin's regiment of 
sharp-shooters, and was killed near White House 
Landing, Va.; Edward D. was next; Mary was the 
wife of J. W. Vail, a merchant in Lockport, N. Y., 
where she died ; Everett V. is a fruit-grower, and 
also makes his home at Lockport, N. Y.; Laura A. 
is the wife of George H. INIood^-. a nurseryman of 
Lockport; Andrew died at the age of sixteen; Cor- 
delia was the wife of Peter Johnson, now an orange 
grower in Valousia County, Fla., where she died; 
and George D. is now a resident of Sacramento, 
Cal.. aud is also engaged in fruit-growing. 

Edward D. was four years of age when his par- 
ents removed from Vermont to Wyoming County, 
N. Y., and two years later they went to Lockport, 
N. Y., where his boyhood was spent, and where he 
attended the district school, and afterward the 
Union High School in that city. For five or six 
winters he taught school in Niagara County, and 
previous to that, and while teaching, he engaged in 
buj'ing aud selling produce, and in fruit-growing, 
and was esiiecially successful in grafting, to which 
he gave much attention. On giving up his schools 
in New York, he was for two years a Government 
detective, acting on the Canadian border, and re- 
signing that position in 1862, returned to Lock- 
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737 



cit3' engaged for four 3'ears in hotel and restaurant 
business. From Cliicago he returned to Lockport, 
N. Y., and engaged in commission business, stay- 
ing there until he came to Kansas. He came direct 
to Marshall Count}-, arriving liert July 5, 1870, 
and jireempted a claim on what is now section 31, 
in Blue Rapids Cit}- Township. The following 
winter he taught school, and in the following spring 
proved up on his claim, and being then married, 
moved on to a farm near his present home, on 
which he lived a year, during which time he built 
the house in which he now lives, having bought the 
twenty -five acres on which it stands. Here he is 
engaged in market gardening, fruit growing and 
in the nursery business, in which he has been quite 
successful, and in which he is still actively engaged, 
his farm and garden being in the northeastern 
corner of the city of Blue Rapids, on section 21. 

April 13, 1871, Mr. Wheeler was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Martha B. Matthews, daughter of 
Isaac V. and Phrebe A. (Brooks) Matthews. The 
Matthews family were of English descent, and set- 
tled in Massachusetts, the great-grandfather of 
Mrs. Wheeler having been a fisherman at Cape Cod, 
whence he removed to Vermont, in which State 
Isaac V. Matthews was born on August 17, 1810. 
While still a young man he removed to New York, 
living in Genesee County a while and then going 
to Michigan, but later, returning to New York, and 
is now living in Genesee Falls, Wyoming County, 
on his farm, but retired from active labor. 

He has been three times married, his first wife, 
Effle E. Bliss, living but a year after her marriage. 
She had no children. His second wife to whom he 
was married in Wyoming, Wyoming Co., N. Y., in 
1839. was Miss Phoebe A. Brooks, mother of Mrs. 
Wheeler. She was born at that place in 1814, and 
died there in 18o8, aged forty-four years. The third 
wife of Mr. Matthews was Cynthia A. Ckite, who 
is now living with her husband in New York. The 
Brooks familj- were also of English ancestry, and 
settled in Connecticut, from which State the father 
of Mrs. Jlatthews, named Benedict Brooks, re- 
moved to Wyoming County, and there he pur- 
chased a large tract of land on which he lived the 
balance of his life, dying in 1858, aged eighty-four 
years, having been born in 1774. He w.-is married 



in New York to Mary McNair, of Scotch descent, 
she being born in Livingston County, N. Y. She 
died in Wyoming County in 1847, at the age of 
sixty-four. Their daughter, Phrebe A., was mother 
of five children, of wliom Mrs. Wheeler was the 
oldest. The next was Henry M., a practicing law- 
yer in Chicago, III.; Charles B., who is in the oil 
business in Buffalo. N. Y. He came to Blue Rapids 
in 1870, with the Genesee colony, and look an 
active part in the location of the city of Blue 
Rapids, and was a leading member of the various 
committees appointed by the colonists to push their 
enterprise, and while he was at the front its affairs 
were well managed. He went back East in 1873, 
and has since been connected with large enterprises, 
and was the organizer of the Buffalo Lubricating 
Company, the only concern which ever successfully 
fought that giant monopoly, the Standard Oil Com- 
pany, which vainly tried to ruin their rival, but 
paid dearly in damages for the attempt. This 
shows the metal of which Mr. Matthews is made. 
The fourth of tlie family is Hugh V., who is farm- 
ing and has a loan agency in Salem, Oregon. He 
also was a member of the colony, and with his 
brother Charles B., bought the eighty acres of land, 
on which Mr. Wheeler and his family now live. He 
and his brother had a land agency in Blue Rapids, 
and they owned a large amount of land in this 
county, and in other parts of Kansas, owning at 
one time a large part of the site of the present 
city of Concordia. He stayed in Blue Rapids 
about three years, then returning to his old home 
going from there to Concordia, Kan., and after a 
few years emigrating to Oregon. The youngest 
was Willie, who died at the age of seven years. 

Mrs. AVheeler was born in Wyoming, AYyomino- 
Co., N. Y., May 31 , 1841. She "lived in her native 
county until she came to Kansas with her two 
brothers in 1870, arriving here March 10. She 
was married the following year. The union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler has been blessed by the 
birth of four children, as follows: Laura M., born 
in 1872; Charles E., in 1873; Mary A., in 1876- 
and Frederick II., in 1881. 

Mr. Wheeler is a member of the Masonic frater- 
nity, but has not affiliated with the bodies here. He 
and his wife and two eldest children are members 



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PORTRAIT AND 15I0GRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



of the First Presbyterian Church of Blue Rapids, 
of which he is now a Trustee, and the family are 
among the most highly esteemed members of tlie 
community in which they reside. 



Vf/OHN SCHUBKAGEL. This prominent 
stock-raiser and farmer resides in the south- 
eastern part of Vermillion Township, own- 
^^/ ing 240 acres of fine land in-tlie southeastern 
part of section 30 and northwestern part of section 
31. He makes a specialty of breeding Poland- 
China hogs and Short-horn cattle, having about 
150 liead of the former and a good herd of the lat- 
ter. If he has an}' ambition beside the attainment of 
financial prosperity and leading a life honorable, 
pure and upright, it is that he may some day be 
the owner and manager of a large breeding farm, 
and he certainly is making a creditable beginning 
toward obtaining the object longed for. His land 
is suited for a model farm, such as Mr. ISchubkagel 
makes of it, being beautifully situated and well 
watered, while the soil is fertile and yields bounti- 
fully to the kindly touch of man. Mr. Schubka- 
gel also claims to be the owner of the finest herd 
of blooded Poland-China hogs in this section of 
the State, but while mainly interested in stock- 
raising lie does not neglect the general management 
of the agricultural department of the estate. He 
owns and occupies a cozy home, delightfully situ- 
ated, and it is represented on another page of this 
volume b}' a fine engraving. 

A personal history of our subject would be very 
incomplete without considerable mention of his 
wife, who is ever ready with kind words and care- 
ful hands to promote the happiness of the home. 
CJuick in decision, fruitful in resources, full of ani- 
mation and energy, she impresses a stranger as cap- 
able of managing affairs of large moment, while 
among her friends for miles around she is recog- 
nized as a kind-hearted, amiable and generous 
woman, hospitable to all who come under her roof 
and cliaritable toward tlie erring and distressed. 
She is an essential factor in the family circle, whose 



interests are ever uppermost in her mind and to 
whom she is devoted with her whole heart and 
soul. 

The subject of this biographical notice was born 
July 17, 1848, in Carroll County, Md., his parents 
being AVilliam and Sarah (Buchen) Schubkagel, the 
father a native of Germany, while the mother was 
born in Maryland, of German parentage. The ma- 
ternal grandfather .served in the Revolutionary 
War, dj'ing in 1851 at the age of ninety-five years. 
William Schubkagel learned carpentering in his 
bojiiood and youth, a trade he followed during the 
earlier part of his life, but in his later \'ears he en- 
gaged in the pursuit of agriculture. He was 
twice married, his first wife being Sarah Buchen, 
who became the mother of five children, namel}': 
William; John, of whom we write; Sarah. David, 
Margaret, who died when a year old. The 
eldest, William, is a merchant and is engaged in 
business in Baltimore, Md. He was married 
twice, his first wife being Miss Johana Woolston, 
who died without leaving any children. By his 
second wife William has become the father of two 
children. The eldest daughter and third child, 
Sarah is also a resident of Baltimore, and is the 
wife of John Huston, a merchant in the Monu- 
mental City; they have one child living. David 
is unmarried and is engaged in farming near 
Gilmore City, Iowa. 

Again uniting his interests with those of 
another, Mr. Schubkagel chose as his wife 
Margaret Wizner, by whom he had nine children: 
Christopher; George, who died in infancy; Jane, 
Kate, Josephine, Margaret died in infancy, Nanc)', 
Henry and one who died in infancy. Christopher 
is at present residing on Ids father's farm in Liv- 
ingston County, III.; Kate became the wife of 
George Beaver, to whom she bore two children, 
and then died at the early age of twenty-two years; 
Josei)hine married George Smith, a machinist re- 
siding in Baltimore, and was removed by death 
from her home, at the early age of twenty-five 
years; Jane, Nancy, and Henry are living at home 
with their parents. 

John Schubkagel, the second son in his father's 
family, lived with his parents until he became of 
age, and began life for himself as a renter near 



PORTUAIT AND BlOCiUAPHlCAL ALBITM. 



739 



Canton. Fultuu C u.. 111. Afttiwanl ho rented land 
and engaged in agrioultmal puisuits in McLean 
Count}-, the same State. By prudent management 
he was enabled to save enough raone>- to bu}' land 
in Livingston County, and was » resident of tliis 
and Fulton County for about twelve years. 

The beauty of Illinois scenery, the fertility of 
her soil and the advantages of her cities, did not 
suffice, however, to keep .lohn .Shubkagel within 
her limits. Kansas presented such an opening as 
an older State never could grant, and therefore in 
1879. our subject wended his way Westward, and 
purchased land, his present place of 240 acres, on 
which he removed in JLarch. 

Mention has .already been made of the wife of 
Mr. Schubkagel, with whom he was united in mar- 
riage, Feb. 23, 1879, in Livingston County. 111. 
Her maiden name was Lydia Stafford, and her birth 
occurred .Tan. 7. 18(il. Iler parents, W.ashington 
and Klizabctli (Lcckliter) Stafford, were born 
.Sept. ."i, 1820, and Feb. 5. 1823, respectively, 
and were natives of N'irginia. Tc« Washington 
Stafford and his wife were born ten children, seven 
now living, of whum the record is as follows: 
.lames AVilliara, born Nov. 30. 1843: .Tohn Wesley. 
Feb. 12, 1849; Mary Louisa, .bin. 17, ]8.j2; 
Matilda Catherine, March 2, 18.5(5; Lydia Eliza- 
beth, the wife of our subject. .Ian. 7. 1861 ; George 
B. McC, Jan. 27. 1864, and Mazy ,Iane, .July 18, 
1865. The others died in infancy. The father and 
mother are still living in Livingston County. 111. 
The oldest of their children. James W.,was united 
in marriage with Kate Hartman, and lives in Wil- 
berger County. Tex., where lie owns and operates a 
farm. He and his wife liave a family of six children. 
John Wesley resides in Ringgold County Iowa, 
where he is engaged in farming; iie became the 
husband of Miss Maggie Ridell, by whom he has 
two children. Joseph is engaged in mining in 
Colorado, and resides there with his wife, who w.is 
formerly Lizzie McDowell, and by whom he has 
four children; Mary L. is a resident of Livingston 
County, 111., and is the wife of (ieorge Flurer, a 
farmer of that county; they are the parents of three 
children. Matilda married Charles Foitz, a farmer 
of Marshall County, and tiiey have five children : 
George B. McC. lives in Livingston County. [11., 



and selected as his life partner Libbic Weller; Mazy 
Jane lives at home and is unmarried. 

Our subject and his wife have had four children 
born to them, one of whom, Jane Elizabeth, died 
when three months old; William G., John and Ida 
M. are at home, and are naturally the objects of 
loving interest and devoted care on the part of 
their parents. The family are regular .attendants 
of the Methodist Church, to which they belong, 
while in political sympathies Mr. .Schubkagel is 
a Prohibitionist. Socially, they are welcomed into 
the most refined circles of their community, where 
they are valued for their many honorable and 
worthy traits of character. 

REKELL & FLEMING, dealers in lumber 
and building m.aterial at St. Bridget, are 
numbered among its leading business men. 
The junior member, Mr. W. A. Fleming, was born 
in Clarion County, Pa., in 1851. and is the son of 
John and ;Mary Ann (Johnson) Fleming. The 
family in 1825 emigrated from the Keystone Stone 
to Illinois, settling ne.ar the present site of Gene- 
seo, Henry County, where the father purchased a 
tract of land which he improved into a good farm. 
He resided upon it until the spring of 1878, and 
then retiring from active labor took up his resi- 
dence in the town above mentioned. The son was 
reared on the farm and attended the district school 
during his j-ounger years, while later he took a 
course of study at Knox College, Galesburo-. 
Upon leaving college he Iiegan teaching and fol- 
lowed this profession in Henry County for three 
vcar.s. At the expiration of this time he returned 
to the farm .and engaged in agriculture. 

In the meantime, in the fall of 1877, Mr. Flemino 
w!is united in marriage with Miss Nellie M. 
Benedict, of Blue Rapids, Kan. Mrs. Fleming is 
the daughter of Foster E. and Jeanette (Follett) 
Benedict, who were among the earliest pioneers of 
Henry County. III., where their daughter Nellie 
M.. was born. The Benedicts were origin.ally from 
Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming remained at 
the old homestead until their removal to Summer- 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



field, about the 1st of March, 1889. Soon after- 
ward Mr. Fleming- associated himself with liis 
present partner, who was also from Henry Count3', 
111., but after leaving Illinois sojourned for a while 
in Gage County, Neb. There have been born to 
Mr. and Mrs. Fleming four children, Frederick M., 
Fannie, J., Charles Wilbert, and .Toim F. 

Mr. Fleming, poiiticall}', is a straight Republi- 
can, and while a resident of Henry County. 111., was 
elected to the office of County Clerk. He is a 



member in good standing of tiie Modern Wood- 
men, in which he carries $2,000 insurance for the 
benefit of iiis family. The firm of Trekell & Flem- 
ing carry a well-selected stock, and liave estab- 
lished a pajang trade. They have three yards in 
a town which seven months ago was unmarked by 
a single building of any kind, but which now boasts 
100 buildings and about 500 people. In its growth 
and development they have pcformed no unim- 
portant part. 








Abboll.J.M 633 

Acker, William 442 

Adams, John 23 

Adams, lohnQ jg 

Allen, O.C 728 

Allender, William H 520 

Alspach, C 3S0 

Anderson, N. P 405 

Andrews, Jacob E 233 

Anthony, George T 135 

Armstrong, John 731 

Armstrong, J. S 570 

Arthur Chester A 99 

Auld,DanC 399 

Axtell, A.C 463 



Ealderson, John 569 

Ball, JamesE 5t2 

Barbour, A. K 242 

Barks, C. F 266 

Barlow, Jacob H 610 

Barlow, Michael 726 

Barrett, A. G 450 

Barrett, Thomas 550 

Beach, Calvin G 665 

Becker, William 709 

Bell, William 165 

Bennett, Lloyd S..,- 467 

Bennett, M . T 390 

Bentley, Elijah 431 

Bentley, Samuel 469 

Bigham, A 257 

Bigham, Jonathan 565 

Billingsley, A. M 695 

Billirgsley, E. P 459 

Billingsley, Hon. J.lnies 503 

Binder,J.G 653 

Bishop, J 250 

Blakeway,J.S 241 

Blanchard, Horatio 669 

Bluhm, Joseph 288 

Bluhm, Christian 288 

Poyakin, Dr. Williamson F..579 



Boyd, Williams 385 

Bradshaw, J. M 355 

Brainard, M. C ,79 

Brenneke. H 576 

Brernan,P. A 6i5 

Bricc,E..M 52^ 

Brockmeyer, Ernst 470 

Brooks, A 23,, 

Brooks, William A 396 

Brown, C. C 703 

Brown, JohnG 257 

Brown, M. H 707 

Brown, Rev. J. M 337 

Brucker, Fred ,64 

Brucker, Fred ,66 

Brucker, Henry ,58 

Buchanan, James 75 

Burke, J. M 428 

Burke, JohnT 29c 

Burnett.P.S 4,9 

Butler, Rev. T.J 7,7 



Cain, Edward 165 

Caldwell, John 447 

Campbell, Ale.x 379 

Campbell, Patrick 40. 

Campbell, W. J 5,9 

Carney, E. G 392 

Carney, Thomas 115 

Cassidy, William 492 

Casterlinc, T. C 417 

Chaffee, C. 1 ,81 

Chaffee, R. .M 2,3 

Chambers, John 559 

Champagne, Peter 411 

Chapman, I. H ...237 

Chapman, Henry W 688 

Chesley, L. W ^j, 

Christianson,N. P ,s, 

Cleveland, Grover S 103 

Cockerill, William 506 

Cohrs, Peter ,95 

Cole, Dr. C. A 451 

Colgrove, William H ,62 

Compton, Ralph 382 

Cook, Charles A 403 

Cooper, Robert 430 

Corpstein, Thomas , 524 



Coulter, William 677 

Craft, R. S., M. D 563 

Cragle, William 448 

Craik, David ,73 

Cranston, William 159 

Crawford, Samuel J ,,9 

Crevier,John 705 

Crnsa, Peter 6,6 

Cunningham, R.G 696 

Cunningham, Thomas 185 

Curs, Charles 631 

Culler, E 640 



Daily, Philip jgo 

Davis, JamesM 296 

Dawes, JamesS 681 

Dawkins, John 670 

Degnan, [ohn 725 

De Lair, Edmund 352 

Dickey, J. C 3,6 

Dille, George J. T 307 

Dotson, S. L 326 

Doty, Hon. Wellington 182 

Dougherty, Barnard 672 

Douglass, P 406 

Duffy. G. W.,Sr 304 

Duntz, JohnH 546 



Eby,L. H 270 

Eddy, William W 270 

Edmundson, Cyrus ,85 

Edmundson,T. H ,80 

Edwards, Dr. A. G 303 

EUcnbecker, Joseph jr, 

Elliott, J. M 5S6 

Elliott. W. H 612 

Ely, George A 360 

Ensign, James F 3,3 

Eslerbrook, A. R 57, 

Estes, A. D 67^ 

Ewing, M. R 684 

Ewing, William A 395 



Fairbanks, Danforth 644 

Farrant, John P 631 

Farrar, Henry ,63 

Farrar, H.N 325 

Farrell, Patrick 206 

Farrell, P. J 200 

Fillmore, Millard 67 

Fillmore, Rollins. ,M. D....619 

Finnigin, Patrick ,76 

Fi,^ Gerald, James 735 

Fitzgerald, William 676 

Fleniintr W 4 

riemmg, n . a 73, 

flin, Amos 341 

Focks, Fred 654 

Follett, Henry C 606 

Ford, John C 709 

Frahm, August 643 

Frost, J. M 634 

Fuller, Reuben 380 

Fulton, E R 326 

Fulton, G. R 3,1 

Funck,Dr.G. M 3,4 



Garfield, James A g, 

Gebbie, George 219 

Gem City Rolling Mill 611 

Gerhart, A. A 233 

Gerlinger. G. Fred ,96 

Gilchrist, M rs. Harriet 647 

Click, George W ,^, 

Goldsberry, Eli '37, 

Goodwin, Judge C, 35, 

Gorbutt, Joseph 321 

Granger, W.J ^,3 

Grant, W. H ^^^ 

Grant,U.S 87 

Green, Nehemiah ,23 

Green, Stephen 309 

Griffee, Marshall ,g(, 

Griffee.Amon 589 

«"'«".J-D 343 

Griffis, DewittC 3,2 

GrifEs, Isaac N 364 

CJriswpM, p. W ',.« 



INDEX. 



littard, Xa 
ithrie. Da' 



Hahn, George 278 

Hall, M. B 711 

Hall, Martin V. B 315 

Hammett. F. \V 266 

Hammett, J. M 214 

Hammett. L.n 215 

Hammett, Benjamin J 171 

Hamntelt, Rebecca 171 

Hanke. I.ouis 222 

Harrison, Benj 107 

Harrison, William Henry 5. 

Hartman.Philo D 44S 

Harvey, James M 127 

Hawk, W. B 728 

Hawk, M 728 

Hayes, R. B 91 

Hayes,;. L 39' 

Hazcn, S. W 690 

Hazlett, J. L 268 

Healy, W. 1) ...658 

Hedge, Morgan 260 

Heisse, David 543 

Heleker, George B 435 

Hemphill, Capt. James.' 502 

Hill, Byron A 267 

Hill, William 429 

Hiner, .-^.C 224 

Hohn.Hon. .\ngust 473 

HoUe.Otto 192 

Holloway, I. B 221 

Holloway, Jacob L 272 

Holloway, Thomas L 229 

Holmes, Stafford 261 

Holton, C 230 

Hone, J. H 37° 

Hcrr, H.C 597 

Horr,T. C 597 

Howe, J. D 653 

Howes, Thomas 560 

Huber, .Anton 595 

Hughes, Patrick 44r 

Humfreville,H.,M. D 378 

Hnmphrey, Lyman U 151 

Hund.H 312 

Hunt, Frank L 687 

Hunt, James 633 

Hunt, John 174 

Hunt, William B 674 

Hurley, Rev. John A 490 

Hutchinson, Kdward 189 

Hutchinson, F.W 496 

Hutchinson, Hon. Perry. ,..155 

I 

Ingraham, Philo B 694 

J 



Jackson, .Andre 
Jefferson, Thon 
Jester, .A. H... 



Joerg, John 3^0 

Johnson, .Andrew 83 

Johnson, C.J 7-4 

Johnson, Christ 313 

Johnson, Crauthway 474 

Johnson, lames 712 

Johnson, J. 1 223 

Jones, Owen R 247 

Jones, Peter 464 

Judson, .A. M 368 



Kahae.M 583 

Kane, John "84 

Kanfold, T. E 427 

Keiper,S.M 478 

Kelley, Miles 57^ 

Kennedy, William 210 

Kerschen, Charles --25 

Kirch, J. B 265 

Kirkwood, A. W 184 

Kister.Capt. Frank 205 

Kistler, George R 4'7 

Kistler,L. K 365 

Kjellberg, A 706 

Koch, Samuel R 453 

Koeneke, W. H =54 

Koester, Charles F 429 

Koppes, Nicholas 609 

Kramme. Henry 210 

Krebs, Werner 61* 

Kriley. A. P 483 

Krilev,F. J 483 

Kriley, J. B 453 

Kunz, .Albert. .- 699 

Kuoni, Mathias 628 



Landrum, George B 488 

Lane, J. M 668 

Lane, W. C 436 

Lann, .August 422 

Leavitt, Henry W 477 

Lemons, Joseph E 484 

Leonard, J. R 409 

Leslie.W.S 204 

Lewis,.William 212 

Libby. L. W 456 

Life, John.... 727 

Lincoln, Abraham 79 

Livingston, J. R 361 

Loban, John A 539 

Locke, Daniel 556 

Lodholz, Godfrey 489 

Long, B. F 50s 

Love, William 204 



M 



Mabie, Dan M 

Madden, Hon. Willi; 



Madison, James 31 

Magill, JamesS 313 

Manly, Beverage 409 

Mann, T.J 280 

Manning, Joseph 277 

Marks, B. F 388 

Marks,Eli 549 

Martin, John A 147 

Martin, S. S 366 

Mason, Z. K 455 

Massey, John 482. 

Maxwell, James 673 

McAtee, Eli U 591 

McClarnen, John 561 

McCurdy, W. C 346 

McDonald, Finley 175 

McGrew, Harland 553 

McKannon, Henry H 43- 

McKee, John 252 

McKee, S. D 440 

McKellips, E. C 705 

McLennan. J. J 487 

McLeod, Angus 285 

McLeod, A. P 286 

McMahan, Thomas 27s 

McMillan, Alex 292 

McMillan, Ira F 161 

McPherson. John 663 

Means, J. W 169 

Meinecke, William 496 

Merklinghaus, Ludwig 529 

Millenbruch, F. H 723 

Miller, Charles 650 

Miller, David H 551 

Miller, E. L 320 

Miller, Philip 596 

Mills, Ebenezer 491 

MoffitI, G. W 612 

Moffitt, John J 643 

Mohlenbrink, Henry 509 

Mohrbacher, A. J 545 

Mohrbacher, C 592 

Mohrbacher, Jacob 661 

Montieth, J. T 476 

Monroe,James 35 

Montgomery, James 670 

Moore, R. B 294 

Morton, R 333 

Moser, George P38 

Moser, R. E 423 

Moshiskey, John 179 

Murphy, William 310 



sh, J. W.. 
al, Arthur 
el, W, M. 
wton. Jam 



Ockerman, Dr. A. J... 
Ockerman, Mrs. Polly. 
Olston, Peter A 



Osborn, Thon 
Otto, John H. 



Packard, Dr. W. O 297 

Palmer, A. J 671 

Palmer, John 735 

Park, W. C 657 

Parthemer, J. S 268 

l-aul, John 459 

Paul, Mrs. Eliza A 576 

Paul,.S. Frank 591 

Peabody,S. F 456 

Pecenka, John 703 

Perdue, Daniel G 631 

Peters,P. H 340 

Peters, Thomas 253 

Peters, S.H 392 

Pickette, Mrs. Eliza 410 

Pierce, Franklin 71 

Planck, C.J 452 

Plunkett,T,J 323 

Polk, James K 59 

Pollard, Alfred B 684 

Price, John B 536 

Pritchard, Charles 231 

Punteney, Eli M 700 



Raemer, Frederick W 5,6 

Raemer, Philipp 209 

Raemer, William 19, 

Randall, Capt. William 725 

Randolph, T.C 220 

Reed, Mrs. M. E 621 

Reed, Homer T 621 

Reiter, Jacob 211 

Reiter,John 216 

Reitzel, J. H 449 

Reitzel, M. L 675 

Reser, J . B 279 

Rice, W. R 203 

Robinson, Charles iii 

Robinson, Elizabeth 287 

Rod key, J. C 532 

Rogers, H. A. 4,5 

Rogers.L 342 

Rohde, Hugo 194 

Roll, John 289 

Rommel, William J 515 

Rossi- Nye 721 

Rounds, H.L 486 

Roundtree, VV. M 350 

Rowland, E. S 553 

Ruden, G 383 

Rundle, R. B 434 

Ryan, Dennis 387 



Sachs, Adam 

Sanderson, John. 
Satterfield, T, D, 



INDEX. 



ijcheibe, John H jn 

Schcll, Henry 3,4 

Schmickler, Rev . M. J 331 

Schmidt, Hen. Frank 439 

Schmucker, William 383 

Schroedcr, Christ 735 

Schiibkagel, John 738 

Schumacher. P. J ao3 

Schumacher, Peter 731 

Scott, J. F 466 

Scrafford, C. G 296 

Scriher, Joseph P 422 

Shaffer, C. H 569 

Sharp, Aldus 533 

Shearer, Andrew 494 

Shechan, John P 418 

Sheldon, Stephen 260 

Shepard, M. S 367 

Shibley. R. V 575 

Shields, Robert 190 

Shores, James 259 

Shroyer. James 201 

Siller, Capt J. R 640 

Souders, \V. L 562 

Smercheck, Joseph 293 

Smiley, John S 397 

Smith, B. W 172 

Smith, David 438 

Smith, George T 525 

Smith, H.C 255 

Smith , Horace 6bo 

Smith, Robert W 319 

Smith, Thompson 240 

Spanglcr, Amos 347 

Speak, W. M 457 

Spcalman, Henry 306 

Stalej', A. M 224 

Staley.J. R 5>o 

Stauss,Gustav 615 T 



Stegelin, John 597 

Slehlik, Joseph -213 

Stcltnisch, Frank G 172 

St. Jehn. JohnP 139 

Stocks, G. B 500 

Stocks, Hon. Fred A 719 

Stoehr, Frank iCo 

Stohs, Fre.lW 526 

Stowell, J Warren 381 

Strange, Charles S 671 

Strayer, Dr. William 550 

Summers, Mrs. A. R 714 

Swanson, Charles A 357 

Swart, Rochester 305 

Swearingen, George D 362 



Talbot, John 228 

Talbot, William E 661 

Tarvin,E. B 727 

Tarvin,G.W 546 

Tallock, W. A 534 

Taylor, Zachary . 63 

Terry, M.W 679 

Thomann, Frank 454 

Thomas, A. V 471 

Thomas, Owen 239 

Thompson, James A 589 

Thompson, Thomas J 541 

Thompson, William 603 

Thompson, William C 253 

Thurston, W. A 423 

TiUey, James 4.^0 

Tilley, R. H 504 



illn 



449 



Tillmann, George 652 

Tottcn, Charles 724 

T°"="-fH ,,3 

Tolten, Joseph 243 

Travelute, A. J ,„, 

Travelute, Charles H 465 

Trekell& Fleming 7,, 

T'-°'".JH 3,8 

Tucker, Hon.M. A 245 

Turnbull,John j„ 

Tv'".James 344 

■'■>•'"■ J°hn 53 

y 

Van liuren, Martin 47 

Van Scoter, J. \V jSj 

Veith, Fred j,^ 

Vickery,P.T ,3, 

w 

Wadick, T. W :...3,8 

Wagner, Fred 639 

Walker, Isaac 412 

Walker, Joseph H ,48 

Walls, George W 488 

Walter, F.J 34, 

Walter, Sidney 37., 

Warnica, William D .^^ 

Washington, George 19 

Waterbury, John J 468 

Waters, N. T 466 

Waterson, Hon. T. W 375 

Watkins, Hon. J. T 248 

Watkins, Orlando B 386 

Watson, C L 227 



Watson, J. M 404 

Watt, John T 274 

Watters, James W 5,5 

Walters, Samuel K 553 

Wayman. W. S 475 

Webster, John B 4S5 

Weede, A. B 627 

Wells, James 584 

Wertemberger, David 678 

Westermann, Fred 535 

WheeIer,C,C 358 

Wheeler, Edward U 730 

Wheeler, James O 642 

Wheeler, P. L .7,, 

White, Bros 37, 

White, Judge Robert 680 

White, V.S 55, 

Wiedemeyer, H. E 658 

Wilcox, James R 366 

Williams, E.G : 3^ 

Williams, James M 262 

Williams, J. A 35S 

Williams, Joseph A 3,, 

Willjs, George VV .,, 

^^'"-"■C-B 4,, 

Wilson, J. B 36, 

Wilson, Joseph 3,0 

Wilson, Rev. Joseph 301 

Wi„kler,G. J 3,j 

Winter, James 585 

Winter, John II 605 

Witham,Amos 697 

Wolverton, T.J ,,, 

Wuester, J. B ^g 

Y 

Vatcs, Henry 586 




Adams, John 22 

Adams, John Q 38 

Anthony, George T 134 

Arthur, Chester A 08 

Boyakin, W. F 578 

Brown, Rev. J. M 336 

Buchanan, James 74 

Carney, Thomas 1.4 

Cleveland, GroverS loa 

Crawford, Samuel J 118 

Fillmore, Millard 66 



Garfield, Tames A 94 

Gilchrist, Mrs. H. P 646 

Click, George W 142 

Grant, Ulysses S 86 

Green, Nehemiah 121 

Harrison, William H 50 

Harrison, Benjamin 106 

Harvey, James M 126 

riayes, Rutherford K 90 

Humphrey, Lyman U 150 

Hutchinson, Edward 188 



Hutchinson, Perry 154 

Jackson, Andrew 42 

Jefferson, Thos 26 

Johnson, Andrew 82 

Jones, O. R 246 

Lincoln, Abraham 78 

Loban, J. A ,538 

Madison, James 30 

Martin, John A ,46 

Means, J. W ,53 

Monroe. James ,4 



Osborn, Thomas A ,30 

Pierce, Franklin :. 70 

Polk, James H 58 

Robinson, Charles ,,0 

St. John, John P ,38 

Taylor Zachary 62 

I hompson, William 60Q 

Ihompson, Mrs. M. J 60. 

Tyler, John „ 

Van Buren, Martin ffi 

Washington, George 7, 

Waterson, Thomas W.... „. 
Wilson, Rev Joseph ij^ 



TXDEX. 




Balderson, John 567 

Be«ch, C. G ••••....227 

Bindtr, J.G 177 

Brooks, A 235 

Corpstcin, Thomas 623 

Cassidy, William 407 

Chambers, John 557 

Chapman, I. H 23s 

CoekeriU, William 507 

Curs, Charles 443 

Dawkins, John 227 

Uel,air, Edmund 354 

Dr.ntz, John H 547 

Ellenbecker, Joseph 207 

Elliott, J. M 587 

Elliott, William H 613 

Esterbrook, A . R 207 

Ewing, Marion R 685 



KitzGerald, James 425 

Focks, Fred 655 

Follett, H.C 607 

Frahm, August 443 

Frost, J. M 6.^5 

Gebbie, George 2T7 

Gerlinger, G. F 197 

Griffis,D.C 461 

Hazen,S. W 691 

Heisse, David 317 

Howe, J D b23 

Huber, Anton 503 

Hutchinson, F. W 497 

Ingraham, P. B 691 

Johnson, C, J 729 

Jones, Peter 317 

Kirch, John B 263 

Keiper, S-M 479 



Koppes, Nicholas 607 

Kuoni, Mathias 629 

Locke, Daniel "••5';7 

Lodholz,G 317 

Mann, T.J 281 

Massey, John 479 

McLeod, Angus 281 

McKellips, E.C 177 

Merklinghaus, Ludwig 527 

Meinecke, William 497 

Mohlenbrink, Henry 507 

Mohrbacher, Christian 593 

M oh rbacher, Jacob 443 

Moser, George 635 

Murphy, William 701 

Niemann, Henry 207 

Palmer, A. j 227 

Park, William C 655 



Perdue, Daniel i; 629 

Pollard, A. B 685 

Punteney, Eli M 701 

Raemer, Fred W 517 

Reiter,John 217 

Reitzel, Martin I. 4«i 

Schubkagel, John 461 

Shibley, Robert Y 425 

Stohs, Fred W' 527 

Stauss,G 613 

St. Bridget's Church 407 

St. Joseph's Church 729 

Tarvin,G.W 547 

Tillmann, George 177 

Waters, N. T 425 

Wertemberger, Lydia 623 

Wileox, James R 567 

Williams, James M 263 

Veith, Fred 407 

Yates, Henry 587 



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